Shocking Case of Marcin Majerkiewicz: He Dismembered His Roommate And Dumped His Body Across Manchester
This grisly discovery led to one of the most complex criminal investigations in Greater Manchester, England.
It involved six crime scenes, forensic investigations, and a housemate with a shocking double life.
Let's get into it
The Shocking Discovery That Led To a Murder Investigation
On April 4, 2024, a normal walk through Kersal Dale Nature Reserve in Salford took a horrifying turn.
A passerby spotted a human torso wrapped in cling film, hidden inside an abandoned bunker.
They immediately alerted the authorities and soon the local police department launched a criminal investigation.
This area eventually became the first of six crime scenes tied to the case.
When Crime scene investigators reviewed nearby CCTV footage, they found a critical clue.
Two days earlier, before the torso was found, a man had entered the reserve carrying a heavy blue bag.
The CCTV footage showed him clearly struggling to carry the bag, which looked very heavy.
He kept switching it from hand to hand and even stopped to rest.
A few minutes later, he left without the bag.
Police reports later confirmed that the dismembered torso came from that big heavy bag.
For three weeks, criminal investigators couldn't identify the man with the bag or the victim whose body had been cut up.
Then on April 25, 2024, everything changed.
Two officers driving along Eccles Old Road spotted a man who looked like the figure from the CCTV video.
They quietly followed the man as he boarded a bus and arrested him a few minutes later.
The man was later identified as Marcin Majerkiewicz.
During the arrest, Majerkiewicz claimed that the officers were wrong and had made a “mistake 100%,” by arresting him.
However, the overwhelming evidence against him told a different story.
After further investigation, the victim was also identified as Stuart Everett, Majerkiewicz's roommate.
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| Stuart Everett |
What The Criminal Investigation Uncovered
After arresting Marcin Majerkiewicz on the bus, officers immediately searched his home on Worsley Road.
What they found was chilling - clear signs of a violent crime and attempts to cover it up.
In Majerkiewicz's bedroom, forensic investigators found blood spatter on the walls and carpet.
He had tried to clean the crime scene by cutting out part of the carpet which was soaked in blood.
However, Luminol testing showed the exact place where Stuart was attacked.
Detectives later pieced together Majerkiewicz's movements through CCTV and phone records.
They traced his movements to multiple dump sites, including Blackleach Reservoir and Linnyshaw Colliery Woods, where more remains were discovered.
Interestingly, Majerkiewicz's phone pinged near each body dump site in the days after the murder.
His internet search history also showed disturbing searches about body disposal.
Furthermore, investigators discovered that Majerkiewicz had taken over Stuart's phone and ATM cards after he killed him.
He sent texts to family members making it look like Stuart was still alive.
He even mailed a birthday card to Stuart's relatives, signed with Stuart's name weeks after killing him.
By the time the criminal investigation was over, police had pieced together a timeline of deception and brutality.
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| Marcin Majerkiewicz seen carrying heavy bags |
Who Was Stuart Everett and How Did He End up Living With Majerkiewicz?
Stuart Everett was affectionately known as "Benny" to friends and family.
He was a 67-year-old British man with a Polish background, according to BBC.
His birthname was Roman Ziemacki but he later changed his name to Stuart.
He was described as a gentle soul who had a passion for life's simple pleasures.
At the time of his death, he lived quietly in a three-bedroom terraced house on Worsley Road in Salford.
He lived alone as he was never married and had no children.
To make ends meet after retirement, Stuart started renting out his spare rooms and this was how Marcin Majerkiewicz entered his life.
The two first met when Stuart volunteered as an English tutor for Polish immigrants at a local community center.
Majerkiewicz was one of his students as he had just arrived from Poland.
In 2017, Stuart offered him a room in his home.
At the time, Majerkiewicz worked as a manager at fast food outlets in the Trafford Centre.
But after some time in Stuart's house, Majerkiewicz lost his job.
According to BBC, he started struggling financially which led to serious debts.
Possible motive
The real reason why Marcin Majerkiewicz brutally murdered Stuart Everett is not clear.
However, investigators have uncovered several troubling factors that may explain his actions.
1) Theft: Majerkiewicz was drowning financially at the time of Stuart's murder.
He owed approximately £60,000 (about $78,000) to various people.
Forensic investigations later revealed that Majerkiewicz took over Stuart's bank accounts after killing him.
He was seen on CCTV at several ATMs using Stuart's card.
Also, his internet history included desperate searches about quick cash schemes and renting properties in Spain.
This suggests that money may have played a role in the murder.
2) Financial dispute: Some neighbors reported hearing loud arguments between both men in the days before the murder.
Investigators suspect these fights may have been about money problems, like unpaid bills since Majerkiewicz was in serious debt.
They suspect this could have pushed the killer over the edge.
3) Psychological Factors: Psychological factors also came up during the criminal investigation as a potential motive.
Majerkiewicz had a known obsession with violent horror films.
He even had a tattoo of Friday the 13th's Jason Voorhees.
His former colleagues from his workplace confirmed that he had a disturbing fascination with gore and death.
Stuart Everett's murder was extremely brutal.
He was dismembered with a hacksaw and his body parts were distributed across Manchester.
This pointed to something far deeper than a simple financial dispute.
Forensic psychiatrists noted the crime showed signs of calculated planning and uncontrolled rage.
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| Marcin Majerkiewicz |
Justice For Stuart Everett
After a three-week trial at the Manchester Crown Court, the jury took less than two hours to convict Marcin Majerkiewicz of murder.
His sentencing is on March 28, 2025 where he faces a potential sentence to life in prison.
For Stuart's family, the trial brought partial closure.
Only about one-third of Stuart's body was ever recovered even after forensic experts searched six crime scenes.
Investigators believe Majerkiewicz may have disposed of remains in other areas that were never found.
Stuart's brother Richard Ziemacki expressed relief that Majerkiewicz would never harm anyone else.
But he acknowledged no sentence could undo their loss.
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