He said Milburn had gone to her home at Maes Gwelfor in Rhydwyn with "murderous intent", and had been "fuelled by resentment and self-pity". Detectives have issued an appeal for anyone travelling by vehicle who may have dashcam footage of the north west of Anglesey between the early hours of April 22 and the early afternoon. In addition, the couple transferred money believing it was to buy horses, which Lewis told them were being stabled in Ireland, the court heard. Believed to be between 5ft 8in and 5ft 11in tall the man had also suffered from arthritis and had an issue with his spine which would have caused “limited mobility”. He believed they existed, believed they drank human blood, and believed most importantly that they could achieve immortality."

The inquest, which was held in Caernarfon on Tuesday (May 17), was adjourned to a future date pending further investigation. He spoke with his mum again the following morning but during the early afternoon, about 1.45pm, she found him dead in his flat. A few minutes earlier he had described Llanfairpwll as a "perfect" location for vampires, since many of its residents were elderly. If they died nobody would notice.Corrigan and Bailey became involved with Lewis in 2015, the prosecutor said. “Both came to regard him as a good and trusted friend, not recognising the fraudster that he was.”

Rouch said: “There was no such potential development and there was no such potential sale. It was a figment thought up to get his hands on their cash.” North Wales Police launched a large scale forensic search around the forest and were able to recover virtually an entire male skeleton.

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He said: "They've lost their mum, their grandma, and they've also had to sit through a court process where their father, or grandfather, has been responsible for such an awful act. The following day he spoke with his mother on the phone. She said he seemed fine but told her he had fallen the previous evening and hurt his shoulder. Opening the case, Peter Rouch KC said: “That murder and the reasons for it have nothing whatsoever to do with this case or the issues in it.” But he said it was the reason for police speaking to Bailey in April 2019.

Two months before the killing Hardman had told the 16-year-old German student he thought she was one of a community of local vampires.You can now get the latest reports from courts in North Wales delivered straight to your inbox - and it's all for free. Rouch said Lewis conned a number of people out of money between 2015 and 2020. “He is a fraudster. He conned a number of different people out of varying sums of money, sometimes in the hundreds of pounds, sometimes in the thousands, many thousands.” His mother June White, who has since lost her husband and battled a serious illness, has tirelessly campaigned for her son's killers to be brought to justice. At approximately 7pm he was seen by neighbours at the foot of the communal stairs at his home. He still appeared drunk and was helped to his feet and assisted upstairs to his flat.