2 hrs 18 min

78 - Alfred Packer: Why deny ourselves a bite of meaty thigh to Stay Alive‪?‬ Let's Get Dark: A Paranormal & Crime Podcast

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In this episode, we discuss one of America's oldest pastimes: cannibalism. Alfred (or Alferd if you ask him) Packer was an early settler in the Western Frontier which was essentially one hard time after another, and that wasn't helped by his general unlikeableness and all-around shady behavior. In 1874, when he led a group of men through the harsh Colorado winter wilderness against the warnings of the Indigenous tribe who had welcomed them in, all the men ended up dead, except for ol' Packer. In fact, he claimed to have survived off something all together unsettling: the men's meaty thighs. The story was an uproar for the newly settled area, and it was a venerable shitshow as they attempted to seek justice for the dead men. Join us for a very special collaboration with our girls over at Kim and Ket Stay Alive...Maybe who covered the amazingly bizarre movie "Ravenous" which was very loosely based off the story of Alfred Packer and is MUCH sexier. At the end of the episode, we all sit together to discuss our feelings on cannibalism, Ravenous, Packer, and which of us would be cool with chomping on some meaty thighs...outside of the bedroom.

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Our source for this episode was
“Man Eater” by Harold Schechter
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In this episode, we discuss one of America's oldest pastimes: cannibalism. Alfred (or Alferd if you ask him) Packer was an early settler in the Western Frontier which was essentially one hard time after another, and that wasn't helped by his general unlikeableness and all-around shady behavior. In 1874, when he led a group of men through the harsh Colorado winter wilderness against the warnings of the Indigenous tribe who had welcomed them in, all the men ended up dead, except for ol' Packer. In fact, he claimed to have survived off something all together unsettling: the men's meaty thighs. The story was an uproar for the newly settled area, and it was a venerable shitshow as they attempted to seek justice for the dead men. Join us for a very special collaboration with our girls over at Kim and Ket Stay Alive...Maybe who covered the amazingly bizarre movie "Ravenous" which was very loosely based off the story of Alfred Packer and is MUCH sexier. At the end of the episode, we all sit together to discuss our feelings on cannibalism, Ravenous, Packer, and which of us would be cool with chomping on some meaty thighs...outside of the bedroom.

Go follow, subscribe, rate, review, and love the babes over at KKSAM:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kim-and-ket-stay-alive-maybe/id1435189403
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/647kfCj3KRvEw8QgP0OP9Q?si=GVVQl5J0SO2NhqEPl4sZ6Q
www.kimandketstayalive.com

The promo at the beginning of the episode was from Para(Normal) go subscribe to them now!

Head over to our website to find everything you need to know about CIR.


Our source for this episode was
“Man Eater” by Harold Schechter
Support the show

2 hrs 18 min

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