By David Lohr
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It was subsequently discovered that several of the severed penises in the photographs belonged to people whom Rogers had met over the Internet. Although he had no medical license, he lured individuals seeking to have their male genitalia surgically removed. In a motel room setting, he removed the individual's penis and scrotum and then consumed the genitals. One of those surgeries is mentioned in Rogers' appeal.
"At sentencing, the person who received the motel room nullification testified that she paid Rogers $750 for the four-hour procedure in which he removed her penis, scrotum, and testicles using only local anesthetics. Rogers told her he had performed over a hundred castrations and penectomies. Rogers placed her genitals in a plastic bag in the refrigerator. His assistant took photographs of the procedure, which were subsequently posted on the Internet. The victim bled profusely during the operation and for six days thereafter, when she finally admitted herself to an emergency room.
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| Jack Wayne Rogers |
"The emergency room urologist who treated her testified that she would have died from the bleeding if she had not come to the hospital that night. An acquaintance of Rogers testified that he had been present when Rogers performed several nullifications and had even photographed one such operation at Rogers's request. He further testified that Rogers said he assumed ownership of the severed genitals and physically consumed them, a claim consistent with the obscene photographs."
Despite numerous searches of Rogers' home and vehicles, investigators were unable to find any solid evidence linking him to Branson's murder. The only item of interest in regard to Branson's disappearance was a necklace found in Rogers possession that was later identified as belonging to Branson.
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