Man Confesses to Eating Internet Acquaintance
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From Times Wire Reports
A German computer expert charged with killing an Internet acquaintance and eating his flesh made a detailed confession at the opening of his murder trial in Kassel, Germany.
Armin Meiwes, 42, described how Bernd Juergen Brandes, 43, traveled from Berlin in March 2001 in reply to an Internet ad seeking a young man for “slaughter and consumption.”
He said he got more than 400 responses. Evidence includes a videotape of Brandes’ slaying.
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