Armin Meiwes

Biography

Armin Meiwes (German: [ˈmaɪvəs]; born 1 December 1961) is a German former computer repair technician who received international attention for murdering and cannibalising Bernd Brandes, whom he had found via the Internet as a voluntary victim, in March 2001.

After Meiwes and the victim jointly attempted to eat the victim's severed penis, Meiwes murdered his victim and proceeded to consume a large amount of his flesh. He was arrested in December 2002, and, in January 2004, was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to eight years and six months incarceration. In a retrial in May 2006, he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Due to his acts, Meiwes is also known as The...