But this time her parachute failed to open – new documentary the Parachute Murder Plot is set to uncover what happened on that terrible day…
When is the Parachute Murder Plot on ITV?
You can catch this one off documentary on Wednesday October 17, 2018 at 9pm.
If you miss it, you can watch it on the ITV Hub.
It goes up against The Apprentice on BBC One, Trust on BBC Two and Channel 4's Grand Design.
What will the show cover and who are Emile and Victoria Cilliers?
In this new documentary in ITV’s Crime & Punishment season, Fiona Bruce gains exclusive access to never seen before police tapes from the investigation into army sergeant Emile Cilliers, who attempted to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute.
On Easter Sunday 2015, Cilliers’ wife Victoria, a highly experienced parachuting instructor, jumped out of a plane at 4,000 feet, but both her main and reserve parachutes failed and she crashed to the ground, causing near-fatal injuries.
Over the following months, the police investigated the circumstances around the sabotage and became certain that her husband Emile had tried to kill her – not once, but twice.
His first attempt came a week before her skydive, when he tampered with the gas valve at their home in Wiltshire.
The plan failed when Victoria smelled the gas and reportedly joked with Cilliers by saying, "Are you trying to bump me off?"
Fiona interviews key contributors, many of whom have never spoken before, including police officers at the heart of the case who provide vivid insights into Cilliers’ motives and background before he was arrested for attempted murder for sabotaging the parachute.
In June 2018 Cilliers was jailed for life for attempting to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute and sabotaging a gas valve at their home.
Who is Fona Bruce?
Fiona was born in Singapore in 1964 to an English mother and a Scottish father and has two older brothers.
The 54-year-old worked as a producer and reporter on both BBC Breakfast and Newsnight and in 1999 she became the secondary presenter of the BBC Six O'Clock News.
Fiona has also anchored the Ten O'Clock News, which she continues to do becoming the first woman to present the bulletin.
She has also hosted Crimewatch, taking over from Jill Dando after her murder and is also part of the BBC election team.
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