However, Josef was not asleep and was alerted, prompting the pair to stuff a handkerchief in his mouth and tie his limbs up with a towel and ropes, and then placing face down against a pillow.
Sometime after his release, he was informed that he received land and cash worth millions of korunas from his stepfather's inheritance, stemming from his old pig feedlot business.
Regulars at the "U Alenky" bar would later testify that Šťovíček often bought drinks exclusively for people who did not know of his past, in an apparent attempt to gain more friends.
[1] On 25 July 2020, Šťovíček was hanging out in "U Alenky" when he encountered 35-year-old Lucie J., whom he invited to accompany him on a walk to a nearby park in Rovensko pod Troskami.
[1] Less than two weeks later, shortly after midnight on 5 August, Šťovíček was at the "Nový život" pub when he came across 39-year-old Stanislava H., whom he asked to accompany him for a walk along the banks of the Jizera river.
[1] Šťovíček was considered the prime suspect in both cases, but could only be arrested two days after the murder of Stanislava due to the fact that investigators lacked enough evidence to charge him.
[6] Šťovíček's trial was scheduled to begin in April 2021, but it did not take place in the end, as he accepted a plea deal from the prosecutor and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a chance of parole after 30 years.