Marc Vincent Sappington (born February 9, 1978) is an American spree killer and cannibal convicted of murdering four acquaintances in March and April 2001 in Kansas City, Kansas.[1][2] He gained notoriety for eating part of the leg of one of his victims, Alton "Fred" Brown.[3]

Marc Sappington
Born
Marc Vincent Sappington

(1978-02-09) February 9, 1978 (age 46)
Other namesThe Kansas City Vampire
Criminal statusIncarcerated
MotiveSchizophrenia
Conviction(s)First degree murder (4 counts)
Aggravated robbery
Aggravated burglary
Kidnapping
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment
Details
DateMarch 16-April 10, 2001
CountryUnited States
State(s)Kansas
Killed4
WeaponsKnives and guns

Lawyers for Sappington blamed the four-day killing spree on a history of schizophrenia and daily use of the hallucinogenic drug PCP. Sappington himself claimed that voices in his head told him to eat flesh and blood or he would die.[1]

Sappington was convicted on June 23, 2004, of murdering Terry T. Green, 25, Michael Weaver Jr., 22, and Alton "Fred" Brown Jr., 16 in April 2001.[1] Sappington was convicted on December 10, 2004, of an attempted aggravated robbery and murder of David Mashak at his auto dealership in March 2001.[2] Sappington's conviction was affirmed by the Kansas Supreme Court on November 2, 2007.[4]

In an April 2001 videotape, Sappington had confessed to stabbing Weaver to death, leaving Green's body in a car, and shooting Brown before dismembering his body and eating a small piece of his leg.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Draper, Bill (23 July 2004). "Man suspected of eating victim convicted of three murders counts". Associated Press.
  2. ^ a b (no byline) (10 December 2004). "Another life sentence for Kansas man convicted in four murders". Associated Press.
  3. ^ McGraw, Seamus (13 August 2004). "Friends for Dinner". Stuff Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.
  4. ^ "Disclaimer". kdocrepository.doc.ks.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
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