American cage fighter 'rips out still-beating heart of training partner after fearing he was possessed by the devil'
Posted on June 1, 2010, 05:46 PM by taylorAmerican cage fighter 'rips out still-beating heart of training partner after fearing he was possessed by the devil'
By Paul Thompson
Last updated at 2:09 PM on 1st June 2010
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Arrested: Jarrod Wyatt was allegedly found standing naked over his dead friend's body in a room bathed in blood
A U.S. cage fighter ripped out the heart of his training partner while he was still alive after becoming convinced he was possessed by the devil, it was alleged today.
Jarrod Wyatt also cut out Taylor Powell's tongue and ripped off most of his face in a brutal assault that police said looked like a scene from a horror film, officers said.
They claim they found the 26-year-old standing naked over his friend's body with parts, including an eyeball, strewn around the blood splattered room in Klamath, California.
Wyatt allegedly told police he had drunk a cup of tea spiked with hallucinogenic mushrooms and became convinced Powell was possessed.
According to an autopsy Powell, 21, bled to death after his heart was ripped out.
The coroner said Powell had been alive when the organ was ripped out after his chest had been sliced open with a knife.
Wyatt told the police he thrown the heart into a fire along with other organs that he had removed from the body, it was claimed.
He allegedly told investigators he cooked the body parts because he was fearful Powell was still alive and he ‘needed to stop the Devil’.
Police had been called to the grisly scene after a third friend had witnessed a sudden mood change in Wyatt after they had all ingested wild mushroom tea.
Justin Davis told police he returned to the flat to find Wyatt naked and covered from head to toe in blood.
He noticed an eyeball lying in the middle of the floor and saw Powell's mutilated body.
A lawyer representing Wyatt has claimed the wild mushrooms caused him to act in such a violent way and had not control over his actions.
‘My client was trying to silence the devil,’ said James Fallman.
‘I think he was having a psychotic fit based on the mushrooms he had.’
Wyatt has been charged with first degree murder and torture.
Prosecutors added the torture charge as Powell was still alive when his heart was removed.
Comments
Damn, they must have been strong mushrooms
definitely beats the time that I was hanging on to my fridge door because an abyss opened in the floor of my kitchen.
this shouldnt even be on this side, that was just a dumbass who happens to be an mma fighter
I disagree. News sources that most of the people on this site do not pay attention to are reporting this and people on their message boards are using this as evidence that MMA is evil. It is important that we know what is going on so we can be prepared to fight any legislative backlash.
you are worried about peoples perception of mma and you call yourself "I choke poeople" !!!
his record was 1-0, not much of a fighter
No one can say he didnt have heart.
Man....... :-(
Really? you found this kid's death funny?
No, I just deal with bad things different from sheltered people.
By sheltering your psyche behind bad jokes?
Nothing surprises me about a human's capability. Ive seen some pretty bad sht. You put that behind you and lock the animals up.
People have been commiting atrocities since the beginning of time & it wont stop now. As society gets worse and morals collapse, you will see more bad things. The more you see bad, the less of an impact it has on you.
Remember the 1st time you saw UFC? for me it was the no glove and no rule days, as time has gone forward, people get used to seeing fights and react less offended (numbing of the senses if you will)
If you cant handle a thread like this dont click.
What are you even talking about? You make some really bizarre inferences. It's like you have somehow come to the conclusion that 1+1= 4. Also, just a heads up; society isn't getting worse. Every generation somehow comes to this conclusion. It's as if you think that because Grandma acts like June Cleaver in front of you her generation (and herself) were some how better. Dude, the same shit that is going on now was going on in the Renaissance, during the Roman Empire, during the Dravidian civilization and the empire of the Aryans who conquered them. It has been the same since day one.
Well put dude "but" just because your desensitized doesn't mean your morals or lack of compassion for human life should be comprised.
but 1+1 does equal 4
Man this is ****ed up, when they say spiked im am interurpting that he did not know he tea was messed with, If so who every spiked his tea should also be charged with some sort of crime.
thats **** up!!!!!!!!!
things like this make me sick!
drugs or no drugs thats way beyond sanity!
the lawyer must be ****ing joking if he thinks he should not be in jail for life just because he was under the influence of mushrooms
True, the lawyer likely doesn't believe it - unfortunately sometimes lawyers must do their job even if they don't believe it is right. Every citizen of this country is guaranteed that right.
OMG! That's why I always get stoned alone or with my GF... You can't trust anyone when your weakened by your trip.
Horrible story. What an end for this poor kid.
that is f*cked right up.
Drugs are Bad
mmmmkay
lmao, I almost typed "ummkay?" but I thought most wouldnt understand where that came from. haha
chuck liddel wil end like this..peace!
I suspect there were other factors at play here..... Possibly an underlying psychotic predisposition of some nature. A person can have psychological illness that lays dormant for years or possibly even for life, however things such as drugs and/or a traumatic event may exacerbate such disorders. Therefore a seemingly normal person can literally "lose it" very quickly. Also, because he wanted to be a fighter, there is a chance he may have been using steroids in addition.... I dont say that as to insinuate because he is a fighter he uses steroids, I am saying this because of the extremely violent behavior...
Look at the guys head fcs. I know you can't always judge a book by its cover but something tells me he wasn't the brightest, most kindhearted dude before the alleged shrooms either.