![]() ![]() On the morning of the dreadful incident, I spoke to Roddy as he passed our house. While I do not wish to speak ill of his father, John Macrae is a disagreeable person, who treated Roddy with a degree of severity I do not believe any child deserves. ![]() I believe he was greatly affected by the death of his mother, who was a charming and gregarious woman. I generally found him to be a pleasant child and later to be a courteous and obliging young man. I have known Roderick Macrae since he was an infant. Statement of Mrs Carmina Murchison, resident of Culduie, 12th August 1869 Statements gathered from various residents of Culduie and the surrounding area by Officer William MacLeod of Wester Ross police force, Dingwall, on the 12th and 13th of August 1869 Inventively told through a mixture of memoir, trial transcripts, newspaper reports and more, this award-winning novel builds to one key question: is Roderick Macrae insane? The opening statements presented below launch you into the dark heart of the complex case. All seems to point to teenager Roderick Macrae as the violent perpetrator. ![]() ‘Roderick Macrae is as wicked an individual as one could ever have the misfortune to meet’ In the north of Scotland, a brutal murder has taken place in a remote crofting community. ![]()
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