37. Alfred Packer: The Colorado Cannibal

Alfred Packer was headed to Breckenridge, Colorado in the late 1800s. He was guiding a group of men there to search for gold. Something happened during their journey that led to a bizarre turn of events. Was this a case of murder and cannibalism because it was premeditated OR self-defense and survivalism?• Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/reverie-true-crime-store?ref_id=17247• Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/ReverieTrueCrime• Facebook: https://www.Facebook.com/ReverieTrueCrime• Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/ReverieTrueCrime• Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/ReverieCrimePod• Contact: [email protected] to be apart of the Slash ‘N Cast Network! https://www.slashncast.net Sponsor: KIND BAR! Go to PODGO.CO/KIND for 10% or 15% off of your order!Podcast Promo: The Murder BucketSOURCES:https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/alfred-packerhttps://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/APacker%20Confession.pdf https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-Packer http://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/packer-alfred.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alferd_Packer https://www.legendsofamerica.com/alfred-packer/ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cannibal-alfred-packer-is-paroled https://lakecity.com/alfred-packer/ https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/APacker%20Title%20Page.pdf https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/APacker%20Assignment%20of%20Errors_0.pdf https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/APacker%20Consolidated%20Case%20Files%20237-241_0.pdf https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/alferd-packer https://civilwarsaga.com/alfred-packer-civil-war-soldier/ https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/digital-copy-alfred-packer-supreme-court-case https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/alferd-packer-truth-out-there https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/colorado/alferd-packer/ https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/A%20Packer%20Governor%20Charles%20Thomas%27%20Conditional%20Parole.pdf https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/A%20Packer%20Judge%20Gerry%20Death%20Sentence%20to%20Packer_0.pdf https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/APacker%20Confession.pdf https://www.littletongov.org/my-littleton/littleton-history/biographies/packer https://allthatsinteresting.com/alferd-packer http://www.sangres.com/history/alferdpacker.htm#.X8lBds6SnIV https://gizmodo.com/the-real-story-of-alfred-packer-the-wild-west-cannibal-1724833944 https://www.coloradovirtuallibrary.org/digital-colorado/colorado-histories/beginnings/alferd-packer-notorious-cannibal/ https://thestickyfacts.com/alferd-packer-facts/ http://www.hauntedcolorado.net/AlferdPacker.html https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/alfred-packer https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-alfred-packer https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/new-alferd-packer-papers https://www.museumtrail.org/alferd-packer.html https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/colorado/alferd-packer/ https://ourcommunitynow.com/local-culture/our-coloradans-then-the-gruesome-tale-of-alferd-packer-the-colorado-cannibal- https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/alfred-packerBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/reverie-true-crime--4442888/support.Keep In Touch:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/reveriecrimepodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/reverietruecrimeTumblr: https://reverietruecrimepodcast.tumblr.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/reverietruecrimeContact: [email protected] Intro & Outro by Jahred Gomes: https://www.instagram.com/jahredgomes_official