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'."

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.