About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "S3 E1: Can You Consent To Being Eaten? | Case of Armin Meiwes" from Mind Bogglers: True Crime — Izzy's Short, Fact-Based Podcast covers the case of Armin Meiwes, known as the Cannibal of Rotenburg, and the man who answered his 2001 online ad seeking someone willing to be killed and eaten, Bernd Jürgen Brandes. The episode reconstructs the events in detail and breaks down the resulting court proceedings, focusing on how German law grappled with a case where the victim appeared to willingly participate in his own death.
The case behind the episode
In 2006, Armin Meiwes was convicted of murder for killing and eating Bernd Jürgen Armando Brandes, who had voluntarily agreed to be killed and consumed in March 2001. The case shocked the world and raised profound legal questions about consent to killing — questions explored in depth as Armin Meiwes - Kannibalen fra Rotenburg and further documented in Armin Meiwes: The Cannibal of Rotenburg. The courts ultimately ruled the killing as murder despite the victim's apparent consent, a decision that continues to raise difficult questions about autonomy, consent, and criminal responsibility.
Hosts and release
Izzy and Danny host this episode of Mind Bogglers: True Crime — Izzy's Short, Fact-Based Podcast, part of the wider Mind Bogglers catalogue, which presents mysterious and unsettling crime cases in a short, fact-based format without dramatization, serving as the audio version of the hosts' YouTube videos. The episode runs 18 minutes and was released on March 27, 2026.
