Ross charged and remanded in custody
Leslie Ross is accused of murdering 47-year-old Michelle Bickerstaff in April last year and 50-year-old Margaret Weiss in August 2007.
A file on the third death, that of 52-year-old Lily McKee, who died in December 2002, has been referred to the Public Prosecution Service.
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Hide AdRoss, 66, has also been charged with indecently assaulting a woman between Jan 1979 and June 1990, committing an act of gross indecency with a child and indecently assaulting a female child between July 1979 and June 1990.
A detective sergeant told the court he believed he could connect the accused with the charges.
A lawyer for Ross said he had “categorically and vehemently” denied the charges during three days of questioning.
He was remanded in custody to appear in court again in September.