A couple of alleged cannibals made human meat pies and sold them to restaurants, according to a shocking trial in Russia.
The suspected cannibal Natalia Baksheeva and husband Dmitry Baksheev, 35, are detained as police investigate her confession that the couple killed and ate 30 or more victims
Dismembered human remains were found in their fridge, freezer and elsewhere in their home at a hostel in a military academy in Krasnodar, southern Russia.
Don’t break your new iPhone — it’ll cost you a bomb One victim was waitress Elena Vashrushev, 35, who lived near Natalia and her husband. It’s believed the couple trawled dating websites to find their other victims. Neighbours say Natalia, a former nurse, made and sold pies to boost her income.
According to newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets, Natalia offered to supply meat to a cafe in the city and sought work as a chef. Cafe owner Vitaly Yakubenko said:
‘It was in 2010. ‘She was very active, asked lots of questions but mainly about where we buy our meat and fish and how fresh it is. She made clear she could supply meant. Man’s execution stopped after juror said he ‘wondered if black people have souls’ ‘I said that we work only with certified suppliers.’
He added:
‘The police should look now where this woman may have worked as a chef and if she tried to push her products there too. ‘For sure these cannibals were looking for places to sell their meat. ‘It sounded to me like her main motive when she was looking for a job. Natalia told me she had experience working as a chef.’
She is believed to have sold human meat to military trainees, including student pilots, attending the academy where she worked. A probe is underway how the couple were allowed to live for years in the grounds of a military academy run by the Russian Defence Ministry.
