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A property developer accused of killing a tenant who stood in the way of a £2m deal has admitted creating a fantasy life as a "James Bond-style" spy.A property developer accused of killing a tenant who stood in the way of a £2m deal has admitted creating a fantasy life as a "James Bond-style" spy.
The Old Bailey has heard Thanos Papalexis, 37, deny killing Charalambos Christodoulides, who was found in a basement in Kilburn, north-west London.The Old Bailey has heard Thanos Papalexis, 37, deny killing Charalambos Christodoulides, who was found in a basement in Kilburn, north-west London.
A Florida prostitute, Rebecca DeFalco, has said Mr Papalexis told her he had murdered a man who "stood in his way".A Florida prostitute, Rebecca DeFalco, has said Mr Papalexis told her he had murdered a man who "stood in his way".
But Mr Papalexis said he made up a fantasy existence as a killer spy.But Mr Papalexis said he made up a fantasy existence as a killer spy.
The defendant admits he had spun an elaborate fantasy to Miss DeFalco during an intense sexual relationship in the summer of 2004.The defendant admits he had spun an elaborate fantasy to Miss DeFalco during an intense sexual relationship in the summer of 2004.
I told her about missions, explosions, gun battles in the desert... but nothing to do with the murder of a gentleman in a warehouse Thanos Papalexis
Mr Papalexis, who falsely told DeFalco that he loved her, said: "I wanted her to feel loved and to feel that I was a super-spy and that we would have great sex and great fun together.
"I have regaled her with stories which would make a screenwriter envious - but I have never mentioned anything to do with this murder."
He continued: "I told her about missions, explosions, car chases, gun battles in the desert, stories that you would see in a movie.
"But nothing to do with the murder of a 55-year-old gentleman in a warehouse in London."
He also claimed to have made a colleague tell her he had been injured in an explosion and lost his memory.
'Enormous fantasy''Enormous fantasy'
He admitted lying to her and said that when he decided to break off the relationship he had made up a story about going to Iraq.
He claimed to have made a colleague tell her he had been injured in an explosion and lost his memory.
Mr Papalexis said his wife Karina had agreed to let him have sex with other women after she developed problems during fertility treatment.Mr Papalexis said his wife Karina had agreed to let him have sex with other women after she developed problems during fertility treatment.
Asked by his counsel, Michael Borrelli QC, why he had decided to come up with such an "enormous fantasy," he said: "It was fantasy role playing which seemed to fit in with what we were doing.Asked by his counsel, Michael Borrelli QC, why he had decided to come up with such an "enormous fantasy," he said: "It was fantasy role playing which seemed to fit in with what we were doing.
"It created mystery and excitement and it was fun so I encouraged it and fed the fantasy.""It created mystery and excitement and it was fun so I encouraged it and fed the fantasy."
Mr Papalexis denies murder as do two Albanian immigrants Ylli Xhelo and Robert Baxhila.Mr Papalexis denies murder as do two Albanian immigrants Ylli Xhelo and Robert Baxhila.
The trial continues.The trial continues.