Porn Star Who Decapitated Couple Before Putting Body Parts in Suitcase Found Guilty of Double Murder

A porn star accused of dismembering a couple before stuffing some of their remains in suitcases has been found guilty of double murder.

Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, was convicted on two counts of murder at Woolwich Crown Court in London, U.K., on Monday, July 21, according to a statement from the Crown Prosecution Service.

Prosecutors said Mosquera — a “pornographic performer” and native of Colombia — was motivated by finances when he brutally killed Paul Longworth, 71, and Albert Alfonso, 62, at the couple’s home in the Shepherd’s Bush neighborhood of London on July 8, 2024.

During the trial, Mosquera claimed that Alfonso murdered Longworth, and that he then killed Alfonso out of fear for his life, per the statement. But prosecutors said Mosquera murdered both victims in a “planned and premeditated attack.”

According to a statement from the Metropolitan Police Service, Mosquera had got to know both men, who were in a civil partnership, over a number of years, and had been staying with them at their apartment for the month prior to their murders.

“Mosquera was involved in a consensual sexual relationship with Albert, one which Paul was aware of and lovingly accepted,” police said. “The court heard Albert simply had no reason to kill his partner, Paul, despite Mosquera’s defense that the two of them were in a controlling and coercive relationship.”

Authorities said Mosquera attacked Longworth first with a hammer to the back of the head in the afternoon while Alfonso was at work. He then hid the body in a storage space under the bed in Longworth’s bedroom and waited for Alfonso to come home, per the police statement.

Later that evening, video footage from Alfonso’s bedroom showed Mosquera performing sex acts on Alfonso in his bedroom, before repeatedly stabbing him and cutting his throat, police said. According to The Guardian, prosecutors said Mosquera recorded a clip of himself singing and dancing after killing Alfonso.

On the day of the killings, investigators said Mosquera searched online for how long it would take for a corpse to start decomposing and where on the head would be a fatal blow, per the police statement. Data also showed he accessed a boarding pass for a return flight to his native Colombia.

On July 10, 2024, Mosquera was seen on the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol “acting strangely” with two large suitcases, prosecutors said. “It became obvious that one of the suitcases was leaking blood, and when challenged by a member of the public, he ran away,” the CPS statement reads.

“Police were called and made the gruesome discovery of body parts contained within the cases,” prosecutors said. “A luggage label led them to Mr. Longworth and Mr. Alfonso’s flat in Shepherd’s Bush, London, where police also found their decapitated heads and remaining body parts stored in a chest freezer.”

Mosquera was arrested on July 13, 2024, outside a transit station, authorities said. Investigators then learned that Mosquera researched a freezer online on several occasions, including the one that he later ordered to be delivered to the address, per the police statement.

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Also, examinations of Mosquera’s laptop revealed that in the weeks leading up to the murders, he searched online to find the value of the Shepherd’s Bush property and accessed personal information about the couple’s finances, police said.

The Crown Protection Service said Mosquera unsuccessfully sent himself money from Alfonso’s bank account after the murders and then withdrew money from the account at ATMs.

“These crimes were truly horrific and our thoughts are with the families and friends of Albert and Paul,” said Detective Inspector Neil Meade, of Avon and Somerset Police’s Major Crime Investigation Team, per the police statement.

“I know how concerning this incident was – and still is – for our LGBT communities,” Meade added. “We remain in close contact with community leaders and our partners and are ready to provide any support we can.”

Mosquera is expected to be sentenced in October, prosecutors said.