Malcolm Webster (murderer)

Malcolm Webster (born 1959) is a Scottish former nurse convicted of murder and attempted murder. He was found guilty in 2011 of murdering his first wife, Claire Morris, in 1994, and of attempting to murder his second wife, Felicity Drumm, in 1999. His crimes were motivated by financial gain, with Webster attempting to claim insurance payouts after the deaths of his wives.

Webster met Claire Morris in 1993 and married her shortly thereafter. In May 1994, he deliberately crashed their car in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, killing her. He claimed the crash was accidental and initially received a substantial insurance payout.

After moving to New Zealand, Webster met Felicity Drumm. He married her in 1997. In 1999, he drugged her and staged a car fire in an attempt to kill her. Drumm survived the attack. He then tried to claim on her life insurance.

Following a lengthy investigation, Webster was arrested in Scotland in 2009. The trial at the High Court in Glasgow lasted several months. He was found guilty of murder and attempted murder on May 19, 2011. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 30 years.

The case attracted significant media attention due to the calculated nature of the crimes and the attempts to profit from the deaths of his wives. The investigation involved police forces in Scotland, New Zealand, and Australia, highlighting the international scope of his crimes.