Frank McPhee

Frank McPhie (21 October 1948 - 10 May 2000) was a long-time Glasgow gangland boss.[1] In May 2000, he was killed by a single shot to the head from a .22 rifle with telescopic sight[2][3] outside his home in Guthrie Street, Maryhill, Glasgow, 500 yards from Maryhill Police Station,[4] while his son watched.[5] It was variously reported that a gunman had waited for him after he had been chased through Glasgow by another gunman [1][2] and that only one gunman was involved.[5]

It was reported that a £5,000 'contract' had been put out on his life.[4] Police were said to be investigating one theory that McPhie had tried to muscle in on the drug trade controlled by former Irish terrorists.[2] He had been responsible for negotiating between dealers in the North and the rest of England.[1] Police also probed his links with a "plot to make Scotland the dogfighting capital of Europe";[6] and probed claims that he had been killed by one of two Glasgow gangster families.[4]

McPhie was reported to have built his "underworld empire" on drugs and robbery. He was jailed in 1978 for five years for robbery and served another five in 1986 for an armed raid.[4] In 1990, he was cleared of involvement in a £42,000 armed raid[5] but was sentenced to eight years for his involvement in a £200,000 drug deal in 1992. In 1997, McPhie was prosecuted for the killing of William "Worm" Toye, who was found stabbed to death in Perth Prison, where McPhie was serving time. A jury found the case not proven.[4] In 1998, three months after his release from prison, McPhie was accused of the murder by strangulation of Chris McGrory, but the case was again found not proven.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Thompson, Tony (13 August 2000). "Glasgow's gang lords wage war to the last man". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "GANGSTER EXECUTED BY IRISH TERRORISTS; Cops Probe Ulster Link". HighBeam Research. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  3. ↑ "Wall of silence in hunt for killer.(News)". HighBeam Research. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "DEATH OF AN EVIL MAN; Usher Was Accused of Killing the Groom He Got Away with Murder Twice but His Life Ended with a Bullet in the Head". Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 "Violent End to a Life of Violence; DEATH OF A GANGSTER UNDERWORLD BOSS IS GUNNED DOWN IN FRONT OF TEEN SON". Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  6. ↑ "Sickening Dog Fight Empire of Murdered Gang Chief; EXCLUSIVE: MOBSTER McPHEE WAS BEHIND EVIL PITBULL PLOT". Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  7. ↑ "Best man cleared of murdering bridegroom". Retrieved 5 March 2009.


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