A vigilante was caught in a "web of lies" when he killed a 48-year-old man by shooting him "point blank" in the face, a Melbourne court has been told.
Daniel Duhovic, 34, has admitted murdering Bacchus Marsh father-of-five Paul Hogan, 48, on May 24, 2016.
The Supreme Court of Victoria was told on Friday Duhovic believed Hogan was raping and beating one of his female friends.
Duhovic and the woman, who has not been named for legal reasons, exchanged 216 text messages in the day leading up to the murder, as she repeatedly encouraged Duhovic to kill "it", the court was told.
Prosecutor Jeremy McWilliams told the Supreme Court of Victoria on Friday the woman met both men online and had started a relationship with Hogan.