Armin Meiwes seemed like your average man. All his neighbors said he was shy, but friendly enough. He kept his lawn mowed. But hidden behind the facade of suburban civility lay a dark, terrible secret. As a child, Armin became obsessed with the fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel, fantasizing about fattening up and eating someone.
In March of 2001, that's exactly what he did. In cannibal fetish message boards online, Armin posted a personal ad. He wanted a young, handsome man to agree and consent to being killed and eaten.
This case raised a lot of interesting points. Is it morally wrong to kill someone if they want you to? Is it wrong to cannibalize their corpse if that's their desire?
Did Armin deserve the sentence he got? Join us as we delve into the dark world of cannibal fetishes, murder, and video tape.
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