The documentary mini-series Conviction: Murder at the Station has become one of the most viewed TV series on Netflix this week.
It examines the case of Roger Kearney, who was found guilty of the murder of Saints steward Paula Poolton, 40, back in 2010.
Paula, of Course Park Crescent, Titchfield, was stabbed to death in 2008 and her body was dumped in the boot of her car, parked near Swanwick railway station.
Kearney, who was Paula's secret lover, has always protested his innocence.
The BBC documentary Conviction: Murder at the Station was released back in 2016, but has managed to pick up a serious bit of interest on Netflix.
At the time of writing (Monday, October 30) it is the fourth-most watched TV show in the UK, only behind the mystery crime-drama Bodies, the documentary series Get Gotti and the recent David Beckham documentary.
A question might be raised on why the series has had this seemingly random burst of interest seven years after it initially was shown.
Why has Conviction: Murder at the Station become popular on Netflix?
A potential reason for the show's popularity on Netflix might be because of how much interest there is in the true crime genre on the streaming platform.
It was only in September that the three-episode documentary series Who Killed Jill Dando? which examined the circumstances behind the shooting of the TV presenter, dropped on Netflix which could indicate an increase in viewing figures in that sort of content.
Perhaps without any original programming around the genre in the pipeline at the moment, Netflix looked to add pre-existing documentaries onto their platform, which is where Conviction: Murder at the Station might have come in.
🔊SOUND ON
— Inside Justice (@insidejusticeUK) October 26, 2023
A woman's body is found in the boot of her car, parked outside a train station. The man serving life for her murder says he's innocent.
Roger Kearney came to Inside Justice for help. Find out what happened next on Conviction: Murder at the Station @NetflixUK pic.twitter.com/TethzA6vid
On Netflix, it mentions that the series is 'Recently Added'.
Background to the documentary
The documentary follows an investigation launched by Inside Justice, a not-for-profit organisation set up by Louise Shorter.
She was a producer of the BBC series Rough Justice, which investigated potential miscarriages of justice.
What follows is an examination of whether Kearney is actually guilty or not, looking at the evidence presented and potentially causing an amount of uncertainty in the viewer.
Conviction: Murder at the Station is available to watch on Netflix right now
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