Police officer who killed himself was violent rapist who sexually attacked and tried to murder women in horrifying 14-year spree
By MARTIN ROBINSON, CHIEF REPORTER
Published: 01:52 EDT, 23 July 2026 \| Updated: 02:23 EDT, 23 July 2026
A police officer dubbed Scotland's Wayne Couzens killed himself after carrying out a 14-year spree of rapes and attempted murders, it was revealed today.
PC Alan Greer took his own life in May, but his 'truly shocking' crimes were not revealed by Police Scotland until two months after his death.
The 47-year-old was a married father-of-one with his wife and family said to be 'oblivious' to his double life.
A source close to the investigation said: 'This could be Police Scotland's Wayne Couzens moment.
'Folk will be in a state of shock when they learn the full truth. I don't think anyone really knows how bad it is yet'.
Greer killed himself on May 6 this year. His colleagues had only been told via the force's intranet that he had died while suspended and under criminal investigation.
But detectives have discovered that he had nine victims, five of whom were sex workers. In several cases the sex attacks were so violent they constituted attempted murder.
Detectives have so far uncovered nine victims of PC Alan Greer, who was a serving Police Scotland officer who killed himself in May
Assistant Chief Constable Lynn Ratcliff, gold commander for the investigation, said: 'This officer has clearly abused his power and has revisited someone that he's encountered in the course of his duties.
'But this victim was brave enough to come and speak to us, and that really was the trigger point for us starting our investigation.
'That's allowed us to proactively identify eight further victims.'
Australian-born Greer, who came to the UK as a child, had 17 years of apparently unblemished service with Strathclyde Police and then Police Scotland.
But a woman came forward in late 2025 to say that he had raped her in 2012.
She had been a victim of a crime and police were called to check on her. Hours later Greer apparently came back to check again and raped her.
After she gave a statement to anti-corruption officers earlier this year, on April 24, police raided his home and arrested him. He had seven mobile phones and a laptop seized.
Thousands of graphic sexual videos and images were recovered and revealed that he had used hundreds of prostitutes.
Detectives are still going through those videos and found that at least five were raped or sexually assaulted and some constituted attempted murder.
There were also a number of secret photographs he had taken of female colleagues while they were training.
Greer killed himself in early May.