A COUNTY Durham man has been convicted of stabbing a woman to death and decapitating her boyfriend in Los Angeles 10 years ago.

Neil Revill, 38, faces life in jail after being found guilty of one count of first-degree murder and one of second-degree murder carried out at a condominium in 2001.

He killed his friend Arthur Davodian, then stabbed Kimberley Crayton, the niece of singer Al Jarreau, 19 times in a drug fuelled attack.

During the six-week trial a prison informant gave evidence against Revill, who was raised in the Stanley area of County Durham, saying he’d confessed.

Revill’s parents, who emigrated to Australia, had previously stated they believed he was innocent and vowed to help clear his name.

After the Los Angeles trial one of his lawyers said he was “disappointed“ with the verdict.

Michael Crain said forensic evidence indicated that someone else was responsible for the crime.

Revill was born in the North East but as a child he moved to Germany, where his father was stationed with the RAF.

He later moved back to County Durham and lived with his grandfather in Stanley before moving to Sunderland.

From there he went backpacking around Europe, met his future wife and moved to the US, where his marriage broke up.

Revill will be sentenced next month and is expected to be jailed for life with no parole.