It all happened at a get-together with the family at a restaurant in Colchester,,where Brett Collins burst out with a speech,including a toast to the " engaged couple ",meaning Julie and Jeremy.
Jeremy wasn't amused and didn't respond. Instead he said he had no plans to get engaged.
Oh dear,,what an embarrassing moment for all concerned. The rot had set in before this particular day,with a lot of arguments taking place. Julie was very hurt at this abrupt ending,so I reckon that's when the cogs started working and 32 statements later-----------------------------------------------------
Except that Julie told her friend Susan that Jeremy hadn't committed the murders,,answering Susans' question whether he did or not,,and up came the " payment to a hitman " scenario.