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Armin Meiwes (English pronunciation: /ˈɑrmɪn ˈmaɪvəs/ ; born 1
December 1961) is a German man who achieved international
notoriety for killing and eating a voluntary victim whom he had found
via the Internet. After Meiwes and the victim jointly attempted to eat
the victim's severed penis, Meiwes killed his victim and proceeded to
eat a large amount of his flesh. [2] Because of his acts, Meiwes is also
known as the Rotenburg Cannibal or Der Metzgermeister (The Master
Butcher). His main occupation was working as a computer repair
technician.
Killing and cannibalism
Looking for a willing volunteer, Meiwes posted an advertisement on
the website The Cannibal Cafe. Meiwes's post stated that he was
"looking for a well-built 18- to 30-year-old to be slaughtered and then
consumed". [3] Bernd Jürgen Armando Brandes, an engineer from
Berlin, then answered the advertisement. Many other people
responded to the advertisement, but backed out; Meiwes did not
attempt to force them to do anything against their will.[4][5] As is
known from a videotape the two made when they met on 9 March
2001 in Meiwes's home in the small town of Rotenburg, Meiwes
amputated Brandes' penis and the two men attempted to eat the penis
together before Brandes was killed. Brandes had insisted that Meiwes
attempt to bite his penis off. This did not work and ultimately, Meiwes
used a knife to remove Brandes' penis. Brandes apparently tried to eat
some of his own penis raw, but could not because it was too tough
and, as he put it, "chewy". Meiwes then fried the penis in a pan with
salt, pepper, wine and garlic; he then fried it with some of Brandes' fat
but by then it was too burned to be consumed. He then chopped it up
into chunks and fed it to his dog.[2]
According to court officials who saw the video (which has not been
made public), Brandes may already have been too weakened from the
blood loss to eat any of his penis. Meiwes read a Star Trek book
[specify] for three hours, while Brandes lay bleeding in the bath.
Meiwes gave him large quantities of alcohol and pain killers , twenty
sleeping pills and a bottle of schnapps, [citation needed] kissed him and
finally killed him in a room that he had built in his house for this
purpose, the Slaughter Room.[ citation needed ] After stabbing Brandes
to death in the throat , he hung the body on a meat hook and tore
chunks of flesh from it. He tried to grind the bones to use as flour.
[citation needed] The incident was recorded on the two-hour video
tape. Meiwes ate the body over the next 10 months, storing body
parts in his freezer under pizza boxes and consuming up to 20
kilograms (44 lb) of the flesh. According to prosecutors, Meiwes
committed the act for sexual enjoyment. [6]
Arrest, trial, and conviction of manslaughter