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In the spring of 2024, Manchester found
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itself at the center of a nightmare when
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parts of a human body started turning up
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all over the city. This including an
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abandoned bunker, the banks of a quiet
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reservoir, and multiple parks. However,
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the only clue they would find was from
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grainy surveillance footage of a lone
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man carrying heavy shopping bags through
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quiet streets. That is when they gave
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this killer the nickname heavy bagman.
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But what they didn't know is who he
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actually was or who he had murdered. The
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investigation that followed was
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absolutely relentless. And in the end,
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their efforts would unmask not just a
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horrific killer, but a parasite who
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continued to feed off his victim's life
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long after taking it. So, who is heavy
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bagman? Who was he impersonating? And
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what was their backstory?
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Welcome, or welcome back to Coffee House
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Crime, folks. My name is Adrian and in
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today's video we're diving into a case
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so horrifying that it'll make you
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question your sense of trust. You see,
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in this world there are givers and then
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there are takers. And sometimes it's the
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ones who take the most yet deserve it
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the least who end up being the most
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dangerous of all. We're going to dive
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straight into this one today, folks. So,
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please grab yourself a coffee and sit
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back. This is the case of Stuart
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Everett.
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Welcome to Manchester, folks. A city
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that was forged in the heat of the
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industrial revolution and redefined
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through music, football, and an attitude
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as sharp as its winter rain. It's a
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place where old red brick mills stand
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guard over buzzing nightclubs, where
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cobbled alleys hold century old secrets,
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and where the locals are equal parts
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frazzled and hilariously unbothered. And
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uh yes, before she messages me about it,
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I am including my sister in this
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population. By the way, a quick shout
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out to her for recording some of the
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footage which is used in this video.
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Thank you, Katrina. However, for all of
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its northern warmth and swagger,
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Manchester certainly does have a darker
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underbelly, including shadows that cling
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to abandoned tunnels, forgotten bunkers,
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and places that the city would rather
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not remember. And it was one of those
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places, more specifically the castle
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bunker, that an explorer stumbled across
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something truly horrifying. And I'm
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talking top tier terrifying here,
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because what they found was a human
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torso wrapped in cellophane. To paint
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the picture for you properly, Cursel
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bunker has been left to rot just as
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tragically as the poor soul found inside
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it. Tucked away in the Kursel Dale area,
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it is so forgotten that it won't even
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show on Google Maps. And by the way,
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Kursel Dale may sound familiar to some
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of you older locals, too. Because, as
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you might know, it was once home to one
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of Britain's poorest slums. Back then,
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life in Kursle was faced with poverty.
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Rats, damp, and trash were all merely
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normal, and every complaint of
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bronchitis was met with a shrug. Step
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outside back then, and you would see
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rows of crumbling backto-back terraces,
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and alleyways piled so high with rubbish
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that you would barely be able to see the
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end. Now, it is true that Kursel really
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did prop up Britain's dying industrial
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revolution. But when that finally met
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its end, well, so did the area. It was
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in 1974 that the slum was demolished,
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replaced with patches of green and then
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quietly forgotten about. Of course, all
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except for its bunker. The bunker itself
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was a relic from the Cold War, promising
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defense in any sort of nuclear attack.
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But now, it's just a sealed off shell
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that hides Manchester's darkest secrets.
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And of course, that secret was an
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unidentified human torso. We're
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investigating the discovery of human
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remains that were found by passers by
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here at Kurszel Wetlands yesterday
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evening. We do not know the identity of
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the person or whether they are male or
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female. From forensic inquiries so far,
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we believe that these remains are likely
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to have been here for a matter of days.
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And it really is a tragic case. We know
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this will be concerning for people in
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the local area and we ask anyone with
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concerns or any information whatsoever
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to speak to uniformed officers who will
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be in the area for a number of days.
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These are very early stages in what is a
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murder investigation and is a tragic
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case. We are keeping an open mind and
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we're doing all that we can to establish
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the circumstances and provide answers as
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soon as we can. Thank you. The grizzly
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discovery was made on April the 4th,
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2024. And let's be honest, there wasn't
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a shred of doubt in any detective's
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mind. This certainly was a homicide.
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After all, carving off your own torso
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and then hiding it separately from your
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limbs would be quite impressive. The
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problem is they had no idea who the
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victim was and no suspect in sight. And
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so, naturally, this kicked off a massive
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investigation that sprawled all across
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Greater Manchester. And as it turns out,
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that torso, well, it was only the
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beginning. As detectives dug deeper,
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they turned towards surveillance footage
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and doorbell cameras, hoping to catch a
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glimpse of whoever was responsible. And
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sure enough, as more and more body parts
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began to appear all over the city, they
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spotted a man who would lead them to one
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of Manchester's most disturbing cases.
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As seen in this surveillance footage, a
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man appears to be casually hauling a
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teal covered heavyduty shopping bag,
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which disturbingly seemed to contain the
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same cellophane wrapped torso that was
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later discovered in Kursel bunker. He
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carried it through a busy commercial
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street, blending in as if he were just
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running everyday errands. Dozens of
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people seemed to pass him by, none the
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wiser that they were merely meters away
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from human remains. Moments later, he
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was then caught on another camera
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heading towards the park and then again
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behind the actual park itself. Despite
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combing through hours and hours of
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surveillance footage, they still
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couldn't figure out who this mysterious
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person was. And so with no name to go
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on, they simply dubbed him the heavy bag
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man. In the meantime, Cursel Dale was
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sealed off from the public as forensic
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teams scoured every inch of the park.
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But despite two painstaking weeks of
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searching, they came up empty-handed.
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Although they would eventually find mob
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body parts, not a single additional one
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was found in that park. And when they
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ran the victim's DNA through the
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National Police Database, well,
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unfortunately, they were met with
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nothing. At least that kind of confirmed
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that whoever the victim was, they had
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never actually been in any serious
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trouble with the police before. But of
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course, with no more remains, no fresh
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leads, and not a single additional trace
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of heavy bagman. This put officers and
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detectives in a very stagnant position.
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However, all of that would change when
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Manchester police found other body parts
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appearing all over the city. So, before
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we continue with this story, I think we
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should park it there for a while and
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instead focus on the people who are
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rather important to this one. And so on
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that note, let me introduce you to
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Stuart Everett.
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Although Stuart lived in Manchester and
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was a Derby local through and through,
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he actually came from proud Polish
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roots. Born under the name of Roman
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Jimaki, he later changed his name to
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Stuart Everett, a decision that would
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help him feel more connected to his own
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British upbringing. To those closest to
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him, he was simply known as Benny.
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However, don't mistake either of those
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name changes for shame because it was
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actually far from it. And as it turns
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out, Stuart's parents were actually true
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Polish war heroes. Captured during World
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War II, they would then endure two
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brutal years in a Soviet concentration
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camp before then finally making their
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escape and starting a new life in the
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UK. Growing up alongside his brothers
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and sister, Stuart would learn the
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importance of community and respect for
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one another. As an adult, he dedicated
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himself to public service, working for
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both the NHS and Department for Work and
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Pensions. And over those years, he would
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earn a reputation as a hard-working
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civil servant who genuinely cared about
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people's well-being. And although he
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would never marry or have his own
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children, it turns out that he was
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family to his own community instead. By
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his mid60s, Stuart made the hard
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decision to step back from full-time
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work. Sadly, he began to suffer from
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several health complications, including
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a stroke, which would require him to use
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a walking stick at all times. And so,
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with this setback, it was now finally
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time for him to kick back and relax.
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Fast forward to the year of 2013, and
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Stuart was now more devoted to his
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Polish community than ever before. He
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ran several English classes weekly,
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helping newly arrived Polish immigrants
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in Manchester not only learn the
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language, but also feel a sense of
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belonging. By now, he was living in a
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rented three-bedroom house on Warsley
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Road in the Winton area of Salford,
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Manchester, and not wanting to live
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alone, the other two bedrooms were also
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rented out to other Polish migrants. And
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that is exactly how he crossed paths
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with two fellow countrymen who were
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named Michael Pulchovski and Marson
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Makovich. Now, although Stuart lived
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with both Michael and Marson, we're
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going to focus on that second name
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because he's the main person we should
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be talking about. By the time Marson
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moved into Stuart's house, the two had
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actually already known each other for
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well over a decade with Marson moving in
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around 2017 after breaking up with his
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partner. Now, it is worth saying here
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that Marson had two children with this
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partner. And although the relationship
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had sadly ended, they did remain on good
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terms and he would visit his children
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often. Now, for most of his adult life,
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Marson worked in fast food restaurants,
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occasionally working in the Trafford
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Center whenever work was available. Now,
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here is where it gets interesting, but
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it turns out that friends and neighbors
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would often see Stuart and Marson
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together, where they seemed especially
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close. In fact, in private emails to a
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friend, Stuart would even describe
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Marson as his partner. So, despite the
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massive age gap of around 25 years,
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there probably was some level of romance
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or at least intimacy going on between
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the two. However, what was clear is that
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Stuart deeply cared about Marson. In
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fact, he treated him with great
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kindness, and he wasn't just some
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roommates or a friend, but he was also a
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mentor, a confident, and in many ways,
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family. Now, for the sake of this story,
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it's worth saying that they had their
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own separate bedrooms. But what is also
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obvious is that the bond they shared
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went far beyond that of ordinary
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housemates. However, there was a dark
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side to Marson, too. A fascination for
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gore and violence aside, he was capable
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of doing extraordinarily horrific
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things. And all of that would come to
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light in 2024. You see, throughout 2023
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and the years prior, Marson had actually
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dug himself a huge financial grave. He
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took out multiple loans and racked up
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more than £60,000 of debt. And every
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penny was spent just as quickly as he
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borrowed it. And when that pool of
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borrowed money ran dry, well, the
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repayments he'd promised to make never
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happened. Oh, and if that wasn't enough
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already, he had also maxed out all of
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his credit cards at over £14,000.
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Seriously, this man must have literally
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thought that debt was a hobby. But
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instead of clawing his way back with
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honest work, Marson would sadly do the
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opposite and quit altogether. Being out
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of work since November of 2023. And now
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he was just drifting about the house
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with no job, plan, or desire. And sadly,
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in his twisted mind, a new solution
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emerged. Why claw his way out of debt
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when he could simply replace the man
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who'd helped him the most? And so Marson
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made a decision that would stain the
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house forever. He would murder Stuart
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Everett in cold blood, take over all of
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his bank accounts, and squeeze every
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last drop from his identity. He would
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quite literally become his parasite. And
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just like that, Heavy Bagman was born.
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It was sometime during the late hours of
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March the 27th, 2024 that Marson set his
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plan into motion. Stuart had settled
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down for the evening, watching the
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football match from a sofa in his
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bedroom as he rested in his pajamas. But
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Marson, he unfortunately had other
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plans. And with a hammer in his hand, he
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slowly approached Stuart from behind. It
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was in that moment that he struck him on
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the top and the back of his head at
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least four times, with each swing
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cracking deeper than the last, and with
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so much force that Stuart's skull quite
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literally gave way beneath it. The
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medical evidence that was left behind on
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his body painted a very grim picture. It
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appeared that Stuart clung to life just
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long enough to draw in only a few ragged
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breaths, all of which was confirmed by
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the blood that was found in his lungs.
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We believe that moments later, he would
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sadly pass away. Unfortunately, the
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worst was still yet to come on the
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bedroom floor, and while equipped with a
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knife and a hacksaw, Marson then slowly
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started to carve Stuart into pieces. Of
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course, with his aim to reduce him into
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packages that were then small enough to
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carry. After the deed was done, various
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body parts were then meticulously
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wrapped, some of which were put into
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cling film, while others were stuffed
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into black bin bags. And then over the
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following week, he began the grim
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process of disposing them all across the
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city. The police would later learn that
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he made at least 11 trips from his
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house, each time lugging a shopping or
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travel bag with Stuart Slims inside. And
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while out in the public, he would then
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walk by hundreds of people who could
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have never guessed what he was actually
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carrying beside them. His chosen dumping
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grounds were the quiet corners of North
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Manchester and the Salford area, which
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of course included secluded parks,
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forgotten open spaces, bunkers, and the
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still waters around Black Leachch
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Reservoir. And by the way, it was that
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reservoir where he would decide to get
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rid of the hacksaw, too. But there was a
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new problem for Marson, that being the
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Easter weekend, which always brought
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crowds. With that in mind, he decided to
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pause his disposal process and instead
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store what remained of Stuart in a
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freezer in the home until the coast was
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clear. And with Marson still worried
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that he could eventually be caught, he
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decided to take his cruelty a step
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further by separating Stuart's face from
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his skull. Of course, in an effort to
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prevent his identity from ever being
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discovered,
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after hacking Stuart's body into pieces
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and then scattering him across
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Manchester, Marson did not stop there.
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In fact, he would quite literally become
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Stuart's parasite in every sense of the
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word. To begin with, he lied to the
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landlord and the other housemate,
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Michael, claiming that Stuart had simply
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gone back to Derby and was not planning
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on returning. And it turns out that
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faking messages to people wouldn't be
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that hard either because Marson actually
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already knew the password to Stuart's
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phone. And so with that said, he then
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started to text Stuart's own family
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while pretending to be him. Basically
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saying that he had now moved out of the
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property and also was too unwell to take
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any phone calls. He then commandeered
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all of Stuart's bank accounts and
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basically bled him dry for every single
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penny. And if that wasn't bad enough
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already, he then impersonated Stuart
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over the phone and even slurred his
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voice to make it sound like a man who
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was recovering from a stroke. After
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that, he then hired a skip company with
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Stuart's money to basically throw all of
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his stuff away. And then he went after
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his pension scheme. Now, of course,
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Stuart's own family would eventually
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become suspicious. I mean, they hadn't
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even seen pictures or videos of Stuart's
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new home. And so to counteract that,
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Marson went to an open home and then
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recorded the experience to make it look
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like Stuart now lived there instead. He
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would even send birthday cards to
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Stuart's family, creating this illusion
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that he was still alive and well. Not
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only that, but he regularly visited
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random ATM machines to collect cash from
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Stuart's bank accounts, where he would
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then go and spend the money on fast food
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like KFC. Meanwhile, back at the house,
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Marson worked hard to get rid of any
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evidence of the murder. With a skip now
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at his disposal, he could easily dump
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Stuart's belongings and anything
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suspicious. As already mentioned, he
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disposed of the hammer and the hacksaw
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in the local reservoir. And as for all
15:40
the evidence which couldn't be moved,
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well, bleach and antibacterial wipes
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would have to do. He told the landlord
15:46
that all three of them were moving out.
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Meanwhile, telling the other housemate,
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Michael, that the landlord had given
15:52
notice to leave. He then cleared out all
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of Stuart's belongings, telling Michael
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that his family had already collected it
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all. However, some things are much
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harder to erase, and the carpet in
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Marson's bedroom told a very different
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story. Blood stains were something that
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not even a rug doctor could fix. So, he
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cut out the stained patch entirely
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before then replacing it with a piece
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from Stuart's own carpet. He then hid
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this missing patch under his bed and,
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believe it or not, forgot to throw it
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out in the trash. His
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cover up dragged on for almost an entire
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month, and by the time Marson was
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finished with his frantic cleaning,
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police had already made their first
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discovery. Of course, that being a human
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torso and cursel bunker. In addition to
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this, detectives had also found several
16:37
surveillance video clips of him carrying
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suspicious bags around the city. But of
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course, despite him having the name of
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heavy bagman, the police still at this
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stage had no idea who he was. Meanwhile,
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it turns out that Marson was already
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planning his next move because, as it
16:52
turns out, he had started researching
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rental properties in Alakante in Spain.
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Of course, that meaning that not only
16:58
was he ready to vanish abroad, but also
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abandon his former partner and children.
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Back in Salford, neighbors began to
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sense that something was off. Were they
17:06
once saw Stewart tending to the garden
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or popping down to the corner shop?
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Well, now there was only silence and no
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sign of him at all. Marson thought that
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he had everyone fault here. But his
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carefully spun web of lies was all about
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to fall apart in ways that he never saw
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coming. And unfortunately for him, it
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would all be at the very last moment.
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It was on April the 25th, 2024 that
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something remarkable happened. By now,
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Stuart had been dead for almost a month,
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and for the last 3 weeks, the police had
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been aware of his remains, but sadly
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still had no idea who he was. Despite
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their relentless efforts, the elusive
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figure that they'd nicknamed heavy
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bagman remained unidentified. However,
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that was all about to change with thanks
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to a stroke of pure luck. Investigation
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support officer Clare Deli was walking
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down a quiet residential street when she
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happened to glance up and spot a man who
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looked eerily similar to heavy bagman.
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Acting fast, Clare and her colleague
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both alerted nearby unformed officers
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while she discreetly kept Marson in
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sight. She tailed him just long enough
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for backup to arrive. And when they did,
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the officers then shadowed him onto a
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bus. And it was there without warning
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that Marson Mayerovich was in big
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trouble.
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in front of you.
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You're detained for the purpose of a
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search while your identity. Okay. Or if
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you could pass your mobile
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double check, please
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[Music]
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check
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this group with a van to collect this
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potential customer that's coming in.
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Have we got anything sharp or anything?
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Okay. It's fine. Don't worry. We'll just
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check and then
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blaster
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mistake
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100%. I know. I appreciate that. All
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we've had is information passed to us
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from officers investigating the a
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serious matter as to whether
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[Music]
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just on
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not today, but it has happened recently.
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Okay.
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It's 12 minutes past 1 minute time. be
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under arrest. Suspicion of murder. Do
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you understand the offense? You're under
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arrest for the meantime. Okay. Suspicion
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of murder for an incident which occurred
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in Sulford. All right. So, you were
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taken to police station for question
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regarding that. Okay. I go with you and
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I answer any questions.
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Yeah.
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Do it again if you want.
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Right. Have seen. What's your
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And just like that, they had him. Marson
20:09
was now finally in handcuffs. Once they
20:11
had him, everything began to fall into
20:13
place because after realizing where he
20:15
lived, they learned that his housemate
20:17
Stuart had actually been missing for
20:19
weeks. And of course, that would end the
20:21
mysterious identity of their victim. By
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the way, it is actually a miracle that
20:24
officer Deli spotted Marson when she did
20:27
because, as it turns out, Marson was
20:29
going to move out of that property later
20:30
that day. And with him searching for
20:32
places to live in Spain, well, that
20:34
would have made things a whole lot
20:35
harder for officers. After a quick sweep
20:38
of the property and then a couple rounds
20:39
of DNA testing, officers would learn
20:42
everything they needed to know. And
20:44
sadly, Stuart was in fact confirmed to
20:46
be the victim. When they began to
20:48
inspect Marson's bedroom, they found a
20:50
few horrible clues. For example, the
20:52
carpet that lay beneath would tell its
20:54
own story. It turns out that Stuart's
20:56
blood had soaked right through the
20:58
underlay and deep into the floorboards.
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Under a UV light, more blood was found,
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and in the fridge freezer, DNA matching
21:05
Stuart was also confirmed. This was only
21:07
the beginning, by the way, because under
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a UV light, more blood was discovered.
21:12
Meanwhile, downstairs and in the fridge
21:14
freezer, DNA matching Stuart was found.
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Now, you would think that getting caught
21:18
red-handed would probably crack someone
21:20
wide open, but Marson, not at all. In
21:23
fact, he was actually stone cold and
21:25
said nothing in the interrogation room.
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So, naturally, the search would then
21:29
fall to the boots on the ground. And
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over the following days, detectives comb
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through rivers, woodlands, urban
21:34
wastelands, and reservoirs, and in the
21:36
end found 19 separate crime scenes.
21:39
However, in the end, only onethird of
21:41
Stuart's body was discovered, which
21:43
means even to this day, more than
21:45
twothirds of him are still out there
21:47
waiting to be discovered. Detectives
21:49
would eventually learn that Marson had
21:51
circled Black Leach Reservoir several
21:53
times. Deep beneath the water, divers
21:56
dredged up a hacksaw, and on its blade,
21:59
Stuart's blood was discovered clear as
22:01
day. But perhaps the most chilling
22:03
discovery was still yet to come. Because
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in a stroke of good luck, divers would
22:07
find all four parts of Stuart's skull.
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It had been broken into four separate
22:11
fragments during the attack before then
22:14
being scattered into different parts of
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that large murky reservoir.
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Anyway, when it came to Marson's trial,
22:21
things were not looking good. A forensic
22:23
pathologist reconstructed Stuart's skull
22:25
before then confirming what
22:27
investigators had already believed. That
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he had been murdered by multiple blows
22:31
to the head with an object that was
22:33
reminiscent to the hammer that Marson
22:35
had purchased. And as for his defense,
22:38
well, that didn't stand a chance. Not
22:40
only was his DNA all over the murder
22:42
weapon, but it was also sprinkled over
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dozens of other articles of evidence.
22:47
Detectives poured over more than 2,000
22:49
hours of surveillance footage, collected
22:51
over 3,000 exhibits, and took statements
22:54
from more than 450 witnesses. And
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obviously, nearly everything pointed
23:00
straight back towards him. Oh, and
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here's a picture of the sofa under UV
23:04
light. Not only was it drenched in
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Stuart's blood, but Marson's DNA was all
23:08
over it, too. I mean, the man even paid
23:11
to have that blood soaked sofa hidden
23:12
away in a storage unit, hoping that no
23:14
one would ever find it. And how about
23:16
that birthday card that he had sent to
23:18
Stuart's family pretending to be him
23:20
still alive and well. Yeah, the
23:22
handwriting was confirmed to belong to
23:24
Marson, and the paper itself was covered
23:26
with his grubby fingerprints. The
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prosecution would also highlight many
23:30
additional details, such as purchasing a
23:32
hacksaw and a hammer in advance, and the
23:35
messages he had sent on behalf of Stuart
23:37
in the days following his murder. The
23:39
judge would also express his repulsion
23:41
towards Marson, recognizing that he
23:43
showed an extremely distasteful
23:45
willingness and perhaps even enthusiasm
23:47
to butchering his friend's body. Even
23:49
throughout his trial, Marson denied
23:51
having any involvement in Stuart's
23:53
murder. In fact, he would still call it
23:55
one giant misunderstanding. But the jury
23:57
saw right through his lies, and in March
23:59
of 2025, and following a 3-week trial,
24:02
they officially found him guilty of
24:04
murder. They determined that the motive
24:06
was plain and simple greed. because
24:08
Martin had racked up an irreoverable
24:10
amount of debt and so he thought he
24:12
could simply kill Stuart and then siphon
24:14
all his money. As a result, Marson was
24:16
sentenced to life in prison with a
24:18
minimum term of 34 years behind bars,
24:20
which thankfully means that at the very
24:22
earliest he won't be free again until
24:24
208. And by then, Marson's going to be
24:27
76 years old.
24:30
This is a deeply sad story about a man
24:32
who gave so much to his community only
24:35
to be betrayed and then exploited by
24:37
someone he trusted. Although Stuart
24:39
wasn't in the best of health when he
24:41
died, he had never lost his zest for
24:43
life. He was known for being jolly,
24:45
friendly, and mildmannered, a caring man
24:48
who remained very close to his family
24:50
right until the end. Friends describe
24:52
him as a gentle and sociable soul with
24:54
an upbeat personality. And one of his
24:56
friends put it quite simply that he was
24:58
the kind of man that everyone got on
25:00
with. Someone who was easy to talk to
25:02
and always ready with a warm welcome. In
25:05
a statement, Stuart's family said, "Even
25:08
though it has been almost 12 months, we
25:10
are still haunted by Benny's death,
25:12
which has now been made even more
25:14
painful knowing the lengths that were
25:16
taken to planet. It is truly difficult
25:18
to put into words how much he meant to
25:21
us and how much we will all miss him.
25:25
Stuart was a true historian and
25:27
collector and unfortunately with him
25:30
holding all of his family's old
25:31
paperwork, well, all of that was lost
25:33
when Marson threw all of it into the
25:35
skip. He threw away decades of wedding
25:37
photos, birth certificates, memories,
25:39
and memoirs. And so it turns out that
25:41
not only is Marson a horrible killer,
25:43
but also a vile parasite who denied an
25:46
entire family of their heritage. I mean,
25:48
the man quite literally went to a KFC
25:50
after dumping a body part in the park.
25:53
Who even does that? It remains eerily
25:55
unclear if other parts of Stuart will
25:57
ever be found because even to this day,
25:59
Marson remains uncooperative. But
26:01
perhaps through time, the monster will
26:03
eventually change his mind. After all,
26:06
he has a very long time to think about
26:08
it. I don't think there is much to
26:10
debate in this story because the
26:11
evidence available is very cut and dry.
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But saying that, I would love to know
26:14
what you think about this one because
26:16
the story is absolutely wild. So, with
26:18
that said, please share your thoughts in
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the comments section down below cuz I
26:22
genuinely like to read them. I can't
26:23
really think of anything else to say
26:24
here. So, I guess that's the end of the
26:26
video. On that note, thank you so much
26:28
for making it this far, folks. I really
26:30
do appreciate you being here. I'm going
26:31
to keep to this weekly schedule probably
26:33
for at least the foreseeable future. So,
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on that note, I'll see you again same
26:37
time next week. Of course, until that
26:39
moment arrives, remember to look after
26:41
yourselves, look after each other, and
26:43
of course, stay curious. Thank you and
26:46
goodbye.