In Western New Guinea along the Ndeiram Kabur River lives a tribe called The Korowai.The tribesmen believe mysterious deaths are attributed to demons who take on the human form and it is their duty to consume the dead man’s carcass in order to take revenge for the death.

Papua New Guinea

Previously dubbed "Cannibal Island", Fiji is famous for its long running history of cannibalism.The practices have almost died out in recent years with the exception of the Naihehe Caves, home to the last human-eating group on the island.

The Naihehe Caves - Sigatoka, Fiji

The Aghori, a sect of Indian Monks, perform cannibalistic rituals in order to gain spiritual enlightenment. Now with just 20 or so members, the group drink from human skull bowls and cover their body in burnt human remains. 

The Ganges River, India

At a United Nations meeting in 2003, a distressed Sinafasi Makelo, a representative for the Mbuti Pygmies, claimed that Congolese rebels from the Ituri province were eating his people alive.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cambodian soldiers fighting in the Khmer Rouge Rebellion were accused of cutting out the hearts and livers out of the bodies of Khmer Rouge soldiers who were killed in battle in order to eat them on the field or back at home for dinner.

Cambodia

In 2011, German tourist Stefan Ramin went missing while on a traditional goat hunt in Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia. His remains were later found near a campfire and it is believed that he was “hacked to pieces” and burned by a tribe suspected of cannibalism.

Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia

Following the First Liberian Civil War, Doctors Without Borders found evidence of cannibalistic practices which they sent over to Amnesty International. It's believed that the evidence was then covered up, with Liberia’s current Secretary General saying: “what they do with the bodies after human rights violations are committed is not part of our mandate or concern.”

Liberia

Germany’s answer to Hannibal Lecter, Armin Meiwes, fulfilled his dream of consuming human flesh by placing an ad for a willing volunteer. Luckily for him he tracked down dinner in the form of a willing 43-year-old, Bernd Brandes.

Rotenburg, Germany

A crazed, naked man was shot by police in Miami in 2012 as he refused to stop eating his victim’s face. Cannibal Rudy Eugene set upon unwitting Ronaldo Poppo on a Florida freeway, leaving him with only one eye and severe facial injuries.

Miami, Florida
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