The Colorado Cannibal: Alfred Packer

About this episode

The episode explores the chilling story of Alfred Packer, the only survivor of a traveling party in the Colorado wilderness in 1873, who resorted to cannibalism to survive.

A man stumbles out of the Colorado wilderness in 1873. After his traveling party ran out of food in the dead of winter, he’s the only survivor. Except he looks surprisingly well-fed. Alfred Packer’s story of what became of his companions changes not once, but twice. In the end, we know that he ate them in order to survive. The question is, did he kill them first? Help us reach 10k followers on Instagram! @⁠theconspiracypod⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• cannibalism
• survival
• true crime
• history

Keywords

• Alfred Packer
• Colorado wilderness
• 1873
• cannibalism
• survival story

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Colorado

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