In a harrowing display of depravity, Damien Bendall, the monster behind the brutal Killamarsh murders, has been caught on camera boasting about his crimes to an undercover police officer posing as a fellow inmate.
The footage, released as part of a public inquiry, shows the 33-year-old coldly referring to himself as a 'zombie hunter' while discussing the horrific September 2021 attacks that claimed four lives.
A Monster's Boast
Bendall, who is serving a whole-life order, showed not a shred of remorse as he described murdering his pregnant partner, Terri Harris, 35, her children John Paul Bennett, 13, and Lacey Bennett, 11, as well as Lacey's friend, Connie Gent, 11.
He chillingly told the officer, "I'm a f***ing zombie hunter... I've killed more people than you've had hot dinners." The undercover operative, part of a National Crime Agency investigation dubbed Operation Halbert, was placed in Wakefield prison to gather evidence on the killer's state of mind.
The Sickening Details
The video reveals Bendall's twisted pride in his actions. He is heard saying: "I battered her to death with a claw hammer... I was covered in blood, I had a f***ing claw hammer in my hand."
He callously added that he "did a runner" after the murders, showing complete disregard for the lives he had brutally ended. The footage stands as a stark testament to his pure evil and the calculated nature of his crimes.
A Failure of the System
This shocking confession emerges amidst a serious case review into the murders. Bendall, a known violent offender with a history of extreme brutality, was wrongly assessed as being "medium risk" by probation services prior to the killings.
The review has uncovered a catastrophic chain of failings that allowed this dangerous individual to be in a position to carry out his unspeakable acts, raising serious questions about the UK's probation and justice systems.
