Police renew their appeal for help in solving the 2015 murder of Scottish teen Kevin Wilson in Liverpool.
Detectives think the killer lured Kevin and shot him dead. Kevin was only seventeen when this happened at Smithdown Road and Holmes Street. Someone shot Kevin in the back with a 9mm Russian Baikal pistol. No one knows if Kevin knew his killer.
Curtis Connick found Kevin dying, but instead of helping, he stole Kevin’s phone and dumped it near Lime Street. This act destroyed crucial evidence, prompting police to search a dump for three days.
Kevin moved from Scotland to Liverpool and may have joined a bad crowd. His mom, Jane, wants people to remember him. Jane said her son’s dad told her the news in a late-night phone call. She could not believe it, especially since her partner had died just five weeks prior.
She went to the train station, where a police lady helped her. Jane explained her son had died and she needed to reach Liverpool, before collapsing. Now, Jane lives in Cumbria. She went to Liverpool later because she needed to see her son and didn’t believe it until then.
She thinks about him all the time and knows he had family who loved him. It hurts that his life was so short, and catching the killer would help.
The murder weapon was found once in the possession of Malcolm Graham during an unrelated crime. However, police determined he didn’t kill Kevin.
The case is now cold, and police are asking again for help to solve this cruel and senseless crime. Kevin Clague leads the review unit and says they still want to find the killer because the family deserves justice. He thinks the answer lies locally.
He asks people to think of Kevin’s family and how they would feel knowing the killer still walks free. Clague says people know what happened and wants them to do the right thing by coming forward and speaking up now.
People might be scared to talk, but things change over time, and allegiances can shift. Now they may feel safer speaking. Any information could help a lot, even tiny details matter. Witnesses get special protection, so call or message the police, or call Crimestoppers anonymously.