What will a realistic zombie be like?

First things first.  The dead will NOT rise from their graves to terrorise mankind.  They certainly won’t be immortal either and will be just as easy to kill as any other person.  See How to kill a realistic zombie. So what will happen?  How will you know someone is turning and how long will it take for them to become a zombie?  To answer that, we must take a look at what may be a case of a human turning into a zombie.  There has been much speculation as to the events, and cause, of the “Miami zombie” incident which has been deemed by some as a realistic zombie attack. This attack occurred in May 2012 when Rudy Eugene attacked homeless man Ronald Poppo in a brutal and gruesome streak of violence that left Poppo suffering from terrifying wounds to his face and left eye.  Eugene literally ate the face off Ronald Poppo.  How did Rudy Eugene suddenly go from a normal man to committing a zombie attack? How did Rudy Eugene suddenly go from a normal man to committing a zombie attack? Share on X  

Zombie turning scenario

Rudy Eugene got into some car trouble and was spotted, for several hours, in and around the vehicle before eventually abandoning it and walking towards the MacArthur Causeway.  On the way, he began taking off his clothes until he was fully naked.  He encountered Ronald Poppo and began talking in a very erratic fashion, part of which included accusing Poppo of stealing his bible.  Within seconds the brutal and terrifying attack began. A realistic zombie will most likely exhibit the same unusual behaviour such as:

• Talking erratically
• Removing clothing
• Walking in strange ways, wildly varying directions
• Not making any sense in speech or actions
• Sudden and brutal attack that does not stop

  Police responded to the attack and shot Eugene several times.  During the shooting, he did not appear to be affected by the bullets and at one point turned and growled at the police officer.  After several rounds were fired Eugene was killed, stopping the attack.  This incident was blamed on the drug “bath salts“, however, the drug was not detected in toxicology reports.