Christopher Lee McCuin, a 26-year-old from Tyler, Texas, was arrested on January 5, 2008 after calling police and telling them he had killed his girlfriend, Jana Shearer, and was cooking parts of her body. Authorities said it was unclear whether McCuin had consumed any of Shearer's body. McCuin died on December 7, 2008, while awaiting trial.Tyler Morning Telegraph: Suspect in Cannibalism Case Dies in Jail (December 7, 2008)

Police believe that McCuin kidnapped and killed Shearer and then drove to his ex-wife's house. There he also stabbed his ex-wife's boyfriend, William Veasley. After police arrived, he fled the scene to his mother's house, which is where he was arrested.Tyler Morning Telegraph: Suspect in Cannibalism Case Dies in Jail (December 7, 2008)

McCuin was being held in the Smith County Jail, awaiting trial on charges of kidnapping, murder and burglary. He was pronounced dead on December 7, 2008, after being found unresponsive in his jail cell. An autopsy is planned but it is not currently believed that McCuin is the victim of foul play.Tyler Morning Telegraph: Suspect in Cannibalism Case Dies in Jail (December 7, 2008)