Murderer Ben Field has been described as a “hyper-intelligent, asexual loner”, by his former school friends. However, rather than use his brains for good, the vicar’s son chose the most wicked way to make a living – crime.
BBC One drama The Sixth Commandment is a four-part dramatisation of how Ben preyed on vulnerable teacher and novelist Peter Farquhar.
He manipulated him into believing he loved him, cajoled him into changing his will, gaslit him to fuel his insecurities, and subsequently murdered him. And, according to those who knew him before he turned killer, the signs of his sociopathy were perhaps always there…
Did Ben Field have any friends?
Ben Field appeared charming, and attentive to lonely Peter Farquhar, a retired teacher and novelist. However, he was actually a calculated killer, who planned to murder Peter for his money.
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