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cannibalism stories: 3 news summaries

Cannibal Mom Diagnosed With Schizophrenia, Depression

Decapitated baby's dad wants 'ultimate price'

Jul 28, 09 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Otty Sanchez, the Texas 33-year-old who confessed to stabbing, decapitating, skinning, and eating portions of her newborn son, had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and postpartum psychosis before Sunday’s slaying, the San Antonio Express-News reports. She’s been charged with capital murder, and is currently in hospital under 24-hour surveillance.... More »

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Texas • murder • mental illness • San Antonio • decapitation • infanticide • cannibalism • Otty Sanchez • Scott Buchholz • Scott Wesley Buchholz Sanchez

 How Did Neanderthals Die? 
 We Ate Them 

New study suggests cannibalism by modern humans

May 17, 09 4:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Anthropologists may have solved the mystery of how the Neanderthals died out. A new study suggests they were hunted and eaten by modern human beings, reports the Guardian. The controversial theory argues that a Neanderthal jaw bone shows signs of butchering similar to the techniques humans used on deer in... More »

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research articles • competition • anthropology • Neanderthals • cannibalism • early humans

Greyhound Bus Killer Found Mentally Ill

Man who decapitated traveler committed to mental hospital

Mar 6, 09 9:07 AM CST
(Newser) - The man who beheaded and partly cannibalized a passenger aboard a Greyhound bus last July was found not criminally responsible and will be committed to a mental institution, reports the Globe and Mail. Prosecution and defense both argued that Vince Li was tormented by voices he believed came from God... More »

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Canada • murder • decapitation • buses • Vincent Weiguang Li • Greyhound • cannibalism

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