Consensual homicide
assisted suicidevoluntary victim
Consensual homicide refers to a case when one person kills another, with the consent of the person being killed.wikipedia
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Sharon Lopatka homicide
Sharon LopatkaRobert Frederick Glass
In 1996 a Maryland entrepreneur named Sharon Lopatka arranged for her own torture and strangulation over the Internet.
Sharon Rina Lopatka (September 20, 1961 – October 1996) was an Internet entrepreneur in Hampstead, Maryland, United States, who was killed in a case of apparent consensual homicide.
Armin Meiwes
Bernd Jürgen Armando BrandesBernd Jürgen BrandesThe Meiwes Case
In 2001, Armin Meiwes from Germany was found to have murdered and cannibalized a willing victim he found over the internet.
Armin Meiwes (born December 1, 1961) is a German former computer repair technician who achieved international notoriety for killing and eating a voluntary victim whom he had found via the Internet.
Consent
consensualaffirmative consentnon-consensual
Consensual homicide refers to a case when one person kills another, with the consent of the person being killed.
Maryland
MDState of MarylandMaryland, USA
In 1996 a Maryland entrepreneur named Sharon Lopatka arranged for her own torture and strangulation over the Internet.









Entrepreneurship
entrepreneurFounderentrepreneurs
In 1996 a Maryland entrepreneur named Sharon Lopatka arranged for her own torture and strangulation over the Internet.







Torture
torturedtorturingtorture device
In 1996 a Maryland entrepreneur named Sharon Lopatka arranged for her own torture and strangulation over the Internet.









Strangling
strangulationstrangledstrangle
In 1996 a Maryland entrepreneur named Sharon Lopatka arranged for her own torture and strangulation over the Internet.


Internet
onlinethe Internetweb
In 1996 a Maryland entrepreneur named Sharon Lopatka arranged for her own torture and strangulation over the Internet.







Germany
GermanGERFederal Republic of Germany
In 2001, Armin Meiwes from Germany was found to have murdered and cannibalized a willing victim he found over the internet.









Murder
first-degree murderfirst degree murdersecond-degree murder
In 2001, Armin Meiwes from Germany was found to have murdered and cannibalized a willing victim he found over the internet.







Cannibalism
cannibalisticcannibalscannibal
In 2001, Armin Meiwes from Germany was found to have murdered and cannibalized a willing victim he found over the internet.


Mass media
mediapressmedia company
These two cases attracted considerable media attention.






Party (law)
partypartiesthird party
Beyond their lurid sexual details, both cases introduce paradoxes about the respective responsibility of the parties, the legal differences between consensual homicide and suicide.
Suicide
suicidalcommitted suicidesuicides
Beyond their lurid sexual details, both cases introduce paradoxes about the respective responsibility of the parties, the legal differences between consensual homicide and suicide.









Hiroshi Maeue
In 2005, Japan, Hiroshi Maeue lured three people via the internet with promises to assist in their suicides, and strangled them.
Seppuku
harakirihara-kiriritual suicide
* Seppuku, the traditional Japanese method of suicide, in many cases works as consensual homicide.








Kaishakunin
Kaishakusecond
The assistant, called a kaishakunin, performs a mercy kill on the samurai committing suicide.

Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro AlmodovarAlmodóvarAlmodovar
Consensual mutual homicide of a male-female couple is the theme of Pedro Almodóvar's movie Matador.








Matador (film)
MatadorMatador'' (film)The Matador
Consensual mutual homicide of a male-female couple is the theme of Pedro Almodóvar's movie Matador.

Bullfighter
matadortorerotoreador
The word "matador" is traditionally used for bullfighters (also a theme of the movie), but literally means "killer".





Dark Places (novel)
Dark PlacesDark Places'' (novel)novel of same name
Consensual homicide is also a theme in the 2009 novel Dark Places, written by Gillian Flynn.

Gillian Flynn
Consensual homicide is also a theme in the 2009 novel Dark Places, written by Gillian Flynn.

Snuff film
snuffsnuff moviesnuff films
* Snuff film
Internet homicide
Craigslist KillerRichard BeasleyCraigslist killings
Depending on the venue used, other terms used in the media are Internet chat room killer, Craigslist killer, Facebook serial killer. Internet homicide can also be part of an Internet suicide pact or consensual homicide.
Feminists for Life
Feminists for Life of America
FFL describes its broader vision as opposing all forms of violence, which it considers "inconsistent with the core feminist principles of justice, non-violence and non-discrimination", including the death penalty, assisted suicide, euthanasia, infanticide and child abuse.

