Case 205
Bernd Brandes
On March 9 2001, 43-year-old computer engineer Bernd Brandes disappeared from his home in Berlin, Germany. Although his absence was extremely out of character, investigations into his whereabouts proved unsuccessful.
Eighteen months later, a curious medical student began searching online forums and came across some disturbing interactions. After alerting authorities, the tale that emerged was almost too unbelievable to be true. It involved a historical manor house, a torture room, cannibalism, and a German man named Armin Meiwes.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Jessica Forsayeth
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
RESOURCES
WEBSITES
Rammstein – Mein Teil (English Translation)
NEWS ARTICLES
Cannibal on trial for murder – Evening Standard
Alleged cannibal says victim wanted to be killed and eaten – Washington Post
Victim’s consent eases sentence for cannibal – New York Times
Caught in web of cannibalism – Daily News
German court sentence cannibal to life in jail – NBC News
Cannibalism case is hardly the first in Germany – Miami Herald
Rammstein Blitz – Akron Beacon Journal
Germans get a look at the dark side of cyberspace – Los Angeles Times
Dentists and teachers part of vast cannibal scene, court told – The Guardian
Cannibalism trial rivets Germans – New York Times
Cannibal to serve 8 ½ years in prison – Associated Press
The sick hatred that turned a mother’s boy into a cannibal – Evening Standard
Cannibal denies sexual motive – The Independent
Self-confessed cannibal ruled sane by psychiatrist – The Guardian
Accused cannibal spills details of global man-eating network – The London Times
Cannibal’s victim was obsessed with sexual mutilation – The Independent
Cannibal blocks film ‘about him’ – The Independent
Germany’s ban on movie lifted – Associated Press
Cannibal of Rotenburg given life term at retrial – The London Times
A macabre task to discover if ‘cannibal cop’ ate his victim – The Independent
German policeman convicted of killing man from cannibal website – The Guardian
AUDIO/VIDEO
Armin Meiwes – Interview With A Cannibal
BOOKS
Grimm’s Fairy Tales: Hansel and Gretl – Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
Cannibal – Lois Jones
Interview With A Cannibal – Günter Stampf
OTHER
Eat What You Kill: or, a strange and gothic tale of cannibalism by consent – Charles J. Reid Jr – North Carolina Journal of International Law