Chapter
The Alfred Packer Case
37:44 - 43:49 (06:05)
The Supreme Court of Colorado suspended his execution date based on the argument that they couldn't sentence a man to death if the state hadn't existed at the time of the crime, so Packer was convicted of five counts of manslaughter and sentenced to 40 years in prison.
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Alfred Packer was accused of leading his the men through the mountains to rob and kill them; he ate human flesh suggesting he was either a terrible hunter, had ill intentions, or was just plain hungry and desperate.
37:44 - 39:48 (02:04)
Crime
Summary
Alfred Packer was accused of leading his the men through the mountains to rob and kill them; he ate human flesh suggesting he was either a terrible hunter, had ill intentions, or was just plain hungry and desperate.
ChapterThe Alfred Packer Case
Episode87: Alferd Packer: The Strange Case Of The Colorado Cannibal
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Alfred Packer was convicted of manslaughter after killing and consuming his fellow travelers during a harsh winter in the Colorado mountains, but he escaped execution because of a legislative loophole that spared him from being punished for his crimes.
39:48 - 43:49 (04:00)
Crime
Summary
Alfred Packer was convicted of manslaughter after killing and consuming his fellow travelers during a harsh winter in the Colorado mountains, but he escaped execution because of a legislative loophole that spared him from being punished for his crimes.