Murder in Shetland: Trial by Jury (aka The Killing of Claire Leveque) is a compelling two-part documentary series offering exclusive access to the murder trial at the Edinburgh High Court that followed the tragic murder of 24-year-old Canadian, Claire Leveque, who was brutally killed by her boyfriend while living on the Shetland Islands. The series also has exclusive access to Claire’s family as they faced the harrowing days of the trial and beyond.
When Claire Leveque left her home in Alberta for adventure in Scotland’s remote Shetland Islands, she believed her sports car-driving boyfriend, who claimed to be a Bitcoin millionaire, would take care of her. Instead, within months she was dead; found repeatedly stabbed in a hot tub.
Filmed with rare in-court camera access granted by the Lord Justice General, the chilling events surrounding her brutal killing are examined, revealing horrific details that shook a close-knit island community in Shetland and left a family in North America heartbroken. The case highlights the profound toll of intimate partner violence and the challenges of uncovering domestic abuse in rural areas.
Through testimony, archive and intimate family access, this is a gripping account of love, control and isolation.
PRESS ARTICLES
THE MAIL ONLINE - Moment killer sobs crocodile tears in the dock as he is shown CCTV of girlfriend's final hours after stabbing her to death in hot tub | Daily Mail Online
THE SUN - I came face-to-face with killer who stabbed my daughter 19 times in hot tub - his vile excuse made me sick to my stomach
COSMOPOLITAN - Where is Aren Pearson now? Murder in Shetland: Trial by Jury detailing the killing of Claire Leveque
THE MIRROR - Chilling Shetland murder laid bare in new show as judge slams 'feral butchery'
SHETLAND TIMES - Trial by Jury: The Killing of Claire Leveque on Channel 5 to feature exclusive footage of Aren Pearson’s murder trial from the High Court in Edinburgh
PRESS & JOURNAL - Sobbing killer of Claire Leveque shown in new court footage
**** [Four Stars]
THE DAILY MAIL (WEEKEND)
"Chilling."
THE MIRROR
"Gripping two-part documentary series…"
THE OBSERVER
“Truly extraordinary.”
RADIO TIMES
"Heartbreaking... unimaginable Scottish tragedy."
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