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This Much is True Crime · Yesterday · 53 min

How a brutal murder unfolded in a quiet Cornish village | James Desborough

This week, we're discussing the case of James Desborough, the killer whose crimes in Cornwall earned him comparisons to the fictional serial killer Dexter Morgan. Desborough murdered two men at his isolated shack in the Cornish woods before later killing his own cellmate while serving time in prison. We look at Desborough's three murders, what happened at the secluded woodland shack, and how a man already convicted of killing twice was able to murder again behind bars. We also explore the comparisons between Desborough and Dexter, and what we actually know about the man dubbed the "Cornwall Killer". Hit subscribe so you don't miss any updates. Check out our Patreon for bonus weekly episodes and access to live recordings, plus monthly newsletters! Click here to join: https://www.patreon.com/c/ThisMuchisTrueCrime TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thismuchistruecrime Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thismuchistruecrime Produced by Podcast House. This Much Is True Crime is proudly sponsored by the TRUE CRIME channel. Watch TRUE CRIME on Sky 146, Freely 37, Freeview 67, Freesat 135 and Virgin 148. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This week, we're discussing the case of James Desborough, the killer whose crimes in Cornwall earned him comparisons to the fictional serial killer Dexter Morgan.


Desborough murdered two men at his isolated shack in the Cornish woods before later killing his own cellmate while serving time in prison.


We look at Desborough's three murders, what happened at the secluded woodland shack, and how a man already convicted of killing twice was able to murder again behind bars. We also explore the comparisons between Desborough and Dexter, and what we actually know about the man dubbed the "Cornwall Killer".


Hit subscribe so you don't miss any updates.


Check out our Patreon for bonus weekly episodes and access to live recordings, plus monthly newsletters! Click here to join:


https://www.patreon.com/c/ThisMuchisTrueCrime

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thismuchistruecrime
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thismuchistruecrime


Produced by Podcast House.


This Much Is True Crime is proudly sponsored by the TRUE CRIME channel.

Watch TRUE CRIME on Sky 146, Freely 37, Freeview 67, Freesat 135 and Virgin 148.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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