Malcolm Webster (murderer) Malcolm Webster (murderer) Malcolm John Webster (born 18 April 1959) is an Englishman convicted of the murder of his first wife in Scotland in 1994 and the attempted murder of his second wife. Both cases involved staged car crashes and were carried out for the life insurance money. A police profiler labelled him a sociopath. His crimes were portrayed in the three-part ITV miniseries "The Widower" (2014). Webster's father, Alexander Robertson Webster of Kincardine, Fife, had been the head of the Fraud Squad in the Metropolitan Police, holding the rank of Detective Chief Superintendent. Malcolm's mother was Odette Blewett, a
Bill Webster in line for an early death. Brian Roberts from the "Sunday Mirror" wrote that Bill and Jim became "a real pair of likely lads" when they moved in together. Bill Webster William Geoffrey "Bill" Webster is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by Peter Armitage. The character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 6 February 1984 and remained in the show until 1985 when Armitage decided to leave. The character was reintroduced in 1995 but he was again written out two years later. Armitage returned once again in 2006 and appeared frequently