EP139: Castration Cult

Please SUBSCRIBE to Psychopedia to stay on top of all new content, bonus episodes, and Investigator Slater’s podcast series, Girl On Gore! Join our Patreon family for ad free episodes, exclusive content, early access to Girl On Gore, BTS, private group chats, merch discounts, and to guest co-host with Investigator Slater! www.Patreon.com/PsychopediaPod What compels a man to slice off his own penis, leg, nipple, and ear…and then turn that compulsion into a business of butchering others who claimed to want the same fate? For Marius Gustavson, a Norwegian man in London, it began with self-castration. From there, his obsession metastasized into a full-blown operation whereby he performed extreme body modifications on dozens of vulnerable men. Marius filmed the mutilations and streamed them on a pay-per-view website, where he also sold severed genitalia to paying customers. His hunting ground was the “nullo” community, composed of individuals seeking genital removal as a radical form of body modification. Many struggled with Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID) and turned to Gustavson for help. Instead, they got mutilation, exploitation, and a predator who feasted on their vulnerability — sometimes literally - as Gustavson went on to cannibalize some of the very testicles he cut off. This case is almost too gruesome to believe. But, it isn’t just about mutilation: it’s about control, sadism, consent twisted into theater, and the terrifying lengths people will go to reshape themselves when the wrong hands hold the scalpel. Revisit Episode 128: R*pe Fantasy Control Killer: Spotify Apple Podcasts Patreon: www.patreon.com/psychopediapod Instagram + TikTok: @investigatorslater @psychopediapod To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices