Cannibalism for Cargo

Werewolves, Vampires and Cannibals

“…Biblical preoccupations are frequently manifest in psychotic patients, thus Benezech et al (1981) claimed that a patient used the passage 'Who will eat my body and drink my blood' for justification of cannibalism and vampirism and others have quoted the passage in Leviticus, 'You shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters ye shall eat'. Burton-Bradley (1976) reported a psychotic cannibalistic re-enactment of the sacrifice of Isaac.…”

“…Among these infamous cases are the American child-murderer and cannibal Albert Fish, executed in 1935, and Issei Sagawa, a Japanese student who killed and ate his girlfriend in Paris in 1981 and whose book In the Fog, which concerned the murder, became a succes de scandale. Two other cases have been reported from New Guinea and the United States, both committed by schizophrenics (Burton-Bradley, 1976, McClain et al, 1986. Illis (1964) has proposed an imaginative theory to explain the strange appearance and behaviour of those accused of being werewolves.…”

Introduction Police Psychology and the Impact of Psychological Science on Policing

“…He had his first psychotic episode nine years earlier. Burton-Bradley (1976) presented a case study of a 30-yearold male in New Guinea, who decided to kill his infant son, fasted for five days, and then struck him in the head with an ax. The father consumed portions of his son's heart.…”

“…In reviewing the individual case histories of those who practice necrophilia, vampirism, cannibalism and dismemberment (Benezech et al, 1981;Burton-Bradley, 1976;Harris & Ponitus, 1975;Smith & Dimock, 1983), 15 case studies were found in which the cause of death was specified. In only one of these cases was a firearm used.…”

The Psychopathological Profile of Cannibalism: A Review of Five Cases

“…Pathological cannibalism is an extremely rare event, resulting in a limited number of scientific articles, most of which cover unique case reports. Two profiles seem to emerge: individuals suffering from extreme forms of significant paraphilia or severe psychotic mental illness (31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39).…”