The Fall: The Skydive Murder Plot. Interview with Det Sgt Maddy Hennah
#To watch this interview - subscribe at robertmurphy.substack.com#Emile Cilliers made global headlines in 2018 when he was convicted of the attempted murder of his wife Victoria.He was an upstanding army sergeant, a family man, who led a debaucherous double life of sex clubs, girlfriends and payday loans.He tried to murder Victoria by tampering with the gas meter in their home. When this failed, he sabotaged her parachute - both her main and reserve canopies.Somehow, Victoria survived the 4,000-foot drop.There was little direct evidence: no DNA, no CCTV. No clue that Emile was responsible.But after taking a spine-tingling call and arresting Cilliers, detective Maddy Hennah became convinced he was the perpetrator.What followed was a long, arduous inquiry leading to a sensational pair of trials.It has been the subject of my own eight-part podcast series: And it is now the subject of a brilliant three-part docudrama, made by Story Films for Channel4 in the UK:https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-fall-skydive-murder-plot/on-demand/75275-002Victoria has written her own account too.If you are impacted by issues raised in this interview, please read more here: https://refuge.org.uk/i-need-help-now/coercive-control/https://www.womensaid.org.uk/information-support/what-is-domestic-abuse/coercive-control/https://survivingeconomicabuse.org/i-need-help/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertmurphy.substack.com