Overview
- Parole authorities have repeatedly refused release for Armin Meiwes, saying he remains dangerous because of ongoing cannibalistic fantasies.
- The computer technician found Bernd Brandes through online ads seeking a man to kill and eat, and the meeting at his Rotenburg home on March 9, 2001, ended in Brandes’ death.
- Prosecutors said Meiwes severed Brandes’ penis, later stabbed him in the neck, dismembered the body, and stored flesh in a freezer for later consumption.
- The killing was filmed, only brief excerpts were shown in court, and the full footage has never been made public.
- The case challenged German prosecutors because Brandes had consented and there is no specific cannibalism law, ending in convictions for manslaughter and disturbing the peace of the dead.