"Dan was a loving, caring and compassionate man who will be forever loved and sadly missed." Det Supt Rachael Bentley, of Devon and Cornwall Police's major crime investigation team, described the killings as "callous and cold-blooded", as "both men were vulnerable and trusted James Desborough as their friend" before he brutally murdered them and "savagely desecrated their bodies". Helen Phillips of the Crown Prosecution Service said after the hearing that it had been a "large and extremely complex case". "As Desborough faces justice for his actions, my thoughts remain with the families and friends of his three victims." Follow BBC Cornwall on X, external, Facebook, external and Instagram, external.