Alfred Packer - The Colorado Cannibal by The Wild West Extravaganza

April 1874. Present day Colorado. A half-starved weather-beaten
Alfred Packer came limping into the Los Pinos Indian Agency seeking
refuge. Feet covered in rags he claimed he had a harrowing story to
tell.

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The man was ushered in and given food which he vomited up almost as
soon as he got it down. Too long without he explained, asking
instead for whiskey. Anything that would calm his stomach and
hopefully his trembling hands.

Finally, Alfred spoke. Said he had been a guide up in the mountains
for some prospectors. They hit some bad weather and worse luck. He
himself got snow-blinded and the other five would-be miners
abandoned him.

For the next two months this survivor somehow scrapped by - living
by his wits, surviving the hellish winter, and making it to
civilization all on his own, with almost no supplies.

An amazing tale of endurance, for sure. There’s just one catch -
Alfred Packer didn’t seem all that malnourished. Matter of fact,
the man seemed pretty well fed. And his story? Well, it had
holes.

Who was Alfred Packer? Was he truly guilty of the crimes that would
see him spend nearly two decades behind bars? And what’s human
flesh taste like, anyway?

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Man-Eater: The Life and Legend of an American Cannibal by Harold
Schechter -
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1503944212?asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.YEHGNY7KFAU7


What Does Human Meat Taste Like | The Guardian -
https://www.theguardian.com/science/the-lay-scientist/2010/sep/05/human-meat-taste-cannibal


The Body Trade | Reuters -
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-bodies-brokers/


Guy Serves Friends Tacos Made From Amputated Foot | Vice -
https://www.vice.com/en/article/gykmn7/legal-ethical-cannibalism-human-meat-tacos-reddit-wtf


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