Devon and Cornwall Police are now making enquiries into the four sudden deaths at a homeless shelter in Cornwall, where serial killer James Desborough lived13:40, 29 Jul 2026Updated 14:11, 29 Jul 2026Officers are probing four unexplained deaths at a homeless shelter in Cornwall, which happened at the same time a convicted serial murderer lived there.Fan of TV serial killer show Dexter, James Desborough has already been convicted of three killings - prompting Devon and Cornwall Police to make new enquiries.Desborough, 40, lived at Sandy Lodge Hotel - a facility accommodating people experiencing homelessness or addictions - in Newquay, Cornwall.This was happening between December 2024 and April 2025, during which time two men and two women died unexpectedly. Detective Superintendent Rachel Bentley, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said the force "don't believe there is a link at this time" but the investigation is ongoing, with "some final reviews to be done".Desborough was yesterday convicted of killing Claudio Aquilino, 57, and Daniel Coleman, 43, before hiding their bodies in Cornwall last year. Both victims lived with Desborough at the homeless hostel. The last time they were both seen alive was in Desborough's company.The former builder was already serving a life sentence after he strangled his prison cellmate Steven Kempster at HMP Exeter while on remand awaiting his trial. As he killed three people in separate incidents over five months, Desborough is now considered a serial killer.Det Supt Bentley said officers attended each of the four other deaths and enquiries suggested natural causes. The deaths were then passed to the coroner but these investigations were paused when Desborough was arrested for murder.The officer said: "It was quite right that those coronial investigations paused when James Desborough was arrested for murder. That’s why the major crime investigation team commenced a review and conducted some further investigation because it was right to pause."Now James had committed a murder, so just to review those circumstances and those final investigation inquiries are ongoing currently. I said before there’s no other information that’s come into the investigation that suggests that he’s linked to any of the deaths."We don’t believe we’re looking for any victims, but I do want to stress that the investigations are ongoing. They are going to be reviewed again now the trial has concluded, but at this time we are not looking at any other investigations and at this time he’s not a suspect in any other deaths."Article continues belowMr Aquilino and Mr Coleman were found dismembered in an area of Sticker Woods, near St Austell, where Desborough lived in a wooden cabin. Officers later discovered 1,900 burned bone fragments from Mr Aquilino's body at the location.Parts of Mr Coleman's body, including his torse, legs and feet, were found in a shallow grave nearby. Desborough told a forensic biologist who was searching the woods for Mr Coleman’s body that he "particularly enjoyed the dismemberment scenes" in the television series Dexter.The father-of-one, who is 5ft10in tall and weighs almost 18st, went on to spend his victims' money on drugs and alcohol.