Over the next 20 months he consumed 44 pounds of Bernd Brandes. He ultimately buried his skull and other inedible body parts in the garden. But after a time, he gave in and stabbed the man in the throat.Īrmin Meiwes stayed true to his proposal. Knowing that cannibalism wasn’t a crime in Germany at the time, but murder was, he hoped that Brandes would regain consciousness and survive. As for Brandes, Meiwes drew him a bath and made sure to check on him every 15 minutes. Meiwes, in cooking the penis, burned it and so he decided to ground it up, and fed it to his dog. Now cooked, Meiwes fed Brandes a little, but he was only able to take one bite as he slid in and out of consciousness. Meiwes proceeded to fry it – with salt, pepper, wine, garlic, and just a little of Brandes’ own fat. Brandes could not, claiming it was “too chewy.” The video showed the two men attempting to eat it together. This did not work, and Meiwes retrieved a knife to remove it. Brandes can be heard saying, “Now do it.”Īt first, Brandes insisted he attempt to bite his penis off. The pair set up a video camera to record the event. But then he took 20 sleeping pills and drank a bottle of cough syrup to dull the pain of what was to come. Ready for the main event, Meiwes was disappointed when Brandes started to back out. The two stopped at a pharmacy before driving to Meiwes’ house where they proceeded to have sex. He erased his hard drive and bought a one-way ticket to Kassel, where Meiwes was to meet him. I’ve already considered catching a young person from the street.”īrandes sold off all of his personal belongings including a sports car. Except for a pair of knees and some fleshy trash (skin, cartilage, tendons), there won’t be much of you left… I’ll dry out the knees and grind them up soon after…You won’t be the last, hopefully. “After you’re dead, I’ll take you out and expertly carve you up. View at your own risk.According to Harper’s, the proposal, read in part:
Ramstein: Mein Teil music video that mentions Meiwes, you know, in German. So, what did Armin Meiwes finally get convicted of? What happened at his retrial, and why was it allowed? What happened to the penis he cooked? What body part did he let his dog eat? How do you prepare a fried penis, anyway? Listen, laugh, learn. Meiwes confessed and was quickly arrested. The German officials raided his house, finding his horrible video tapes, the frozen body parts, and the used kill-room. Eventually, as his man-meat was running low, Armin Meiwes put out another advertisement, and this time, it got him in trouble. Meiwes ate this meat for months and even ground the bones into flour. The sex, the agreement to kill and eat Brandes, him saying he was willingly surrendering his life, and even the killing and slaughter of the body to bite-sized portions. They corresponded through letters together, then met in person, had lots of sex apparently, and recorded a video tape. So, Brandes and Armin Meiwes got to know each other.
He agreed to be killed and eaten, but Brandes included the one request you’d expect in such circumstances he wanted to eat his own penis first.
His name was Bernd Jürgen Armando Brandes, and he was a German engineer.
The second one got scared and backed out at the last minute, and the third one was just right. The first one was too fat, so Meiwes didn’t go for it. It said what you’d expect: “looking for a well-built 18 to 30-year-old to be slaughtered and then consumed.” Since this is humanity we’re talking about, he had volunteers. You see, in 2001, this German computer repair technician (I’m looking at you, Brent…) put an ad on a cannibal website, like you do. On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we turn our gaze to some true crime and talk about the bizarre and horrible case of Armin Meiwes, aka the “Rotenburg Cannibal.” Meiwes is a murderer. Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS