Friday 23 September 2022 10:29 PM Michigan cannibal admits to killing and eating a man called Kevin Bacon he met ... trends now
The cannibal who was accused of killing and eating a college student named Kevin Bacon pleaded guilty Thursday in Michigan to murder and mutilation, despite claims of insanity from his own counsel.
Mark David Latunski, 52, pleaded guilty in front of a Michigan judge of the December 2019 slaying of the 25-year-old student, according to Michigan based news outlet MLive.
Bacon's body was discovered in a secret room in the basement of Latunski's home on December 28, four days after friends and family had last seen him alive.
The two had met on Grindr, which is described on its website as 'the world's largest social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people.'
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Kevin Bacon (left) was brutally killed by Mark David Latunski (right) in December 2019
Mark David Latunski in his head shot photo
The 25-year-old was found hung by his ankles from rafters in the home with stab wounds and his throat cut.
In court, "video taken by MLive shows Latunski admitting to the events that led to the 25-year-old's death, including the gruesome and inhumane acts that followed the murder.
'Did you use a knife to stab Mr. Bacon' the prosecutor asks Latunski in the video. 'Did you know that stabbing Mr. Bacon with a knife would most certainly create a very high risk of death or great bodily harm to Mr. Bacon?'
'Yes I did,' the self-proclaimed cannibal responds.
Latunski shared in court that he stabbed Bacon in the back at his home, catching his date by surprise.
'After Mr. Bacon was dead, did you remove part of his body, specifically his testicles,' she follows up. 'Did you move those testicles to the kitchen?'
'Yes I did,' Latunski responds.
The guilty plea comes just weeks ahead of when Latunski's trial was scheduled to commence in October. The open murder charge contains both first and second degree murder, and the exacted conviction will be decided on October 18.
First-degree murder means a life sentence with no chance of parole, while second-degree murder could mean life in prison with parole.
The guilty plea came as a shock to some,
