Netflix has added the true-crime drama 'The Widower' to its library, and the series is quickly climbing the streaming platform's most-watched chart. Originally aired on ITV in 2014, the show chronicles the life and heinous acts of Malcolm Webster, a Surrey nurse who murdered his first wife and attempted to kill his second.
Webster, now 66, was convicted of murdering Claire Morris in 1994 and attempting to murder Felicity Drumm in 1999. He drugged Claire before staging a car crash and setting the vehicle ablaze to make it appear as an accident. In New Zealand, he married Felicity, an oncology nurse, and later staged another car crash in an attempt to fraudulently claim £750,000 from nine insurance policies.
Webster also planned to marry Simone Banarjee, having deceived her into believing he had terminal leukaemia. She altered her will to leave her entire estate to him, but police intervened and revealed his past. In July 2011, he was sentenced to at least 30 years in prison for his crimes, which were part of a scheme to claim nearly £1m in life assurance money.
In 2016, Webster attempted to have his case referred back to the High Court, but the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission denied his application. His 2013 appeal was also dismissed when judges rejected his claim of being a victim of a miscarriage of justice. He remains in prison today.
