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Yesterday, I received an email from a Mengele admirer. His name is Eric Sissu. I don’t know him personally, but I imagine he’s the type who sits in his parents’ basement, in his dirty underwear, fantasizing about Josef Mengele while doing little else with his time. He probably wrote that email from the same basement, where he threatened to sue me if I didn’t stop writing about Mengele.

Now, here’s how my mind works: when someone threatens me like that, I tend to do the opposite of what they want.

So, without further ado, here are some facts about that personification of evil—Josef Mengele—who, disturbingly, still has a delusional following today.

Random and Disturbing Facts About Josef Mengele

Josef Mengele remains one of history’s most infamous war criminals. Known primarily for his role as a physician at Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II, Mengele’s legacy is one of cruelty masked by a scientific veneer. While most know of his involvement in the Holocaust and his horrific experiments, there are several lesser-known and disturbing facts about his life and post-war years that deepen the understanding of his character and the magnitude of his crimes.

1. Academic Excellence Masked His Evil Intentions

Before becoming a symbol of Nazi medical atrocities, Mengele was a well-educated man with two doctorates—one in anthropology and another in medicine. He studied under prominent racial theorists of Nazi Germany, and his academic background gave him a platform to cloak his inhumane practices in the language of scientific research. His dissertation work even focused on cleft palates and heredity, foreshadowing his later obsession with genetics.

2. Obsession with Twins

Perhaps the most notorious aspect of Mengele’s time at Auschwitz was his obsession with twins. He conducted experiments on over 1,500 sets of twins, many of them children. These experiments ranged from drawing blood simultaneously from both twins to gruesome organ removals and injecting chemicals into their eyes to try to change their color. Most of these twins died or were killed after experiments deemed them no longer useful.

3. He Tried to Create “Perfect” Aryans

Mengele was deeply invested in Nazi racial ideology. Some of his experiments were aimed at proving Aryan superiority or finding ways to increase the Aryan birthrate. His work on dwarfs, disabled individuals, and Roma children were not just cruel—they were an attempt to rid the gene pool of what he considered “undesirable” traits.

4. He Escaped Justice for Decades

Despite being one of the most wanted Nazi fugitives after the war, Mengele evaded capture for decades. He initially escaped to South America with the help of a network of Nazi sympathizers. He lived in Argentina, Paraguay, and eventually Brazil, often under assumed names. Astonishingly, he died in 1979 in Brazil, after suffering a stroke while swimming—decades before his death was confirmed by DNA testing in 1985.

5. He Was Never Tried for His Crimes

Unlike many other Nazi leaders who were captured and tried at Nuremberg, Mengele was never brought to justice. He was tried in absentia and named in numerous international warrants, but his whereabouts remained a mystery for much of his life. His ability to evade justice has made him a haunting symbol of impunity.

Josef Mengele’s name is synonymous with horror, pseudoscience, and moral depravity. The random facts about his life reveal not just a monster, but a man who used intellect and education for devastating ends. His post-war escape and unpunished death remain a painful reminder of the limits of post-conflict justice. Today, remembering his victims and the truth of his actions is essential to ensuring such atrocities are never repeated.

sources

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30933718

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Mengele

https://www.auschwitz.org/en/history/medical-experiments/josef-mengele/

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