The investigation into Margaret Fleming's disappearance has been long and arduous.
Our timeline details the events that finally brought Edward Cairney and Avril Jones to justice.
1999 - Last independent sighting of Margaret
October 28, 2016 - Margaret is reported missing by Edward Cairney and Avril Jones
December 12, 2016 - Police being digging up the garden at the house in Inverkip where Margaret previously lived with Cairney and Jones, as cops admit she 'may have come to harm'
December 13, 2016 - Jones' pal Rosemary Connelly admits she'd never once seen Margaret during frequent visits to the house
December 15, 2016 - Drone footage reveals the massive scale of the search at the house for Margaret
December 16, 2016 - The Record reveals that Margaret was reported missing after benefits officials went to her carers’ home to see her
December 17, 2016 - Soil samples are taken from the garden to establish if they contain human remains
December 18, 2016 - Missing Margaret hadn't visited a doctor since 1999, the Record reports
August 10, 2017 - The Inverkip house is declared unfit for human habitation and a demolition order issued
October 8, 2017 - Cairney and Jones break their silence to claim Margaret was at their home on the night police began search for her
October 18, 2017 - The Inverkip house is sold to millionaire transport tycoons Minaz Rajabali and Harinder Singh Kohli
October 26, 2017 - Cairney and Jones are arrested in connection with Margaret's disappearance
October 27, 2017 - Cairney and Jones appear in court charged with abduction, murder and fraud
September 26, 2017 - The trail of Cairney and Jones begins at Glasgow High Court
October 18, 2017 - The trial is deserted in its third week
April 25, 2019 - A fresh murder trial begins
June 14, 2019 - Cairney and Jones are convicted of her murder
