Murder Trial Live! The Jack Brewer Trial.
We went to the Jack Brewer ‘Murder Trial’ live event in Caerphilly on Saturday 11th May 2024. We had loads of fun! What a novel concept for an unusual and interesting evening out. We sat in groups of 12, with strangers, just as you would in an actual jury. Of course, the atmosphere was one of light entertainment and fun, but we did have to deliberate the case with the facts that were presented to us.
Cleverly put together, with a court, dock, witness stand etc. Some of the actors are ex-barristers (some of them have quite an impressive acting portfolio, too!) which lends to the authenticity of the event. Some ‘witnesses’ joined us via Zoom or similar. I could have stayed there a couple of hours longer and had more weighty evidence to ponder, but that’s just me..
Based loosely on the real-life killers Jeffrey Dahmer and Dennis Nielsen, Jack Brewer has been implicated in the deaths of three people, and potentially in the deaths of up to twenty-eight people in total. His flat is full of gruesome evidence, but did he do it?
The idea is that each individual juror within their jury group returns their own verdict. Every group then hands in their verdicts and an overall verdict is calculated from that. In our case, it resulted in a hung jury. We may well have let a serial killer back out onto the streets. The judge did admonish him that he could be recalled to trial if anything else comes to light or further charges are pressed, but will we even be able to find Jack Brewer, then?
The CEO came out at the end of the night to thank us for attending. The show was hit hard by Covid and they are working 24/7 to make a success of it. Bear in mind we were on farmland, in a massive inflatable tent, and everything was put together, hastily (he was honest about that) in the space of a day. I think they will go from strength to strength personally. I will certainly go again when someone else is in the dock. There is even a chance for one juror to win a £50 bar tab, and at the end of the night everyone was given an ‘Angry Barrister’ shot, compliments of the CEO. Can’t say fairer than that!
A great night out. I watch a lot of real life trials so this was right up my street. Give it a try if you fancy something different for a change. There was a bar, street food, toilets and parking, which you can book in advance.
