The trial begins of a man accused of killing three people and burning their dismembered bodies

FORT WORTH, Texas – The trial begins today for a man accused of dismembering three bodies and burning them in a Fort Worth dumpster.

Jason Thornburg was arrested for murder in 2021 after the victims' bodies were found in West Fort Worth.

Police said Thornburg admitted to killing the two women and a man on separate days at a motel in Euless. He said he used a knife to cut off their limbs.

He was captured on video carrying what investigators believe were dismembered body parts in a plastic container. His Jeep Grand Cherokee was later seen on video near the burning dumpster.

Thornburg also admitted to being involved in another suspicious death in Tarrant County and killing a woman in Arizona, police said.

He told investigators he believed he was called to sacrifice.

In 2022, prosecutors decided to seek the death penalty.

This is the first death penalty case to be tried in Tarrant County since 2019.