British Teen Murders Girlfriend, Claiming He Was Emulating 'Dexter'

Gruesome news out of Oxted, Surrey, United Kingdom: a 16-year-old boy has been jailed on the accusation of murdering his 17-year-old girlfriend, claiming he was inspired by "Dexter."

The boy, Steven Miles, reportedly stabbed his girlfriend, Elizabeth Thomas, multiple times. After that, he copied the technique he saw on the Showtime show and dismembered the girl, wrapping her limbs in plastic wrap.

Miles had been previously diagnosed with autism, but he also reportedly told his family that he heard a voice in his head named Ed who told him to do things, indicating a serious mental illness.

Miles' sister returned to the family's apartment after the murder, where Miles told her, "Ed made me do something bad."

However, during his court hearing, the judge referenced Miles' psychiatric evaluation and determined that the boy does not suffer from schizophrenia, and would not be able to use mental illness as a defense. As of yet, he will not be tried as an adult.

The defense attorney is pushing the "Dexter" defense hard, claiming Miles was influenced heavily by the show. ""The case is a sad testament to the perils of how young people can become entrenched in modern TV blockbusters involving violence which shockingly led to a copy-cat killing in real life," he said.

The case has similarities to a recent crime in the U.S. where teenage girls stabbed a schoolmate, claiming they were told to do so by the Internet urban legend Slenderman.