Alfred Packer | Colorado Cannibal

The Wild West Extravaganza

Wild West Josh

Education, History

4.8 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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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. 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? Pass the chianti and crack open the fava beans as we delve into the life and times of the Colorado Cannibal, Alfred Packer. Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ Check out my website! https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wildwest 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 More Book Recommendations! https://www.amazon.com/shop/wildwestextravaganza?listId=2H6WTE0CNW87P Wild West Extravaganza Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/bloodybeaver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	April 1874, present-day Colorado, a half-starved weather being Alfred Packer came limping into the
0:37.4	Los Pino's Indian agency,
0:39.3	seeking refuge. Feet covered in rags, he claimed he had a harrowing story to tell. The man was ushered
0:45.3	in and given food, which he vomited up almost as soon as he got it down. Too long without, he
0:50.4	explained, instead opting for whiskey, anything that would calm his stomach,
0:55.2	and hopefully his trembling hands.
0:57.9	Finally, Alfred spoke.
0:59.9	Said he had been a guide up in the mountains for some prospectors.
1:03.0	They had some bad weather and worse luck, and he himself got snow blinded, and the other five
1:07.8	would-be miners abandoned him.
1:09.8	For the next two months, the survivors somehow
1:11.7	scrapped by, living off his wits, surviving the hellish winter, and making it the civilization
1:16.2	all on his own with almost no supplies. An amazing tell of endurance, for sure. There's just one catch.
1:24.0	Alfred Packer didn't seem all that malnourished. Matter of fact, the man seemed pretty well fed, and his story?
1:30.9	Well, it had holes.
1:32.7	Who was Alfred Packer?
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