MacArthur Causeway attack

Man who suffered facial attack recovering, doctors say

Doctors treating MacArthur Causeway attack victim Ronald Poppo say he is staying positive and happy despite his horrendous facial injuries.

In My Opinion

Publicity-hound lawyer: Cannibalism is bad

Finally, someone — someone right here in Miami — had the courage to take a stand against the great scourge of our time.

In My Opinion

Fear, anxiety drive zombie craze

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an official reassurance: no zombie apocalypse.

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Nude face-eating cannibal? Must be Miami

All of us who live in Florida struggle to explain this bizarre place to distant friends and family.

Toxicology

Experts question whether causeway attacker was on synthetic drugs

Even though the body of Rudy Eugene, who chewed off the face of a homeless man in May, showed signs only of marijuana, experts say it’s nevertheless likely he was under the influence of a synthetic drug.

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No bath salts detected: Causeway attacker Rudy Eugene had only pot in his system, medical examiner reports

An autopsy report says testing for a number of street drugs, including “bath salts,” came back negative, and that Rudy Eugene had only marijuana in his system.

Synthetic drugs

Causeway attack brings new attention to synthetic drugs

First it was so-called bath salts, then ‘Spice.’ Now, state officials are pressing an effort to get ahead of manufacturers that change their products’ formulas to evade drug bans.

Family, friends remember causeway attacker as kind, caring

Friends and relatives of the MacArthur Causeway attacker consoled each other at his memorial service.

And now on your left, the site of the ‘Causeway Cannibal’

Somewhere between the story of the man who got nailed by the Metrorail while hanging a Marlins banner on the track and the tale of a chef who bled out from a gunshot to the groin, Paul George will tell his audience about the “Miami cannibal.”

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Causeway attacker had no human flesh in stomach

Rudy Eugene used his teeth to savage a homeless man, but an autopsy revealed he had no human flesh in his stomach. He did have undigested pills.

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Cop who shot MacArthur Causeway attacker has clean record

The Miami police officer who shot and killed an attacker eating the face off a homeless man over Memorial Day weekend had never before fired his weapon while on-duty, and he has never been disciplined, according to personnel records released Thursday.

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Initial 911 calls gave no hint of savagery to come in MacArthur Causeway attack

Two calls released by police show a motorist saw Rudy Eugene swinging naked on a light pole on the causeway about 20 minutes before he attacked a homeless man.

Medicine

Replacing a face: costly, difficult, doable

Ronald Poppo will need extensive and long-term facial reconstruction surgeries after the MacArthur Causeway attack.

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Month before mauling, causeway victim ‘seemed so happy’

A college student shot what’s probably the last picture of Ronald Poppo’s face before he was mauled

Celebrity attorney Gloria Allred to represent girlfriend of MacArthur Causeway attacker Rudy Eugene

High-powered Los Angeles attorney Gloria Allred is now connected to Miami’s infamous “Causeway Cannibal” case.

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911 tapes about MacArthur Causeway attack are released

Miami police released tapes of three 911 calls from people who saw parts of the encounter between Rudy Eugene and Ronald Poppo.

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New video shows more grisly details of face-eating attack in Miami

New details of the horrific attack were captured in additional video footage taken by security cameras at the nearby Miami Herald building.

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Troubled lives clashed in MacArthur Causeway attack

Rudy Eugene tried to straighten out; Ronald Poppo never did

Timeline: Here are the key moments of the attack on the MacArthur Causeway

Here’s a timeline of the key moments in the Saturday, May 26, Miami Herald security video of the flesh-eating attack on the MacArthur Causeway.

Authorities investigate origin of photos of mutilated Miami victim

Authorities are scrambling to determine who shot and leaked shocking, vivid pictures of Ronald Poppo after his face was mutilated by Rudy Eugene.

Flesh-eating case

Victim in flesh-eating attack on MacArthur Causeway had hard life on Miami streets

The victim of the vicious attack has been identified as 65-year-old Ronald E. Poppo, who remains in critical condition at JMH’s Ryder Trauma Center.

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Girlfriend: MacArthur causeway attacker Rudy Eugene was drugged — or cursed

Rudy Eugene was a sweet, well-mannered man who had recently tried to stop smoking pot but had never been violent, his girlfriend said.

Sweetwater

Sweetwater mayor calls for bath-salt ban after attack

Sweetwater Mayor Manny Maroño hopes to ban bath salts in the city in reaction to the infamous face-eating rage near the MacArthur Causeway in Miami.

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Mauled man’s daughter lived in Broward

For months in 2008, Ronald Poppo’s long-lost daughter lived one county to the north