A new Netflix documentary explores the role a woman played in gathering evidence against her fiancé who confessed to killing a Tillicoultry cyclist.
Should I Marry a Murderer? tells the story of Caroline Muirhead, a pathologist whose life changed after becoming engaged to Alexander (Sandy) McKellar.
As previously reported in the Advertiser, charity cyclist Tony Parsons, 63, was knocked down by McKellar on the A82 near Bridge of Orchy on September 29, 2017.
He was "catastrophically injured" but still alive. However, Sandy McKellar and his twin brother Robert, did not seek medical help and buried his body in a shallow grave on a remote estate in the southern Highlands.
Tony was a grandfather from Tillicoultry and was in the midst of a 104-mile charity cycle ride in aid of prostate cancer when he died.
His body remained undiscovered for three years.
It was only in January 2021 that his remains were discovered, thanks to Caroline, but the brothers avoided being jailed for murder.
Sandy McKellar pleaded guilty to culpable homicide and trying to defeat the ends of justice. He was jailed for 12 years.
The new Netflix series focuses on the role Caroline played in the discovery of Tony’s body.
The truth came out when Sandy took her to the burial site and she was able to pinpoint the location to police by dropping a soft drink can on the ground.
This new three-part series largely tells the story through Caroline’s perspective.
In the trailer, she states: “Imagine you fall in love with someone, who made you feel accepted, wanted, seen, loved and special, and you are just so happy.
“And then they say to you, ‘I’ve done a horrible, horrible thing’, something so vile, it flips your entire world upside down.
“To remain in love, you have to keep this secret, that you know is going to destroy you.
“But if you reveal it, then you destroy everything. I mean, what would you do?”
The twin brothers were jailed for a total of 17 years and three months. Tony’s family were later awarded a six-figure sum following the settling of a civil action in relation to his death.
Should I Marry a Murder? is available to watch on Netflix now.
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