Mr Brandes swallowed 20 sleeping tablets and half a bottle of schnapps. 'When the family had fallen apart, I felt very lonesome,' Meiwes said, adding that he always wanted to share the love that his brother Ingbert gave him with another person. On the evening of March 9, the two men went up to the bedroom in Meiwes rambling timbered farmhouse.

Crime+Investigation UK reports that throughout his childhood, Meiwes felt isolated. This stomach-churning incident was a culmination of years in the making.

After his parents had separated in 1969, his two older brothers moved away from home, leaving young Armin behind with his dominant mother. In 2001, Armin Meiwes, a German computer tech, killed and ate another man (via The Sun ). In sessions with police experts, Meiwes said that his desire to 'slaughter and consume a human being' dates back to as early as his childhood. EDITORIAL USE ONLY REUTERS/Police HO X80001 The footage of the act itself, which was shown in a closed room during the trial, is described in the documentary as 'too disturbing to show', and so shocking that only 19 minutes of the four-hour. Meiwes' trial began on Decemin a case of sexually inspired cannibalism so perplexing it could make legal history. He was killed in 2001 after voluntarily responding to an online ad, agreeing to become Meiwes victim. An undated police handout photo shows 42-year-old Berlin citizen Bernd-Juergen B, who was murdered in the spring 2000, by Armin Meiwes, the German computer expert who gained worldwide notoriety by killing and eating his willing victim. Prison psychologists had evaluated Meiwes earlier, saying that he has a personality disorder and needs psychotherapy, but is not mentally ill and has sufficient self-control. 'I always wanted someone to be part of me,' he added.Įven while presenting the most grisly details, Meiwes remained calm and showed no emotion. 'With every piece of flesh I ate I remembered him,' Meiwes told the court. Friday, JanuPosted: 6:23 AM EST (1123 GMT) Meiwes filmed himself dismembering the victim before he ate him. During his trial, Meiwes presented a shocking account of the killing, saying that the act was 'like taking communion' for him.

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