The cold-blooded execution of wealthy flamboyant farmer Maxwell Garvie, shot in the head as he slept, remains one of the country’s most chilling murder cases.
His wife Sheila and her lover, Brian Tevendale, were found guilty after hundreds queued to get into court in 1968 to hear jaw-dropping details of the family’s lavish lifestyle, nudist parties and sexual adventures.Now former TV producer and newsreader Isla Traquair has re-examined the case through 21st-century eyes, uncovered new details and never-before- seen police photos, including Sheila and Brian’s haunting police mugshots.Through interviews with those closest to the case, Isla claims that mother-of-three Sheila could now be considered an abused wife who only killed after years.
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