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Landscapers is the new true-crime miniseries starring Olivia Colman and David Thewlis as convicted British killers Susan and Christopher Edwards. The four part-series, which airs every Monday on HBO Max tells the true story of the May 1988 murders of William and Patricia Wycherley, aged 63 and 85, the parents of Susan Edwards, at their home in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
In 2014, Susan and Christopher Edwards were found guilty of murder, but where are they now? Newsweek has everything you need to know about the shocking case.
Where Are Susan and Christopher Edwards Now?
For 15 years, the deaths of William and Patricia Wycherley went unnoticed and unsolved, thanks to the cover up of their killers Susan and Christopher Edwards.
In June 2014, Susan and Christopher Edwards were found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum of 25 years each. A year later, both Susan and Christopher Edwards lost their appeals.
Unfortunately at the moment, very little is known about Susan and Christopher Edwards. They are currently serving their sentence at separate, undisclosed prisons.
Landscapers creator and writer Ed Sinclair recently told The Radio Times that Susan and Christopher are "very much" still together and "in love" today, despite being incarcerated in separate prisons.
In May 1998, The Wycherley's were shot dead at their home in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Their bodies were buried in their own back garden by Susan and Christopher Edwards.
The following day, Susan, 56, cleared £40,000 from their account and for several years, the Edwards hatched an elaborate plan to trick friends and family into believing the couple was still alive.
The BBC reports, Susan and Christopher Edwards forged signatures on official documents such as letters to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and they even sent Christmas cards to family members, signed by her deceased parents.
However, after 15 years, the game was up. Susan and Christopher Edwards fled to France in September 2012 after the DWP wrote to Mr. Wycherley to arrange an appointment as he was approaching his 100th birthday. However, just one year later, the Edwards were bankrupt.
In October 2013, Susan and Christopher Edwards gave themselves up to police in an email not long after Christopher Edwards confessed to his mother Elizabeth, who had alerted the UK police.
In the email, with the subject "Surrender" Christopher Edwards wrote: "We are going to surrender ourselves to the UK Border Force authorities at the Eurostar terminal at Lille Europe station. We would prefer to do this... Since my wife is already sufficiently frightened. Please could you notify the UK Border Force at Lille Europe so that they may expect us?"
They were arrested on October 30, 2013, at St Pancreas Station in London. The remains of Patricia and William Wycherley were found earlier that month.
During the trial, the prosecution argued Christopher Edwards shot dead Patricia and William Wycherley with a World War Two Revolver in their bedroom.
Detectives believed the murder occurred because Susan Edwards felt cheated out of a £10,000 inheritance left by her grandmother, according to official court documents. With their parent's money, Susan and Christopher spent thousands on Hollywood movie memorabilia and found themselves in £160,000 of debt.
Neighbors also testified they saw Christopher digging in the garden and was "up to his waist". The prosecution argued he was digging their graves, reports The Sun.
The Edwards have always denied murdering The Wycherley's and instead admitted manslaughter. They claimed Susan Edwards claimed she shot her mother after she had learned she had shot dead her father William following an altercation at the family home.
Susan also claimed her mother had been taunting her about having an affair with Christopher and said that she knew that her father abused her as a child but did nothing about it.
Susan Edwards then claimed she told her husband Christopher a week after the killings and he assisted her in burying the bodies.

Sentencing the couple, The Judge at Nottingham Crown Court said: "You are in your late 50s. You are going to spend most, if not all, of the rest of your lives in prison. I accept that prison has been very difficult for both of you. Susan Edwards, I accept that you are particularly isolated and will remain so throughout your sentence."
DCI Rob Griffin, of Nottinghamshire Police, said after the sentencing: "The Edwards' version of events just didn't sound plausible right from the very beginning and following a lengthy and difficult investigation we were able to pick apart their story.
"It was through good old-fashioned detective work that we were able to separate fact from fiction. The Edwardses were their own worst enemies in the end. It was in the finer detail of their own story that we were able to expose their lies."
Landscapers airs Mondays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO Max.
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