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Nathaniel Bar-Jonah A Cannibal Among Us and His Horrifying Crimes
Life of a Cannibalism
Few tales in the annals of true crime are as macabre and terrible as Nathaniel Bar-Jonah’s. Bar-Jonah was a convicted child predator and murderer whose acts went beyond simple cruelty and brutality. It is said that, in between his depraved obsessions and his horrific deeds, Bar-Jonah offered human flesh to unwary neighbors during cookouts in the form of meals dubbed “little boy pot pie” and “French fried boy.” This terrifying tale examines the crimes, life, and ultimate fall from grace of a man whose depravity horrified the entire world.
Childhood Violence and its Escalation
In 1957, David Paul Brown gave birth to Nathaniel Bar-Jonah in Worcester, Massachusetts. He started picking at his scabs and eating his own blood around the age of seven, which is when his unsettling behavior first appeared. This early indication of his savage tendencies was only the start of a life filled with horrifying deeds.
Bar-Jonah’s aggressive tendencies had gotten worse by the 1970s. A 10-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted by him; this incident would presage his subsequent crimes. He persisted in luring kids into his clutches for the following 20 years, frequently dressing like a police officer to win their trust.
1999 The Cookouts
Bar-Jonah hosted a number of cookouts at his Montana house in 1999, serving up a wide range of meat delicacies such spaghetti, meat pies, burgers, casseroles, and chili. It was claimed by attendees of these events that the meat had an odd flavor, which Bar-Jonah connected to the use of deer meat. But his visitors had no idea how horrifying these lunches really were.
