I'm a true crime fanatic and I'm blowing my children's £60,000 inheritance to jet to the US to watch a murder trial - because life's too short

A mother is splurging her children's £60,000 inheritance to tick off her checklist of dreams, including jetting off to the US to watch a murder trial. Ms Eikeland, a true crime mega fan, has so far spent £1,700 travelling from the UK to Florida to watch a murder trial live from the courtroom. Louise Eikeland, 57, inherited the sum of money from her parents in 2015 Ms Eikeland said following her brother's death in October last year she realised 'life's too short' Ms Eikeland has also been on a month-long trip to India as part of her checklist of dream experiences She has also been on a month-long trip to India, gone to Crimecon in Nashville, Tennessee, visited Graceland, and took her husband Lars to see Alcatraz. Ms Eikeland spent £1,500 travelling to and through central India with a friend for a month in November last year - on a $25-a-day budget they slept on trains and in hostels. She went on a road trip to Graceland, Memphis - the whole trip costing around £1,400 Ms Eikeland spent £1,500 travelling to and through central India with a friend for a month in November last year She plans to travel from North India to Tibet, and generally to visit four new countries a year She also ticked going to a Crimecon off her bucket list in June, when she attended the three-day event in Nashville, US Ms Eikeland also spent £700 and took her husband Lars, pictured, to visit Alcatraz For her though, the US murder trial was number one, and Ms Eikeland flew to the states from Heathrow on September 13, planning to returning on September 30 She also ticked going to a Crimecon off her bucket list in June, when she attended the three-day event in Nashville.