Peter Beckett: New documentary to air on former Napier councillor accused of killing wife

A three-part documentary series on the murder trial of New Zealand man Peter Beckett accused of murdering his wife in Canada is set to air on TV here. In Cold Water: The Shelter Bay Mystery, will be broadcast in New Zealand on Sky Open. Beckett, a former Napier city councillor, was accused of killing his wife Laura Letts-Beckett after she died during a fishing trip in Canada in 2010.

What ensued was an intense police investigation, scrutiny of a strained relationship , an alleged plot to kill witnesses , and 11 years behind bars before an eventual acquittal – all of which are explored in the true crime series directed by Trish Neufeld..