According to All That’s Interesting, Bernd Brandes, a Berlin native, responded to an ad Meiwes had posted on “The Cannibal Café.” Per The Guardian, the blurb said that he was looking for a “young well-built man, who wanted to be eaten.” On March 9, 2001, Brandes arrived at Meiwes’ residence (via Crime+Investigation UK). What happened next is the stuff of nightmares. Brandes took sleeping pills and alcohol while Meiwes severed his penis. Meiwes then cooked the member so that they could both eat it. However, the flesh burned, which rendered it inedible. By this point, Brandes was heavily bleeding and decided to take a bath while he waited to die.
Meanwhile, Meiwes read a “Star Trek” novel. When hours went by, and Brandes was still alive, Meiwes took matters into his own hands. The Sun reports that he stabbed him in the neck, killing him. Horrifically, the pair had agreed to film the entire saga. Meiwes took the body into a “slaughter room” he had built in his home. He then cut and prepared Brandes to consume him. All in all, Crime+Investigation UK explains that Meiwes butchered and froze pieces of his flesh. He also buried Brandes’ skull in his backyard.
For the next 10 months, Meiwes cooked and ate Brandes’ remains. He later stated (via The Guardian), “With every bite, my memory of him grew stronger.” When his supply ran low, Meiwes went online to find his next victim. A student saw his ad and contacted the authorities. In December 2002, Armin Meiwes was arrested.
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