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'''Maxwell Garvie''' was a Scottish farmer and businessman who was murdered in 1968, in "one of the most infamous murders in Scottish criminal history".<ref>[http://www.scotsman.com/news/the-sins-of-my-mother-1-595767 The sins of my mother], 01 February 2002, article in ''The Scotsman''</ref><ref>{{Citation | title=Rewriting letter of the law.(Features) | journal=Sunday Times (London, England) | publication-date=1998-11-01 | publisher=NI Syndication Limited | pages=2 | issn=0956-1382 }}, ''...Byline: Alastair Robertson Alastair Robertson reports on the Scots police officer who risked his career to solve a sensational murder case Maxwell Garvie, a rich and dashing young farmer,...''</ref><ref>{{Citation | author1=Garvie, Sheila | title=Marriage to murder : my story | year=1980 | publisher=W. & R. Chambers | isbn=978-0-550-20356-4 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.thefreelibrary.com/I FORGIVE YOU; Wendy makes peace with mum who killed father.-a082205647 "I FORGIVE YOU; Wendy makes peace with mum who killed father."] The Free Library 27 January 2002. 09 May 2018</ref>
The following year his wife, Sheila Garvie, and her lover, Brian Tevendale, were convicted of his murder after a sensational trial at the Aberdeen High Court, which included revelations about group sex and drugs.<ref>{{cite book|last=Roy|first=Kenneth|title=The Invisible Spirit|year=2013|publisher=ICS Books|isbn=9780954652784|pages=381–385}}</ref> It was Tevendale who shot Maxwell with a rifle while he was asleep. Later Tevendale disposed of the body in a tunnel at Lauriston Castle, near St Cyrus.
The case against a third accused, Alan Peters, was found not proven.
While alive, Maxwell enjoyed a lascivious life. He was fond of female company and maintained physical relations with many. Tevendale's sister Trudy Birse was just one of them. Maxwell frequently arranged wild parties in his house which involved orgies. At first Sheila was not eager to take part, but eventually did so at her husband's insistance.
Sheila Garvie and Tevendale broke off contact shortly after the trial, they were both released in 1978. Tevendale died in December 2003,<ref>[https://www.scotsman.com/news/garvie-killer-dies-planning-move-abroad-1-497998 Garvie killer dies planning move abroad], 16 December 2003, The Scotsman</ref> whilst Garvie died from Alzheimer's disease in 2014, aged 80.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/angus-mearns/473935/mearns-murder-house-goes-on-the-rental-market-after-failing-to-sell/|title=Mearns murder house goes on the rental market|first=Graeme|last=Strachan|date=21 July 2017 }}</ref>
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== External links == * [http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/murder-at-kinky-cottage-960801 "Murder at Kinky Cottage"], By Reg McKay, 19 OCT 2007, Daily Record Sheila Garvie Mastermind or Victim by AM Nicol (Ringwood Publishing, 2022) {{DEFAULTSORT:Garvie, Maxwell, Murder of}} Category:Murder in Scotland Category:1967 in Scotland Category:High Court of Justiciary cases Category:1968 in British law Category:Mariticides Category:1967 murders in the United Kingdom
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