List of Autocannibalism Incidents

Introduction

• Cannibalism: Consuming another individual of the same species.
• Autocannibalism: Partially eating oneself, also known as self-cannibalism or autosarcophagy.
• Documented in both medical and historical records.

Historical and Notable Incidents

17th Century

• Elizabeth Báthory: Allegedly forced servants to eat their own flesh.

Early 20th Century

• Claude Neal (1934): Tortured by a lynch mob in Florida, forced to eat his own genitalia before being murdered.

Mid-Late 20th Century

• Nathaniel Bar-Jonah: As a child, picked at scabs and sucked the blood.

WWII Era

• Siege of Leningrad: Reports of cannibalism include eating one's own flesh.

1990s

• Uganda: Young people reportedly forced to eat their ears after returning from Sudan.
• Haiti (1991): During post-coup violence, victims reportedly ate their own body parts.

21st Century

2000s

• 2009, New Zealand: A man known as "Mr X" amputated and ate his little finger during a personal crisis.

2010s

• 2014, Prison Incident: Prisoner cut and ate flesh from his thigh.
• Finger Mutilation: 66-year-old man bit off his fingers over six years.
• Andre Thomas (2008): Death row inmate removed and ate his own eye.
• David Playpenz: Ate his own finger after a motorcycle accident.
• Brendan Higginbotham (2011): Tortured, forced to eat part of his ear.
• Jargget Washington (2012): High on PCP, ate his medical bracelet, gnawed off his finger in jail.
• 2018, Reddit User: u/IncrediblyShinyShart consumed his amputated foot with friends.

2020s

• 2023, Paula Gonu: Spanish influencer ate her knee cartilage after surgery.

2024

• Saidakrami Rachabalizoda: FSB agents allegedly forced him to eat his own ear after the Crocus City Hall attack.

Related Topics

• Autocannibalism
• Cannibalism
• Human Cannibalism
• List of Cannibalism Incidents

References

• Various citations from books, articles, and online sources provided for each incident.