5 Horrendous Cannibals Of History

Jul 22, 2024 Tripti Bhardwaj

Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food

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Albert Fish was born in 1870 and he grew up in an orphanage , later moved to new york in 1890 he became a male prostitute and started raping minor boys

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Alfred Packer confessed that he ate his dead comrades during February 1874 when he was trapped in San Juan Mountain

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Andrei Chikatilo was accused of murdering 52 women and children although he confessed to murdering 56, he was a practitioner of cannibalism and necrophilia

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Armin Meiwes posted an advertisement on cannibalism themed internet forum to seek volunteers who would willingly become his prey

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Issei Sagawa also known as Kobe Cannibal, performed cannibalism, necrophilia and slaughtered her in Paris in 1981

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