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| Jason Marshall: Double killer jailed for life after 'sadistic' murder of Peter Fasoli caught on camera | Jason Marshall: Double killer jailed for life after 'sadistic' murder of Peter Fasoli caught on camera |
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| A sadistic killer who was caught on camera torturing a vulnerable gay man in his own home has been jailed for at least 39 years. | A sadistic killer who was caught on camera torturing a vulnerable gay man in his own home has been jailed for at least 39 years. |
| Jason Marshall, 29, posed as an MI5 agent then stripped, gagged, handcuffed and smothered 58-year-old Peter Fasoli with cling film. | Jason Marshall, 29, posed as an MI5 agent then stripped, gagged, handcuffed and smothered 58-year-old Peter Fasoli with cling film. |
| Mr Fasoli begged for his life when Marshall threatened him with a knife before killing him. | Mr Fasoli begged for his life when Marshall threatened him with a knife before killing him. |
| He stole his bank cards and PIN numbers, and torched his flat to cover his tracks in January 2013. | He stole his bank cards and PIN numbers, and torched his flat to cover his tracks in January 2013. |
| He then fled to Italy, where he killed again and attacked a third man before being caught. | He then fled to Italy, where he killed again and attacked a third man before being caught. |
| Mr Fasoli's death was put down as an accident until his nephew stumbled across harrowing webcam footage of his last hours on his uncle's computer hard drive. | Mr Fasoli's death was put down as an accident until his nephew stumbled across harrowing webcam footage of his last hours on his uncle's computer hard drive. |
| Following a trial at the Old Bailey, Marshall was found guilty of murder and arson. | Following a trial at the Old Bailey, Marshall was found guilty of murder and arson. |
| On Tuesday Judge Nicholas Hilliard QC sentenced him to life with a minimum of 39 years for the "sadistic" killing. | On Tuesday Judge Nicholas Hilliard QC sentenced him to life with a minimum of 39 years for the "sadistic" killing. |
| He said: "I am sure you were motivated by a desire to cause Mr Fasoli pain without his consent, which would be a significantly greater source of pleasure or gratification to you. | He said: "I am sure you were motivated by a desire to cause Mr Fasoli pain without his consent, which would be a significantly greater source of pleasure or gratification to you. |
| "You tortured him for so long because you enjoyed it so much. | "You tortured him for so long because you enjoyed it so much. |
| "I'm sure that you can have felt no remorse whatsoever for what you have done. | "I'm sure that you can have felt no remorse whatsoever for what you have done. |
| "On the contrary, you derived pleasure from it." | "On the contrary, you derived pleasure from it." |
| The defendant had met Mr Fasoli on gay dating website Badoo and arranged to meet him at his bungalow in Northolt, west London, on the pretext of a bondage sex session but with the plan of robbing him. | The defendant had met Mr Fasoli on gay dating website Badoo and arranged to meet him at his bungalow in Northolt, west London, on the pretext of a bondage sex session but with the plan of robbing him. |
| He stole £780 in the days following Mr Fasoli's death and used his bank card to buy a flight to Italy where he continued his violent spree in Rome. | He stole £780 in the days following Mr Fasoli's death and used his bank card to buy a flight to Italy where he continued his violent spree in Rome. |
| Computer repairman Mr Fasoli's murder went undiscovered for nearly two years until his nephew Christopher Murgatroyd found the footage while looking for family tree research on his fire-damaged hard drive. | Computer repairman Mr Fasoli's murder went undiscovered for nearly two years until his nephew Christopher Murgatroyd found the footage while looking for family tree research on his fire-damaged hard drive. |
| Jurors were shown the footage in which Myleene Klass' Classic FM radio show can be heard playing in the background. | Jurors were shown the footage in which Myleene Klass' Classic FM radio show can be heard playing in the background. |
| Marshall, from East Ham, east London, who is already serving 16 years for the attacks in Italy, claimed to be suffering from amnesia. | Marshall, from East Ham, east London, who is already serving 16 years for the attacks in Italy, claimed to be suffering from amnesia. |
| Mitigating, Tomas Quinn said his client had a "bizarre" history of impersonating police officers, ticket inspectors and special constables. | Mitigating, Tomas Quinn said his client had a "bizarre" history of impersonating police officers, ticket inspectors and special constables. |
| But he was not sophisticated, deliberate, long-term targeted or focused in his crimes, he said. | But he was not sophisticated, deliberate, long-term targeted or focused in his crimes, he said. |
| Prosecutor Ed Brown QC told the court Mr Fasoli's sister Ann Murgatroyd had come to court but her son Christopher was still too upset. | Prosecutor Ed Brown QC told the court Mr Fasoli's sister Ann Murgatroyd had come to court but her son Christopher was still too upset. |
| He said: "Mrs Murgatroyd is here. The finding of the very distressing footage for her son, and nephew of the deceased, has plainly had a significant impact on both parties. | He said: "Mrs Murgatroyd is here. The finding of the very distressing footage for her son, and nephew of the deceased, has plainly had a significant impact on both parties. |
| "Mrs Murgatroyd is here, her son has not felt able to come and he continues to be distressed by what he saw and therefore his part in this sorry affair." | "Mrs Murgatroyd is here, her son has not felt able to come and he continues to be distressed by what he saw and therefore his part in this sorry affair." |
| Judge Hilliard had asked for more information about why the initial police investigation did not examine Mr Fasoli's bank records or social media activity. | |
| He said: "I express the hope that someone who is in a position to do so, so far as the Metropolitan Police is concerned, will look at whether procedures for investigations are significantly comprehensive and robust in such circumstances." | |
| Mr Brown told the court a Detective Superintendent had looked "very carefully" at what happened and found there was "no breach of any procedure". | |
| Detective Inspector James Stevenson, of Scotland Yard, said he was "very pleased for the family" of Marshall's victim. | |
| He said: "He is clearly a very sadistic individual. | |
| "He has a psychopathic personality disorder but does not have a treatable mental illness." | |
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