Alfred Packer - The Colorado Cannibal by The Wild West Extravaganza

<![CDATA[ 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.<br /><br />Subscribe to The Wild West Extravaganza on iHeartRadio - <a href="https://ihr.fm/3b8ouFA" rel="noopener">https://ihr.fm/3b8ouFA</a><br />Subscribe on Apple Podcasts - <a href="https://apple.co/3zOHGCH" rel="noopener">https://apple.co/3zOHGCH</a><br />Subscribe everywhere else - <a href="https://bit.ly/3zOnJfe" rel="noopener">https://bit.ly/3zOnJfe</a><br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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. <br /><br />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?<br /><br />Email me! <a href="https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/" rel="noopener">https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/</a><br /><br />Check out my website! <a href="https://www.wildwestextra.com/" rel="noopener">https://www.wildwestextra.com/</a><br /><br />Buy me a coffee! <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wildwest" rel="noopener">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wildwest</a><br /><br />Man-Eater: The Life and Legend of an American Cannibal by Harold Schechter - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1503944212?asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.YEHGNY7KFAU7" rel="noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/1503944212?asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.YEHGNY7KFAU7</a><br /><br />What Does Human Meat Taste Like | The Guardian - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/the-lay-scientist/2010/sep/05/human-meat-taste-cannibal" rel="noopener">https://www.theguardian.com/science/the-lay-scientist/2010/sep/05/human-meat-taste-cannibal</a><br /><br />The Body Trade | Reuters - <a href="https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-bodies-brokers/" rel="noopener">https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-bodies-brokers/</a><br /><br />Guy Serves Friends Tacos Made From Amputated Foot | Vice - <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/gykmn7/legal-ethical-cannibalism-human-meat-tacos-reddit-wtf" rel="noopener">https://www.vice.com/en/article/gykmn7/legal-ethical-cannibalism-human-meat-tacos-reddit-wtf</a><br /><br />More Book Recommendations! <a href="https://www.amazon.com/shop/wildwestextravaganza?listId=2H6WTE0CNW87P" rel="noopener">https://www.amazon.com/shop/wildwestextravaganza?listId=2H6WTE0CNW87P</a><br /><br />Wild West Extravaganza Patreon! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bloodybeaver" rel="noopener">https://www.patreon.com/bloodybeaver</a><br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~<br />Indie Drop-In<br />All content legally licensed from the original creator.<br /> <br />Thank you to The Wild West Extravaganza for the great episode. <br />You can find Indie Drop-In at <a href="https://indiedropin.com" rel="noopener">https://indiedropin.com</a><br /><br />Help Indie Drop-In support indie creators by buying us a coffee!<br /><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/indiedropin" rel="noopener">https://buymeacoffee.com/indiedropin</a><br /><br />Brands can advertise on Indie Drop-In using Patreon<br /><a href="https://patreon.com/indiedropin" rel="noopener">https://patreon.com/indiedropin</a><br /><br />Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/indiedropin" rel="noopener">https://twitter.com/indiedropin</a><br />Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/indiedropin" rel="noopener">https://instagram.com/indiedropin</a><br />Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/indiedropin" rel="noopener">https://facebook.com/indiedropin</a><br /><br />Any advertising found in this episode is inserted by Indie Drop-In and not endorsed by the Creator.<br /><br />If you would like to have your show featured go to <a href="http://indiedropin.com/creators" rel="noopener">http://indiedropin.com/creators</a><br />~~~~~~~~~~~ ]]>