A cannibal who killed and ate his flatmate was seen howling at the Moon on all fours before the murder. Robert Ackermann was naked when he squatted down 'like a werewolf' and bayed at the night sky, neighbours said. Weeks later, he beat 49-year-old Josef Schweiger to death and dined on his body for two days before being discovered. The 19-year-old killer was arrested with his victim's flesh and blood drooling from his mouth. 'The proof was spattered all over his face,' said police, who described the teenager as 'mentally confused'.
"Ummm... Inspector? Define 'mentally confused', please."
"Crazy as a loon!" |
German-born Ackermann moved into the flat, part of a homeless hostel in Vienna, with Mr Schweiger last month.
"Hi, there, sweetie! Wanna share my room at the homeless hostel?"
"Bawooooo!" |
Soon after, neighbours began witnessing strange goings-on.
| "Whoa! Now that is strange!" |
Nadica Drikic, who lived next door, said: "We were watching the television one night when we realised there was a sort of howling coming from outside.
| "Bawooooo! Hrowf! Hrowf!" |
"We looked and saw him squatted down on all fours howling at the Moon.
"Honey, that man is baying at the moon!"
"Really? I wonder what's on channel 4..." |
"I am sure he was not wearing anything.
"It was really freaky."
| "Yes, dear. Come see what's on channel 6!" |
Another neighbour said he saw the cannibal pour blood from a window.
"Fritz! The man next door is pouring blood from the window!"
"Again?" |
Ackermann battered Schweiger to death with dumbbells, butchered him and ate parts of his brain, other organs and arms.
| "Cerebral cortex! My favorite! Now, where'd I put that onion?... Bawoooo!" |
The murder was discovered when a cleaning woman found the body two days later.
| "Ach! Anozzer body! Zey neffer clean up after demselves!" |
The German confessed to police and is now being held in Vienna.
"Bawoooo!"
"Heinrich, what does 'bawooo!' mean?"
"I think it means 'I confess!', Rudiger!" |
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