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| ⚫ | '''Maxwell Garvie''' was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] farmer and businessman who was murdered in |
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| ⚫ | '''Maxwell Garvie''' was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] farmer and businessman who was murdered in 1968, in "one of the most infamous murders in Scottish criminal history".<ref>[http://www.scotsman.com/news/the-sins-of-my-mother-1-595767 The sins of my mother], 01 February 2002, article in ''The Scotsman''</ref><ref>{{Citation | title=Rewriting letter of the law.(Features) | journal=Sunday Times (London, England) | publication-date=1998-11-01 | publisher=NI Syndication Limited | pages=2 | issn=0956-1382 }}, ''...Byline: Alastair Robertson Alastair Robertson reports on the Scots police officer who risked his career to solve a sensational murder case Maxwell Garvie, a rich and dashing young farmer,...''</ref><ref>{{Citation | author1=Garvie, Sheila | title=Marriage to murder : my story | year=1980 | publisher=W. & R. Chambers | isbn=978-0-550-20356-4 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.thefreelibrary.com/I FORGIVE YOU; Wendy makes peace with mum who killed father.-a082205647 "I FORGIVE YOU; Wendy makes peace with mum who killed father."] The Free Library 27 January 2002. 09 May 2018</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The following year his wife, Sheila Garvie, and her lover, Brian Tevendale, were convicted of his murder after a sensational trial at the [[Aberdeen]] High Court, which included revelations about group sex and drugs.<ref>{{cite book|last=Roy|first=Kenneth|title=The Invisible Spirit|year=2013|publisher=ICS Books|isbn=9780954652784|pages=381–385}}</ref> It was Tevendale who shot Maxwell with a rifle while he was asleep. Later Tevendale disposed of the body in a tunnel at Lauriston Castle, near [[St Cyrus]]. |
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| ⚫ | The following year his wife, Sheila Garvie, and her lover, Brian Tevendale, were convicted of his murder after a sensational trial at the [[Aberdeen]] High Court, which included revelations about group sex and drugs.<ref>{{cite book|last=Roy|first=Kenneth|title=The Invisible Spirit|year=2013|publisher=ICS Books|isbn=9780954652784|pages=381–385}}</ref> It was Tevendale who shot Maxwell with a rifle while he was asleep. Later Tevendale disposed of the body in a tunnel at [[Lauriston Castle, Aberdeenshire|Lauriston Castle]], near [[St Cyrus]]. |
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While alive, Maxwell enjoyed a lascivious life. He was fond of female company and maintained physical relations with many. Tevendale's sister Trudy Birse was just one of them. Maxwell frequently arranged wild parties in his house which involved orgies. At first Sheila was not eager to take part, but her husband insisted and the latter won. |
While alive, Maxwell enjoyed a lascivious life. He was fond of female company and maintained physical relations with many. Tevendale's sister Trudy Birse was just one of them. Maxwell frequently arranged wild parties in his house which involved orgies. At first Sheila was not eager to take part, but her husband insisted and the latter won. |
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Sheila Garvie and Tevendale broke off contact shortly after the trial, they were both released in 1978. |
Sheila Garvie and Tevendale broke off contact shortly after the trial, they were both released in 1978. Tevendale died in December 2003,<ref>[https://www.scotsman.com/news/garvie-killer-dies-planning-move-abroad-1-497998 Garvie killer dies planning move abroad], 16 December 2003, The Scotsman</ref> whilst Garvie died from [[Alzheimer's disease]] in 2014, aged 80.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/angus-mearns/473935/mearns-murder-house-goes-on-the-rental-market-after-failing-to-sell/|title=Mearns murder house goes on the rental market|first=Graeme|last=Strachan|date=21 July 2017 }}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[Mariticide]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Sheila Garvie Mastermind or Victim by AM Nicol (Ringwood Publishing, 2022) |
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Latest revision as of 13:35, 11 April 2024
Maxwell Garvie was a Scottish farmer and businessman who was murdered in 1968, in "one of the most infamous murders in Scottish criminal history".[1][2][3][4]
The following year his wife, Sheila Garvie, and her lover, Brian Tevendale, were convicted of his murder after a sensational trial at the Aberdeen High Court, which included revelations about group sex and drugs.[5] It was Tevendale who shot Maxwell with a rifle while he was asleep. Later Tevendale disposed of the body in a tunnel at Lauriston Castle, near St Cyrus.
The case against a third accused, Alan Peters, was found not proven.
While alive, Maxwell enjoyed a lascivious life. He was fond of female company and maintained physical relations with many. Tevendale's sister Trudy Birse was just one of them. Maxwell frequently arranged wild parties in his house which involved orgies. At first Sheila was not eager to take part, but her husband insisted and the latter won.
Sheila Garvie and Tevendale broke off contact shortly after the trial, they were both released in 1978. Tevendale died in December 2003,[6] whilst Garvie died from Alzheimer's disease in 2014, aged 80.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The sins of my mother, 01 February 2002, article in The Scotsman
- ^ "Rewriting letter of the law.(Features)", Sunday Times (London, England), NI Syndication Limited: 2, 1 November 1998, ISSN 0956-1382, ...Byline: Alastair Robertson Alastair Robertson reports on the Scots police officer who risked his career to solve a sensational murder case Maxwell Garvie, a rich and dashing young farmer,...
- ^ Garvie, Sheila (1980), Marriage to murder : my story, W. & R. Chambers, ISBN 978-0-550-20356-4
- ^ FORGIVE YOU; Wendy makes peace with mum who killed father.-a082205647 "I FORGIVE YOU; Wendy makes peace with mum who killed father." The Free Library 27 January 2002. 09 May 2018
- ^ Roy, Kenneth (2013). The Invisible Spirit. ICS Books. pp. 381–385. ISBN 9780954652784.
- ^ Garvie killer dies planning move abroad, 16 December 2003, The Scotsman
- ^ Strachan, Graeme (21 July 2017). "Mearns murder house goes on the rental market".
External links
[edit]- "Murder at Kinky Cottage", By Reg McKay, 19 OCT 2007, Daily Record
Sheila Garvie Mastermind or Victim by AM Nicol (Ringwood Publishing, 2022)
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