Episode 33: Shamsuddin Mahmood

Murder She Spoke

Episode 33: Shamsuddin Mahmood. This week Joannagh tells us of a crime that rocked a small community in Orkney, when a young waiter was gunned down in a restaurant in front of horrified diners. The episode looks at the possible motivations for the killing as well as interference in the investigation from within police ranks.
Case research by Joannagh Shanks
Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks
Editing by Shaun O'Neill
Music by Tribe of Noise
Sources of research:
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/5uqv7b/did_michael_ross_kill_shamsuddin_mahmood/
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/islands/1434395/michael-ross-attempted-to-flee-court-after-murder-conviction/
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/1502403/top-human-rights-lawyer-takes-on-case-of-former-black-watch-sniper-convicted-of-killing-bangladeshi-waiter-in-orkney-restaurant/
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/1549603/convicted-killer-michael-ross-defends-escape-bids-from-prison/
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/1807109/michael-ross-new-book-described-as-trash-by-convicted-orkney-killers-campaigners/
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/1833947/human-rights-lawyer-anwar-spends-days-in-orkney-probing-waiter-murder-case/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W62xE6-Af4
https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/justice4michaelross/
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/3734683/orkney-murder-shamsuddin-mahmood-michael-ross-race-hate-sniper-netflix-series/
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/racist-murderer-michael-ross-shows-2033895
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-19543439
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-44546002
https://www.orcadian.co.uk/ross-case-bound-for-netflix/
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/michael-ross
https://www.scotsman.com/news/orkney-murder-aamer-anwar-fight-freedom-michael-ross-281190