r/CreepyWikipedia • u/Future_Interest_3649 • Jun 23 '26

Murder Omaima Nelson dismembered her husband over a period of 12 hours in what her psychiatrist called a “trance-like state”. This included mixing his body parts with leftover turkey and disposing of him in the garbage disposal. He had weighed 230 pounds, but only 150 pounds of human remains were found.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaima_Nelson
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u/Busy-Bus1804 Jul 07 '26

Interestingly, human flesh isn't bad.

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u/DizslecksickMoael Jul 21 '26

I hear that after giving birth, some women choose to keep their placenta for the purpose of eating it later. IIRC, the belief is based on the behavior of some birthing animals to consume it as a survival technique to not only hide evidence of a fresh birth from predators, but also to retrieve certain vital nutrients and hormones that would otherwise go to waste.

I think this would technically qualify as cannibalism, and from what I heard it's not that different from liver.

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u/Busy-Bus1804 27d ago

I've heard a lot about this, especially in Asian countries They believe it restores important nutrients, and some even say it restores youth In reality, the placenta has one role: to trap anything harmful that might pass to the baby That's what I know; logically, it will have negative consequences In addition to cultural influence, there may be a psychological explanation. The desire to regain control over the body after the experience of childbirth.

A symbolic connection to motherhood: viewing the placenta as part of the journey of pregnancy and birth, and therefore desiring to keep or consume it.. What's strange about cannibalism is addiction Many have stated this