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Killer Instinct

Armin Meiwes: The Cannibal Whose Victim Volunteered to be Eaten

Killer Instinct

Savannah Brymer & Studio71

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

4.22.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Also known as the Rotenberg Cannibal, Armin Meiwes is currently serving a life sentence for cutting up and consuming Bernd Jürgen Armando Brandes, a man he met over a chatroom for people with cannibalistic fetishes. Savannah explores Armin and Brandes' background, the night that Armin and Brandes met up to consume Brandes and videotape the entire event, and why Armin is currently allowed to walk around the town with police protection. Love Killer Instincts but hate the ads? Subscribe to the ad-free version here!: https://killerinstinct.supercast.tech/ Get 10% Off by visiting BetterHelp.com/instinct! Download the 5 star-rated puzzle game, Best Fiends FREE today on the App Store or Google Play! Listen and subscribe now to ‘The Trials of Frank Carson’ on LATIMES.com, or listen and subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts! Secure your online activity today at ExpressVPN.com/killer and get an extra three months FREE! If you have any thoughts on this case or any other case, or just want to get in touch with Savannah about the show, email her at [email protected]. Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello everyone, happy Wednesday you guys. Welcome back to another episode of Killer Instinct.

0:10.5

If you are new here, hi, my name is Savannah. I'm your host of Killer Instinct and if you

0:14.7

are returning, thank you for coming back. Today you guys, we have a wild case and I know

0:21.9

I say that every week, but we have covered a lot of gruesome and grotesque cases here.

0:27.5

We have talked about Albert Fisch. We've talked about Catherine Knight, Charles Manson,

0:31.9

Ed Gein. But you guys, honestly, this one might take the cake for being one of the most twisted

0:37.8

cases I personally have ever heard of. I do want to say if you're listening to this

0:41.7

in front of or around children, turn it off and come back to it. I just need to put that

0:46.7

big disclaimer out there before we get into it. Today we are talking about Armin Mayues,

0:52.0

a German man currently imprisoned for being a cannibal. You may know him by his nicknames

0:57.7

of the master butcher or the rotten bird cannibal. But if not, buckle up for this one today

1:03.6

and let's get right on into it. Armin Mayues was born on December 1, 1961 in Essen, which

1:11.1

is located in West Germany. Now growing up, Armin was the only child out of his parents

1:16.9

relationship. However, he did have two older half-brothers that were his fathers that he had

1:23.4

from his previous marriage. Now all in all, Armin was said to be a relatively normal boy growing up

1:29.5

and he actually described his early childhood as very idyllic and very fun. He grew up building

1:35.9

tree houses. He played cops and robbers with his half-brothers and classmates. He loved animals

1:42.2

and found living the country lifestyle to be very idyllic. However, everything changed in Armin's

1:48.9

life when he was eight years old and his father just left his family. Armin remembers this day,

1:55.3

clear his day because he remembers that he was playing in the neighbor's yard when his father

2:00.9

pulled out of the driveway and drove off for good. Armin remembers running after the car screaming

2:07.3

for his dad to turn around. However, his dad didn't even look in the rear room mirror and just

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