A two-part true crime documentary revisits the 2024 murder of Stuart Everett, 67, whose dismembered remains were found across Greater Manchester after he was killed in his own home by Marcin Majerkiewicz.
The Jigsaw Puzzle Murder is available to stream in full on Paramount+ and as a Prime Video add-on. The series revisits the case through accounts from those involved in the investigation and testimony from Stuart's loved ones.
Discovery in Salford Woodland
Police initially discovered a human torso, partially hidden and tightly wrapped in cellophane, in woodland on the outskirts of Salford. Further remains were subsequently found across the area.
A synopsis reads: "A dismembered human torso is discovered in a Manchester woodland. With no DNA match, witnesses, murder weapon or obvious suspect, detectives open a murder investigation with almost nothing. And then more body parts appear across an unsettled city."
Investigation and Trial
The documentary follows the digital and forensic work that helped investigators piece together what had happened, bringing the relationship between Stuart and his killer into focus. It also examines messages sent from Stuart's mobile after his death to friends, relatives and his bank.
Another housemate, Michal Polchowski, came under suspicion during the inquiry. He was arrested and accused alongside Majerkiewicz, but was ultimately cleared of any involvement. The series gives him the opportunity to tell his side of the story for the first time.
According to the programme's synopsis, a crucial discovery at a local reservoir transformed the investigation. The documentary then follows the murder trial of Majerkiewicz, from Eccles, who was convicted of killing Stuart and jailed for life.
Police Response
Greater Manchester Police described the inquiry as one of the most extraordinary in the force's history. Detective Chief Superintendent Lewis Hughes said: "This is a case of rarely seen complexity and scale, with detectives initially responding to partial human remains found deep within a secluded wood."
"But we said from the start that we wouldn't give up, a victim and their family remained at the forefront of our minds and actions throughout."
The Jigsaw Puzzle Murder is streaming on Paramount+.
