In 1991, a quiet Northern Irish community awoke to a shocking scene: two bodies found in a fume-filled car, an apparent double suicide. The victims were linked by marriage—but not to each other. To all appearances, it was a tragic end to troubled lives. But years later, a single confession would expose a chilling conspiracy, and the story would unravel into one of the most infamous murder cases in Northern Ireland’s history. This episode uncovers the hidden lives, secret motives, and lasting fallout of a crime buried in silence.

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Sources

• High Court (NI) — Queen v Howell (Colin David), sentencing remarks, 3 Dec 2010 (life; 21-year minimum).

• Crown Court (NI) — Queen v Hazel Stewart, sentencing remarks, 16 Mar 2011

• Court of Appeal (NI) — R v Stewart (Hazel) judgment, 8 Feb 2013 (conviction upheld; confirms 18-year minimum).

• Court of Appeal (NI) — R v Hazel Stewart [2015] NICA 62, 20 Oct 2015 (appeal dismissed).

• Court of Appeal (NI) — Summary judgment on sentence, 25 Jun 2025 (leave to appeal refused; 18-year tariff stands).

• Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland — Public Statement on the 1991 deaths, 6 Dec 2011 (criticises original suicide assumption; notes sentences).

• Belfast Telegraph, 3 Dec 2010 (“21-year sentence for killer dentist”).

• The Guardian, 16 Mar 2011 (“Hazel Stewart jailed for at least 18 years”).

• The Guardian, 6 Dec 2011 (report on Ombudsman criticism of initial investigation).

• Irish Legal News, 8 Jul 2025 (Court of Appeal refuses Stewart leave to appeal sentence).