BRENTWOOD — Damien Tisbert allegedly told police and friends that he forced open the eyes of Robert “Scott” Dickinson while murdering him so he could watch “the life drain out of the man's eyes.”

The chilling detail came to light on Wednesday when affidavits and search warrants — used to investigate Dickinson's homicide — were unsealed by a Rockingham County Superior Court judge.

Tisbert, 20, is being held without bail at the Rockingham County jail, awaiting trial on charges of first- and second-degree murder.

He was indicted by a grand jury on Sept. 7.

Tisbert waived his Miranda rights during a police interview hours after the March 25 killing and suggested to investigators an alter ego named “Red” encouraged him to murder.

“Tisbert said that Red told him everything, that we played God, and that the murder was something Red always wanted to do,” State Police Sgt. John Encarnacao said in a sworn affidavit. “He said that he and Red watched the life drain from Dickinson's eyes.”

Dickinson's body was found inside his home at 14 Floral Ave. in Raymond on the afternoon of March 25 by his mother, who had plans to get together with her son, according to court records.

She called 911 once she discovered her son's body in the laundry room.

Dickinson, 50, was last seen alive the night before at the VFW post in Raymond, where he exchanged words with his estranged wife, Malissa, who was dating Tisbert's father, according to state police.

Tisbert's father, David, told investigators that the encounter between Scott and Malissa Dickinson “was more of a confrontation than an interaction,” and that he and his son saw the confrontation.

David Tisbert and Malissa Dickinson have not been charged in the case.

Scott Dickinson invited Damien Tisbert back to his home later in the night to drink beer, a police affidavit says. Tisbert told police he was intoxicated when he attacked Dickinson.

Tisbert confided to Jessica Dunn, a friend from high school, “that he hit the victim in the head three times with brass knuckles, stabbed him seven times in the chest, heart and stomach,” according to the arrest warrant. “Tisbert said that the victim was trying to close his eyes, but Tisbert kept forcing them open.”

Dunn told investigators that Tisbert called her between 3 and 3:45 a.m. on March 25 to meet up.

She was living in her car at the time, and Tisbert told her that he had a place for her to sleep, according to Encarnacao.

Tisbert brought Dunn to Dickinson's home, “but prior to entering, Tisbert got behind her and covered her eyes” before bringing her to a bedroom upstairs, police said.

Dunn and Tisbert left around 5:40 a.m. Tisbert allegedly covered her head with a black leather jacket before leaving the home, police said.

Later that day, Tisbert called Dunn for a ride to Manchester. They stopped at a convenience store so Tisbert could buy cigarettes, according to police. He then allegedly told her to pull over and shut off her car.

“Tisbert directed her to look at him directly in the eyes. He then stated 'You're looking into the eyes of a killer. I killed someone last night. I got off on it. I didn't feel anything when it happened,'” Encarnacao reported in the arrest warrant.

A Manchester police officer spotted Tisbert walking on Concord Street on March 26 and arrested him.

Tisbert was interviewed by state police at the Manchester police station. He told state police during the interview that he got rid of his shirt and purple Converse sneakers with green laces that he wore during the murder. He allegedly dumped the sneakers somewhere off Union Street in Manchester.

“Tisbert said he didn't know why he had done this to Scott, but he could think of 'a million (expletive) people he wanted to do this to.'” Encarnacao said.

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James A. Kimble may be reached at JKimble@newstote.com.