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In Cold Water: The Shelter Bay Mystery

The riveting and chilling true crime docuseries tells the story of small-town Canadian school teacher Laura Letts-Beckett and former city councillor in New Zealander Peter Beckett, and the drowning death of Laura one sunny day in 2008 on a lake in the wilderness of British Columbia, Canada. Was it a tragic accident, as Peter claims - or was her death a pre-mediated murder by a cold-blooded husband, as the police and prosecution assert?

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Cast & Crew See All

Peter Beckett
Self - Laura's Husband
Terry Jacklin
Self - RCMP Sergeant, Major Crimes (Retd)
Donna Turko
Self - Defense Lawyer

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Down Under

Tue, Nov 12, 2024

While on a vacation in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, schoolteacher Laura Letts-Beckett drowns in the ice-cold waters. The only witness to the accident is her husband-a larger-than-life former New Zealand city councilor named Peter Beckett.

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In Cold Water: The Shelter Bay Mystery (Canada)
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Awards

  • 2025 - Canadian Screen Award - Best Factual Series - nominated
  • 2025 - Canadian Cinema Editors Award - Best Editing in Docudrama/Docu-series - nominated
  • 2025 - Leo - Best Direction Documentary Series - winner
  • 2025 - Leo - Best Screenwriting in a Documentary Series - winner

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