Ex-model who killed and ate husband seeks parole

An ex-model who killed, cooked and then ate her husband is seeking parole in California.

Omaima Aree Nelson is seeking early release from her 27-years-to-life sentence for murdering William E. Nelson, 56, over Thanksgiving weekend in 1991.

Nelson and her husband had been married for just one month when she killed him, before dismembering and cooking parts of his body in the couple's apartment.

Nelson cooked her husband's head on the stove, skinned his torso and fried his hands in oil.

She then drove garbage bags filled with the body parts to various ex-boyfriends, asking them to help dispose of the evidence and offering $75,000 for their help.

Neighbors at the time said the garbage disposal was on for "a long time" and "constant chopping sounds" were coming from the home.

In court, a psychiatrist testified that Nelson put on red shoes, a red hat and red lipstick before spending hours chopping up her husband's body.

Nelson's first bid at parole was rejected in 2006.

- HERALD ONLINE