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You can tell a lot about a true crime show by how it handles laughter. We start by addressing listener feedback about our humor and why we refuse to confuse coping with disrespect. We take victims seriously, we treat families carefully, and we do not extend courtesy to convicted killers just because they exist in a courtroom transcript. That boundary matters before we step into a topic as visceral as cannibalism.

From there, we share a headline out of Budapest, Hungary: a hospital worker accused of stealing human remains and preparing them as meals. The details are stomach turning, and the case sets up a bigger question about access, oversight, and how quickly a “normal” job can become a pipeline for the unthinkable. It is the kind of real-world horror story that reminds you this is not just legend or internet creepypasta.

Then we move to Maryland and the listener requested case: Joe Metheny, a Baltimore serial killer convicted of two murders who claimed he mixed victim flesh into barbecue sandwiches sold at a roadside stand. We walk through what is documented, what he confessed, and what police could not firmly prove, including the investigation timeline, forensic anthropology findings, and the legal mechanics of sentencing. We also ask the uncomfortable questions the case forces on anyone who loves true crime: what’s fact, what’s fabrication, and why do some offenders brag when the truth is already monstrous?

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Source Material: 

WBAL, August 7, 2017, Convicted Serial Killer Found Dead in Cell, https://www.wbaltv.com/article/convicted-serial-killer-found-dead-in-cell/11647056

Metheny V. State, 2000, Court of Appeals, Maryland, https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/md-court-of-appeals/1035199.html

Sharman, Joe, August 8, 2017, Joe Metheny Dead: Serial killer who Claimed he Put Women's Remains into Barbecue Sandwiches Dies in Prison, https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/joe-metheny-dead-serial-killer-human-flesh-sandwiches-bbq-women-victims-maryland-dies-62-a7882141.html

WKRC, June 24, 2026, Hospital Worker Allegedly Stole Remains from Work and Cemeteries, Made them into Meals, https://local12.com/news/nation-world/hospital-worker-stole-remains-cemeteries-work-meals-meal-ate-cannibal-steal-human-body-parts-skeleton-bones-leg-brain-skull-heart-face-skin-illegal-use-limbs-limb-cut-off-eat-eating-dug-dig