Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.
Packer is known to have used either Alfred and Alferd as his first name.
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Alfred or Alferd Griner Packer (January 21, 1842; Allegheny County, Pa.-April 23, 1907; Deer Creek, Jefferson County, Colo.), 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.
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