A man charged with murdering a self-proclaimed vampire gigolo confessed to the crime, saying "abnormal" people like him should not be alive, his wife has told a Victorian court.
Mark Adrian Perry, 45, is accused, with two other men, of murdering Shane Chartres-Abbott, who was gunned down outside his Melbourne home in 2003.
Mr Chartres-Abbott, 28, was working as a male gigolo when he was killed.
At the time, he was on trial for raping and biting off the tongue of a female client. She told police he believed he was a vampire who needed to drink blood to survive.
Police allege Perry organised the hit on Mr Chartres-Abbott because Perry had once had a relationship with the woman.
Perry's wife, King Dao Sonjandee, told Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday she was living with Perry in Bangkok in 2003 when he confessed to the crime.
"I asked (Perry) why he (Mr Chartres-Abbott) was killed, he said this man was abnormal," Ms Sonjandee told the court.
"I asked who killed Shane.
"Mark said he was the one who arranged for someone to kill him.
"Mark said he did not want Shane to live because he felt sorry for (the woman).
"He said that kind of person should not be alive because he's dangerous."
The couple has a child, but are no longer together.
Perry was arrested in Perth in July after six years on the run from police.
He allegedly paid to have Mr Chartres-Abbott killed and is charged with murder, along with co-accused Evangelos Goussis, 45, and another man, who cannot be identified.
The court also heard from Detective Inspector Stephen Abrehart, who travelled to the Gold Coast in 2003 to covertly observe a meeting between Perry and the unnamed co-offender.
Det Insp Abrehart said a surveillance team was not available to record the cafe meeting, but told the court he observed Perry in animated discussion with his co-accused.
Perry's committal hearing continues.
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