76-77 The Death of Laura Letts

British Columbia, Canada

After a painful breakup, Laura Letts decided to take leave from her job and travel abroad. While on tour in New Zealand, she would meet someone new, and her life would forever be changed.

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Credits:
Research and writing: Kristi Lee
Additional research: Hagar Barak
Audio editing and production: We Talk of Dreams   
Disclaimer voiced by the host of True
Theme Song: We Talk of Dreams  

Music Credits:
Scott Gratton - Had you been
Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder Two
Kai Engel - Harbor, July, Mercy
Kevin McLeod / Incompetech - Immersed, Shadowlands, Bittersweet
Other tracks, including the theme song, by We Talk of Dreams.

Information Cources
Collection of articles from Kamloops This Week

Video obtained by Kamloops This Week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9Hni4dW_RA&t=2391s

Collection of articles from stuff.co.nz

Collection of articles from NZ Herald

Feature article by Tim Petruk: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/a-beautiful-place-to-die/TV3HRKH6DHCIHX6OUKG35JQKRE/

Court documents: https://www.canlii.org/en/#search/text=Peter%20Ernest%20Edward%20Beckett

http://www.sitarmilczarek.com/the-defence-toolkit-october-3-2020/

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/laura-beckett-obituary?pid=144916809&page=

https://theprovince.com/news/local-news/what-the-jury-didnt-know-in-the-murder-trial-of-the-man-accused-of-drowning-his-wife-in-a-b-c-lake/amp 

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/judge-urges-jury-to-keep-trying-for-verdict-in-b-c-murder-trial/amp 

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/single-jury-holdout-results-in-mistrial-for-new-zealander-accused-of-murdering-wife-on-b-c-fishing-trip/amp

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/murder-conviction-for-man-who-drowned-his-wife-made-it-look-like-a-boating-accident/amp 

Haka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnvI6V-TtLs

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