Armin Meiwes

Film subject

1961 –

84

Who is Armin Meiwes?

Armin Meiwes is a German man who achieved international notoriety for killing and eating a voluntary victim whom he had found via the Internet. After Meiwes and the victim jointly attempted to eat the victim's severed penis, Meiwes killed his victim and proceeded to eat a large amount of his flesh. Because of his acts, Meiwes is also known as the Rotenburg Cannibal or Der Metzgermeister. His main occupation was working as a computer repair technician.

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Born
Dec 1, 1961
Essen
Also known as
  • 阿明·迈韦斯
  • Майвес, Армин
Profession
Lived in
  • Essen

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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