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Harford County, Md., Sheriff's Office
Alexander Kinyua is accused of killing a housemate and and then eating his heart and part of his brain.
Maryland cannibalism suspect Alexander Kinyua was indicted Tuesday on charges of first-degree murder and weapon carrying, and will be transferred to a state mental hospital for evaluation.
Maryland District Court Judge Susan Hazlett ordered that Kinyua, held without bond, be sent to Clifton Perkins Hospital, Harford County State's Attorney Joseph Cassilly announced.
Prosecutors say Kinyua, 21, killed family friend Kujoe Bonsafo Agyei-Kodie, 37, a Ghanaian national, at the Kinyua family home in Joppatowne. Kinyua told investigators he ate Agyei-Kodie’s heart and part of his brain, prosecutors say.
Agyei-Kodie was reported missing on May 25 by Kinyua's father, a physics professor at Morgan State University in nearby Baltimore, where the suspect and victim were also students. The suspect's brother found two hands and a head in a tin, and police say Kinyua confessed to killing Agyei-Kodie, chopping up his body with a knife. Other remains were found in a trash bin outside a nearby church.
Harford County, Md., Sheriff's Office
Kujoe Bonsafo Agyei-Kodie, slaying victim.
Separately, Kinyua was indicted last week by a Baltimore grand jury on an attempted murder charge in a May 19 attack on a 22-year-old man in a dorm room at Morgan State.
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The victim, Joshua Ceasar, was hit with a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire and chains. He told investigators that when he awoke after the attack, he saw Kinyua standing over him with a knife. Ceasar was left partially blinded, his attorney said.
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Headline: "Maryland cannibalism suspect indicted, sent to mental hospital"
RESPONSE: Uh oh. Homo sapiens Smörgåsbord!!!!!
Buffet even.
Brains anyone?
Spleens for me.
C'mon have a heart.
Medium or rare?
He is from Kenya and has a cousin here who lives in a big white house.
-1 for trolling attempt. A) He's from Ghana, not Kenya. B) Really? C) See B.
GTR done there son. You know you're a redneck, when you can't even read.
Troll.
OMG, did you really call him a troll? That's the meanest thing you can possibly call another human being. I think he will be traumatized for life.
Moron. The insane and moronic have at least one thing in common. They don't realize what they are.
This zombie apocalypse is out of control.
Is it ok to start sniping suspected zombies?
Yes. Watch Lindsey Lohan, I swear she's turning.
His first victim woke up before he ate him. who knows about the second victim, now they are going to evaluate him, thinking he's a mental case. Just going to be mental to avoid going to jail! maybe someone should eat him! Being a Zombie seems to be the "in" thing these days!
I have got to chemically break down bath salts to see if I can spread this around in a gas form. MMM Zombies
Looking for a good deal on 5.56 Nato Rounds to stock up for the Zombie Outbreak.
Haven't run into a good deal on the ammo, but here is a good practice kit. Be prepared!
http://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Industries-Tactical-Bleeding-Target/dp/B0050DBRQS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1340136193&sr=8-3&keywords=zombie+weapons+kit
That is awesome!!!! I need to just get one of those and put it in my front window. That should keep those pesky Jehovah Witnesses away.
The 3rd picture in the other images area looks really good.
Is this zombie doesn't keep those Witnesses away, just chew a few of these then open the door.
http://www.amazon.com/Masada-Relaxing-Lavender-Mineral-Ounces/dp/B000IMXVNI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340138956&sr=8-1&keywords=bath+salts
I think eatting people is a gay thing.
call me crazy but doesn't this guy look like the guy from the miami cannibalism case?
There is a slight resemblance... hmmm
His picture suggests one thing - Zombie ! You don't get that look in the eye just anywhere. CDC doesn't know squat. Sure there is no virus (yet) but bath salts seem to be filling the void.
Lay him down,insert needle in arm,push buttons...see how easy that is...No,we'll study him, feed him better than the homeless,make countless observations,maybe even rehabibilate him,then turn him loose...In other words blow a ton of taxpayers money on some self serving BS evaluation...Never Ends...Funny thing is,nobody will ever see any of these "Evaluations"...If he get's loose in there,you'll get some "Firsthand,In Your Face"evaluations...