According to Sky News, 42-year-old Marcin Majerczyk killed 67-year-old Stuart Everett with a hammer before using a hacksaw to cut his body into pieces at their home on the night of March 27-28, 2024.
Majerczyk skinned Everett’s face before transporting body parts on multiple bus trips across Greater Manchester to dispose of the evidence. Authorities discovered the victim’s torso at the Kersal Dale nature reserve in Salford on April 4.
CCTV Footage Leads to Arrest
Police analyzed security camera footage, which showed a man entering a wooded area of the reserve carrying a heavy blue bag – but later leaving without it. Three weeks later, an officer working on the case happened to pass by Majerczyk and realized he resembled the suspect from the footage.
When police arrested him and searched his home – where he had lived since 2017 – they found bloodstains in his bedroom, suggesting he had attacked his victim there.
Only One-Third of the Victim’s Body Recovered
Additional remains were found in five other natural locations, including Linnyshaw Colliery Woods, Blackleach Reservoir, Worsley Woods, and Boggart Hole Clough. However, only one-third of the 67-year-old’s body has been recovered so far.
Majerczyk disposed of Everett’s remains at 15 different locations, including a canal near their home.
Quick Conviction After Trial
On Friday, the jury took less than two hours to convict Majerczyk, who was born in the UK to Polish parents and raised in Derby.
He denied his guilt.
“No Clear Motive for the Murder”
Speaking after the trial, Detective Inspector Lewis Hughes stated:
“Majerczyk has an obsession with horror and gore, as we know from his search history, the videos he watches, and his tattoos. We don’t know why he removed the victim’s face – whether it was some kind of twisted fantasy, a behavioral compulsion, or simply an attempt to hinder identification.”
He added: “We have not confirmed a clear motive. There are several possible factors – financial issues, debts, problems paying bills, or a possible personal conflict between them.”
Majerczyk was unemployed at the time of the crime and had debts amounting to £60,000, as revealed in court.
Victim’s Family Misled Through Fake Messages
Everett met his killer while teaching English to newly arrived Polish migrants. He was unmarried and had no children. His family was unaware of his death for some time because Majerczyk had taken his phone and was sending messages – even a birthday card – to his relatives to pretend he was still alive.
Initially, a third roommate, a 68-year-old man, was also considered a suspect in the case.
Due to the particularly traumatic nature of the case, Judge Justice Cavanagh excused the jurors from jury duty for the next five years, thanking them for their service.
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