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Kidnapped Blonde Murdered by Cannibal Beau: Cops

Grisly plate of flesh leads to ex-boyfriend's arrest in capital murder

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 7, 2008 4:10 AM CST

(Newser) – A man accused of brutally murdering his former girlfriend mutilated her and may have cooked and eaten some of her body parts, according to police. Christopher Lee McCuin, 25, has been charged with capital murder in the killing of Jana Shearer, 21, who was abducted from her Texas home last week, reports the Tyler Morning Telegraph.

Authorities said they found Shearer's body, as well as an ear boiling in a pot of water and a plate of human flesh with a fork in the home where McCuin was arrested. “This was a very violent murder," said the local sheriff. "I’m never shocked anymore, but I am surprised that human beings can actually do this to each other."

In this photo provided by the Smith County Sheriff's Department in Tyler, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, is shown Christopher Lee McCuin, 25. McCuin is in the Smith County Jail on a $2 million bond, held on a capital murder charge in the death of his 21-year-old girlfriend, whom...
In this photo provided by the Smith County Sheriff's Department in Tyler, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, is shown Christopher Lee McCuin, 25. McCuin is in the Smith County Jail on a $2 million bond, held...   (Associated Press)
Jana Shearer, the 21-year-old Texas woman police say was the victim of a boyfriend who turned cannibal.
Jana Shearer, the 21-year-old Texas woman police say was the victim of a boyfriend who turned cannibal.   (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Christopher Lee McCuin, left, of Tyler Texas, is charged with the capital murder of his ex-girlfriend, 21-year-old Jana Shearer. Police say there is evidence he ate some of his victim's flesh.
Christopher Lee McCuin, left, of Tyler Texas, is charged with the capital murder of his ex-girlfriend, 21-year-old Jana Shearer. Police say there is evidence he ate some of his victim's flesh.   (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
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