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Guests at a dinner party in Soviet Kazakhstan allegedly realised they may have just eaten human flesh. And at the centre of it all was a serial killer nicknamed “Metal Fang” because of the white metal teeth he wore while murdering and cannibalising women.
This is the chilling true story of the cannibal later nicknamed “Metal Fang” — a man accused of murdering women, drinking their blood, dismembering their bodies, and storing human flesh inside his home. And honestly, the deeper you go into this case, the worse it gets. Because this wasn’t just murder. This was a case involving alleged cannibalism, horrifying crime scenes, bizarre diary entries, psychiatric hospitals, a shocking dinner party revelation, and a fugitive serial killer who managed to escape custody and vanish into Central Asia for years.
In today’s deep dive, we’re breaking down the full case of Nikolai Dzhumagaliev from start to finish — from his early life in Soviet Kazakhstan, his disturbing escalation into violence, and the misogyny that seemed to fuel his crimes, to the brutal murders that terrified entire communities. We’ll uncover how women began disappearing around Uzynagash, the horrifying details investigators discovered at the crime scenes, the infamous night that finally exposed him, and how authorities still somehow managed to let him escape.
This case sits at the intersection of true crime, criminal psychology, cannibalism, and systemic failure — where obsession, violence, and delusion collided in one of the Soviet Union’s most horrifying murder cases. It’s also a case surrounded by conflicting reports, rumours, and urban-legend-level details, which makes separating fact from sensationalism just as disturbing as the crimes themselves.
If you’re into deep-dive true crime cases with heavy detail, strong storytelling, disturbing investigations, and the kind of cases that genuinely leave you staring at the wall afterwards wondering what you just listened to… you’re in the right place. Let me know your thoughts below, because this case is absolutely INSANE.
Podcast: True Crime w/ Anna Templeton