Waxweiler Group

The Midnight Article "Waxweiler Group Encasing People in Wax" was written by u/Roblox838 and posted to r/MidnightPaper.

The text of the Article was as follows:

WAXWEILER GROUP ENCASING PEOPLE IN WAX

A group of several people in the German town of Waxweiler have been kidnapping people and encasing them in wax.

Several people have been reported missing after visiting Waxweiler, usually being either children or young adults. Usually, their bodies are found dead and encased in wax, but one boy, Manuel Städmöler, was found in a critical condition in a wax case. He was found and has made a full recovery.

An interviewee, Yannick Favre (originally from Québec), used to be part of the Waxweiler Group and explained to the local news how they would encase the people in wax.

"First we'd melt down around 50kg of wax, but the amount depended on how big the person whom we'd want to encase was. Then, we anesthetized the person and stuffed a candle in their mouths. We'd then dip them in the wax and after they dried we'd put them in a large box of wax and store them in the freezer. After they froze into a box of wax we'd find a place to dump them outside of the city. They rarely survive."

It is believed the reason for the usage of wax is because of the name of the town: Waxweiler. Other members of the Waxweiler Group are still at large.

Description:

The "Waxweiler Group" is an Organization-Type Oddity operating in the German town of Waxweiler. They are known for kidnapping people and encasing them in wax, usually leading to their victims' death.

Targets:

The mysterious Waxweiler Group kidnaps young people, usually either children or young adults. The Article makes it sound like they most likely kidnap people who only visit the town, and not its residents. However, this is unconfirmed.

Whistle-blower:

The writer of the Article managed to track down an individual who was once part of the shadowy Group, Yannick Favre (from Québec). He used to be part of the Waxweiler Group himself, but the Article does not mention why this is no longer the case. However, given the fact that Favre was willing to speak up about the Group's activities, it is likely that he did not agree with them and left the Group of his own volition.

Process:

Favre revealed the entire process of encasing to the writer of the Article.

First, members of the Group melt down around 50 kgs of wax. However, this amount varies depending on the person's size and weight.

The Waxweiler Group will then anesthetize a kidnapped victim and stick a candle in their mouth.

Following this, the Group will dip a kidnapped victim into the amount of wax they had melted for them. A victim will remain in (what is most likely) a mold filled with wax until the wax is fully dried.

The Group will then remove the box of wax that a victim is now encased in and place it into a freezer. This is presumably done to harden the wax even further and prevent it from cracking or splintering apart.

After the wax is sufficiently hardened, the Group will find a spot outside the town of Waxweiler and dump the slab of wax containing their victim there. Most likely, by the time a victim is dropped off, they will have long since died from lack of oxygen.

Manuel Städmöler:

A young boy, Manuel Städmöler, is the only known victim to survive the encasing and freezing process. Given the fact that this process most likely takes several dozen hours as a slab of wax big enough to fully encase a person would take a long time to dry and harden. However, it is likely that Städmöler was able to survive because something went wrong in the encasing process. It the candle had a large enough hole in it, for example, Städmöler may have been able to breathe through it like a straw, even when the wax was being frozen. It is also possible that a disgruntled member of the Group, such as Favre himself, would have been able to sabotage the process in order to allow an opening through which Städmöler could breathe while the rest of the wax hardened.

Origins:

The origins of the Waxweiler Group are entirely unknown. However, they must have access to considerable facilities and equipment, as encasing a human being in enough wax to form a large slab would require molds, vats, considerable heat, and a large enough freezer. The most likely location that would have access to most of these pieces of equipment would be something like a meatpacking plant. These locations have enormous freezers, and the chains and pulley required to move dead cows and pigs could be used to string a person up and to lower them into a mold or a vat filled with wax. The heat required to melt such large quantities of wax could be achieved in a number of ways, including an oven or open flame with a vat of wax sitting on top of it.

Motives:

Given the extreme methods and extents that the Waxweiler Group is willing to go to to encase people in wax, their motives must be something they believe justifies all the effort. However, given the fact that they dispose of their victims in such desolate locations...their motives are entirely a mystery. Are the victims some kind of elaborate sacrifice to appease an unknown Oddity? Are their encased victims meant to be some kind of art?

More information is required to answer these questions. For the time being, however, their crimes are horrifying and interesting enough to ponder.