18 Facts About David Bieber

David Bieber was given a whole life sentence after being found guilty of murder in December 2004 and the trial judge recommended that he should never be released; however, in 2008 this sentence was reduced to a minimum term of 37 years by the Court of Appeal, after which he could apply for parole.

David Bieber fled the state, assuming the identity of Nathan Wayne Coleman by stealing the identity of a deceased child and escaping the country in 1996.

David Bieber entered the United Kingdom on 26 September 1996 through the port of Ramsgate, Kent, using a false passport.

David Bieber was given a six-month visa, but it was extended until his marriage to Denise Horsley in Kendal, Cumbria.

In 1998, David Bieber arrived in Yorkshire, where he worked as a nightclub doorman.

On 26 December 2003, on the border between the Gipton and Oakwood areas of Leeds, unarmed traffic policemen Ian Broadhurst and Neil Roper saw David Bieber's stolen BMW car parked at the junction of Grange Park Avenue and Dib Lane, where David Bieber had just been into the adjacent post office.

Roper then moved to handcuff David Bieber, who, facing imprisonment for various offences in the UK and possible extradition to the US, drew a 9 mm handgun and fired an initial four shots at the officers, who tried to flee.

David Bieber walked over to where Broadhurst was lying, and fired a fifth shot into his head at point blank range.

On 27 December 2003, David Bieber took a taxi journey in Bradford, and on 28 December, armed police raided David Bieber's apartment in Leeds.

David Bieber admitted possession of 298 9mm rounds, found when arrested, without a firearms certificate.

David Bieber's defence was that the culprit was his friend who looked like him, from Florida, that committed the offences and had asked him to look after the murder weapon.

David Bieber said he could not name this friend for fear of reprisals.

David Bieber was convicted on one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder.

The judge, Mr Justice Moses, told David Bieber he had shown "no remorse or understanding of the brutality" of his crime, and the aggravating feature in the case was that David Bieber did not need to shoot Broadhurst through the head, noting:.

Later in 2007, it was reported that David Bieber was involved in an escape plot with two other prisoners.

On 23 July 2008, David Bieber was told by the High Court that he would not have to serve a whole life term, as originally recommended by the trial judge, but would still have to serve a minimum of 37 years before being considered for parole, meaning he is set to remain in prison until at least 2041, when he will be 75 years old.

On 10 August 2017 David Bieber attacked prison officer Alison Smith at HMP Long Lartin prison with a homemade weapon fashioned from an iron bar.

Consequently, the minimum term is 43 years and will run until 1 January 2047 when David Bieber will be 80 years old.