Dexter fanatic ‘told pal he felt “bloodthirsty” around time he chopped up his two roommates & buried remains in woods’

A DEXTER fanatic told a pal he felt “bloodthirsty” around the time he allegedly murdered and chopped up his two roommates, a court heard. James Desborough is accused of killing Daniel Coleman, 43, and Claudio Aquilino, 57, after meeting them at a homeless residence in Newquay, Cornwall. James Desborough is accused of murdering his two roommates Credit: Facebook He then allegedly dismembered their bodies and buried them near his woodland cabin Credit: Solent The 40-year-old then dismembered their bodies in Paramoor Woods, near Sticker in Cornwall, tried to burn and bury their remains and stole their money, jurors heard. Winchester Crown Court heard around the time of the killings, Desborough allegedly messaged a pal describing himself as “absolutely bloodthirsty real hostile fuming spitting feathers”. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! The text was dated on May 30, 2025 – the date Claudio became a missing person. But giving evidence, Desborough claimed he did not even know what the word “bloodthirsty” means. He also denied whether the message suggested he could become “violent” and “threaten” people. Desborough told jurors: “I don’t know what it means to be fair. I was very unhappy about rubbish and human waste being left everywhere. “I don’t understand how that’s a threat.” The court was also told a week earlier, Desborough had told Daniel he was a “f***ing r****d” and warned him: “Don’t take me for a mug, boy.” Most read in The Sun Daniel Coleman was found in a shallow grave Credit: Solent A police diver found a ‘piece of flesh’ belonging to Claudio Aquilino in a nearby stream Credit: Solent They had fallen out over Daniel’s relationship with Hannah Cresswell, with whom Desborough had had an affair, it was said. In his evidence, Desborough claimed the victim had shaken his hand when he discovered the affair. Ahmed Hossain KC, prosecuting, said parts of Daniel’s dismembered body, including his torso, legs and feet, were later found in a shallow grave. Daniel’s DNA was discovered on an axe that was hanging from a tree nearby, jurors heard. Claudio’s shallow grave was found 18 metres away. Cops discovered 1,900 burnt bone fragments – belonging to Claudio – at a stream nearby, jurors were told. An axe found in the woods that contained Daniel’s DNA Credit: Solent Officers discovered more than 1,000 burnt bone fragments Credit: CornwallLive/BPM A “piece of flesh” – also from the alleged victim – was in the water, and a search party also found “two pieces of unburnt scapula”, it was said. Mr Hossain KC said Desborough was a fan of the hit TV show Dexter – in which the lead character is a serial killer who dismembers people. The alleged killer told a forensic biologist involved in the woodland searches that he “particularly enjoyed the dismemberment scenes” in the show, the prosecutor said. Desborough confessed he “lost all grip on reality” and tried to hide their bodies – insisting he only found them dead on his land and that he didn’t kill them. He also admitted in court he had used Daniel’s bank card to buy himself a “large beef roast” after dismembering his body. Jurors were told previously Desborough was convicted of strangling strangled 65-year-old cellmate Steven Kempster to death at HMP Exeter while awaiting trial for the double murder. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter but was convicted of murdering Kempster by a jury. Police also seized a large number of handwritten notes in the woodland cabin, the court heard. One said: “I know I’m a killer, ready to kill and execute any predators.” Another included “detailed travel plans and intent to leave the UK”. This note mentioned a “shuffle bag liner”, “bodies buried”, “new disguise”, “new burner phone” and “safe house”, jurors heard. Desborough denies murdering Claudio between April 17 and July 7 last year and killing Daniel between June 2 and July 7 last year. He has pleaded guilty to preventing the lawful burial of the two men’s bodies. The trial continues.