Active for 2 years
(1873-1874) in United States

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Alferd Packer Packer was found guilty of premeditated murder and sentenced to death by hanging on April 6th 1883. He and five other men attempted to travel through the high mountains of Colorado. Packer later admitted to having lived off the flesh of his companions. On June 19, 1899, Packer's sentence was upheld by the Colorado Supreme Court. However, he was paroled on February 8, 1901. In 1901, Governor Charles S. Thomas granted Packer's parole request. Packer moved to Littleton, Colorado, where by all accounts he became a model citizen, well liked by all of his neighbors.He died of natural causes on April 23, 1907, and was buried with military funeral in Littleton Cemetery.

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Books that Mention Alferd Packer

Mark Sceurman

Weird U.S.

Sandra Dallas

Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps

Jay Robert Nash

Encyclopedia of Western Lawmen & Outlaws

James Gilks

ISSUE 17 OF SERIAL KILLER MAGAZINE

5 Books that mention Serial Killer
Alferd Packer

ISBN10	Book Title	Author	Killers Mentioned	Killers
1402745443	Weird U.S.	3 Total Including Mark Sceurman	Alferd Packer	1
0806120843	Colorado Ghost Towns and...	Sandra Dallas	Alferd Packer	1
1590775309	Encyclopedia of Western L...	Jay Robert Nash	Alferd Packer	1
0865410364	Alferd Packer's Wildernes...	James E. Banks	Alferd Packer	1
1312004126	ISSUE 17 OF SERIAL KILLER...	James Gilks	7 Total Including Oakland County Child Killer	7

Alferd Griner Packer (January 21, 1842 – April 23, 1907), also known as "The Colorado Cannibal", was an American prospector and self-proclaimed professional wilderness guide who confessed to cannibalism during the winter of 1874. He and five other men attempted to travel through the San Juan Mountains of Colorado during the peak of a harsh winter.

External References

1. Q670661 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Jun 4, 2019.
2. Alferd Packer on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Jun 4, 2019.
3. Juan Ignacio Blanco, Alfred G. "Alferd" PACKER on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Jun 4, 2019.
4. Alferd Packer - The Colorado Cannibal on www.museumtrail.org, Retrieved on Jun 4, 2019.
5. Cannibal Alferd Packer is paroled on www.history.com, Retrieved on Jun 4, 2019.

Internal References

Alferd Packer is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database

1. #23 of 42[ Page 2 ] of Aquarius Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
2. #25 of 43[ Page 2 ] of Serial Killer Cannibals sorted by Confirmed Victims
3. #33 of 56[ Page 3 ] of Serial Killers with birthdays in January
4. #175 of 327[ Page 12 ] of Serial Killers active in the United States
5. #362 of 651[ Page 25 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
6. #429 of 651[ Page 29 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
7. #447 of 651[ Page 30 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
8. #486 of 651[ Page 33 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness

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