Talk
The World's End Murders — Tom Wood at Colinton Local History Society
Monday 5 October 2026, 8pm
Venue
Dreghorn Loan HallDreghorn Loan, Colinton
Edinburgh EH13 0DE
Speakers
Tom Wood
Organiser
Price
£5 for guests
Tom Wood gives Colinton Local History Society an overview of the decades-long investigation into the 1977 murders of Helen Scott and Christine Eadie, a case he knows from the inside: he led the investigation that brought the case to court.
Tom is a former Deputy Chief Constable and co-host of the Crime Time Inc. podcast. The society meets at Dreghorn Loan Hall in Colinton, and guests are welcome at £5 per session.
Books
The World's End Murders: The Inside Story
Tom Wood
An account of the 1977 murders of two Edinburgh teenagers, one of the most notorious cases in Scottish criminal history, told by one of the original investigators, tracing how detectives and scientists spent nearly four decades pursuing justice.
Buy The World's End Murders: The Inside Story →About Crime Time Inc.
Real true crime stories told by the law enforcement officers who lived them. Hosted by former detectives Simon McLean and Tom Wood.