The trial for a despicable trio who lured victims to their home, killed them, and ate their remains is underway in Brazil, authorities say.
According to the Associated Press, the culprits—a man, his wife, and his mistress (who lived with them)—were arrested in Garanhuns in April 2012. Authorities say Jorge Beltrao Negromonte da Silveira, Isabel Cristina Pires, and Bruna Cristina Oliveira da Silva drew their victims in by advertising a job as a nanny, then murdered them. They reportedly went as far as to use their victims' flesh to make pastries:
Authorities said the trio made thick “empada” pastries with the flesh of their victims, which the three and also a young child who lived with the man and wife ate. The pastries were also sold to some neighbors.
The remains of two victims were found in the backyard of their home, and following their arrest, they explained to police that they were part of a religious sect which believed in "the purification of the world and the reduction of its population."
Police later discovered a 50-page work titled "Revelations of a Schizophrenic" penned by Silveria, where he spoke about killing women and hearing voices in his head.
During the trial, which began yesterday, Silveria called the group's actions a "horrible monstrous mistake."
[via Associated Press]
