Cannibalism on the Frontier

Posted on June 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 18, 1899, Colorado's Cannibal

The Colorado Supreme Court weighs the case of Alfred Packer in the deaths of five men …

June 18, 1899, Colorado Cannibals  
… Packer admitted killing one man but said it was in self-defense. He also admits eating their bodies.
Unknown's avatar

About lmharnisch

I am retired from the Los Angeles Times
This entry was posted in #courts. Bookmark the permalink.

1 Response to Cannibalism on the Frontier

  1. Howard Decker's avatar Howard Decker says:
    June 18, 2009 at 7:50 am

    The Denver Post stood up for Alfred Packer and got a lot of threats of bodily harm in return. So they hired Packer to be their bodyguard. We are not suggesting that Sam Zell consider a similar course of action.

    Like

Comments are closed.