Scotland’s Forgotten School Shooting: The Murder of Nanette Hanson | Ep. 227
British Murders with Stuart Blues
Stuart Blues
4.6 • 880 Ratings
🗓️ 15 January 2026
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
In November 1967, a gunman walked into a classroom at St John’s RC High School in Dundee. What unfolded that afternoon left a young teacher fatally wounded, a school traumatised, and a case that would echo through the Scottish justice system for decades. It became one of the most shocking crimes in Dundee’s history, yet one that is often reduced to a single moment, stripped of its wider consequences and complexities.
At the heart of this case is Nanette Hanson, a 26-year-old newly married teacher remembered as gentle, dedicated, and fiercely protective of her pupils. But this story does not end with her death. It unfolds into a far broader and more troubling examination of violence, accountability, punishment, and how victims are remembered long after headlines fade.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Always True Crime, a podcast network bringing you gripping real-life stories that you won't be able to stop thinking about. |
| 0:08.2 | Discover your next true crime obsession at alwaystruecrime.com. |
| 0:14.4 | In the late 1960s, a violent incident inside a Scottish school would leave one young teacher dead |
| 0:22.5 | and alter the course of multiple lives, not just in the moment, but for decades to come. |
| 0:29.1 | The case would become one of the most shocking crimes in Dundee's history, |
| 0:33.9 | yet it remains far less understood than its reputation suggests. |
| 0:38.8 | At the centre of this story is Nanette Hansen, a 26-year-old newly married teacher, |
| 0:45.1 | remembered as kind, softly spoken, and deeply devoted to her pupils. |
| 0:50.8 | What happened to her would trigger a chain of events that stretched far beyond a single day, |
| 0:56.4 | raising uncomfortable questions about violence, responsibility, punishment, and how society remembers its victims. |
| 1:05.9 | In this episode of British murders with Stuart Blues, I examined the St. John's R.C. High School case, |
| 1:12.4 | not as a headline or a footnote, |
| 1:15.1 | but as a story with many moving parts, |
| 1:18.3 | a case that grew more complex the deeper I researched it. |
| 1:22.3 | This is a careful retelling of a convoluted |
| 1:25.8 | and often misrepresented chapter of British criminal history, |
| 1:29.8 | one whose consequences are still being felt today. |
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