DC09 Posted April 22, 2004 #1 Share Posted April 22, 2004 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican cook killed his drinking buddy, cut up his body and boiled him in herbs, according to police who fear he may have been turning him into tamales. Prosecutors said on Wednesday they had arrested Carlos Machuca, a tamale-maker, at his home in the western city of Morelia on Tuesday, after receiving an anonymous phone tip. Officers found a man's mutilated corpse in the living room and body parts simmering in aluminum saucepans on the patio, state prosecutors told Reuters. "We saw the flesh and the tamales, and our first impression was that he was making tamales with the flesh of the deceased, although it has yet to be confirmed," Lorena Cortes, a spokeswoman for Michoacan state prosecutors, said. But she also told Reuters by telephone that Machuca, 56, may just have been trying to dispose of the body. Police say he stabbed the man through the heart in a fight after they had drunk together. Tamales are made of packets of maize dough with a savory or sweet filling, typically wrapped in corn husks or banana leaves. They often contain pork or chicken. Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent_21 Posted April 26, 2004 #2 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Reminds me a bit of this... Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivendell Posted April 26, 2004 #3 Share Posted April 26, 2004 I will never look at a tamale the same again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chico del nacho Posted April 26, 2004 #4 Share Posted April 26, 2004 reading this made me want to go to tacobell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buggyelfmaiden Posted April 28, 2004 #5 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Okay... I'm sticking with Sushi for a bit. I mean you at least know where that comes from. *Looks and see's salmon eggs are one* Okay... I'm holding off on anything that looks red for a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHand Posted May 13, 2004 #6 Share Posted May 13, 2004 Did he make the shells with skin instead of corn? And did he fry them, or steam-cook them? "Okay class, now, in case you ever accidentally kill someone, we have a little recipe for you; Human Tamales! This works well for any kind of situation, whether you....." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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