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The Wari tribe from Brazil, on the contrary, ate pious and worthy people (enemies too) until 1960. The level of poverty in the slums was incredible. So there are still outbreaks of cannibalism in those places.

Cannibalism among the Vari was of a ritual nature. After a person dies, they store the body until all the relatives of the deceased can arrive at the scene. This usually takes about three days. When the relatives arrive, they eat the heart and internal organs, sparing the skin and hair.

Cannibalism (or anthropophagy) is the eating of human flesh by people. If in ancient times the main cause of cannibalism was hunger, today it is a terrible mental disorder. According to psychiatrists, no one is safe from meeting a cannibal.

A seemingly ordinary married couple has been eating people for 20 years - this shocking news came from the Krasnodar region.

As police officers, the husband and wife abducted people, drugged them with ether and Corvalol, then killed them and ate them piece by piece. What they didn't eat was turned into canned food.

It was possible to reveal the cruelty of the couple only after the husband lost his phone on the street - numerous photographs of mutilated corpses were found there. And at home, the cannibals kept recipes for cooking human flesh and the very canned food into which the killed people turned.

Presumably, the family of cannibals has 30 victims. Law enforcement officials have already been able to prove the involvement of cannibals in the deaths of seven people. There is no separate article for cannibalism in Russian legislation, but, probably, the crimes of the Krasnodar cannibals fit under the articles “Murder” and “Desecration of the bodies of the dead.”

If all 30 episodes are proven, then the crimes will be classified as murders with aggravating circumstances: preliminary conspiracy, premeditated murder, murder with extreme cruelty and, possibly, something else, explains lawyer Konstantin Trapaidze. - These people will be assigned a psychiatric examination. If she shows that they are sane, then the prosecutor's office will definitely ask for the highest penalty for them - life imprisonment. If the examination finds them insane, then they will face lifelong compulsory treatment in a psychiatric hospital.

Now this story is being dealt with by the Investigative Committee. Life found out whether it was possible to identify in advance the cannibals hiding under the guise of a happy married couple.

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Cannibalism comes in different forms. This can be a way of survival (saving from hunger) or a ritual (sacrifice). All this was common in the ancient world and in the Middle Ages. Nowadays, cannibalism is most often a form of mental disorder.

In 2016, scientists from Altai State University released a study on cannibals (available to Life). The work says that most cannibals had difficult childhoods and were subjected to psychological, physical or sexual abuse. Often the cause of cannibalism is a mental illness, most often schizophrenia.

Schizophrenics cannibals are very aggressive. " The suffering the cannibal endured as a child allows him to inflict suffering on other people; Trying to assert himself, he begins to kill and dismember people and feed on human flesh,” the study authors write.

As an example, scientists cite the story of one of the cannibals discovered in modern Russia - Igor Kuzikov. This is “a typical representative of homo anthropofagus - “human-eating man”.

Kuzikov was born into a dysfunctional family in 1961, suffered from schizophrenia, mental retardation, and, in addition, alcoholism. Despite his outward appearance of harmlessness, he was prone to aggression from his youth. He was treated, but in the early 1990s there was a collapse in psychiatry.

As a result, Kuzikov did not receive treatment in the hospital and did not take medication on his own. The criminal met homeless people and tramps on the street, brought them to his one-room apartment, killed and ate them. At the trial, the facts of murder by Kuzikov in 1994–1995 were proven. at least three people. The case materials record horrific details - the body of the last of the killed Kuzikov was dismembered and cooked into jellied meat.

There is a more perverted “direction” of cannibalism - these are cannibals who want to eat their victim because of sexual fantasies. The cannibal is tormented by a painful passion and desire to possess others. Cannibals claim that by eating their prey, they make it a part of themselves, thereby keeping it for themselves. As stated in the study, the most striking example of sexual cannibalism were the crimes of the most famous Russian maniac, Andrei Chikatilo.

Chikatilo's cannibalism had a purely sexual meaning and was generated by his pathetic and unsuccessful attempts to gain biological male status, at least on a psychological level. Andrei Chikatilo has about 65 murders to his name, 36 of which involved cannibalistic tendencies. Chikatilo admitted that he disemboweled his victims in order to gain some kind of sexual pleasure. He did not do this out of revenge or hatred, it brought him peace of mind, the study says.

The study lists some signs of cannibals:

1. IQ is below average - 65–80.
2. Cannot have a university education.
3. Non-standard sexual hobbies (perversion, fetishism).
4. Aggressive within his family, he behaves with restraint in society.
5. Closed
6. Outwardly, a cannibal may look like a happy family man.
7. Can seduce the victim, play with her, and easily gains trust.
8. The cannibal has a predetermined image of the victim (age restrictions, gender, etc.).
9. Returns to the crime scene to monitor the work of the police.

According to psychiatrist-criminalist Mikhail Vinogradov, using such a list of signs of a cannibal, it is impossible to calculate, just like any other.

- It is extremely difficult to recognize a cannibal from the outside. It will not be possible to identify obvious signs - we have many patients with schizophrenia or other mental disorders, but this does not mean that they are all cannibals, the expert noted.

The psychiatrist gave an example from his practice: in Soviet times, the police caught a man who fed human flesh to his neighbors in a communal apartment. He killed people, brought home the meat and gave part of the spoils to his neighbors. He said that he works as a butcher at the market and these are leftovers that can be eaten. He ate most of it himself. And outwardly he was a very sympathetic, kind, somewhat reserved person. The neighbors were horrified when the crimes were revealed - the cannibal was caught red-handed while murdering one of his victims. As a result, he was shot.

As you can see, it was extremely difficult to recognize a cruel person in the killer based on external signs,” added Vinogradov.

According to the psychiatrist, cannibalism cannot be treated.

It is impossible to cure a cannibal - he will never voluntarily seek help because he does not believe that he is doing anything wrong. The patient’s condition can be maintained with sedatives and isolation, but the craving for cannibalism, if it has already arisen, cannot be eliminated. If such people are released after serving their sentences, they will continue their atrocities,- he explained.

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In Soviet times, they tried not to cover stories about cannibals so as not to sow panic, said Mikhail Vinogradov. Now all these shocking stories are easily leaked to the media. Some people abroad are even trying to make money from this.

For example, in 2010, the media wrote about the opening of a “restaurant for cannibals” in Berlin.According to the owners, food will be supplied to it by volunteers who want to donate their organs.

There are also those who are not averse to turning into a cannibal for a while for the sake of the show. In 2016, British TV presenter Greg Foot set out to taste human flesh (his own) live on air. He turned to doctors, who cut off a piece of muscle from him. The idea failed - according to British law, eating human flesh is prohibited.

In our country, there are known cases where cannibalism was associated with a passion for one or another youth subculture. In 2009, in St. Petersburg, two young men killed and ate their 16-year-old girlfriend. When the crime was solved, information leaked to the media that the killers considered themselves “goths” and “emos.” This caused a real explosion in the press and the Internet - people were sure that all “goths” and “emo” devour human flesh, they need to be isolated from society and treated.

Later, the investigation proved that the cruelty of the killers had nothing to do with these subcultures. It is unknown how many “emos” and “goths” suffered from the resulting bullying.

On the one hand, it’s good that the media began to cover this topic. Cannibalism is very dangerous, people must be protected. But you need to be careful with this topic - it can cause unhealthy interest among people in this topic and provoke new crimes, said Mikhail Vinogradov.

Guidebooks warn of many dangers that may await travelers in a particular country. But no one warns about cannibalism. Surprise! Cannibalism is still practiced in some tribes, such as India, Cambodia and West Africa. And here are 7 countries where tribes are still not averse to feasting on people.

South East Papua New Guinea

The Korowai tribe is one of the last on Earth that regularly eats human flesh. They live along the river, and there have been cases when they killed random tourists. Healers also considered warm brains a real delicacy.

Why do they eat people? When someone in the tribe dies for no apparent reason (illness or old age), they consider it an act of black magic and, in order to protect others from harm, must eat the person.

Interesting fact: In 1961, Michael Rockefeller (son of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller) disappeared while collecting artifacts about the tribe. His body was never found.

India

The North Indian Hindu sect of Aghori eats volunteers who bequeath their entrails. However, in 2005, Indian television crews conducted an investigation and learned that they also eat decaying corpses from the Ganges (a local tradition), and also steal organs from crematoria.

Why do they eat people?

Aghori believe that this prevents aging of the body.

Interesting fact: They make really nice jewelry out of human bone and skulls.

Fiji

Formerly known as "Cannibal Island". Until now, local residents cannot restore order, and there are still those who eat human flesh, but not all, but only those of enemy tribes.

Why do they eat people? This is a ritual of revenge.

Interesting fact: Fijian cannibals are not animals at all - they eat with cutlery and collect rare things left over from their victims. You can find examples of such collections at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology.

Brazil

The Wari tribe ate pious and religious dead until 1960, and after that some government missionaries slaughtered almost the entire tribe. However, poverty levels in Olinda's slums have been prohibitively high since 1994, and outbreaks of cannibalism still occur.

Why do they eat people? Poverty and hunger.

Interesting fact: In 2012, information appeared from researchers who interviewed local residents, and they claimed that they heard voices that told them to kill this or that person.

West Africa

The Leopard Society of Active Cannibals has been eating people since the last century. Until the 80s, human remains were found in the vicinity of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire. The tribe is usually dressed in leopard skins and armed with their fangs.

Why do they eat people? The tribe believes that eating people makes them stronger and faster.

Interesting fact: They have a following - the Human Alligator community, which does similar things.

Cambodia

Journalist Neil Davis reported that cannibalism in these regions gained momentum during the wars in Southeast Asia (in the 1960s and 1970s). Nowadays, manifestations of cannibalism are occasionally observed.

Why do they eat people? The Cambodian troops had a ritual - eating the liver of the enemy.

Interesting fact: Many people in cities and villages were under the control of the Khmer Rouge organization, which strictly controlled all food in the area and artificially created famine in the country.

Congo

There are known cases of cannibalism in the Congo, and the latest were recorded not so long ago - in 2012. They reached their maximum during the Congolese civil war (from 1998 to 2002).

Why do they eat people? During the war, rebel groups believed that enemies should be eaten, especially the heart, which was cooked using special herbs.

Interesting fact: Congolese still believe that the human heart gives special strength, and if there are people, this will scare away enemies.

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Cannibalism occurs among many peoples at different stages of history. Its roots are most likely in eastern civilizations. For example, some cuneiform tablets confirm cases of people eating human flesh. Rituals associated with this took place in Mesopotamia and Phenicia. Often the victims were children or lovers.

In Ancient Greece, cannibalism took place. He found his reflection. They ate their own children there. This was done for the reason that it could prolong youth, give power and strength. Semitic tribes did not shy away from anthropophagy. The Canaanite tribe involved human sacrifice.

In one of his satires, Juvenal talks about the enmity of two Egyptian cities - Omba and Tentira. In one of the episodes, the victors eat the prisoners. What characterizes them as particularly wild is that they eat their meat raw.

Herodotus described the cannibalistic practices of the inhabitants of Issa. Otrov off the coast of Dalmatia was inhabited by the Scythian-Massaget tribes. They practiced the deliberate killing of the elders of their tribe for subsequent consumption.

In the Mysteries of Mithras, a boy was chosen for the sacrifice. His body was then eaten by everyone present. The Aztecs of Mexico also had a religious custom of eating the god, who remained for a year in the form of a handsome youth. Later, eating a god is replaced by eating an animal dedicated to him or, which is sometimes given a humanoid form (as is now still the case in some places in Europe after the harvest, from the first threshed bread).

The establishment of Roman rule in the Mediterranean ended cannibalism. The Zhou tribal union in China destroyed the entire Shang state for this reason. There, human sacrifices took place on a massive scale. She also categorically condemned the human sacrifice of the Jews.

Scientists believe that cannibalism has several reasons:

As part of a religious ceremony;
- as an element of magic;
- a consequence of starvation.

Among the inhabitants of Tierra del Fuego, the cause of cannibalism was considered to be hunger and lack of meat. At the same time, there were peoples who ate only plant foods. History knows when the savages of Australia were forced to starve. But even in this case, they did not even eat enemies who were killed during clashes in search of game.

The cannibalism of many modern savages is of a religious nature. As a rule, it occurs at night. The mediator is a shaman or priest. To satisfy this need, prisoners are taken from neighboring tribes.

The phenomenon is that once you have tasted the taste of human flesh, you cannot stop. There are known cases of mass gluttony of cannibals.