[Murder Cases here are usually filed in the name of the perpetrator, or the lead perpetrator. If the case remains unsolved or with several killers, the case may be filed in the name of the victim]
Webster, John White p1 - Webster, Malcolm p1 - Weeden, Lynn p1 - Weger, Chester p2 - Weier, Anissa & Morgan E Geyser p2 - Welch, Lloyd p2 - West, Fred & Rose p2 - West, Trezell & Jacqueline p6 - West Memphis 3 p6 - West, Ronald p7 - Wettlaufer, Elizabeth p7 -
BRUCE WEBSTER: see HALL, ORLANDO
WEBSTER, JOHN WHITE: Gabriel Weston: Catching History’s Criminals TV -
Harvard Medical College, Boston, on November 25th 1849: inside one of the laboratories George Parkman lay dead murdered by Professor John White Webster … Somehow Professor Webster had managed to make the body of his victim simply vanish. Gabriel Weston: Catching History’s Criminals I: A Question of Identity, BBC 2015
The 19th century saw the emergence of dentistry as a respected branch of medicine … In a stroke of luck for detectives, George Parkman had bad teeth … This was the legal birth of forensic dentistry. ibid.
WEBSTER, MALCOLM: Married to a Psychopath TV - A Killer’s Mistake TV - Meet, Marry, Murder TV - How I Caught the Killer TV -
Malcolm was a truly lovely, friendly, warm, cuddly, fun, humorous person. But we realised there were things that were definitely wrong. Married to a Psychopath I, woman, Channel 4 2022
Imagine falling in love with the perfect partner only to find out they want to steal your money. Worst of all, they are prepared to kill you for it. ibid. caption
In 2002 qualified nurse Malcolm Webster is living in Oban after accepting a job at the local hospital. ibid.
In Spring 2006 the angling club reports that £4,000 has been stolen. Later that year the police learn that Malcolm Webster is linked to a series of much more sinister crimes. ibid.
In the ensuing months after that [marriage] I started noticing a bitter acrid taste in my food. He drugged me because he could. ibid. Felicity Drumm, newly wed wife
Malcolm Webster flees New Zealand before any police charges are made against him. He takes with him Felicity’s $140,000 life savings. ibid. caption
In December 2006, Oban Police open an investigation into Malcolm Webster codenamed ‘Operation Liffey’. They soon identify his next likely victim: his new partner, Simone Banerjee. ibid.
Claire Morris and Malcolm Webster are eight months into their marriage when tragedy strikes … ‘Malcolm’s had an accident and Claire didn’t make it.’ ibid.
Following her death, Malcolm Webster receives more than £200,000 from Claire’s life insurance policy. ibid.
Childhood friends first became aware of Webster’s obsession with fire at scout camps. ibid.
Summer 2007: Police have been investigating Malcolm Webster for over six months but with no evidence they are powerless to act. Married to a Psychopath II
Malcolm Webster flees Oban. Simone Banerjee is safe. ibid.
In December 2007, determined to find a breakthrough into the suspicious death of Claire Morris, police are hoping body tissue samples were kept from her post-mortem in 1994. ibid.
With new evidence and more than 1,000 witness statements, Malcolm Webster is finally charged. ibid.
February 2011: Malcolm Webster is on trial at Glasgow High Court, facing multiple charges, including murder and attempted murder. ibid.
He decided he was going to stage a road traffic collision and effectively set the vehicle on fire with his wife in the passenger seat incapacitated. A Killer’s Mistake s2e3: Malcolm Perry, Quest Red 2023, man
Claire had ten insurance policies on her life. ibid. psychologist
He was secretly feeding her sedatives. ibid.
Since his schooldays he’d been a pyromaniac. ibid.
He starts to repeat the pattern of the relationship with Claire. ibid.
It’s the stuff of nightmares. The person you trust most has been planning your murder from the day you met. Meet, Marry, Murder s1e3, Netflix 2022
Her skull was welded to the back of the chair of the car. Her bones were welded to the seat. ibid. victim’s brother
Just 8 months after their wedding, Malcolm Wester was having his bride. He was joined by Claire’s griving family. How I Caught the Killer s4e6: The Widower: Malcolm Webster, Sky Crime 2024
There was a number of life insurance policies that were valued at £200,000. ibid.
8 years after fleeing New Zealand, Malcolm Webster was back in Scotland with a new job and a new partner [Simone]. ibid.
WEEDON, LYNN murder: The Playboy Bunny Murder TV -
London’s Playboy club was the embodiment of Hugh Heffner’s fantasy, a celebration of sex and glamour. But in 1975 it was rocked by the brutal murder of a Playboy bunny named Eve Stratford. The Playboy Bunny Murder II, ITV 2023
Police find DNA link in murders of school pupil and Bunny girl. ibid. newspaper headline
The DNA link between the murders of Eve Stratford and Lynne Weedon was absolutely baffling. The two victims seemed to inhabit different worlds … Lynne Weedon was a 16-year-old schoolgirl who had gone out with friends to a pub in the suburbs on Wednesday evening in 1975 but never came home. ibid.
Many people had come to wonder if Peter Sutcliffe was the killer. ibid.
Elizabeth Parravicini: Struck over the head with a blunt object. ibid.
Policeman B had been routinely questioned in 1977 in relation to the murder of Elizabeth Parravicini … This man had been found guilty of a shocking but unrelated crime … Policeman B had perpetrated terrible crimes. ibid.