A case from South America, largely forgotten with more myths than you can shake a stick at.

He liked to cook, make soups, stews and even made a mean empanada.

The ingredients were free but hard to come by.

We all know prison food is not the best, but eating your fellow prisoners is an unusual tactic.

A 17 year gap in someone’s life history that is never explained.  Is it possible he started much earlier than we know?

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This week we discuss:  Murder, Cannibalism, Latin America, Venezuela, Riots 

Sources:

https://www.foxnews.com/world/man-claims-son-was-eaten-by-fellow-inmates-during-riot-in-venezuelan-prison

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-cannibalism/venezuela-probes-reports-of-prison-cannibal-deaths-idUSKBN12H1SZ/

https://www.sinisterisles.com/post/dorangel-vargas-cannibal-venezuela

https://lanacionweb.com/reportajes-y-especiales/17-anos-despues-la-vida-del-comegente-dorancel-vargas/

https://murderpedia.org/male.V/v/vargas-dorancel.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dor%C3%A1ngel_Vargas

https://www.infobae.com/sociedad/2017/07/29/la-escalofriante-historia-del-comegente-el-canibal-venezolano-que-se-alimentaba-de-runners/

https://insightcrime.org/news/gang-violence-overcrowding-grows-venezuelas-prisons-despite-government-efforts/

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