The man who shot a self-proclaimed vampire gigolo has admitted having a false recollection about the Victorian murder but denies lying to police.
Male escort Shane Chartres-Abbott, 28, was gunned down near his Reservoir home in June 2003 as he faced trial for allegedly raping a former client and biting off part of her tongue.
The woman's former boyfriend Mark Adrian Perry, 46, and two other men, Warren Shea, 42, and Evangelos Goussis, 46, have pleaded not guilty to his murder.
A fourth man, who cannot be named, has told the Victorian Supreme Court he shot Mr Chartres-Abbott "for a favour" to Shea.
But under cross examination from Shea's barrister Michael O'Connell SC on Thursday, the man admitted that some details in his police statements were inaccurate.
The man had told police that he got Mr Chartres-Abbott's address from Detective Peter Lalor while another man, Robert "Bluey Bob" Mather, was present.
However, the man now denies Mr Mather had any knowledge of the plan to kill Mr Chartres-Abbott.
When Mr O'Connell asked if he had lied to police, the man replied: "It's not a lie, no, it's a false recollection."
The man on Wednesday said Detective Lalor served a warrant on him for a traffic offence so he had an alibi on the day of the shooting.
He said he gave the officer $1500 and said: "Thanks very much. Have a drink."
The trial has previously heard Mr Chartres-Abbott told his alleged victim he was a vampire who needed to drink blood to survive, and he was "older than the city of Melbourne".
The trial, before Justice Lex Lasry, continues.
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