An NYPD officer was "about to act" on a plan to kidnap, cook and eat scores of women when feds swooped in to arrest him
Gilberto Valle, 28, of Forest Hills, who's an officer at Morningside Heights' 26th Precinct, compiled a list of 100 women he knew, including a photograph of each one, along with their addresses and physical descriptions, and then he started staking out their homes and businesses,
"If he had not been arrested, he would have carried out his plans. "These allegations are profoundly disturbing," said Judge Henry Pittman, who described the charges as the "most depraved, dangerous one could imagine" and "very serious, unspeakable conduct." Valle was charged with conspiracy to kidnap and accessing an NYPD computer without authorization . Valle was held without bail following his arraignment. Investigators uncovered emails and instant messages with Valle "discussing plans to kidnap, rape, torture, kill, cook and eat body parts of a number of women," Valle allegedly told a co-conspirator in a July 9 instant message. "Her days are numbered. I'm glad you're on board. She does look tasty, doesn't she?" , The same co-conspirator, who is cooperating with the investigation , Julia Gatto, Valle's lawyer, said her client's comments were "idle talk" and "just fantasy" that started in fetish chatrooms . Investigators have been c ontacting the 100 women on Valle's list to ensure that they are alright,
"The abduction will have to be flawless," Valle said, according to documents. "I can just show up at her home unannounced, it will not alert her, and I can knock her out, wait until dark and kidnap her right out of her home."
On July 22, Valle traveled to Maryland to have lunch with one of his potential targets, identified in documents as "Victim-1."
On his computer, he had a document titled "Abducting and Cooking [Victim-1]: a Blueprint," containing information including her name, date of birth, height, weight and bra size, Valle said, in a Feb. 28 online message to the second co-conspirator, according to documents. "But I will really get off on knocking her out, tying up her hands and bare feet and gagging her. Then she will be stuffed into a large piece of luggage and wheeled out to my van.", He wrote online on Feb. 28, "This is very risky and will ruin my life if I am caught.", Valle's arraignment in federal court Thursday.
