Judge Blocks Husband from Inheriting Heiress's £4.4m Estate After Ruling of Unlawful Killing
Donald McPherson was found to have killed Paula Leeson for financial gain, though he was acquitted of murder in 2021.
- Paula Leeson was found dead in a Danish swimming pool in 2017, initially deemed an accident.
- McPherson had taken out multiple life insurance policies on Leeson and transferred money hours after her death.
- A judge ruled McPherson killed Leeson by compressing her neck and ensuring her drowning.
- Leeson's family successfully blocked McPherson from inheriting her estate through civil legal proceedings.
- The family urges authorities to reopen the criminal investigation against McPherson.