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202486 minPGdocumentary

6.4/ 10(7 ratings)• TMDB

The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot

202486 minPGdocumentary

6.4/ 10(7 ratings)• TMDB

Two parachutes failed during Victoria Cilliers' 2015 skydive, leading to a police investigation into her husband and suspicions of murder.

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Two parachutes failed during Victoria Cilliers' 2015 skydive, leading to a police investigation into her husband and suspicions of murder.

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Guy Kingdirector

MyAnna Buring

MyAnna Buringcast

Neil Bishopcast

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Victoria Cilliers jumped from a plane in 2015, only to face a deadly fall when both her parachutes failed. Detectives DC Maddy Hennah and DI Paul Franklin investigated the incident, focusing on her husband, Emile Cilliers. Over two years, they uncovered a web of affairs, financial troubles, and links to sex clubs, leading them to suspect that the accident was a deliberate act of murder.

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