All those news reports about the ‘Causeway Cannibal’ Rudy Eugene “eating” the flesh of his victim, Ronald Poppo, were wildly premature and sensationalism by the national media.
According to autopsy reports, Eugene’s stomach contained undigested pills — most likely Ecstasy — not human flesh. Police and emergency personnel in Miami reported seeing chunks of skin on the ground near the victim following the May 26 attack. Eugene also had flesh between his teeth.
Police investigators assume Eugene consumed an MDMA type drug such as “bath salts” which is known to cause extreme violence and aggression.
Lab results show the presence of marijuana in Eugene’s system. But Eugene’s family say Eugene was a regular pot smoker.
Poppo, whose face was mangled beyond recognition, was transported to Jackson Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center where he remains in serious condition. He is unable to tell doctors or investigators what happened.
The Miami Herald reports that toxicology tests will take weeks to complete. In reality, the lab tests have already been completed. They results are not being released to the media for weeks or maybe months.
The post-death examination did reveal a number of undigested pills in his stomach, but investigators have not identified them yet, a law-enforcement source told The Miami Herald.
A Miami police officer shot and killed Eugene, 31, on May 26 as he attacked a homeless man in broad daylight off the MacArthur Causeway, tearing off his face with his teeth. By the time police arrived, most of the victim’s face was gone. Police found pieces of torn skin on the concrete sidewalk where the attack occurred.
Fueled by the Internet and widespread interest in the macabre case, some media reports have dubbed Eugene the “Causeway Cannibal” and the “Miami Zombie.”
The chatter even led the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a statement last week denying the existence of a zombie virus, and Los Angeles celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred to hold a much-panned press conference in Miami decrying the ills of cannibalism.
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