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Armin Meiwes

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Armin Meiwes (German: [ˈmaɪvəs]; born 1 December 1961) is a German former computer repair technician who received international attention for murdering and cannibalising Bernd Brandes, whom he had found via the Internet as a voluntary victim, in March 2001. After Meiwes and the victim jointly attempted to eat the victim's severed penis, Meiwes murdered his victim and proceeded to eat a large amount of his flesh. He was arrested in December 2002. In January 2004, Meiwes was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to eight years and six months in prison. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Armin Meiwes is the 104th most popular extremist (down from 83rd in 2019), the 1,825th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,486th in 2019) and the 13th most popular German Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Armin Meiwes ranks 104 out of 283. Before him are Wilhelm Voigt, Gary Ridgway, Vincenzo Peruggia, Monika Ertl, Michel Fourniret, and Matija Gubec. After him are Bobby Joe Long, Ma Barker, Hermine Braunsteiner, Oskar Gröning, Therese Brandl, and Joachim Kroll.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Armin Meiwes ranks 65. Before him are Dave Mustaine, Andy Lau, Aziz Akhannouch, Ralph Macchio, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, and Arnaldur Indriðason. After him are Susan Boyle, Armin Laschet, Mike Dunleavy, Andy Fletcher, Erwin Koeman, and Ian Rush.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Armin Meiwes ranks 1,825 out of 7,253. Before him are Carl Loewe (1796), Hans-Hermann Hoppe (1949), Wilhelm Schepmann (1894), Peter Henlein (1479), Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg (1886), and Lothar von Trotha (1848). After him are Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (1789), Carl Ludwig Blume (1796), Louis VI, Elector Palatine (1539), Christoph Graupner (1683), Simon Mayr (1763), and Alfred Einstein (1880).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Germany

Among extremists born in Germany, Armin Meiwes ranks 13. Before him are Fritz Haarmann (1879), Gudrun Ensslin (1940), Fritz Honka (1935), Willi Herold (1925), Johann Rattenhuber (1897), and Monika Ertl (1937). After him are Oskar Gröning (1921), Therese Brandl (1902), Wilhelm Boger (1906), Eugen Weidmann (1908), Irmgard Möller (1947), and Brigitte Mohnhaupt (1949).

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