Officials: Tenn. Man Dismembered Woman, Ate Body

A Tennessee man has been charged with killing a woman, dismembering her body and eating part of her corpse in a bizarre case that’s perplexing law enforcement in a small pastoral town.

Gregory S. Hale, 37, was arrested at his home — in a small rural community just outside Manchester — late Sunday. He is charged with premeditated first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse, Coffee County District Attorney Mickey Layne told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

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