Anthony Harris

Meatman is a serial killer mentioned by various news outlets in Night City. There are multiple clues that the real identity of Meatman is Anthony Harris, also known as Peter Pan, who is shot and arrested by NCPD some time prior to the quest The Hunt. According to the N54 News article, Meatmen's victims are branded and slaughtered like cattle. Anthony Harris owns a cattle farm and has access to cattle prods (see Tinker Bell), bolt guns and branding irons. Harris exhibits extreme psychopathic behavior and treats his victims like cattle.

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Source: NCJ

MEATMAN STRIKES AGAIN

It seems the killer known as Meatman has claimed yet another life - his fourth by our count. The victim this time - 23-year-old Janet Bailey. Night City Police previously issued a formal statement about Meatman in which they claimed no such serial killer prowls the city's streets, but the truth is far less comforting.

Establishing connections between the murders proved difficult, but our investigators got their hands on reports that show the victims all died in the same way. The specifics are too graphic to describe in detail here, but two key similarities stand out. Firstly, all of the victims died of a bullet to the head fired from a gun used to slaughter cattle. Secondly, the bodies exhibited scarring characteristic of burns from a red-hot, branding iron.

TRAUMA TEAM'S VALUE: FACT & FICTION

We got a chance to speak with one of the NCPD officers assigned to the group tasked with tracking down Meatman. '"This guy, man, this guy's a real psycho. Extremely dangerous and still out there somewhere," said the officer, who [...]