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EPISODE · Jul 25, 2025 · 12 MIN

19: Dead of Winter, The Colorado Cannibal

from Wild Curiosity · host Mandalynn Carlson

A quick one for you today! And fr, go check out this area of Colorado and the Alpine Loop Rd. In the dead of a Colorado winter in 1874, six men entered the snow-choked San Juan Mountains. Only one returned.This episode of Wild Curiosity unpacks the chilling true story of Alferd Packer, a self-proclaimed wilderness guide who emerged from the mountains alone—with a disturbing tale of starvation, death, and survival cannibalism. But the more he talked, the less things added up.Sources:https://www.coloradolifemagazine.com/printpage/post/index/id/194?srsltid=AfmBOopK9P4XS7neKo56Q2OlPZTV4hQgrQwuRwarr0VdPIFxupi04Ubghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Packer

A quick one for you today! And fr, go check out this area of Colorado and the Alpine Loop Rd. In the dead of a Colorado winter in 1874, six men entered the snow-choked San Juan Mountains. Only one returned.This episode of Wild Curiosity unpacks the chilling true story of Alferd Packer, a self-proclaimed wilderness guide who emerged from the mountains alone—with a disturbing tale of starvation, death, and survival cannibalism. But the more he talked, the less things added up.Sources:https://www.coloradolifemagazine.com/printpage/post/index/id/194?srsltid=AfmBOopK9P4XS7neKo56Q2OlPZTV4hQgrQwuRwarr0VdPIFxupi04Ubghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Packer

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A quick one for you today! And fr, go check out this area of Colorado and the Alpine Loop Rd. In the dead of a Colorado winter in 1874, six men entered the snow-choked San Juan Mountains. Only one returned.This episode of Wild Curiosity unpacks the...

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