After Meiwes and the victim jointly attempted to eat the victim's severed penis, Meiwes killed his victim and proceeded to eat a large amount of his flesh. Life imprisonment (previously 8½ years' imprisonment)Īrmin Meiwes ( German: born 1 December 1961) is a German former computer repair technician who achieved international attention for killing and eating a voluntary victim in 2001, whom he had found via the Internet. Rotenburg Cannibal, Der Metzgermeister (The Master Butcher)