Search results
Jan 18, 2024 · Christopher Harrisson killed 32-year-old Brenda Page in Aberdeen in 1978, a year after the couple were divorced. Det Insp James Callander said Harrisson thought he had got away with it - but...
- 1 min
- Rebecca Curran and Ken Banks
Jan 18, 2024 · Retired research scientist Christopher Harrisson killed his ex-wife Brenda Page in Aberdeen in 1978, a year after the couple were divorced. But it would be 45 years before he was finally...
Dr Brenda Page was murdered in her home in Allan Street, Aberdeen on 14 July 1978. The case remained an unsolved murder for almost 45 years until her former husband, Christopher Harrisson, who had been a suspect in the original investigation, was convicted in the High Court, Aberdeen in March 2023, and sentenced to life imprisonment with a ...
Apr 26, 2024 · Dr Brenda Page, 32, was killed by Christopher Harrisson a year after the couple divorced. The 82-year-old was finally convicted last year of the "inspirational" genetics expert's murder.
- Who Is Brenda page?
- What Happened on The Night Brenda Was Murdered?
- Double Life Emerged
- Focus on Ex-Husband
- Questioned by STV News in Amsterdam
- Case Finally Closed
Brenda Page was studying at Glasgow University when she met Christopher Harrisson and the pair married in 1972. Enquiries revealed that Brenda was domestically abused from the beginning of the relationship and was hospitalised on more than one occasion following assaults to her head. She moved to the north-east of Scotland with her husband in Octob...
The hours leading up to Brenda’s death started in much the same way as most of her other working days. She was described as a conscientious employee, often arriving at the Aberdeen University medical buildings early and working until late at night. Originally from East Anglia, the talented scientist lived alone with her three cats on Allan Street, ...
Brenda’s death was also being felt by her colleagues as the details of her tragic end rippled through the academic community The way in which the victim was battered to death was horrific enough. When details of her double life emerged it merely added to the shock. The police began to interview everyone Brenda had been in contact with – socially an...
Despite extensive inquiries, the police investigation into her escort work came up with nothing. They ruled out any connection between her part-time job and her death. The police and Brenda’s friends and relatives believed the key to the case lay closer to home. They focused their inquiries on Harrisson. It had been common knowledge that before the...
Harrisson spent some time living in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam. He had never spoken publicly about the death of his ex-wife. STV News (then Grampian Television) doorstepped him in 2004 and gave him the opportunity to speak about the case – but he chose to remain silent. Harrisson managed to escape those questions… it would be another 19 years bef...
At the High Court in Aberdeen, judge Lord Richardson sentenced Harrisson to life with a minimum period of 20 years before he would be eligible for parole. The judge said Harrisson, who has no previous convictions, had carried out a “premeditated” attack after stalking Ms Page. He said it was a “sustained and vicious” attack. Brenda was laid to rest...
Mar 8, 2015 · William Austin broke his silence 37 years after Brenda Page was murdered and just weeks after it emerged police were re-examining her death. The 32-year-old genetics specialist was found in the...
People also ask
Who killed Brenda page?
How long before Dr Brenda page was convicted?
Who is Brenda on 'Days of Our Lives'?
What happened to Brenda page?
Will technology reveal new evidence for Brenda's murder?
Did Dr Page's DNA match his ex-wife's death?
Mar 9, 2023 · Retired research scientist Christopher Harrisson denied killing 32-year-old Brenda Page in Aberdeen a year after the couple were divorced.
