Crime
Station:
ITV1 (GB)
Status:
Running
Start:
2025-04-28
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When Carol and Stephen Baxter were found dead in their Essex home by their daughter Ellena, the deaths were initially deemed a tragic accident.Weeks later, toxicology results revealed a chilling truth - both had been poisoned with the powerful opioid Fentanyl. As police launched a double murder investigation, suspicion soon fell on those closest to them. What detectives uncovered was a shocking web of deception - years of manipulation involving catfishing, coercive control, fake medical diagnoses and secret surveillance, all culminating in the couple's murder.This gripping true crime series unravels a case so twisted that it defies belief - featuring exclusive interviews with the family and Essex police, chilling digital evidence and extraordinary revelations, this stranger-than- fiction investigation exposes how someone within the Baxters' inner circle orchestrated a ruthless campaign of control, fraud, and ultimately murder while watching it all unfold through a nanny cam.
There is no Next Episode of The Essex Millionaire Murders planned.
S1E1 - Episode 1
A look at the investigation into the murders of Carol and Stephen Baxter, a wealthy couple in their 60s who were found dead by their daughter on Mersea Island in Essex on Easter Sunday in 2023. With no sign of struggle and carbon monoxide poisoning ruled out, a mysterious will that leaves everything to their daughter and a family friend points police in a new direction.
Air Date: 28 Apr 2025 15:00 (CDT)
S1E2 - Episode 2
Detectives spend months piecing together the scale of Luke D'Wit's deception and cruelty after officers seize a huge stash of prescription drugs from his home, including those that were found in the Baxter's systems in the postmortem. Ellena Baxter comes to terms with the truth about her family friend.
Air Date: 29 Apr 2025 15:00 (CDT)