German 'cannibal' charged with murder

BBC NEWS ^ | Thursday, 17 July, 2003

[Willie Green]

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A German man who confessed to killing and eating a man he met through a website for cannibals has been charged with murder, prosecutors have said.

The 41-year-old suspect, identified as Armin M, is alleged to have killed the 43-year-old victim in March 2001 in the town of Rotenburg in central Germany, after meeting him through the site.

He then carved up and froze portions of the man's flesh, later eating some of it, prosecutors allege.

The crime was apparently carried out with the victim's full consent, however state prosecutor Hans-Manfred Jung told French news agency AFP that the victim's supposed "death wish" did not change the fact that the killer had wanted to commit murder.

The suspect's arrest in December last year caused a sensation in Germany, as the country's tabloids competed to report the most grisly details of the case.

'Sexual enjoyment'

The suspect and victim - both apparently homosexuals - met in early 2001, after Armin M is said to have posted a personal ad on several websites and in chatrooms asking for "young, well-built men aged 18 to 30 to slaughter", the German daily newspaper Bild reported at the time of his arrest.

The victim was a 43-year-old Berlin computer technician who had sold his car, written a will and taken the day off work to sort out what he called a "personal" matter.

He then went to Armin M's home, where the pair reportedly agreed to cut off his penis.

The victim was then allegedly stabbed to death - still apparently with his approval - and cut into pieces.

The whole incident was filmed on videotape, and prosecutors say that the whole crime was committed for the purpose of sexual enjoyment.

Authorities were tipped off by internet surfers who found the requests on various sites.

Mr Jung said there was no evidence that Armin M had been involved in further cases, however several people with whom he had been in contact on the internet are still under investigation.

A date for the trial has yet to be set.

[Willie Green]

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[BossLady]

Freak of the day alert!

AND....you know sex had to be involved....:o

[Rebelbase]

Found in the perp's home:

[onedoug]

A few months of therepy and he'll be ready to re-take his place in European society.

[fishtank]

As long as the activity was consensual, then I'm sure that justices O'Connor, Souter, etcetera would see nothing wrong with this.

[JmyBryan]

Why is cannibal in quotes?

So as not to offend the real cannibals?

[Salman]

OK.

• Ceremonial cannibalism, but Dad died of natural causes, that's how we do funerals, OK?: Papua.
• Cannibalism from desperate hunger: North Korea.
• Cannibalism as a form of terrorism: Congo.
• Cannibalism for sexual pleasure: It even happened in the USA (Jeffery Dahmer).
• A website for cannibalism for sexual pleasure: Germany.

Dahmer was an isolated sick freak, but the website implies a subculture, at least for the fantasy.

[marshmallow]

In case anyone is still in any doubt, there is no depth-absolutely none- to which men cannot sink, when they become separated from the sanctifying grace of God.

[Duke Nukum]

I understand that "real" cannibals get 30 points towards their admission at the U. of Michigan, 'cause, um, their diversity is palate pleasing.

And they make a great three co-ed salad.

I wonder what PETA has to say about all this.

[vikingchick]

Armin M Is that his real name or are they protecting his stellar reputation? For goodness sakes.....

[dighton]

Why is cannibal in quotes?

A good question. In the English-speaking world, humans eating human flesh traditionally qualify.

[Rudder]

Any good recipes?

[blackbart.223]

I'll show how to catch him Clarice.

[JmyBryan]

Gotta be indirect evidence of the Orwellian nightmare ... or at least a journalism student who didn't really study ...

[weegee]

Also here (different source):

Internet gay cannibalism net widens

[I_Love_My_Husband]

More evidence: homosexuals are crazy ping

[biblewonk]

This isn't very different from the hundreds of vampirism sites out there. It's only a tiny step further.

[EggsAckley]

Do you suppose his name might really be "Armin MOHAMMED?"

[BossLady]

Looks like you could have dead bodies sitting in your living room, confess to the crime and Germans still wouldn't use your full name in the newspaper....cause you might be 'innocent', right?! (shrugs shoulders...)