Overview

• Jason Thornburg was convicted of capital murder for the 2021 killings of three individuals whose dismembered bodies were burned in a dumpster in Fort Worth, Texas.
• Thornburg confessed to police that he was driven by a compulsion to perform 'ritualistic sacrifices,' consuming parts of his victims' bodies, including a heart.
• Defense attorneys argued that Thornburg was suffering from severe mental illness at the time of the murders, claiming insanity as part of their defense.
• The court also heard details of two additional murders Thornburg admitted to committing: his girlfriend in 2017 and his roommate in 2021 during a suspicious home explosion.
• The jury will determine whether Thornburg receives the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole, with victim impact statements pending until sentencing concludes.