TRAGIC Bobbi-Anne McLeod told her killer "I'm scared" before he bludgeoned her with a claw hammer in a Ted Bundy-inspired murder.

Cody Ackland, 24, pounced on the 18-year-old in a bus stop and battered her repeatedly with a claw hammer in Plymouth.

The musician, who is being sentenced today, then drove Bobbi-Anne to Dartmoor where he killed her, stripped her naked and dumped her body.

Ackland told police Bobbi-Anne said she was "scared" as he carried her to woodland.

He said he replied: "So am I, I've never done this".

The monster then explained in grisly detail how the teen desperately fought to survive as he hit her a further 12 times and claimed he thought "f***ing hell, hats off to her".

Brave Bobbi-Anne actually fought for three hours after suffering an initial brain injury before passing away after Ackland stood on her neck to suffocate her.

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Her naked body was discovered three days later 15ft down an embankment in Bovisand where the fiend regularly partied.

Chillingly, Ackland woke the next morning and went to meet a pal for pizza as Bobbi-Anne's family frantically searched for the teen.

One of his friends described him as "chatty and having a laugh" and he even hugged people while appearing "happier than usual".

The sicko even shared images of Bobbi-Anne after she was reported missing and called in sick to work as her disappearance was "close to home".

It can now be revealed that the fiend led a sadistic double life where he idolised serial killers such as Ted Bundy.

Ackland aspired to be just like the mass-killer – even "modelling" Bobbi-Anne's brutal murder on Bundy's own sickening crimes.

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He had approached Bobbi-Anne from behind and struck her with a hammer before bundling her into his car in a chilling echo of Bundy's modus operandi.

The fiend also kept a macabre stash of more than 3,000 gruesome images of mutilated bodies on his phone that showed a "deep rooted fascination in death".

He also painstakingly researched bloody crimes carried out by his twisted idols as his morbid fantasies grew.

Even more sinister, Ackland prowled remote locations on Dartmoor and researched weapons such as helmets, hammers, crowbars and cutting tools.

After settling on a claw hammer, the monster put his murderous plan in action.

TRAGIC END

On November 20, Bobbi-Anne left her home at 6pm to catch a bus to go and see her boyfriend.

She told her dad she loved him before making the short walk to the bus stop.

Ackland, who was a complete stranger, claimed he was "wound up" that night after a recent break-up.

The fiend spotted Bobbi-Anne while in his red Ford Fiesta and was struck by how much she looked like girls he previously dated.

After hitting her with the claw hammer, he started to walk back to his car – telling police "that was meant to be it".

But Ackland was spooked when he met the stricken teenager's eye and saw her attempt to get up to scream.

He bundled her into the footwell of his car and covered her with a jacket to "get rid of the problem".

Ackland’s chilling search history

August – Ted Bundy sketch

August – Ted Bundy dead victim bodies

September – Golden State Killer

October – Ukrainian serial killer bodies

November – Australian serial killer and victims' bodies

November – Fred West.

Week before Bobbi-Anne's death – Fred West, Ted Bundy and others

Days before – US serial killer Richard Chase and his victims' bodies and searches for Dartmoor and Fernworthy forests.

Day Bobbi-Anne went missing – B&Q and book about Ted Bundy

After her murder – Clothing on Urban Outfitters and the detective leading the appeal for information on Bobbi-Anne

After driving her 19 miles to Bellever Forest, he battered her until she was dead before burning her handbag and disposing of her clothes.

He also chucked the murder weapon into the Tamar river and it has never been recovered.

The alarm was raised after Bobbi-Anne failed to show up at boyfriend Louie's home.

Her mum messaged to ask if she was OK but received no response and a huge search was mounted.

Chillingly, mobile phone data revealed Ackland returned home at the same time Bobbi-Anne's mum reported her missing.

As family and friends released desperate appeals for information on her whereabouts, Bobbi-Anne's phone and airpod case were found.

At first officers did not reveal whether Bobbi-Anne had been snatched from the bus stop or willingly left with her killer.

But as they searched Ackland's home nearby, they revealed she had been abducted by a stranger.

KILLER'S CONFESSION

Tragically her body was found in woodland by a lane between the Fort Staddon and Fort Bovisand military landmarks.

The grim discovery came after Ackland strolled into the police station and told officers: "I did it. I was responsible for it."

He had earlier text his bandmates saying "love you guys" and also messaged his mum, writing: "Love you and love the children."

Ackland also had a final tin of beer in his car as he knew it would be his last for "some time".

A full statement read during his police interview said: "I took her from the bus stop and left her body at location. I decided to tell police to help them and her family.

"Nobody else was involved. There was nothing sexual about this incident. I did not touch Bobbi-Anne in a sexual way."

His car was searched and officers discovered a hammer and knife and black latex gloves as well as blood splattered inside.

Ackland was a lead guitarist in Plymouth with indie rock group Rakuda, who regularly toured the city.

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He was also the main songwriter and performed with his bandmates on BBC South West radio.

His bandmates previously announced they will be disbanding as a mark of respect to Bobbi-Anne.

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