Arman Meiwes

THE HANNIBAL FROM RUSTENBURG

Arman Meiwes was a normal child, a bit unsociable, shy and secluded from his classmates. In his family, he lived several mother`s legal separations. In his puberty, the Hannibal was present at slaughter scenes that could have influenced in his psychologist state. Animal`s slaughters in which he participated, to give him later the big banquet.

The Hannibal

At eighteen years old, Armin moved whith his mother to the big house that the family had in Rustenburg outskirts. The house had fortyfour rooms and Armin friends called it the house of the spirits. Later he began in the army where he detached by his discipline. After the army, he worked as computer teshnical in a computer science of Kassel. In his job he was considered efficient and assiduous. In his fondness were Hannibal, death and serial murderous books.

The house

His mother died in 1999 in the Rustenburg house. After her death, Armin stayed alone and the only sentimental and relation bows he had disappeared. From there, Meiwes started a criminal career by internet. His photograph archive and crimes, accident, opened bodies and a lot of other violent fantasies.

And so, his first contacts began. First cook offered two of his helpers to be tested. Armin had the oportunite to kill and eat them, bat the banqued only had sense if the victims had been to and agreement.

In chat, he knew Bernd Brandes, a Berlin engineer. Bern was bisexual and his sexual behavior wasn`t normal. Torture and violence, were in his sexual rituals every day. First, they made an appointment for the next weekend where they tested their sexual impulses. The... victim?

After hours talking, Brandes wanted the Hannibal to amputate his penis. Cut off at once! The victim said. With too much alcohol and a lot of drugs, he didn`t seem each else. Bernd fulfilled his dream, eat his owns genitals. Meiwes cut the penis in tow pieces and put them in a frying-pan with garlic, salt and pepper.

The panic room.

Meiwes killed his victim later in the carve table and filmed the entire job with a video camera. He carved up the body and conserved the meat. He said to the police, that human meat has a similar flavor to pork.

The cage.

He was arrested a year later for the murder. Psychologists and psychiatrists said thar Armin wasn`t crazy but they considered that the victim couldn`think reasonably.

by: Carina Maffoni Lucía Martínez 3º C.S. 2