Alferd Packer, American prospector and convicted cannibal (born 1842)

Alfred Packer

American prospector and cannibal

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 been found to this day, and despite in-depth research…