Yes, he never did it just wrote about doing it. That website they mentioned in the article is a website for people who get their rocks off on torturing and killing people. I looked at it last week, whoa boy, as sick as it gets. Pretty alarming to know there are people walking around who think like that, but that in itself is not a crime. From what I learned following this case is he never made any detailed plans to kidnap and eat her, it was more just him fantasizing.
That's what his defense attorney said.
Also, his mom said he was a really nice boy, if that helps.