: During his 1853 trial, he claimed he suffered from a curse that transformed him into a wolf. While the court rejected the supernatural claim, he was found to have a "clinical lycanthropy" (a psychiatric delusion).
The wagon wheels groan against the damp earth of the Galician woods, a rhythmic protest that mimics a heartbeat. Manuel—the "Home do Unto"—smiles as he works. His hands, though calloused from the road, are steady as they render the fat. He bottles the pale, scentless oil with the precision of an apothecary. Romasanta
: He was nicknamed O do Unto (The Fat Man) because he was accused of making soap and medicinal ointments from the body fat of his victims. : During his 1853 trial, he claimed he
"For the skin," he tells the village women, his eyes dark and welcoming as a forest at dusk. "It heals the cracks that the winter leaves behind." Manuel—the "Home do Unto"—smiles as he works