Jamie Lee Arrow’s adolescence rebellion was overshadowed by a particularly sinister past. When she was just nine years old, she discovered that her father had killed and cannibalized his girlfriend.
Her father, Isakin Drabbad, had separated from Jamie’s mother when she was a young child. Despite the separation, Jamie maintained contact with him and formed a close bond with his new partner, Helle Christensen, who took on a maternal role in Jamie’s life.
However, the relationship between Helle and Isakin was fraught with toxicity and violence, with Jamie witnessing disturbing arguments between them from a young age. On one occasion, Helle ominously told Jamie, “Enjoy your meal… this is the last time I’ll ever cook for you, because Isakin is going to kill me.”
Tragically, Helle’s chilling warning came true. In November 2010, Drabbad, who identified as a Satanist, brutally murdered Helle by slashing her throat, beheading her, and consuming parts of her body.
In a recent emotional interview with LadBible, Jamie recounted how her mother tried to shield her from the horrifying reality of her father’s actions, stating, “My life as I knew it didn’t exist anymore.”
“I wasn’t allowed to watch TV,” Jamie shared. “I wasn’t allowed to listen to the radio, I wasn’t allowed to go to shops. I wasn’t allowed to go to school for a month. They kept the curtains down because neighbors passing by tried to peek in.”
As Drabbad’s trial unfolded, his case garnered widespread attention. Reports detailed how Drabbad, post the murder, used the same weapon to disrobe Helle’s body.
Armed with various tools, including a knife, saw, and axe, Drabbad dismembered Helle’s body, even cooking portions of her flesh with cannabis leaves. Shockingly, he had plans to consume Helle’s head.
Jamie recalled her mother’s attempts to shield her from the gruesome details of Drabbad’s actions, narrating how she learned about her father’s heinous crimes through a newspaper headline.
Upon discovering the term “cannibal,” Jamie was appalled and overwhelmed by the brutality of the act. She expressed, “I had to stop because it was too brutal and disgusting. I just couldn’t accept that my dad would have anything to do with that word.”
Despite Drabbad’s conviction and confinement in a secure mental facility, he remained in the public eye. While at Karsudden Regional Hospital, he engaged in a relationship with another patient, known as the “Vampire killer” Michelle Gustafsson.
Drabbad also started a blog where he fielded questions from the public about his crimes. In one post, he callously remarked, “Most people say at some point in their life that they would never take someone else’s life, but have you done it it’s not a big deal anymore.”
In a YouTube video, Drabbad expressed his disdain for humanity, stating, “I see myself as anti-human. There’s nothing about humans that I like. The only people in history who have any sense as I see it are the Vikings, the Spartans and people like that.”
Additionally, Drabbad set up an online store selling voodoo dolls that he crafted, signed in his own blood, and labeled with the moniker “They call me Skara Cannibal.”
During a prison visit as a teenager, Jamie received one of these voodoo dolls from Drabbad, who claimed it could harm the individuals bullying her at school.
Due to her father’s notoriety, Jamie endured bullying and ostracization at school, being labeled “the cannibal’s daughter.” This led her down a troubled path, involving substance abuse and dropping out of school at a young age.
In an interview with People magazine, Jamie revealed her tumultuous interactions with her father during prison visits, culminating in a disturbing threat he made against her and her family.
Although devastated by his message, Jamie found closure in understanding the extent of his sickness. She stated, “It gave me the closure I needed. It was like I needed that to understand how sick it all is.”
Today, Jamie’s priority is shielding her own children from the trauma she endured in her upbringing. She emphasized, “I never want them to be introduced to any kind of darkness.”