This week, Beth & Wendy dive into the disturbing case of José Luis Calva Zepeda — The Cannibal of Guerrero, aka The Cannibal Poet.
A struggling Mexican writer with big dreams and darker secrets, Calva Zepeda’s world unraveled in 2007 when police entered his apartment and made a horrific discovery: the dismembered remains of his girlfriend… and chilling signs that parts of her body may have been cooked.
It’s a case tangled in trauma, obsession, and a façade of artistic ambition.
This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams.
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Footnotes
Articles/Websites
Maestri, Nicoletta. (05/15/2025). Aztecs or Mexica: What is the Proper Name for the Ancient Empire?. ThoughtCo. Retrieved 11/05/2025 from https://www.thoughtco.com/aztecs-or-mexica-proper-name-171573
National Geographic. (n.d.). Tenochtitlan. Retrieved 11/05/2025 from https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/tenochtitlan/
Terra Maya. (n.d.). Mexico City: history and culture. Retrieved 11/05/2025 from https://travels-mexico.com/blog/tourism/discover-mexico-city-history-culture-and-flavors
History.com Editors. (11/30/2009. UPDATED: 05/38/2025). Mexico City (Distrito Federal). History. Retrieved 11/05/2025 from https://www.history.com/articles/distrito-federal
McKeever Furst, Jill Leslie. (2003). Food for the Gods. Penn Museum. Retrieved 11/05/2025 from https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/food-for-the-gods/
Meyers, Brian. (02/03/2023). Disturbing Details About The Life Of Cannibal Author Jose Luis Calva. Grunge. Retrieved 11/06/2025 from https://www.grunge.com/1187797/disturbing-details-about-the-life-of-cannibal-author-jose-luis-calva/
Metro. (12/12/2007). Cannibal Poet found hanged in jail. Retrieved 11/06/2025 from https://metro.co.uk/2007/12/12/cannibal-poet-found-hanged-in-jail-586306/
Fernández de Lara, Rafael Mejía . (11/07/2024). ‘El Caníbal de la Guerrero’: ¿Quién es el asesino serial que mató a su pareja y presuntamente cometió canibalismo?. Milenio. Retrieved 11/09/2025 from https://www.milenio.com/policia/quien-era-el-canibal-de-la-guerrero-asesino-que-se-comia-victimas
Cabrera, Daniela. (09/24/2021). El caníbal de la Guerrero: Mente perversa y demoniaca. La Prensa. Retrieved 11/09/2025 from https://oem.com.mx/la-prensa/archivos-secretos/el-canibal-de-la-guerrero-mente-perversa-y-demoniaca-15341106
Metropolis. (07/28/2023. El Caníbal de la Guerrero: La escalofriante historia del asesino serial que devoraba a sus víctimas. El Universal. Retrieved 11/11/2025 from https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/metropoli/el-canibal-de-la-guerrero-la-escalofriante-historia-del-asesino-serial-que-devoraba-a-sus-victimas/
Portafolio. (02/18/2016). Ex novia de caníbal da detalles de su relación. Retrieved 11/11/2025 from https://www.portafolio.co/economia/finanzas/ex-novia-canibal-da-detalles-relacion-470858
Contreras, Joe. (10/22/2007). Mexico: Cannibalism and Murder. Newsweek. Retrieved 11/11/2025 from https://www.newsweek.com/mexico-cannibalism-and-murder-103561
El Universal. (07/28/2023). El “Caníbal de la Guerrero”: La historia del asesino serial. Yahoo! Noticias. Retrieved 11/12/2025 from https://es-us.noticias.yahoo.com/can%C3%ADbal-guerrero-historia-asesino-serial-234000908.html
BBC News. (12/12/2007). Mexican ‘cannibal’ kills himself. Retrieved 11/13/2025 from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7139647.stm
Criminalia. (n.d.). José Luis Calva Zepeda. Retrieved 11/13/2025 from https://web.archive.org/web/20230330050201/https://criminalia.es/asesino/jose-luis-calva-zepeda/
Podcasts
Murder, Mystery & Makeup. (02/22/2022). Jose Luis Calva Zepeda – The Cannibal Poet [Audio podcast]. Retrieved 11/12/23025 from https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jose-luis-calva-zepeda-the-cannibal-poet/id1591653048?i=1000551855806
Perfil Criminal. (07/31/2020). El caníbal de la Guerrero – José Luis Calva Zepeda [Audio podcast]. Retrieved 11/13/23025 from https://open.spotify.com/episode/1GfInLXbSX0qLb5mONJrYR?si=gpX6NjaDSuOzZV-32Bm-pg
Serialmente. (07/26/2023). José Luis Zepeda: El Caníbal de la Guerrero [Audio podcast]. Retrieved 11/13/23025 from https://open.spotify.com/episode/4h4Gl8WZxsakYNDo5oeVdK?si=sYPWU81CQ9-W4OHgTQ6Uvg
Actividad Criminal. (07/14/2024). T1-E1 Jose Luis Calva Zepeda [Audio podcast]. Retrieved 11/13/23025 from https://open.spotify.com/episode/0WLjiqWIICVW97FTaXr2tb?si=pkwIaR-RS0GXf3F_SCbWww&t=0
Demente abierta. (02/08/2024). José Luis Zepeda “”El Caníbal de la Guerrero” [Audio podcast]. Retrieved 11/13/23025 from https://open.spotify.com/episode/5tzRrlCK7iaHWnNoLnRJHK?si=e_FvQZ_nTRyCieG7mjXXAw&t=1070&pi=dVR8YJXoReCmp
Music
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“Keep the Tab” by greyguy http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/greyguy/29227 Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
“Furious Freak” by Kevin MacLeod
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