The Man Who Killed His Wife to Collect Insurance | Auckland News

Auckland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 7, 2026 · 1m

A man who faked his identity as Donald McPherson to pull off a chilling insurance fraud scheme was acquitted of murdering his wife, Paula Leeson — but the truth is still haunting. Born Alex Lang in New Zealand, he’d staged a life as a British orphan to secure over a dozen policies on Paula’s life, some with forged signatures, all aimed at a $7 million payout. Though Danish police initially called her death an accident, her brother’s suspicions sparked a probe that exposed McPherson’s deception. The trial ended in a hung jury, with the judge admitting McPherson likely killed Paula but lacking…