THE brutal murder of a 46-year-old man in a Paisley tower block will be the focus of a new real crime TV series that is captivating Scottish viewers.

Murder Case gives documentary makers exclusive access to Police Scotland’s major investigations unit and some of the country’s most complex and large-scale criminal inquiries and will return for a second series next month.

The first two episodes, which aired in early June, looked at the disappearance, and subsequent murder investigation, of 47-year-old Julie Reilly who went missing from her Govan flat in March 2018.

Andrew Wallace was given a mandatory life sentence for the horrific crime.

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A third episode, entitled ‘Motive Unknown’ follows the investigation into the violent murder of 46-year-old Stephen Wallace, whose body was found in a Paisley tower block flat in March 2018.

Stephen’s injuries were so significant that he could not be visually identified. The MITS, working with SPA Forensic Services, had to forensically comb the crime scene for clues which would lead them to Stephen’s killer – his neighbour, Adrian ‘John’ Atkinson.

Figures show the series, made by Firecrest Films, has become a BBC iPlayer success story, securing over 700,000 download requests for the first two episodes.

David Harron, Commissioning Executive for BBC Scotland said: “Murder Case is a powerful documentary series that we knew would resonate with audiences given the unique access the production team secured and the insight it was able to give to the work of this incredible team.

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“The audience response has been rewarding and we are delighted to be able to recommission it for a second series.”

Motive Unknown will air on Tuesday, July 9, on the BBC Scotland channel at 10.00pm. Murder Case f

All three Murder Case episodes will air on BBC One Scotland from Wednesday, July 17 at 9.00pm.