The son of Templeton Woods murder victim Carol Lannen has broken his silence to say he hopes her killer will still face justice.
Carol’s naked body was found in snow-covered woods on the outskirts of Dundee in March 1979.
The 18-year-old been strangled to death.
Less than a year later, the body of 20-year-old nursery worker Elizabeth McCabe was found dumped just feet away from where Carol’s body was found, having been murdered in a similar fashion.
Carol’s son Derek was just three months old at the time.
Mr Lannen, 37, was raised by his grandmother Christina McCluskey, who died five years ago.
In a recent interview in The Daily Record, Mr Lannen said finding the killer would allow both his mother and grandmother to finally “rest in peace.”
He said: “As I’ve got older and learned more about the murder I wanted closure for my gran. She was devastated by it and over the years her hopes had been raised the killer would be found then crushed again.
“She passed away in 2011 and I’ve struggled to cope with her death. I just wish someone who knows something would come forward so they can both rest in peace as they deserve.”
Police reopened the investigation into Carol’s death in 2008 but it remains unsolved.
Mr Lannen said his family tried to protect him from details about his mother’s death as he grew up but that he was still taunted about his mother, who had been a sex worker, by other children.
“I didn’t know much, as my family were careful talking about it when I was a kid,” he said.
“They wanted to protect me from it, but kids at school would say things and tell me my mum was murdered in the woods and was a prostitute. Kids can be cruel.”
He added: “We’ve all suffered in our own ways with her death. The person who killed her destroyed her family too.
“I just hope someone comes forward and gives the police something they can work with now.
“It’s time to let Carol and my mum rest in peace. They both deserve that.”