To his neighbours in the tranquil German village of Wüsterfeld, Armin Meiwes was an ideal neighbour. He kept to himself, maintained his front garden, and even lent a hand with car repairs.
However, behind closed doors, Meiwes was indulging in a macabre fantasy that would send shockwaves across the globe when it was revealed.
A computer technician from Rotenberg, Meiwes developed a fixation on the idea of murdering and consuming men from a young age.
According to Meiwes himself, this obsession began after a visit to a slaughterhouse as a child, shortly after which he contemplated asking schoolmates if he could sever and consume parts of their bodies, only refraining due to fear of social exclusion.
As a tech-savvy adult, Meiwes found access to a series of gruesome fetish forums, where users discussed the act of eating and being eaten by others. It was on one of these forums that he first made contact with his eventual victim,reports the Mirror.
Bernd Brandes, a 43-year-old engineer from Berlin, agreed to be killed and eaten by Meiwes in exchange for having his penis severed and eaten, a pact that would baffle and horrify even the most experienced criminal investigators.
After an extensive online conversation, Brandes journeyed to Meiwes' home. Astonishingly, the horrific events that ensued were recorded by Miewes, providing investigators with a clear account of what transpired.
Brandes agreed to be drugged, mutilated, and ultimately stabbed to death, after having his penis severed and eaten by the pair.
He was administered sleeping tablets before the duo consumed the macabre starter - Brandes' penis.
The next horrifying dish was Bernd's back, as he revealed to a documentary titled Docs: Interview With A Cannibal: "I took out my best dinner service, and fried a piece of rump steak – a piece from his back – made what I call princess potatoes, and sprouts.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
