{"id":1139819,"date":"2021-12-21T23:05:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T04:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1139819"},"modified":"2021-12-21T23:05:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T04:05:51","slug":"man-charged-with-murder-cannibalism-after-body-parts-found-in-microwave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-charged-with-murder-cannibalism-after-body-parts-found-in-microwave\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Charged with Murder, Cannibalism After Body Parts Found in Microwave"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-charged-with-murder-cannibalism-after-body-parts-found-in-microwave%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1139819&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/James-David-Russell-alleged-murder-cannibalism-12-21-bonner-co-sheriffs-office-1-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A man in Idaho is facing charges after authorities said they discovered a dead man\u2019s body parts inside a microwave, East Idaho News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastidahonews.com\/2021\/12\/idaho-man-charged-with-murder-and-cannibalism-after-body-parts-found-in-microwave\/\">reported<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Bonner County Sheriff\u2019s Office began investigating James David Russell, 39, on Sept. 10 after finding the body of David Flaget, 70, in a rural area near Clark Fork,\u201d the outlet said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The man was charged with felony first-degree murder and felony cannibalism in an amended criminal complaint that was filed last week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.4852071005917\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alleged cannibal believed eating victim&#8217;s remains would &#8216;cure his brain&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o4hqmWB8Ve\">https:\/\/t.co\/o4hqmWB8Ve<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QPcR6CBUfO\">pic.twitter.com\/QPcR6CBUfO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1472984289029636096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Some witnesses noticed the body of Flaget, who was caretaker over the family\u2019s property, inside a truck. They suspected Russell of the killing, charging documents obtained by the outlet said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Deputies eventually found Russell wearing gloves, but he ran into a building where a short standoff came to a close and deputies took him into custody, the documents reportedly said.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies then neared Flaget\u2019s vehicle and found the body naked from the waist down in the passenger\u2019s seat.<\/p>\n<p>According to a probable cause affidavit, the officers noted duct tape bound the man\u2019s wrists, and a portion of his thigh and genitals were cut away and missing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt appeared the parts were removed after death,\u201d the East Idaho News report continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"13\">\n<p>The following day, investigators served a search warrant at Russell\u2019s home. Inside, detectives found tissue consistent with Flaget\u2019s missing flesh. Investigators also found blood and tissue in a bowl inside the microwave. Some of the tissue indicated heat had been applied, possibly in the microwave for one to two minutes, according to court documents.&nbsp;Investigators could not locate one of Flaget\u2019s testicles, his penis and a portion of the thigh that was removed from his body. Investigators wrote in their probable cause affidavit that they believe Russell ate the missing body parts.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhen dealing with death and carnage it\u2019s a shock to our conscience,\u201d Bonner County Detective Phillip Stella <a href=\"https:\/\/bonnersferryherald.com\/news\/2021\/dec\/17\/murder-suspect-facing-cannibalism-charge-bfh\/\">told<\/a> the Bonners Ferry Herald. \u201cAs far as I know this is the first cannibalism charge in Idaho.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Witnesses said the day of the killing, Russell appeared agitated and had been experiencing mental health problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCourt documents indicated while at a California hospital receiving psychiatric help in May, Russell reportedly told his family he wanted to \u2018cut chunks of his skin off with a knife\u2019 to \u2018cure his brain,\u2019 according to court documents,\u201d the report stated.<\/p>\n<p>After being taken into custody, Russell seemed to not understand his rights and made a comment about the property\u2019s privacy, reportedly stating, \u201cwe don\u2019t like non-family on it,\u201d court documents noted.<\/p>\n<p>Flaget\u2019s obituary <a href=\"https:\/\/lakeviewfuneral.com\/obituaries\/david-flaget\/374\/\">said<\/a> he loved to joke and was known for his sense of humor.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.5692307692308\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">David Milton Flaget, 70 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cl3ZGeZ0uk\">https:\/\/t.co\/cl3ZGeZ0uk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jwK6u5IdCp\">pic.twitter.com\/jwK6u5IdCp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 StepParenting News (@stepparenting) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stepparenting\/status\/1444385340978982912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHis absence has left a hole in many hearts, \u2018Dammit Dave\u2019 you are forever loved and missed,\u201d the post read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man in Idaho is facing charges after authorities said they discovered a dead man\u2019s body parts inside a microwave, East Idaho News reported Monday. \u201cThe Bonner County Sheriff\u2019s Office &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1139819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1139819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1139819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1139819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1139819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1139819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1139819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}