Sawney Bean, the Scottish cannibal
In short According to legend, in the 16th century Alexander “Sawney” Bean and his 48-strong clan, born of incest, lived
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Nikolai Ogolobyak, kills and eats teenagers in the name of Satan
In short On the night of 28-29 June 2008, in Yaroslavl, Russia, a group of 17- to 19-year-olds who called
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Tamara Samsonova, the granny ripper
In short Tamara Samsonova, born in 1947, was arrested in St Petersburg in July 2015 for the murder of her
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Jarno Elg, the cannibal satanist: still a “top secret” case
Crime news, especially the most macabre and prurient one, has in the abundance of details an essential and carrying element.
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The Jameson affair, cannibalism and the whiskey heir
In short In 1888, during Stanley’s expedition in the Congo, James Sligo Jameson, heir to the Jameson whiskey family, allegedly
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Issei Sagawa, the Japanese cannibal
In short Who: Issei Sagawa (Kobe, 26 April 1949 – Tokyo, 24 November 2022). Victim: Renée Hartevelt, a 25-year-old Dutch
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Nikolai Dzhumagaliev, metal fang
In short Nikolai Dzhumagaliev, born in 1952 in Kazakhstan and nicknamed “Metal Fang” because of his dental crowns, killed and
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Nathaniel Bar-Jonah, the ogre suspected of cannibalism
In short Nathaniel Bar-Jonah (1957-2008), born David Paul Brown in Worcester, Massachusetts, attacked and abducted children from his teens and
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The Cannibals of the Mignonette
In short The ship: the Mignonette, a 16-metre yacht built in 1867 and suited only to coastal sailing. The crew:
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Joachim Kroll – a ruthless murderer with very low IQ
In short Who: Joachim Georg Kroll (Hindenburg, 17 April 1933 – Rheinbach, 1 July 1991). Nickname: “the Ruhr Cannibal”. Crimes:
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