Nat Fraser loses murder conviction appeal Nat Fraser has lost his appeal against his murder conviction. The 54-year-old former businessman has twice been found guilty of arranging the murder of his estranged wife Arlene Fraser. He was jailed for life and ordered to spend at least 17 years behind bars in May last year for organising the murder of the mother-of-two whose body has never been found. Fraser has consistently denied involvement in the disappearance of Ms Fraser who was 33 when she vanished from her home in New Elgin, Moray, on April 28 1998. At an appeal hearing last month, Fraser's legal team argued that he was denied a fair trial. A comment made by a witness, referring to time Fraser spent in custody, was prejudicial and may have led jurors to do their own research on the case, defence QC John Scott said. But judges at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh dismissed the appeal today.