He killed his girlfriend and ate his lungs, his heart and his brain

A case of cannibalism horrifies the state of Indiana, in the United States, and shows that sometimes the reality far exceeds fiction. Joseph Oberhansley, 36, is accused of killing his girlfriend Tammy Jo Blanton, 46, and having eaten several organs of his body, which you accessed using an electric saw.

According to local media, the charges against Oberhansley are "murders, rapes and robberies". But, furthermore, he is suspected of dismembering Tammy's body, sawing off his skull, and devour your brain, your heart and lungs.

If he's convicted, the man could be sentenced to death by the law of the state of Indiana. However, this week, a judge ruled that he was not able to be tried after hearing from three doctors who had examined him.

"It's suspicious, paranoid, non-communicative and agitated", wrote the experts, adding that there was a" complete break "in the communication between them and Oberhansley.

After his arrest in 2014, the alleged cannibal allegedly confessed to the murder of his girlfriend and He admitted to having "cooked part of his brain and eaten it", police sources reported. However, he then changed his version and began to deny the charges against him.

Tammy Jo's body was discovered by police at his home in Indiana. Among the objects removed from the crime scene, there was a dish with "what appeared to be a bone and blood of the skull". For its part, the autopsy revealed that the death was due to several stab wounds and that the body lacked parts of the heart, lungs, and brain.

At the time of the murder, Oberhansley He was on probation for shooting his girlfriend Sabrina Elder, 17 years old, in 1998.