Some of the most infamous threads on the forum include:
Following the international media frenzy surrounding the Meiwes trial, the original Cannibal Cafe was swiftly shut down. However, in the digital age, nothing disappears entirely. Fragments of the forum survive through the , preserved primarily by internet archivists, true crime researchers, and digital historians. The archives generally consist of: the cannibal cafe forum archive
Meiwes was eventually arrested in 2002 after another user reported his advertisements to the police. His trial raised complex legal questions regarding "killing on demand" and the validity of consent in cases of extreme bodily harm. Some of the most infamous threads on the