LONDON, Oct. 20, 2008
Cannibal Chef To Stew In Prison
British Cook Gets Minimum 30-Year Sentence For Killing Man And Eating His Flesh
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Anthony Morley received a minimum of 30 years for murder. (AP Photo/West Yorkshire Police)
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Judge James Stewart said Anthony Morley, 36, showed no remorse for the killing of Damien Oldfield.
"Before this case I had associated cannibalism with eras long gone, with the tale of Robinson Crusoe. No longer," Stewart said. "You have plumbed depths rarely encountered in our court."
Morley attacked Oldfield, 33, during a night the pair spent together in April at Morley's home in the northern city of Leeds. Morley slit Oldfield's throat as he lay in his bed, stabbed him repeatedly and cooked some of his flesh.
Stewart rejected Morley's claim that he had been provoked when Oldfield unexpectedly initiated sexual contact after the pair watched "Brokeback Mountain," a film about two cowboys who try to conceal an affair. Morley claimed Oldfield's actions reawakened traumatic memories of childhood sex abuse and that he feared he was going to be raped.
After the attack, Morley walked into a nearby restaurant in a blood-spattered dressing gown, telling staff and police he had killed someone. In court, he claimed to have no memory of the attack or what he did with the body afterward.
The judge said the whole crime was "one of the most gruesome murders" he had ever encountered and called Morely a dangerous man who had yet to apologize for his crime. Morley hung his head as the sentence was read.
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- So much for accurate and COMPLETE news coverage.
Posted by txgrouch2007 at 07:10 AM : Oct 21, 2008
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CBS isn''t exactly known for its unbiased NOR complete coverage. Mentioning that he was gay would be politically incorrect; also, this way people can be led assume he was a homophobe who overreacted to unwanted sexual overtures by a man! - Reply to this comment
- ABC pointed out that this cannibal used to be Mr. Gay UK before this happened. Why the failure to point out his former Mr. Gay UK status, CBS?
Posted by denn034 at 02:48 PM : Oct 20, 2008
He won the Mr. Gay UK title in 1993.
So much for accurate and COMPLETE news coverage. - Reply to this comment
- Um Umm Ummmmmmm good.
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- Great headline! I see the NY Post headline writer must be moonlighting for CBS!
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- People eating people.
The economy in the UK must be hurting pretty bad. - Reply to this comment
- What a tacky headline.
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- ABC pointed out that this cannibal used to be Mr. Gay UK before this happened. Why the failure to point out his former Mr. Gay UK status, CBS?
Posted by denn034 at 02:48 PM : Oct 20, 2008
well the reason they didn''t mention that he was mister gay is because we already have enough republicans making statements in this forum and if they openly mention that this is about gay dudes it will fill up with more republicans . - Reply to this comment
- Wow CBS what a clever headline. You are no better that a tabloid. So much for serious journalism.
Posted by rohink at 06:01 PM : Oct 20, 2008
Actually, I thought it was pretty funny.
Well, it''s funnier than reading the same old Bush bashing. - Reply to this comment
- To WinniePeee:
brdliky6 is probably related to that chef! - Reply to this comment
- Wow CBS what a clever headline. You are no better that a tabloid. So much for serious journalism.
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- I think brdliky6 is a looney. What a freak!
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- Well this liberal got what he deserved.
Posted by gop_will_win at 01:35 PM : Oct 20, 2008
According to reports this guy was a McCain supporter and wanted to have Palin over for dinner. - Reply to this comment
- Not at all surprised at the prison sentence. Ya know what they say - a mind is a terrible thing to taste!
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- If this happened in Florida, the headline would have been, "Cannibal Chef to Fry."
Posted by easeup at 02:25 PM : Oct 20, 2008
easeup, That''s a great line!!!!!!!!! Great sense of humor! - Reply to this comment
- ABC pointed out that this cannibal used to be Mr. Gay UK before this happened. Why the failure to point out his former Mr. Gay UK status, CBS?
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- If this happened in Florida, the headline would have been, "Cannibal Chef to Fry."
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- And they say that queeers are born gaay? Sounds more like a mental issue to me, just like this fruit loop!!!
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- Well this liberal got what he deserved.
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