Not your average Florida Man. A bodybuilder with a stash of steroids, tangled in the shadowy world of contract killings and criminal dealings. When he crossed the pond to the UK, this mysterious figure set off one of the most intense manhunts in recent history. No alligator wresting or bizarre headlines here — just a high-stakes chase with deadly consequences.

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Sources

• Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) — Bieber (aka Coleman) v R [2008] EWCA Crim 1601 (23 Jul 2008): whole-life order quashed; 37-year minimum term set.

• The Guardian (2 Dec 2004): “Police killer to spend rest of his life in prison” — conviction at Newcastle Crown Court; initial whole-life recommendation.

• The Guardian (2 Dec 2004): “Steroids changed obsessed body builder” — Florida background (Markus Mueller, Michelle Marsh; alleged hitman plot).

• The Observer/Guardian (4 Dec 2004): “PC’s killer used gun smuggled to Britain” — HS95 handgun batch detail.

• The Guardian (10 Jan 2004): “PC shot dead on Boxing Day was hit twice” — inquest timing/injury facts.

• Yorkshire Evening Post (22 Nov 2022): “PC Ian Broadhurst killer David Bieber given second life sentence for attack on prison officer.”

• The Independent (22 Nov 2022): “Ex-US marine who shot dead policeman given second life term for prison attack” — confirms 37-year base minimum.

• Irish Examiner (22 Nov 2022): sentencing hearing note — overall minimum term rises from 37 to 43 years after prison-attack life sentence.

In this short introduction, we share who we are, what this podcast is all about, and what you can expect from the episodes ahead. We’ll be exploring true crime cases from across the UK — some you’ll know well, and others you may be hearing about for the first time.

A quick note: the audio quality in our first couple of episodes isn’t perfect. We were learning on the job and it took us a little time to get things right. Stick with us — it improves quickly, and we’re excited to bring you clear, well-researched stories each week.

Thanks for joining us at the start of this journey.

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).