The Essex Millionaire Murders

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.

Show Info

Network: United Kingdom ITV1 (2025 - now)
Schedule: Mondays, Tuesdays at 21:00 (60 min)
Status: Running
Show Type: Documentary
Genres: Crime
Episodes ordered: 2 episodes

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Episode 2

Episode 1x02; Apr 29, 2025

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 c

Previous Episodes

Episode NameAirdateTrailer
1x02: Episode 2Apr 29, 2025
1x01: Episode 1Apr 28, 2025
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