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Fan of serial killer TV show guilty of double murder
The jury heard Desborough spent the victims’ money on drugs and alcohol before police found their remains in Sticker Woods, officers said.
- A jury at Winchester Crown Court convicted James Desborough, 40, of murdering Daniel Coleman, 43, and Claudio Aquilino, 57, on Tuesday after deliberating for three hours and 15 minutes.
- Police recovered the victims' remains in Sticker Woods during forensic searches in March 2026, after Desborough was arrested on June 30, 2025, for bank card fraud connected to both men.
- Aquilino warned police Desborough was "really off his head" and "kamikaze," while officers discovered handwritten documents in the cabin including one stating "I know I am a killer and ready to execute any predators."
- While on remand at HMP Exeter on September 15, 2025, Desborough strangled his 65-year-old cellmate Steven Kempster; he was later convicted of Kempster's murder at Exeter Crown Court.
- Investigations into Coleman's disappearance began after he was reported missing on June 18, 2025, with CCTV footage showing him alive at 8:38pm on June 3, hours before his murder in Sticker Woods.
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James Desborough denied murdering his 'friends' but accepted disposing of their bodies in the most gruesome way
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