Alferd Packer
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican wilderness guide who confessed to cannibalism (1842-1907)
United StatesLived 1842 to 1907 · aged 65Alfred Griner Packer, also known as the "Colorado Cannibal", was an American prospector and self-proclaimed wilderness guide who confessed to cannibalism during the winter of 1874.
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Harper's illustration (cropped). Top row left to right: George "California" Noon; James Humphreys; Middle row: Shannon Wilson Bell; Lower left: Israel Swan; Lower right: Frank Miller.
Memorial to Packer's victims, at the scene of the crime, southeast of Lake City, Colorado
2025 image of the Phllipsburg, Colorado ghost town
The Alfred Packer Memorial GrillAbout this person
Alfred Griner Packer, also known as the "Colorado Cannibal", was an American prospector and self-proclaimed wilderness guide who confessed to cannibalism during the winter of 1874. Though no clear or definitive evidence has yet been found, and despite in-depth research about proof of his deeds, he is one of the four persons historically convicted for cannibalism in the United States. After emerging as the sole survivor of a six-man party who had attempted to travel through the San Juan Mountains of the Colorado Territory, he eventually confessed to having lived off the flesh of his companions, giving more than one version of his account as to the circumstances.
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