A post on an internet forum claimed that the author had been in contact with a self-proclaimed cannibal who wanted to recruit people to be eaten. The author provided details about the cannibal, including his username "Airport Shop" and his claim to be from Waterloo, Iowa. Despite initial skepticism, further investigation uncovered evidence that supported the author's claims, including a possible connection to a funeral home in Waterloo owned by a man named Aaron Sanders. The alleged cannibal claimed to have been involved in cannibalism for 17 years and to have acquaintances across the US who shared his interests. However, the investigation was unable to verify the cannibal's true identity or the extent of his activities.
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1. A post appeared on an internet forum on December 31, 2019, describing a conversation with a person claiming to be a cannibal.
2. The person claimed to be looking for people to eat and said their family had a medical condition requiring them to consume human flesh.
3. The person's username was "airport shop" and they claimed to live near Waterloo, Iowa.
4. The conversation was not initially believed by forum users, and evidence was requested.
5. A screenshot of the conversation was later provided, showing the person's requests for someone to be "fattened and then eaten" by their family.
6. The person's name was allegedly "Boost," but they referred to themselves in the masculine gender.
7. The person claimed to have been doing this for 17 years and was looking for young men.
8. A forum user verified the username "airport shop" was associated with a person named Saunders, whose first name starts with the letter "A".
9. The city of Waterloo, Iowa, has a funeral home called Sanders Funeral Services, owned by a person named Aaron Sanders.
10. Aaron Sanders was found to have had serious problems with the law for alleged sexual assault.
11. The cannibal claimed to have acquaintances in the United States who also engage in eating human flesh.
12. They said they do not eat people's brains, heads, hands, or feet due to health concerns.
13. The cannibal claimed that their family has blood ties and that they have devoured several people.
14. The banquets were allegedly held in a house on the outskirts of Waterloo, and they generally looked for young men with athletic builds.
15. The investigation was unable to verify the identity of the cannibal with certainty.
16. A news article from 2017 mentioned the release of members of a cannibal cult in Chicago, Illinois.