Thomas Harris once said, "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti." There are so many bad things in the world but according to many, cannibalism is considered just about the worst. Depending on your point of view, it rises above criminal abominations such as rape and genocide. According to a recent poll conducted with 67 students and faculty of Crane High School, 55 percent of the people don't know of any cases involving cannibalism. This means that 45 percent do know of cases that involve cannibalism. Do you know of any cases that involve cannibalism? Jeffrey Dahmer, serial killer and sex offender, murdered 17 males between 1978 and 1991. July 22, 1991, was the day Dahmer's killing spree came to an end. Tracy Edwards, …show more content…
There are plenty more killers who eat their victims. One of the many is, Austin Harrouff. When the police arrived at the scene they found Harrouff on top of John Stevens, making animal noises and tearing pieces of flesh off with his teeth. Cops tasered the crazed 19-year-old to no effect and even a police dog could not stop him continuing the attack. Anthony Morely is yet another cannibal. Morely slashed his lover's throat and stabbed him multiple times after they watched Brokeback Mountain. Morely carved up his flesh seasoned it with herbs, fried it in olive oil and then ate …show more content…
In Germany, a man, Armin Meiwes, was sentenced to life for killing and eating Bernd Juergen Brandes. He posted an ad on a website known as “Cannibal Cafe” that he was looking for a “well-built man 18- to 30- year old to be slaughtered and then eaten.” According to Meiwes around 200 people found his ad intriguing and offered their bodies to him. He had to screen candidates for months. The same candidates who fantasized about being eaten weren’t as enthusiastic when facing the knife. In February 2001, Brande sent an email to Meiwes saying “I am 36 years old, 175 cm and weigh 72 kg. I hope you are really serious about it because I really want it.” Meiwes has had this dream since he was a young boy and Brande would become the key to his dream. His mother was not stable she had been married 3 times and all 3 times her husband's left her. His half-brothers left him when he was 6 to pursue their own lives. Two years later his dad had also left him. By the time he was 8 he only had the support of his mother who was a domineering woman. By this age, he was thinking about devouring his classmates. He thought that if he ate them they could become his brothers. It was his way of being able to keep them forever. Meiwes made a career as a PC repairman. In his spare time, he roamed around cyberspace. His mother died of cancer in 1991. This time was when he started posting ads on websites. Chatting for about a month Meiwes and