zombie cannibal~just another day in Miami~GRAPHIC PHOTO

[crash]

Wow...next time a stoner says 'Dude, I have the munchies so bad I could totally chew the face off a hobo', people might take some notice..

[ramseycat]

I head this on the news this morning. So he was just high? Could he have ingested some type of drug that they didn't catch on the tox screen? Hard to believe that he was just stoned.

[Lady Cop]

I head this on the news this morning. So he was just high? Could he have ingested some type of drug that they didn't catch on the tox screen? Hard to believe that he was just stoned.

nothing that i can think of offhand. but i'm not a forensic toxicologist.

his girlfriend now says he was possessed by something supernatural.
wonder what old gloria will say about that!

His body didn't show "any other street drugs, alcohol or prescription drugs, or any adulterants found in street drugs," according to the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department. could have been OTC like tylenol.

[ramseycat]

Something supernatural? Oh brother. He was probably schizophrenic and off his meds.

[Jezreel]

She only just said the other week, he was a great ,and was good to her and the children..... now he was possessed? oh lawdy!!

[Lady Cop]

gloria allred, never one to miss a possible camera & mic appearance, will probably call a presser to announce the stunning news...that face-eating supernatural demons are very very bad.

[Jezreel]

I'm on pins and needles waiting waiting for her to speak

[koko]

soo wtf happened to the "number of undigested pills" found in his stomach? no mention of those anywhere. Even if it was a prescription he actually had or just something over the counter (tho i remember the gf saying something like eugene never even used tylenol, she may/may not know what shes talking about) I think they should at least release what those were, or tell us they still haven't been unable to identify them.

[SIXFOOTERsez]

A little update on the Zombie dude
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward...full.story

Even experts question claim that Rudy Eugene was not on bath salts
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Rudy Eugene (Sun Sentinel / July 6, 2012)

7:01 p.m. EDT, July 6, 2012
Rudy Eugene was not on "bath salts" or synthetic marijuana when he chewed the face off a homeless man in May – if you believe the toxicology reports, that is.

Scientists and skeptical observers don't.

Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti is just one of the doubting Thomases who think the so-called "Causeway Cannibal" was on something not caught by either of the two labs that ran the toxicology tests.

"We are not testing for everything that may be out there," said Dr. Barry Logan, one of the nation's leading toxicologists.

That's because they can't.

Clandestine labs are using more than 100 chemical compounds to make synthetic marijuana, but even the most sophisticated lab can only test for 17, said Logan, director of Forensic and Toxicological Services at NMS Labs in Pennsylvania, the same lab hired byMiami-Dade Countyto help test Eugene for bath salts and synthetic marijuana.

Bath salts, also known as synthetic amphetamines, are also hard to track for the same reason.

There are hundreds of bath salt compounds out there, but toxicologists can only test for 40, Logan said.

"This is always a moving target," Logan said. "As soon as a test exists for something, there are new compounds waiting in the wings. We are always a step behind."

Even Logan was surprised when Eugene's drug scan found only traces of marijuana.

"His behavior was consistent with someone who was delusional and hallucinating, which would be consistent with bath salts," Logan said.

The report released last week by the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner contained this disclaimer: "Within the limits of current technology by both laboratories, marijuana is the only drug identified in the body of Mr. Rudy Eugene."

Experts say there is no question Eugene's behavior was drug-induced – and not by marijuana. But it's hard to prove because even the most sophisticated labs cannot test for every compound.

"We are not incompetent," said Dr. Bruce Goldberger, professor and director of toxicology at the University of Florida. "We have the tools, we have the sophistication and know-how. But the field is evolving so rapidly it is hard for us to keep track. It's almost as if it is a race we can never win."

Goldberger thinks Eugene was on a drug far stronger than marijuana the day of the attack.

"To say marijuana could have induced this behavior is simply outrageous," Goldberger said. "No matter how sick mentally or physically a person is, they don't go around eating people's faces, or barking at police, or eating a dog, like what happened recently in Texas."

A Waco man who tried to eat a dog on June 14 told police he was high on synthetic marijuana at the time.

Users say they are drawn to fake weed because it gets them high and doesn't show up in most drug tests.

One chronic pot user said she'd been smoking synthetic marijuana for two years, then was rushed to the emergency room when she tried to stop cold turkey.

The hospital tests found only traces of marijuana – just like with Rudy Eugene.

Ann Howard, a spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Corrections, said probation officers have the option of testing for designer drugs.

But the tests are expensive – anywhere from $200 to $300 for synthetic marijuana and up to $500 for bath salts, Goldberger said.

Probation officers may not test everyone, but they will target high-risk candidates, said Jim Hall, director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Substance Abuse at Nova Southeastern University in Davie.

It's for their own good, he said.

"These are the guinea pig drugs of 2012," Hall said. "The people using these drugs are risking their lives, their minds and their kidneys. Some of these people have had to be put on dialysis for the rest of their lives."

Oakland Park resident Jimmy Hewett says his probation officer had him tested for synthetic marijuana after he was quoted in the Sun Sentinel saying he smoked the stuff.

A judge issued a warrant for his arrest after he admitted using the designer drug.

Because it is openly sold at gas stations and convenience stores, Hewett says he didn't think he was doing anything wrong.

But on July 17, he will have to answer to the court. The charge: Violating probation.

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[Ma Huang Sor]

Interesting.

[SIXFOOTERsez]

Jesus Christ, another one
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/21...annibalism

Charles Baker Got Naked, Ate Flesh Of Jeffery Blake During Visit With Children: Florida Cops


The Huffington Post | By Andy Campbell Posted: 06/21/2012 12:53 pm Updated: 06/22/2012 5:00 pm

Charles Baker allegedly bit off and ate part of a man's bicep before police subdued him on Wednesday.

Florida man on drugs got naked, barged into his girlfriend's house, bit a chunk out of a man's arm and ate it, then powered through several cop-deployed Taser probes before getting tackled and arrested.

Those are just some of the allegations against Charles Baker of Palmetto, who is already being likened to the Miami man shot and killed after he got naked and chewed 75-percent of a homeless man's face off.

Baker, 26, was visiting his children at his girlfriend's house on Wednesday night, WPTV reported. He was allegedly high on an unknown substance when he started yelling, throwing furniture around the home, and taking off his clothes.

Jeffrey Blake, 48, who lives at the home, tried to stop the madness, but Baker reportedly chewed a slab of flesh from Blake's arm. Somehow Blake was able to restrain him until cops arrived.

But the violence didn't end there.

Baker was allegedly going wild, tensing his body and screaming at police, ABC News reported.

An officer deployed a Taser on Baker and he fell, but got back up and pulled out the probes. Then the officer used a handheld stun gun -- twice -- before he was able to subdue an apparently crazed Baker and arrest him.

Baker was taken to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation before he went to jail. He was allegedly high on unknown drugs during the melee.

It's unclear if his children saw the episode.

It's the third case of flesh-biting in Florida similar to the Miami incident in as many weeks. On Saturday, Giovanni Martinez allegedly bit into the arm of a hospital nurse and threatened to eat hospital staff's faces off "like that guy in Miami."

[Lady Cop]

Authorities in Papua New Guinea have arrested 29 members of a ‘cannibal cult,’ who’ve been accused of murdering seven witch doctors in the country’s jungle interior. The cult members reportedly ate their victims brains raw and concocted soup from their penises the Associated Press reports.

Despite the criminal charges they face, “they don’t think they’ve done anything wrong; they admit what they’ve done openly,” Police Commander Anthony Wagambie, of the Madang province, told the Associated Press. The killers said they were seeking revenge against the witch doctors, whom they claim were evil sorcerers who extorted money and demanded sex from poor villagers in exchange for their services.

By eating their organs, the cult members believed they would personally benefit by absorbing their supernatural powers and becoming bullet-proof, Wagambie said. These types of beliefs are common, he said, estimating that between 700 and 1,000 cult members live scattered throughout Papua New Guinea’s northeast interior. The majority have likely consumed human flesh.

[Duchess]

A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a horrific attack last year in Miami has learned to play guitar as he continues to receive treatment for his injuries.

As the first anniversary of the attack nears, Ronald Poppo has spoken publicly for the first time.

In a video released by hospital staff, Mr Poppo thanked all the people to have supported him through his difficult recovery.

He said: 'I thank the outpouring of people in the community and I will always be grateful for that.'

Mr Poppo spent almost a month in hospital after the attack in May last year.

He has been left blind but his doctors say he has been working with an occupational therapist to learn how to take care of himself.

He has been living in a long-term care facility since the gruesome attack.

Mr Poppo has been learning to play guitar and practices the instrument daily.

A year after the broad daylight attack, Mr Poppo is smiling again.

He recently celebrated his 66^th birthday with staff at Jackson Memorial Hospital.

About 75 per cent of Mr Poppo's face was chewed off by Rudy Eugene in the shocking assault.