Crime & Safety

'Cannibal Cop' Won't Testify: Report

Forest Hills cop will not take the stand in his federal trial in Manhattan, according to AP reports.

Accused "cannibal cop" Gilberto Valle, of Forest Hills, will not testify in his own defense at his ongoing trial, according to published reports.

An NYPD officer who was arrested last year when his wife discovered evidence that he was planning to kidnap, torture and eat women, Valle is facing conspiracy charges in Manhattan federal court.

So far, testimony in the case has been grisly at times, with Valle's wife describing her shock at finding her name and the names of her friends listed among the lapsed officers targets.

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According to reports, witnesses in the trial have also been shown graphic videos that the officer had on his computer, including one in which a bound woman screamed as she was menaced with flames. 

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