The latest cannibalism news comes in the form of a January 10, 2006 Reuters report:
German cannibal finds biopic in poor taste
?I feel used,? says convict who ate another man he met online
COLOGNE, Germany – A German cannibal is taking legal action to stop the release of the horror film "Butterfly: A Grimm Love Story," which he claims is based on his life….
The issues raised here are partially addressed in the book Cannibalism: Ecology and Evolution Among Diverse Taxa, by M.A. Elgar and B.J. Crespi (editors), Oxford University Press, 1992. On page 361 the text gets right to the nub of the matter:
"Cannibalism is a particularly antisocial form of behaviour."
(Thanks to Investigator Ron Josephson for bringing the news report to our attention. Thanks to Investigator Wendy Cooper for the research citation.)