Who is cannibal Armin Meiwes and where is he now?
IN 2001 cannibal killer, Armin Meiwes killed his victim before storing his corspe to eat over the next 10 months.
Here is everything you need to know about the grisly murder and where the German killer is now.
Who is Armin Meiwes?
Armin Meiwes, born in December, 1961, is a German former computer technician who filmed himself cutting off voluntary victim Bernd Brandes’ penis before killing him in 2001.
Meiwes fatally stabbed his victim in the neck before butchering his body in a ”slaughter room” he had built in his home.
He then harvested meat from the body of Brandes’, stored the steaks in a secret compartment in his freezer and then went on to eat them over the next 10 months.
Meiwes said the first meal was the realisation of a 30-year fantasy.
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He said: “I fried a piece of rump steak, a piece from his back.”
During his childhood, Meiwes began to experience cannibalistic fantasies from the age of just eight.
These fantasies involved imaginary brothers he had made up – in his teenage years these figures of imagination became objects of his sexual desire.
The connection he had for these imaginary figures grew so strong that he yearned for them to be part of him.
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Meiwes said: “Then I thought if they were to become a part of me, I’d have to eat them.”
These cannibalistic fantasies only grew stronger as Meiwes got older – as an adult he would spend hours on chat rooms and message boards talking to others who fantasised about cannibalism.
Who was Armin Meiwes’ victim?
Bernd Jürgen Armando Brandes was a 43 year old engineer from Berlin.
He was the victim of Meiwes – when he was killed in 2001 after voluntarily responding to an online ad, agreeing to become Meiwes victim,
He willingly travelled to Meiwes’ home where they both consented to filming everything that took place.
That evening the pair entered the slaughter room where Meiwes cut off Brandes penis and the two of them began to eat it.
Bleeding to death, Meiwes sat and waited for his victim to die – but after three hours Brandes was still alive.
Not wanting to wait any longer, Meiwes stabbed his victim in the throat.
Where is Armin Meiwes now?
Meiwes is serving a life sentence for the crime he committed in 2001.
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But he is still allowed to walk through the streets in disguise as part of a prison release scheme.
In 2018, Frankfurt state court rejected Meiwes’ appeal for permanent release.