FREDERICTON, New Brunswick (AP) – The gruesome evidence from a bloody double-murder was introduced for the second time in a New Brunswick courtroom Monday as a new trial began for a man accused of killing his elderly neighbors.

Blood swabs, stained clothing, references to a headless corpse and a lethal assortment of weapons – including a sword and chain saw – all became part of the record once again as the second trial began for Gregory Allen Despres.

The slight 25-year-old was quiet throughout the opening procedures, speaking only when asked to enter a plea to the charges of killing Fred Fulton, 74, and Verna Decarie, 70, in their Minto, New Brunswick, home sometime between April 23 and 24, 2005.

The first trial for Despres ended in April after he was found mentally unfit.

A provincial review board ruled in July that Despres had responded well to treatment for paranoid schizophrenia and now understands the court proceedings.

Prosecutor Paul Hawkins told Justice William Grant that a considerable amount of evidence was gathered when Despres crossed the border into the United States at Calais, Maine, on April 25, just hours after the murders had taken place.

Hawkins said U.S. border officials believed they were obligated to let Despres into the country because he held dual Canadian and U.S. citizenship and had a valid U.S. passport.

However, they confiscated an assortment of items from Despres, including a sword, a hatchet, a knife, a large chain saw, brass knuckles and a spray can.

Despres was arrested in Massachusetts the following day.