Horrifying moment teen admits to keeping homeless man's head and hands in wardrobe after mom's discovery

Here's the terrifying moment a teen admitted to keeping a homeless man's head and hands in a wardrobe after his mom made the horrifying discovery.

Back in 2021, Brian Cohee was arrested after the remains of 69-year-old Warren Barnes were found.

YouTube channel Explore With Us documents the horrifying crime - which saw Cohee decapitating, dismembering, and mutilating Barnes' body - in their true crime video 'Parents Discover Teen Son's Horrifying Secret'.

Cohee's mother, Terri, discovered Barnes' head and hands, which were decomposing in a plastic bag hidden in the wardrobe.

The then 19-year-old had planned to dispose of the remaining body parts into the Colorado River, but officials caught onto his plan after a 911 call from his parents.

Police body cam footage shows the moment officers arrived at Cohee's residence, where they asked: "Your parents have raised concerns about some items they may have found in your room. Can you elaborate?"

"Yes, I believe so. A human head and hands, from that man who went missing. I killed him with a knife," Cohee openly admitted.

"I always wondered what it would feel like to commit murder," he added when asked by police for a potential motive.

Terri recalled the moment she found the remains in a police interview, and it certainly gave a chilling representation as to what had been going on.

"I was tidying up his room, putting things away, and came across a plastic container in his closet. As I started digging through it, I found a plastic bag," she said.

"Curious, I picked it up, feeling its weight, and noticed it was infested with maggots. I took it to the sink, noticing it was double-bagged. I opened the first bag but couldn't bring myself to open the second. I immediately called his father and said, 'You need to come over right now'."

Cohee admitted to the horrific crime (Law&Crime Network/YouTube)

Part of the documentary saw Cohee recall his horrifying crime to investigators.

"It was the night of February 27th it was a full moon and I figured I could see so well why not try it out, I am in a bad state of mind at that time, I have a major depressive disorder," he said.

"I was driving around and I saw a shape and I am like 'oh interesting''. I'm like that's a homeless person, so I grabbed my knife, I put on three layers of gloves because plastic gloves can betray their users because they're so thin, I took the knife I pulled back the canvas and stabbed his neck."

Cohee was sentenced to life behind bars last year after being found guilty of first-degree murder.