Germany's self-confessed cannibal Armin Meiwes enters the courtroom,
for his retrial for murder, on 3 May
2006 at court in Frankfurt, Germany, in which the lawyers deliver
their pleadings. In the case that shocked
the country, Meiwes returns to the dock after a federal judge threw
out a January 2004 manslaughter
conviction on the grounds it was too lenient, despite the victim's
purported 'death wish'.
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Armin Meiwes
Armin Meiwes
Self-confessed German cannibal Armin Meiwes (R) arrives for a
session of his re-trial 9 May 2006 in Frankfurt.
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Armin Meiwes
Frankfurt, Germany - Self-confessed cannibal Armin Meiwes awaits the
verdict in his retrial for murder, on 09
May 2006 at court in Frankfurt, Germany. In the case that shocked
the country, Meiwes was now sentenced to
life in prison after a federal judge threw out a January 2004
manslaughter conviction on the grounds it was
too lenient, despite the victim's purported 'death wish'.
(Photo by Michael Wallrath/Pool/Getty Images)
Armin Meiwes (R), a 42-year-old computer technician and
self-confessed cannibal and his lawyer Harald Ermel
(L) are seen in court on the last day of his trial, January 30, 2004 in
the central city of Kassel, Germany.
Armin Meiwes (R), a 42-year-old computer technician and
self-confessed cannibal and his lawyer Harald Ermel
(L) are seen in court on the last day of his trial, January 30, 2004 in
the central city of Kassel, Germany.
Armin Meiwes (R), a 42-year-old computer technician and
self-confessed cannibal and his lawyer Harald
Ermel (L) are seen in court on the last day of his trial, January
30, 2004 in the central city of Kassel,
Germany. Meiwes was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison
for manslaughter for killing and
eating a man he claims was a willing victim.
(Photo by Pool/ Getty Images)
Kassel, Germany: Armin Meiwes, a 42-year-old computer technician and
self-confessed cannibal is seen
at court on the last day of his trial, January 30, 2004 in the
central city of Kassel, Germany. Meiwes was
sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for manslaughter for killing
and eating a man he claims
was a willing victim.
(Photo by Pool/Getty Images)
Armin Meiwes
Frankfurt, Germany: Self-confessed German cannibal Armin Meiwes
(C) stands between his advocates
Harald Ermel (L) and Joachim Bremer as he waits for the beginning of
a session of his re-trial 09 May
2006 in Frankfurt/M.
(Thomas Lohnes/AFP/Getty Images)