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The partially clad body of a 22-year-old female, who had been beaten and sexually mutilated, was discovered in her apartment. She had been savagely beaten on the head with a baseball bat and her throat had been slashed.

Next to the body was a blood-stained drinking glass. A lip print in blood on the rim of the glass was observed, suggesting that the glass had been used to drink blood. On the coffee table in the living room were several kitchen knives, which had been used to slice the victim’s body. All the utensils were lined up on the coffee table like an operating room in a hospital.

The victim had been eviscerated and a large soda bottle had been thrust into her abdominal cavity. Her intestines could be observed inside of the clear plastic bottle. There were a number of postmortem slicings to her breasts and chest. In addition, the killer had also carved diagonal wounds into both of the victim’s legs.

Fig.1 There are multiple cuts on the legs of the victim. A soda bottle was placed into the eviscerated abdomen and there was evidence that the offender drank the victim’s blood.

The case appeared to be the classic disorganized homicide perpetrated by someone who had used a “blitz-style” attack to render his victim unconscious and then engaged in postmortem mutilation. The investigation revealed that this murder was actually committed in a fit of rage during a domestic dispute by the victim’s live-in boyfriend. He had a fight with her during which time she slapped him across the face. He went berserk and hit her with the baseball bat. He then proceeded to engage in these bizarre activities, which included drinking her blood. During his confession, he explained that he drank her blood so that it would flow in his veins.

Fig.2 This photo shows multiple cuts to the chest and breast. The victim had been hit in the head with a baseball bat. Her throat was cut.

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