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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
He Was Called the 'Eunuch Maker' — and What He Did With the Body Parts Afterward Was Unthinkable
To Marius Gustavson, it was business. To Britain's Crown Court, Gustavson's 'gruesome and grisly' body manipulation enterprise was criminal. Gustavson, a 46-year-old Norwegian national, was sentenced to life in prison in 2024 in England after he was arrested for running a controversial body manipulation service, which often included live streaming himself while abusing the bodies of other human beings who paid him to do it. According to the BBC, Gustavson's website advertised his unlicensed services to provide castration, the freezing of limbs, and other amateur procedures, such as removing nipples and human tissue. The self-described 'Eunuch maker' even branded some paying victims with his nickname's initials 'EM,' a British court heard in May 2024 when he was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 22 years served. During his sentencing hearing, prosecutor Caroline Carberry KC said there was 'clear evidence' of cannibalism, according to The Guardian. She described how Gustavson had prepared human testicles as part of a "salad" and stored various body parts in a refrigerator at his home as "trophies." Six others were sentenced for aiding Gustavson and his haphazard body mutilation practice, which primarily took place in hotel rooms and in front of others who paid to watch online, according to The Crown Prosecution Service. Roughly 20,000 subscribers paid to watch along as Gustavson mutilated his customers without any proper medical training or oversight, sometimes using kitchen knives and tools meant for animals, The Standard reported. Some of Gustavson's victims were as young as 16 years old, according to the outlet. 'Gustavson was involved in at least 22 procedures including the removal of victims' testicles, the amputation of penises, clamping of testicles with burdizzo clips (ordinarily used by vets in the castration of cattle), and the insertion of needles into genitalia,' the CPS said at the time. 'He was assisted by another defendant to place his own leg in dry ice which later required amputation meaning he was able to secure disability benefits.' The former Norwegian postal service worker's pay-per-view mutilation website was 'lucrative,' according to prosecutors, who told the British court Gustavson earned nearly 300,000 pounds between 2017 and 2021, when he was forced to close shop and later detained. Gustavson eventually pleaded guilty to 'five counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, making an indecent image of a child, four counts of distributing indecent images of a child, possessing extreme pornographic images, and possessing criminal property,' prosecutors said. In April 2025, his attempt to appeal his conviction was overturned by a London court, according to documents obtained by PEOPLE. In the appeal, Gustavson's attorney argued his sentencing was unfair given the fact that 'those who underwent the modifications consented to what was done to them.' One victim testified during Gustavson's 2024 trial that he was 'mesmerized' by the 'Eunuch Maker' and his streams, but admitted he had regrets after going through with a procedure in which he had his testicles clamped while he was strapped to a bed and subjected to electric shocks before being branded with Gustavson's signature 'EM' marking. "I realize I have trusted a wrong person and Gustavson is in fact a lunatic,' the man said, according to The Standard. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Gustavson's defense attorney argued during his sentencing that in addition to carrying out a paid service, the 'Eunuch Maker' was in some ways making people more comfortable in their bodies having dealt with his own body dysmorphia, which ultimately led him to start the pay-per-view website. "He does say he wished to put a smile on other people's faces - he wanted to help,' Gustavson's attorney said, according to BBC. "He was stuck in a body he wanted to make changes to, and understood there were more people out there who wished to do the same." But British authorities didn't see it that way. CPS London Specialist Prosecutor Kate Mulholland alleged Gustavson carried out the mutilations primarily for 'sexual gratification and financial gain' while ignoring 'the risks of performing unnecessary surgery on vulnerable men.' "He actively recruited participants through his website and was paid to stream the footage of these barbaric procedures,' Mulholland said after Gustavson was sentenced to life in prison. "Performing extreme body modifications is against the law and the CPS won't hesitate to prosecute these horrendous crimes." Read the original article on People
CBC
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBC
Cannibalism, queerness intersect in world premiere of new play
Cannibalism, queerness intersect in world premiere of new play News Duration 3:21 A fictional resort town has a shocking history ... or does it? A new play questions the stories we tell and the rumours we spread. How They'll Tell It is holding its world premiere in Winnipeg at The Gargoyle Theatre.
The Sun
19-05-2025
- The Sun
French restaurateur ‘admits chopping up and COOKING murder victim' after cops make horror discovery
A FRENCH restaurant owner has admitted murdering a villager, chopping him up and cooking him with vegetables. Pizza makers Philippe Schneider, 69, and Nathalie Caboubassy, 45, are on trial in Aveyron for the 2023 murder of Georges Meichler - a resident of their sleepy southern French village, Brasc. 3 3 Schneider reportedly made the "horrific confession" to police after being tracked down following a missing persons report filed by the victim's daughter. He is said to have told officers the pair accidentally killed Meichler, 57, when their attempt to rob his home went awry. Desperate to cover up the murder, they tried to dispose of the body by cutting it up with a butcher's knife and hiding body parts around the area. Body parts were spread across the Causses and Rougier regions of south France, and other bits left in the victim's van. Schneider also apparently admitted to cooking parts of the body in a pot with vegetables at his home as part of a religious ritual he encountered when travelling in Nepal. Charred bones were found near Meichler's house, and human remains not far from the alleged killers ' apartment building. A 25-year-old grave digger also on trial as an accomplice to the pair reportedly said Schneider told him to cook the meant until it "falls off the bones" and, if anyone asked, say it was "food for the dog". Meichler's lived as a recluse - without water or electricity - in a small stone house in the middle of a forest. Police began their investigations after his ex-partner raised the alarm because she hadn't heard from him. His daughter also received a text from his phone which read: "Hi. I'm heading to Brittany with a friend. Get some fresh air and see the country. See you when I get back. Have a nice day." Murdered Brit mum's 'female friend' arrested as cops probe 'frenzied attack' The message immediately rang alarm bells with the daughter, because her father rarely sent text messages and would use a very different tone if he did. Police then launched a missing persons investigation in Brasc - where neighbours said they had not seen him for several days. Door-to-door enquiries revealed locals had seen two people driving around in the dead man's Citroën Jumpy van. After linking restaurateur couple to the van, police tracked their movements and phone conversations. The vehicle was eventually found outside a council building in Camarès - around 24 miles from Brasc - with the restaurateur couple at the wheel. 3 Schneider claimed that the missing Meichler had entrusted him with the car in order to feed his chickens in the house he had been renovating. But when police searched the van they found bags of human remains and blood. Schneider then admitted to the murdering, butchering and cooking the gentle Meichler, explaining it had been a burglary gone wrong. He told investigators: "What I'm about to tell you is horrific, it's going to be difficult to hear," before revealing the sordid tale. Former partners describe him as a manipulator and a pervert who coerced them and pushed them to go to sex clubs. And experts who examined him concluded he was "marked by a need for control and domination" and "often engaged in manipulation and control over others". Addicted to alcohol and cannabis, Schneider was reportedly traumatised by the sexual abuse he claims to have suffered as a child. He was arrested alongside Caboubassy - who has always insisted she played no part. Caboubassy and the grave digger are on trial for complicity in the crime. The verdict is expected on May 22.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Yahoo
Video shows alligator eating baby gator in Florida's Everglades
The Brief A tour group in Florida's Everglades got more than they bargained for on Mother's Day: they saw a bay gator being eaten by another alligator. Alligators are known cannibals, and males especially are known to be more aggressive with other gators. A tour group in Florida's Everglades came across an unsettling sight on Mother's Day this year: they witnessed an adult alligator eating a baby gator in what the tour guide called a "National Geographic moment." Video taken by Kelly Alvarez shows the adult alligator chomping down on a baby alligator in Shark Valley Everglades National Park on Sunday, May 11, as two young gators watch nearby. A tour guide could be heard saying that the alligator is eating its own children, though it's not clear that's what was really happening. "An alligator mother will eat all the babies if conditions are bad—like a drought or no water. She's just a wild animal after all," Ben Welch, an alligator tour guide in South Louisiana, told travel writer Judith Fein. RELATED: What causes nearly every alligator attack on humans? Study says it's our fault "That's what happens when kids are naughty and misbehave," the tour guide joked as the tourists watched in horror. Dig deeper: According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, larger alligators often eat smaller alligators. They're considered one of the biggest threats to the survival of smaller gators, but adult alligators can also be victims of cannibalism. There are multiple reasons why they may eat each other, not just because they're hungry. RELATED: Alligator made famous in 'Happy Gilmore' dies at more than 80 years old "Sometimes it can be territorial, but very often alligators are cannibalistic," Florida wildlife officials told FOX 13 Tampa. Typically, the males are more aggressive, especially during mating season, which runs from March until June. But as long as the weather is warm in Florida, alligators are more active in general. The Source This report includes information from Storyful, the Perceptive Travel blog, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission and FOX 13 Tampa.
