Some news items have the merit of making an impression. In England at the end of the 1990s, a criminal case shocked public opinion enormously. Wanting to recover their fortune, Susan and Christophe Edwards did not hesitate to shoot William and Patricia Wycherley in Mansfield. In the process, the murderers also usurped the identity of their victims to get their hands on all their property. Know that these were the parents… Of Susan Edwards!
For nearly 15 years, the young woman and her husband managed to sow the investigators. They also lived in Lille for a time. During their run, Susan and Christopher Edwards allegedly “maintained” a correspondence with one of the sacred monsters of cinema: Gérard Depardieu. At the time, the famous actor chained the roles on the screen. He also gives the reply to Leonardo DiCaprio in the film “The Man in the Iron Mask” to the delight of moviegoers.
A case that shook Britain
Being keen on the 7ᵉ art, Susan’s husband likes to exchange by mail with the icon! According to the Nottigham Post, Gérard Depardieu would never have heard of this terrible parricide…. For her part, Susan Edwards will seize her parents’ pensions and transfer all their money to their bank accounts. Thus, lovers will hasten to acquire countless objects that have marked the world of cinema.
For example, they will buy nearly 16,000 euros of autographed photos of Gary Cooper. Over the years, Christopher Edwards is persuaded to maintain a privileged relationship with Gérard Depardieu… But this is not the case. To please her husband, his better half pretends to be the artist. Did she end up telling him? To this day, no one knows.
In any case, the couple ended up surrendering to the English authorities. Both were sentenced to life in prison with a 25-year probationary period. But also 9 years for theft and hiding the bodies. For the most curious, their story has been transcribed via the series Landscapers broadcast on Canal+.
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