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Police Widen Graham Wright Probe to Former Glasgow Golf Course as 53-Year-Old Is Remanded

Specialist teams are searching sites across Glasgow and Lanarkshire in an inquiry that remains classified as an unexplained death.

Overview

  • An area of the former Blairbeth Golf Club in Castlemilk has been cordoned off, with forensic officers seen working at the site.
  • John Roarty, 53, appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court charged with attempting to defeat the ends of justice, made no plea, and was remanded in custody to reappear within eight days.
  • Police Scotland identified remains found in September at Rubha Dubh near Firkin Point on Loch Lomond as those of Graham Wright, who was reported missing in late August.
  • Detectives have conducted searches at multiple locations, including Wright’s home area on Cumberland Street in the Gorbals, a Rutherglen flat linked to missing 25-year-old Lewis Cuthbert, and a house in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire.
  • Officers say the death is still being treated as unexplained and have urged the public to share information, including footage, that could assist the investigation.