The Crown Office is reviewing evidence in the unsolved murder of Glasgow businessman Alexander Blue, who was found badly beaten outside his home in the city’s west end in June 2002 and died two days later from massive head injuries. Twenty three years on, nobody has been charged with his killing, and his brother Billy says the police and Crown Office should “hang their heads in shame” if no one is brought to justice by the 25th anniversary of Alexander’s death next year.
Alexander Blue was 41 when he was found injured on the driveway of his home on Dundonald Road in the upmarket Dowanhill area. He ran a company called the Taxi Centre. A neighbour discovered him. Despite repeated police appeals over more than two decades, the case remains unresolved.
Billy Blue, now 67, has never stopped pushing for answers. He believes there is enough evidence to identify the person responsible and told reporters it was “no ordinary murder.” His frustration is palpable: “How bad does it have to get before you get an outside force in? You have to get justice, you can’t let people kill people and just get away with it.”
He says the family has been “brushed off” by police and the legal system for years, treated like “garbage” when they sought updates. “It’s been known for a considerable length of time who’s responsible for Alec’s murder,” Billy said. “I would like to see them brought to justice, it would be a vindication.”
The driving force behind Billy’s persistence is his mother. “What was horrendous was my mother lost her son, and that’s always been my driving force. She’s never got over that. She’ll never get over what happened that day.”
Billy has had recent meetings with police and Crown Office officials including the Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC. Both agencies have promised to keep him updated. The Crown Office said unresolved homicides are “never closed” and that it works closely with Police Scotland to explore new evidential developments. Whether those words translate into action before June next year remains to be seen.