The Colorado Cannibal: Gunnison National Forest

National Park After Dark

Jul 27, 202681:05Society & Culture

In April of 1874, Alfred Packer stumbled out of the Colorado wilderness after months spent missing. Initially claiming his five companions had died in harsh winter conditions, investigators later found evidence that the...

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