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title: The Butcher of Berlin and his Bloody Bratwurst
description: "In 1920s Berlin, Carl Grossman murdered women in his apartment and may have sold their flesh as sausages from his hot dog cart, turning unwitting customers into accidental cannibals."
url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/the-butcher-of-berlin-and-his-bloody-bratwurst.md
canonical: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/the-butcher-of-berlin-and-his-bloody-bratwurst
datePublished: 2026-06-12
dateModified: 2026-06-12
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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type: Article
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summaryUrl: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/the-butcher-of-berlin-and-his-bloody-bratwurst.md.summary.md
---

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In 1920s Berlin, Carl Grossman murdered women in his apartment and may have sold their flesh as sausages from his hot dog cart, turning unwitting customers into accidental cannibals.
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