Who is Julie Dixon and what happened to her? Inside the twisted true story of a ... trends now
Julie Dixon was jailed in 2012 for the murder of her long term partner David Twigg after lying about burning him alive.
She killed the 46-year-old in his workshop in March 2011, in Burgh le Marsh near Skegness, Lincolnshire, but phoned police to say masked intruders were to blame.
The case has been unpacked by a new Channel 5 documentary - A Killer Makes a Call.
In the true crime show, friends of the couple revealed she chose to play a song about 'danger and burning' at his funeral, despite the circumstances of his death.
Learn more about Dixon, her story and what happened to her below.
Julie Dixon (pictured) was jailed in 2012 for burning her fiancé alive, after lying about the nature of his death to Lincolnshire Police for months
David Twigg (above) was locked in his workshop in Burgh le Marsh, near Skegness, by Dixon. He died from smoke inhalation
On March 13, 2011, Julie Dixon locked her fiancé David Twigg in his workshop cupboard, doused it in petrol and set fire to it.
Fire crews discovered Mr Twigg kneeling in a 'prayer-type position' after breaking into his joinery business in an attempt to save him. He died from smoke inhalation.
The couple were engaged and had been together for 15 years, and after Mr Twigg's death, Dixon released a statement which read: 'I am so numb with pain, my heart is broken. I've not just lost my partner of 15 years; I've lost the love of my life, my best friend, and soul mate.'
DCI Stuart Gibbon said: 'David was a hard working, respected member of the community whose life was cut short in a brutal way.'
In the immediate aftermath, Dixon was treated as a victim, partly down to her injuries consistent with being caught in the fire herself - with a sooty face and singed hair.
For three months, Dixon gave tearful press interviews, playing the part of the grieving girlfriend.
However, police eventually discovered that their only witness had been lying to them about the nature of the incident.
It later emerged that Dixon had been searching for ways to kill someone without it showing up in a post-mortem as well as how to disguise tablets in food prior to her partner's death.
When Dixon was on trial, the court heard that the couple were outwardly in a happy relationship, but Dixon had been concealing the chaotic financial state that had engulfed David's business
The then-43-year-old put on 'a performance worthy of an Oscar' during a 999 call where she hysterically spoke of masked intruders - who became the initial suspects for investigators.
For months, police tried to get details out of their witness regarding the supposed perpetrators, who she described in basic terms as dressed in black and had a hoodie on, like a mask'.
In the absence of information on the mystery suspects, Dixon was arrested on June 6, 2011, to be questioned as a suspect for the first time.
Even then, it took time to
