Templeton, Angus

Templeton, Angus is a rural area to the north west of Dundee, Scotland, close to Camperdown House.

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Murder of Elizabeth McCabe

The February 1980 murder of Elizabeth McCabe in Dundee, Scotland is one of Scotland's most notorious unsolved murders, and led to one of Scotland's largest manhunts. McCabe had disappeared after a night out at Teazer's Disco in Dundee city centre, and was found strangled to death two weeks later in Templeton Woods on the outskirts of the city. This was only 11 months after another woman, 18-year-old Carol Lannen, had been found dead only 150 yards away in the same woods, leading to the killings being labelled the Templeton Woods murders in the press and causing many to fear that there was a serial killer at large in the city at the time, although police have not linked the murders. The case was re-opened with advances in DNA profiling in 2004, and was briefly one of seven cases officially linked to serial killer Angus Sinclair as part of an inquiry named Operation Trinity, before Sinclair was conclusively eliminated from the cases. However, a taxi driver and criminal who had been a suspect in the original McCabe inquiry and who admitted to being a "peeping Tom" in Templeton Woods was tried for the murder in 2007, after it was heard that DNA was found on exhibits that had only a 1 in 40 million chance of belonging to anyone else. He also admitted being in the woods that night. However, he was found not guilty by a majority decision at the conclusion of the trial. Afterwards, police said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the murder. In 2004, both the Lannen and McCabe cases featured on the STV documentary series Unsolved, which focused on some of Scotland's most notorious unsolved murders.

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Birkhill, Angus

Birkhill and neighbouring Muirhead are two small villages in Angus, just to the west of Dundee, Scotland.

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Camperdown, Dundee

Camperdown is an area of Dundee, Scotland, best known for Camperdown Park, which is the largest park in the city. The name is an anglicisation of Camperduin, the name of a village on the coast of Holland. Adam Duncan, a native of Dundee, won a naval victory at Camperduin in 1797. When he returned to Scotland, he built a home for himself named Camperdown House, which later gave its name to the area. The Dundee Ice Arena is located in the area, on the north side of the Kingsway (A90) ring road. If completed according to 2022 plans (revised in 2023), Dundee F.C.'s new stadium to replace Dens Park would also be sited there.

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Camperdown Country Park

Camperdown Country Park, often known as just Camperdown Park, is a public park in the Camperdown area of Dundee, Scotland. The park comprises the former grounds of Camperdown House, a 19th-century mansion, which was bought by the city in 1946. Camperdown Park is home to a wildlife centre and recreational facilities. It is the largest park in Dundee, stretching to 400 acres (1.6 km2). Over 190 species of tree are found in the park. Camperdown House is the largest Greek Revival house remaining in Scotland. It is protected as a Category A listed building, and the park is included on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant parks.

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