The remains of the man found in Clocaenog Forest are likely to have been left there sometime between 2004 and 2010.

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”. During the three week hearing Roger Thomas, QC, prosecuting, suggested that Hardman, who was once his victim's paper boy, had developed an overwhelming fascination with vampires. 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". 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.”

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. He believed they existed, believed they drank human blood, and believed most importantly that they could achieve immortality." A post-mortem examination discovered he had been murdered by blunt trauma to the skull, and examinations of his teeth and specialist radio carbon dating found the man was born before 1950. He told witnesses he had fallen but detectives have been unable to identify where he may have fallen.

Corrigan was fatally shot with a crossbow outside his home in a remote part of Anglesey in north Wales in 2019, the jury heard. But, the jury was told, the building had been sold to the village hall committee four months before.

Vampire belief came from 'desire to fit in'

North Wales Police launched a large scale forensic search around the forest and were able to recover virtually an entire male skeleton. In another impact statement, their second son Daniel Milburn said his father had "lost the right to be called my dad". Police have always believed there are witnesses who could hold the key to solving the case, but have yet to come forward. 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. 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.

It was during those conversations police had with her that matters to which this case relate first came to light,” he said.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. 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. A person was arrested last month and later released on conditional police bail as enquiries continue.