Should I Marry a Murderer?

Should I Marry a Murderer?

Created by Josh Allott

On Netflix

20261 season3 episodes6.5 / 10

A three-episode true-crime documentary examining the moral and emotional collapse that follows a deathbed confession, where a woman must reconcile love with complicity in an unsolved murder.

In 2020, pathologist Caroline Muirhead's fiancé, Scottish farmer Alexander 'Sandy' McKellar, confessed to her that he and his twin brother Robert had killed cyclist Tony Parsons in a 2017 hit-and-run on the A82 near Bridge of Orchy and buried the body on the Auch Estate.

Questions people ask

  • Is Should I Marry a Murderer? easy watching? No. Less comforting than 94% of series.

  • Is Should I Marry a Murderer? sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of series.

  • Does Should I Marry a Murderer? leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 88% of series.

  • Is Should I Marry a Murderer? scary? Yes. More frightening than 79% of series.

  • Is Should I Marry a Murderer? violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

62/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity63

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise80

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Should I Marry a Murderer?

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Same Mood as Should I Marry a Murderer?

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Should I Marry a Murderer?, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Should I Marry a Murderer?, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Should I Marry a Murderer?, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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