A gruesome killer obsessed with Silence of the Lambs character Hannibal Lecter who contemplated eating his neighbour after bludgeoning her to death with a hammer, has been jailed for over 21 years.

For almost a year Donald Trump inexplicably has been injecting the fictional character Hannibal Lecter into his re-election rallies. Now, far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, who has promoted ...