Alleged cannibal found dead in cell
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A murder suspect dubbed “The Cannibal” was found dead of an apparent suicide in his Mexico City prison cell, two months after police found cooked and seasoned bits of his ex-girlfriend’s corpse in his apartment.
Jose Luis Calva, a self-proclaimed poet and dramatist suspected in at least three murders, was found hanging from his belt, the city corrections department said in a statement. He had admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend and cutting up her body after a drug-and-alcohol-fueled fight, but had denied eating her flesh.
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