Comments on: The Original American Cannibal

By: JonnyDanger

JonnyDanger — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:44:38 +0000

Seriously though, chest is the best tasting. Rump roast is second.

By: Ajan

Ajan — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:16:07 +0000

nice read!!!

By: Dan Smith

Dan Smith — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:40:55 +0000

In my town there is an Alfred Packer Memorial String Band. Hilarity ensues.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:55:00 +0000

Now, @hooper; isn't it the Dems who are eating each other in this glorious primary season? Can't wait for the convention. It's gonna be a blood bath!

@Ali S.: "Humans. It’s the next best meat you can have."

I heard they were a little on the fatty side, especially the Americans.

By: Troy

Troy — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:11:45 +0000

I live within walking distance of his grave. People like to visit it and leave a trinket. Coins, personal items, spent bullet casings. It's really kind of creepy

By: DOJ

DOJ — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:36:38 +0000

is the judge's quote real?
it's timeless!

By: Moshe

Moshe — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:36:06 +0000

"Headwaters of hate"?

By: Alana

Alana — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:19:01 +0000

I never meant to imply that Ravenous isn't also a fine piece of cinema. Whether you prefer one or the other is largely personal taste. Ravenous is better directed and has much better acting. But for my taste, you can't beat a choreographed dance number to the song "Hang the Bastard" in Cannibal! The Musical.

By: kid_icarus

kid_icarus — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:59:54 +0000

the chest meat makes the best jerky, eh? that is kinda really gross......is neatorama on some weird creepy kick today?

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:56:39 +0000

Humans. It's the next best meat you can have.

By: Jo-E

Jo-E — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:35:41 +0000

No one said Cannibal! The Musical isn't as funny as Ravenous. They are completely different movies. All that was said was that Ravenous is WAY underrated as a movie. Period.

By: hooper

hooper — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:08:08 +0000

He definately displayed Republican-like qualities.

By: Colorado Chica

Colorado Chica — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:53:32 +0000

I read an interview with a woman who, as a young girl, grew up next to Alferd Packer after he was convicted. She said that he was truly a kind man, making little wood carvings for her and other kids. She felt he got a bad rap.

By: Alana

Alana — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:39:09 +0000

I think that even back then they could get him for desecrating a corpse, or "defiling the dead" or somesuch. But cannibalism itself is not generally illegal. And "Cannibal! The Musical" is the best film version of the Al Packer story. Much funnier than Ravenous.

By: jefffff

jefffff — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:18:34 +0000

cuz i'm a trappin' maaaaaaaaaaaannnnn!!!!

By: Ulf

Ulf — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:15:17 +0000

The secretary should have wrote that the cafeteria people know "How to serve man"

By: Capella

Capella — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:55:30 +0000

You right,
he'd probably get in trouble for unauthorized processing of meat products or something.
And murder.

By: Jo-E

Jo-E — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:35:04 +0000

To Woogie:

I've been begging people to watch Ravenous since I saw it in the theatre back in - what was it 1998 or so? Anyway, I agree, "criminally underrated." One of my alltime favorite movies!

By: TC

TC — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:15:04 +0000

My favorite part of this story is what the judge purportedly told him before he left court: "Packer, you depraved Republican son of a bitch, there were only five Democrats in Hinsdale County, and you ate them all!"

By: Evil Pundit

Evil Pundit — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:46:19 +0000

Nowadays they'd get him for violating FDA regulations.

By: Alana

Alana — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:53:40 +0000

Sorry to rain on this parade, but Al Packer was never convicted of cannibalism. Cannibalism has never been a crime in most states. He was convicted of murder. He was accused of cannibalism and it was pretty much proven that he was a cannibal, but it wasn't a crime. He didn't get arrested for eating people. He got arrested for killing them in order to eat them.

By: ted

ted — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:38:50 +0000

Dahmer wasn't convicted for cannibalism, too?
Kinda creepy to canonize this guy.

By: Vako

Vako — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:04:18 +0000

What about Jeffrey Dahmer?

By: Woogie

Woogie — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:02:16 +0000

I wish I could edit... May I just say the CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED movie "Ravenous"

By: Woogie

Woogie — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:01:35 +0000

If I recall the movie "Ravenous" is very loosely based on this story.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:00:26 +0000

Aw, he's just an average meat packer.

By: Pol x

Pol x — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:57:53 +0000

I thought it was the Donner Party that was the inspiration.

In Australai we have the Tasmanian convicts escape stroy that has a lot of blokes getting whittled down to one by meanss of Cannibalism

The Band "Weddings Parties Anything" did a great song about it called "A Tale They Won't Believe" which as well as being a great tune tells the story in grisly detail.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnNqxI5EdiI

By: MoonCake

MoonCake — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:56:18 +0000

ah yes.. you got the first mention. way to go. what a terribly funny movie.

By: Dick Davies

Dick Davies — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:06:28 +0000

Packer is the inspiration for 'Cannibal: The Musical' by Matt Parker and Trey Stone.

Well worth a rental.