In a Manchester courtroom, a man known by at least five names was acquitted of his wife's murder — not because the judge doubted his guilt, but because the law demands more than probability. Paula Leeson drowned in a shallow Danish pool in 2017, surrounded by fourteen life insurance policies worth over seven million dollars that she likely never knew existed. Her family, denied the verdict they sought, now turns to civil courts — a quieter arena where truth need not be proven beyond all doubt, only beyond the balance of chance.
Kiwi fraudster acquitted of wife's death despite $7m insurance motive
Paula Leeson died by drowning in June 2017 under circumstances her family believes were orchestrated murder by her husband for financial gain.