
Many other people responded to the advertisement, but backed out. Meiwes's post stated that he was "looking for a well-built 18- to 30-year-old to be slaughtered and then consumed" Bernd Jürgen Brandes, an engineer from Berlin, then answered the advertisement. Looking for a willing volunteer, Meiwes posted an advertisement on the website The Cannibal Cafe, whose disclaimer mentions the distinction between reality and fantasy. His main occupation was working as a computer repair technician. Because of his acts, Meiwes is also known as the Rotenburg Cannibal or Der Metzgermeister ("The Master Butcher"). Since then, he is always with me.Īrmin Meiwes (December 1 st, 1961 - ) is a German man who achieved international notoriety for killing and eating a voluntary victim whom he had found via the Internet.
