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21-year-old Texas man arrested for desire to kill, eat young girl

21-year-old Texas man arrested for desire to kill, eat young girl
Posted at 12:29 PM, Oct 26, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-26 15:29:44-04

A Texas man has been arrested after police said he was searching the dark web for a young girl to kill and to eat.

Alexander Nathan Barter, age 21 of Shelby County, Texas, is in police custody ... he allegedly told an undercover officer of his plan, KTRE television station reports. 

He allegedly wrote a post on the dark web seeking others to help him commit necrophilia and cannibalism, KTRE reports. He gave two encrypted email addresses, and a special agent working undercover contacted him.

The agent told Barter he had a daughter he could kill, and when Barter went to meet who he believed would be an accomplice and his "daughter," he was arrested.

Barter is in jail and faces charges of criminal solicitation, criminal attempt: capital murder, conspiracy to commit capital murder and criminal attempt: sexual performance on a child, all felonies, KTRE reports.