Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
"Cannibal Cop" Is A Jailhouse Cook
By
John Del Signore
Published May 8, 2014
Modified May 8, 2014
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
John Del Signore
Published May 8, 2014
Modified May 8, 2014
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
"'Don’t stand too close to the oven, and that kind of thing,'" is what Valle's fellow inmates are known to quip, according to his mother Elizabeth Valle, who adds that the chef job is perfect for her son because it helps him "kill time." She insists her boy "is not the monster they portray him to be. He’s innocent. The only thing he’s guilty of is being stupid enough to be on that website [DarkFetish.net, a cannibal "fantasy" website]."
In addition to the kidnapping rap, Valle was found guilty of improperly accessing a law enforcement database to gather personal information about potential targets. Prosecutors say Valle plotted with others he met on fetish websites to abduct, torture and eat women, including his own wife, who discovered the conspiracy on his computer and immediately ran out of the house with their baby daughter wearing just the clothes on her back. But Valle's lawyers maintain all of this was just a sick fantasy that their client never intended to act upon.
Anyway, fix yourself a nice steaming bowl of Cream of Feet and read more about the "Cannibal Cop" and his poor mother at the Daily News. Meanwhile, we have no idea what the world's come to when the NY Post misses out on a juicy cannibal cop scoop and gives its cover over to Michelle Obama and an important issue. We miss the NY Post of 24 hours ago!
Tagged
cannibal cop
cannibalism
tabloids
John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
NYC’s horse carriage drivers feel betrayed as lawmakers set to abolish industry
Central Park's horse carriage drivers are making their last stand as city lawmakers prepare to abolish the industry.
By
Liam Quigley
Published Oct 21, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. ET
Parents grumble as NYC schools chancellor dodges calls for NYC schools integration plan
Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones said she felt disappointed by the lack of details.
By
Jessica Gould
News
Parents grumble as NYC schools chancellor dodges calls for NYC schools integration plan
Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones said she felt disappointed by the lack of details.
By
Jessica Gould
Driver found with apparent gunshot wound on George Washington Bridge, officials say
By
Charles Lane
16 arrested in New York auto insurance fraud crackdown involving nearly $500K
By
Giulia Heyward
Coney Island's small, 1890s lighthouse may be landmarked by the city
By
Catalina Gonella
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .