“Witches” Slew 60 for Human Fat, Fetching $15,000 a Litre
- Categories: International, News
- Date: Nov 23, 2009 01:46 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, Cannibalism, Crime, Guro, Makeup, Murder, Peru, Police, Superstition
Police have arrested a gang which murdered as many as 60 people in order to drain their bodies of fat and sell it on an international black-market for prices as much as $15,000 a litre.
The Peruvian “brotherhood”, based in remote areas of the Andes and Amazon, allegedly murdered dozens of people for their fat, collecting it for sale.
Prosecutors describe the gruesome details of the murders:
“Those detained have confessed that after assassinating their victims, they slit their throats, hung the torsos and limbs on ‘S’ shaped hooks. Later, to extract the fat, they lit candles to heat the room.”
This fat would seep from the cadavers and be collected in containers. One gang member was actually arrested in possession of 17 litres of such “human fat,” police say.
Police claim that the group may have killed as many as 60 people over three decades, though so far they have secured confessions to only 5 slayings over 5 years. Remains of a number of apparent victims have also been uncovered.
Police go on to claim that the group was part of an international trade in human fat, with “European laboratories” paying $15,000 a litre for the fat; they have issued international arrest warrants for two Italians supposedly involved.
Prosecutors insist that, though bizarre, this is the truth:
“We are not making this up. They have confessed to this. That’s what’s coming out now.”
However, there is much scepticism over the notion that they could really be trading in human fat, especially at such prices; the Dean of a Peruvian medical college explains:
“It doesn’t make sense that the fat would be sold at prices of US$15,000 dollars a liter – hundreds of liters of human fat are obtained every day at cosmetic clinics, and disposed of. It can be used in implants, but the fat implanted must be that of the same person undergoing the procedure.”
Adding to the dubious nature of the crimes is the fact that authorities have taken to calling the criminals “witches” and “pishtacos,” referring to a traditional ghoul-like creature (the group supposedly called itself the “Pishtacos of Huallaga”), even going so far as to claim “It’s an Andean myth that we’ve now been able to prove.”
Andean myth and legend is full of tales of such creatures and many believe corpses can be used for magical purposes, to say nothing of the role human sacrifice played in many regional cultures – police maintain the group is also bound up in this.
A combination of police zeal, superstition and perhaps something authorities or perpetrators are unwilling or unable to explain seems to be contributing to a decidedly mysterious case, although that an organised group has been systematically murdering people for some reason seems beyond doubt…
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What has this world come to? So sad so sad *sigh*
Those fats are to be made into butter and shipped to Africa to feed the hungry.
Of course, I'm just being a dumbass.
you got it backwards they make soap outta fat and butter outta milk.
Peruvian obviously hahahaha
in chile they do worst things that country is a shit
I blame FightClub!
That movie made people get very strange ideas!
speaking of movie, there's a movie where tourists are being hunted down for their organs in south america.
If anything we should blame Hostel, I always had a feeling that something like that was going on in other countries.
To Anon 3:10...
I'm surprised that a Peruvian knows how to speak english at all... Anyway, I've seen worst... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMg82TxOsCs
To anon 3:54
When I first read this, I thought of Fight Club too...
But it better be some really kick ass soap!
15 grand a litre... The only people able to buy that would be some sort of Soap Otaku!
I'm really surprised that chilean bastards havent say that pishtacos are from chile (always trying to stole things from Peru).
You're surprised that i know english? why 11:50? your now gonna claim it as your language? lol
Go eat some dogs, maybe you stole them form Peru.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIBekr1fGYM
Watch out fatimmortal...
You're next on their list
Nicely noticed, anon! Not only he is fat, he is also immortal so he could hang on the hook and produce the lube eternally!
It sure would suck to be a fat highlander and get captured by those people.
unlimited source of income.
unlimited fat works!!!
lol you guyz make me crack, props to unlimited fat works
If a litre of fat can be sold at 15 grand, them I have a fortune in my tummy and a shitload of money in my buttchecks!
Pure win.
Did anyone else read that as Phishtacos?
Nope, I did read it as Phishdicks.
Made me think of that one Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Phish Food.
i actually read that as "Pistachios". lolwut?
actually human fat is used for cosmetics and such
shut up fatimmortal you Dick Slap
Maybe there're still some people who believe that you can drain "life" from other people to makes you live longer.
ewwwwwww.....
Renfield's Syndrome. Elizabeth Bathory had it. Giles de Rais had it. Valid, uber-weird mental disorder.
World has always been like this. Just with this age of technology news like this can get around fast and to places once it wouldn't have most likely not reach. So wake and smell the ashes because this world is more ugly then you could possibly imagine.
emo much?
if he dwells on it then he'd emo a lot... but if its focused externally then we have a future man of destruction :D
Silly troll. At least wait until someone starts complaining before you play the "emo" card.
You are right. But I have a much happier life not knowing all the ugly little details.
http://www.forumammo.com/cpg/displayimage.php?album=11&pos=69
You know, this article might explain why I always thought the fake butter they put on movie popcorn smelled revoltingly nasty...
They could just come to America and ask fat people for their fat, pay for a liposuction and I'm sure most people would be happy to oblige.
Hardly, this is an ancient atrocity. Go thank the Conquistadors for wiping so many out.
We have done this for a LOOOONG time. Animal fat and blood is often used for decoration and food.
I'm rather intrigued by the picture, can you tell me whom the artist is?
Oh and, quite a profitable business they had going.
"hundreds of liters of human fat are obtained every day at cosmetic clinics"
which they then throw into the trash, there is no way they were selling human fat for that much money.
Ever watch Fight Club? Human fat = good soap... and explosives.
That is the bit this story left out.
The fat was being used for high priced cosmetics.
I do not know why the fat from liposuction etc is just thrown out.. it might have to do with laws regarding sale of human remains/organs. So there probably ARE plenty of clinics doing it...
This group was probably a small time supplier to a much larger market. Even with crooked clinics, the supply is going to be pretty limited.
Wouldn't it be way easier to have a back door guy, just collecting and saving the fat from the cosmetic clinics. And paying him a little money for the hundreds of liters.
Compared to pay a shitload of money to a group of serial killers which only provide some liters?
people do that to babies all the time worldwide but stem cells and live ones fetch a hefty price...
If you are talking about embryos, this is not a "baby", because it has no central nervous system and therefore unable to feel anything.
I don't mind if you claim that your god gives some metaphysical existence (i.e. soul) to embryos but at least don't try to make it sound like real life babies get killed for stem cells.
I guess he was referring to abortion in general and the high prices stemcells achieve, whereas normal embryos(abortion) just get disposed of.
Speaking of stem cells, they are actually also in umbilical cords, which are getting of course disposed of, everyday. Why is that that there is no use of it? Because church says it's part of human being and cannot be used for experimental purposes... the world is fucked up by stupid people, really.
Depends what church you're talking about.
The Catholic Church supports all non-embryonic stem cell research, including stem cells isolated from the umbilical cord. They only oppose embryonic stem cell research.
A little research goes a long way.
Hmmm.. You might be right, but it's what I heard not along ago (here in Italy)... anyway I might have heard it wrong. I should have made sure before trolling :P
Anyway it doesn't change the fact that teh umbilical cords are disposed of everyday without any use. They should ALL, or major part go to cord blood bank, even though finding the compatible patients is near impossible, but at least it should be used for medical research purposes. Since there are a lot of people in need for cure with cancer, Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injuries, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or even HIV.
Sorry for bringing my trolling again :P
It's CG from Saya no Uta
That game kept me up at night. Seriously disturbing. D:
The picture is from the Visual novel Saya no Uta.
http://homepage3.nifty.com/DEGREE/ - this is homepage of that artist. His name is 中央東口.
Besides SnU he did artwork for Ayakashiboto, Angelos Armas and several games from Propeller ( http://www.propeller-game.com/ )
paper street soap company
Project Mayhem real world style
Two words.
FAT HOPE.
Fat chance.
Four words:
Change your creepy avatar.
No
yes
Hearts and kidneys would probably fetch a higher price than fat. It's odd that's all they actually killed for that instead of organs.
probably don't have fedex or anything to ship it fresh...
Kidneys could be kept for a few days but hearts could only be kept for a few hours. And you can't just transplant random organs into people. Age, body type, HLA has to be matched closely to get the best result. Plus I doubt a small-time gang has the surgical techniques and equipments to preserve organs for a prolong period of time.
hmmmm
Why don't they simply offer lipo suction for free and sell the fat?
What makes you think these guys were qualified medical professionals?
Or do you propose that people would willingly go into some shady "clinic" and trust that they won't awake and realize it's not only the fat that is missing (if they wake up at all).
1. Invest money into food
2. Get fat
3. ???
4. PROFIT!
uh oh, the world's fat people are fucked now...
Actually the most people of the population of the world are fat....
Most people in the world are bellow the poverty line and very unlikely to be fat. USA != the world.
>>>>>> Actually the most people of the population of the world are fat....
--------------------------
That is exactly what citizen of US would write. There is even no point of arguing with such.
I don't live there but is just a fact that people besides in the 3rd world countries seem to get more and more weight.
It may be because i'm a bit obsessive with things like this but, the term "3rd world country" seems to be so often misused as a way to say a poor and/or undeveloped/developing country. However, 3rd world country original meaning is a country not allied with neither the 1st world (western bloc) or 2nd world (eastern bloc) during the Cold War thus dubbed the 3rd world and since most countries in the 3rd world were poor and undeveloped at the time the stereotype of poor and undeveloped stuck despite many prosperous 3rd world countries. After the end of the Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union the worlds/blocs dissolved so technically there are no 3rd world countries the proper word for poor countries is "undeveloped/developing country". Also, U.S.A. isn't the fattest country anymore it's Australia, U.S.A. hasn't been the fattest nation for awhile.
this will especially be a problem for them during the zombie apocalypse
being skinny, I shall be able to outrun said zombies...
(!) A Boomer exploded on you.
(!) Watch out! Boomer bile attracts the horde....
Hmmm what does this have to do with Japan?
There is a matching cg eroge cg existing?
Sumo wrestlers were key targets.
New to the site, eh?
SanCom is also a guro site. It is also for masochists who enjoy reading articles for penises being cut off. It never gets boring here.
Because, the yellow news is Peru are interesting, this page need more peruvian news...
correction *peruvian news are...
wait, you don't want anons bashing peruvians, do you?
this news is lies, was Asein terrorist and drug traffickers.
I know, because I'm from peru
I'm also from Peru and we both know you're lying.
Jeez our people are fucked up. Not China level but still...
Necromancers?
They sound like necromancers to me.
That is fucked up
Does this mean that I can sell my fat and get a shit ton of money? If Americans started doing this then we would be the richest country by far.
But they already ARE the richest country.
Naw, if they killed just one American tourist it would be a lifetime supply.
One can only wonder how long it will still take for a sliver of humanity/sanity/logic/empathy to reach some of the remote areas of Earth... Or is it better just let them slaughter themselves to extinction... just remember to blockade that damned areas to prevent the infection of stupidity from spreading out... at least then it will contribute a bit to trimming down the Homo sapiens herd ne... lol
Stupidity is not something you are born with. You will find that the majority of the population has average intelligence.
The real problem is that stupidity is bread through parental brain washing and nourished through poor education systems.
There is nothing you can really do. Stupid people are easier to control, and people in power will always strive to oppress the common man through any possible means.
in my local newspaper they said that the fat shipped to europe are use for cosmetics product...
thought luck for the lady I guess
in my local newspaper they said that the fat shipped to europe are use for cosmetics product...
though luck for the lady I guess
So nobody knows why “European laboratories” buys human fat for such a prise? Well then, dont be surprised when it surfaces that one of the products you are using on daily basis was made using human fat :)
Sigh. Now I'll have to go back to relying on liposuction surgeons for all my human fat needs.
ouch I wouldnt want to be that person
So all those cosmetics those rich people have been ordering probably were what was making them sick as it was full of items made from dead people. When I saw this story originally it was my hope the 'gang' would be executed right away and cremated the same day. What do all those 'Millionaires' from the 1970s to 1990s have to say now that the special face cream and makeup they spent so much for was made from dead murdered humans?
Sounds like a police cover up for some of their "extra-judicial executions". This is Peru after all, its not unknown that the police will commit murders.
GOD DAMN FEAR FRIDGE, I THOUGHT I FINALLY GOT YOU OUT OF MY HEAD
Seeing "pishtaco" made me think of pistachios. Now I want to buy some...
Dude...you know thinking of all the fat people in the U.S., the government should give everyone free liposuction and sell all the fat to those buyers. SAVE the economy.
No one in their right mind would use human remains in cosmetics or surgery.
You always have a high risk of contracting diseases or some immunereaction to foreign material in your body.
Even using animal tissue/organs isn't really safe but human is much more dangerous.
Maybe some deranged european high society creeps would use something like that in a satanic cult or something but there is no use for it in laboratories.
There are a whole lot of these 'libertines' sick enough to do something like that.
Do these guys sound like they're in their right mind?
Gore O.o
...
I'm from Peru, this news is fake made by the goverment in order to distract the people from the internacional problem with Chile.
This is not the first time... the goverment always do this kind of news...like the "el monstruo de los cerros" (A fake serial killer) or the most ridiculous and famous new about rresurrection of "Sara Helen" (A fake vampire).
Peru is the land of the "noticias Chicha" (Yello news)...
Yeah, im from Peru too
I heard the goverment is hidding something...
I hate this knid of news
<_<
I hate this kind of notices (Damn you Alan)
If i want a good source of info i will see "Cuarto Poder"
ohhh, what a big surprise other peruvian in this place...
What ever... I don't hate this "yellow news", it's just funny, like read some newspapers like "Aja" or "La yuca"
Damn you Alan... and long live to Chacalon!!
xD alguno recuerda el Chupacabras? esa formula es exelente para distraer al pueblo.
I don't remenber the case of "Peruvian Chupacabras"... But sound silly... I prefer the case of "Prostivedettes" (Vedettes prostitution case)
Damn Magaly and Laura Bozzo!!, what ever I love Peru...
First Fujimori and now Garcia.
I'm surprised. To think there were that many Peruvians in the site. I was afraid I was the only one.
The average man here is an easily brainwahsed idiot. Remember Laura Bozzo?
"I was afraid I was the only one"
Come on, The peruvian internet community is one of the most biggest in SouthAmerica...
Yeah i remenber The Laura Bozzo Talkshow... what i can say?... man, the show was worst i never see and in some strange way was funny see...
I'm from Peru too, bu I have written what I know about this in the folloqing coments...
Really???!?
I was (am) pretty sure that the peruvian's extreme nacionalism and hate towards Chile and the infinite amount of "international" problems as the nationality of pisco, was being encouraged by the goverment of Peru. In order to distract people from their awful internal situation
Oh hell yeah and the Tequila is from Peru too, ok i Just Kidding..
"Peruvian's extreme nacionalism?" I don't think so man instead of that the peruvians needs love more their country and their traditions
What ever, Peace and Love my friend
there are alot of sick fucks in the world...
Alllow me to digress: what is the source of your avatar? It looks delicious.
in amerikkka they would just need 1 fatass people to fill 50 normal
shit
I remember "Fight Club" too...
But, yeah, I'm skeptical...
If the fat is worth THAT much money, even in AmeriKKKa there'd be massive 'theft' from the 'biohazard disposal' dumpster or by the "Igors" who do the dirty work for the doctors. Maybe the doctors themselves, but more likely the Igors 'cause they can always get another shit job and at that rate they'd make a lot of money for years before getting fired for it.
Yes, kill the fat people.
Look what capitalism has brought into this world, unimaginable things can happen anytime. killing humans just for some money, money created by The Fed out of nothing! hilarious shit!
Thats why communism must return, because in communism no global crisis will happen because everything is sufficient.
The USSR must return.
Man, just read anon 06:04's comment. I think thats a much more reasonable explanation instead of old ideologies from the 70's
I live in a shitty part of Mexico and I can tell you that this kind of thing goes on quite a bit. Why do you think that so many people in these countries often "disappear", or tourists go missing?
I hope you wont be one of those victims someday, its still sad that things like that happen.
STOP POSTING SHIT YOU DUMBASS IF YOU CARE ABOUT HUMANITY DON'T GO SO FAR AS JOKE ABOUT IT. 60 PEOPLE think about it, it could have been me or you or anybody.
Pfft... Sold as butter... fuck it.
...... Zetsuboshitaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!!
“Witches” Slew 60 for Human Fat, Fetching $15,000 a Litre
Zetsuboshitaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!!.....
My god....those fools have got it all wrong...this here is a far more dire situation than it seems. They're gathering the ingredients to make....THE philosopher's stone.
Yeah, Peru is the place of philosopher's stone, cuy and Ceviche
At least they got "The Law of Equivalent Exchange" part right, $15,000 for a liter of human goo...
This is the most random thing ever.
For fat? Seriously..?
BERNKASTEL!
Peru the country of Llamas and Alpacas...
THIS IS MADNESS!
This is PERU!!!
This is SPARTAA!!!!!!!!!
From Peru to the World, with "Cariño" (affection)
JAJAJAJA
"From Peru to the World, with "Cariño" (affection)"
Die in hell!
maybe they think sonako from yamato nadesko is cool so they imitate what she likes...
I've heard of a witch craft that infuses the fat with poisons and then is rubbed on the inner thighs and genitals. But if i remember correctly they were using the fat of a boar, not people...
JA I AM MADE OF DUR BUTTER UND 2K MONIES
That's from Saya no Uta.
One of the view images I actually recognize on SanKon.
Anyway, this news is pretty shocking, but not really with all the weird stuff going on in the world.
Peru is the WORST country in the world, isn't even close to the others. This "news" is pretty normal around there.
stop talking shit, every country in the world have murders and shit going on underground, how can you say is normal when this was just some sort of myth until last week...
sarcam??? or...
You need learn the difference between "Yellow News" and "True News" my friend...
I know that in this world all posible shit and strange things are happening.We just discovered 1 of them now.
yeah was scared, i live in peru, n im scared, i hate killers
Hello, sankaku-san.
I´m from Peru I always read your blog, but as you can see never do comments.
Well, certainly, lots of fairy tales, myths, legends surround my land. Most of youngsters don't care or don´t know about this stories especially the one in the capital city they are all ignorant and stuff ¬¬ they don´t value our culture...., but I do know those tales. Well, "Pishtako"(It's not a witch)...it's a kind of monster or assasin that used to steal peoples fat to lubricate trains in the distant past, most of the fat was extracted at dark places or at night being the stomach fat very valuable, or that is how story goes.....
But nowadays, this news from those guys killing people, they in fact kill them, but to extract the fat....maybe was not their purpose. Maybe other unknown reason are envolved. Think a little, imagine that to have our food we have to wash it or to cook it. Such procedures as extracting fat need even more cautious.
Come to the highlands some day, maybe you will find a pishtako.!!!! hahahahahaha xD
See you.
I'm Pishtako!!!!
SEE, YOU FATASSES ARE WORTH SOMETHING!!!
lol you
lol you
I love Peru...
wait a second....what the fuck?
realy... it's country of crazy human
Now, I want visit Peru...
Saya drains people's body fat? News to me.
Saya????