The ‘cannibal killer,’ known as Joseph Oberhansley, told the court he was ‘too handsome’ to be a rapist.
However he seemed less bothered by the charges relating to him eating his girlfriend’s brain, heart and lung.
34-year-old Oberhansley confessed to the murder of Tammy Jo Blanton, sawing open her head and body so he could gain access to her vital organs.
According to court documents, Oberhansley broke into Blanton's home, stabbed her to death with a knife before using an electric jigsaw to open her skull and eat parts of her brain.
He then consumed parts of her heart and lung.
A worker contracted to clean up the crime scene in Indiana, USA, said he was wiping the bathroom floor when he saw a bloodied jigsaw blade underneath a trash can.
Prosecutors only have to prove one of the following - dismemberment, burglary or rape - on top of murder, in order for the man to qualify for the death penalty.
‘I’ve never seen such bulls***’ said Oberhansley.
‘Excuse my language. They keep falsifying s***.’
Police were called to 46-year-old Tammy’s home on the day of the incident, and asked Oberhansley to leave.
However seven hours later, when she failed to turn up to work, police were called again and she was discovered dead in her bath tub.
‘The front of the victim’s skull appeared to have been crushed and brain tissue appeared scattered around the bathtub,’ read court documents.
The trial continues.