title: [Cannibalistically intended homicide following a media report].
abstract: Inspired by media reports on the cannibalistically motivated homicide in Rotenburg (German state of Hesse), a man in Berlin with homosexual tendencies decided to realize his longstanding fantasies of slaughtering someone. He killed another homosexual man and dismembered his victim, while the motive changed from an offensive and necrophile to a defensive dismemberment of the body. The parallels between the two homicides are presented and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Fachhochschule der Polizei des Landes Brandenburg, Oranienburg.
authors.forename: Ingo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wirth
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schmeling
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hartwig
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002190:Cannibalism; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005201:Fantasy; D005858:Germany; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007298:Insanity Defense; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D010262:Paraphilic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D012569:Schizotypal Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology