What do you get when a serial liar, suspected fraudster, manipulative nurse, and convicted murderer all happen to be the same person?

This week, Dee and Isla dive into the chilling case of Malcolm Webster – the so-called "Black Widower" whose trail of deception, suspicious fires, insurance scams, fake illnesses, and attempted murders stretched from Scotland to New Zealand.

From the mysterious death of his first wife Claire Morris in a burning car in rural Aberdeenshire, to a near-identical attempt on the life of his second wife Felicity Drumm in New Zealand, Webster spent years evading justice while charming, manipulating, and financially exploiting the women around him.

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of domestic abuse, coercive control, alleged drugging with sedatives, fraud, arson, and murder. Listener discretion is advised.

Sources

• Charles Lavery, The Black Widower: The Life and Crimes of a Sociopathic Killer (2012)

• BBC News coverage of the Malcolm Webster trial and conviction

• The Guardian – Malcolm Webster conviction and sentencing reports

• The Independent – Life term for wife killer Malcolm Webster

• The Scotsman – Reporting on allegations surrounding Webster's nursing career

• STV News and STV Footage archives

• Daily Record interviews with survivors and family members

• NZ Herald reporting on the New Zealand investigation

• CaseMine and vLex legal records relating to Malcolm Webster's appeals

• Murder She Spoke podcast, Episode 30

• They Walk Among Us podcast

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