Who is Armin Meiwes? He is a self-confessed cannibal who was convicted of one of the strangest and most gruesome cases in the annals of true crime history. Currently serving a life sentence in his home country of Germany, Armin Meiwes’ trials have been the source of much controversy. As Germany’s first cannibalism court case, the story of Armin Meiwes is fraught with toxic romance, extreme deviancy, and the dangerous wasteland of the world wide web. But was justice actually served in the case of the Rotenburg Cannibal? Or is Armin Meiwes the most repugnant victim of all time?
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Episode Written by Matthew Mitchell
Episode Editing by Lewis Poggie
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