Michael, the Mirror Man

diet_water · #1 06-10-2009, 10:20 PM

This man was under the influence of PCP when he decided to peel off his face with a broken shard of glass. The fresh, unseasoned slabs of meat were then fed to his hungry Rottweilers...

This picture was taken from Vernon Gerberth's book entitled "Practical Homicide Investigation".

diet_water · #2 06-10-2009, 10:21 PM

"This bizarre self-mutilation case concerned a young man named Michael who was high on “Angel Dust” or phencyclidine (PCP).
PCP is a powerful psychedelic and anesthetic drug known for its dissociative effects at higher doses. It is also associated with the
strange and sometimes violent behaviors of people under its influence.

While under the influence of the PCP, Michael had taken his clothes off at a woman’s apartment. He began to act strange and was
“talking nonsense.” PCP gives a feeling of being disconnected from one's body and environment. After his actions with the woman
in the apartment, another male neighbor asked him to leave and directed him back to his basement apartment. Michael apparently
continued to use the PCP, which obviously induced a psychotic state. There was evidence that he had smashed a mirror, which he
then used to mutilate himself. The analgesic properties of the drug can cause users to feel less pain and persist in violent or injurious
acts. The investigation revealed that Michael had literally fed his face to the dogs that were in the basement and gouged out one of
his eyes with a piece of glass from the mirror that he had smashed.

The investigation began with simultaneous calls from North Central Bronx Hospital and the patrol sergeant at
the crime scene both requesting detectives. EMS had transported the seriously injured and mutilated man under the influence of drugs
to the hospital. Michael told EMS, “The dogs did it,” then passed out. At the hospital as he was being stabilized, he mumbled
something about movies and that, “Someone was trying to peel off his face.” He then uttered, “I did it myself. It’s an offering to Big
Bird." - Vernon Geberth