One of the legends of American crime, Alfred Packer was born in 1842 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and fought on the Union side in the American Civil War. He later became a prospector and on 9 February 1874 he and five others - Shannon Wilson Bell, James Humphrey, Frank Miller, George Noon, and Israel Swan - set off for Gunnison, Colorado despite a warning of impending bad weather. By his own account, Packer went to look for food and when he returned he claimed that he found Shannon Wilson Bell eating one of the other men. When Bell saw Packer he tried to attack him with an axe so Packer shot him. On 16 April Packer finally returned to civilization and said that Bell had gone mad and killed all the others. Packer then admitted that conditions had been so bad that when the oldest traveller, 65-year-old Israel Swan died, the others ate him. Four or five days later, James Humphrey died and “was also eaten”. Frank Miller died in an accident and also ended up being eaten, as did George Noon. Packer then killed Bell in self-defence.
On 5 August 1874 Packer confessed that he had killed the others and was jailed, but he escaped and went to ground. According to legend, the judge said at his trial “Damn you Afred Packer” There were seven Dimmycrats in Hinsdale County and you’ve et five of them!” Contrary to many stories told years later, and even today, Packer was never charged with, tried for, or convicted of cannibalism, or crimes related to cannibalism. On 11 March 1883 he was unmasked while living as John Schwartze in Cheyenne, Wyoming. On 13 April he was found guilty manslaughter and sentenced to death “until you are dead, dead, dead, and may God have mercy upon your soul.” The verdict was overturned but on 8 June 1886 Packer was sentenced to 40 years in jail.
Cannibal the musical :P
for my 20th birthday i want all the cute guys with a thick beard and curly black hair to gather around me and take me out to dinner and have sex with me… all i want
I’m down.
Beautiful.
Voices.
You know that ringing sound that you will perceive when you are in a very quiet area? Some people say this is an auditory-illusion brought about the ear’s inability to detect frequencies below the threshold of the human senses. This is completely wrong. That ringing covers up something else altogether. If you are quick, patient, and maybe a little lucky, you will be able to hear past the ringing. What you will hear are voices whispering to each other. They will silence themselves quickly but with practice, you will become more adept at catching and interpreting what they are saying. You will hear things of the past, the present, and the future. However, you must be careful. Because there is no such thing as a voice without a body.
And when you start noticing them, they will start noticing you.
