At a cemetery on the outskirts of Denver, beside an old tombstone, one might sit and think at the bench under the long, sagging limbs of a dark, towering spruce. “Very shady and cold. It’s kind of an ...

A mystery 140 years in the making, and a perfect one to tell on Halloween. The story of the Colorado Cannibal: Alfred Packer. Was he a cannibalistic murderer or simply misunderstood? Nearly 150 years ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LAKE CITY, Colo. – Of all the tales to be ...

DENVER (CBS4)- History Colorado Center is delving deep into its archives to put some rarely-seen items on display. The first one has a gruesome background. The gun owned by infamous killer and ...

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On the evidence of the last few years alone, Clevelanders know, too well, that there are monsters in the world. Not cute movie cartoon monsters, but real ones, with essences of real evil. Harold ...

When the stunning History Colorado Center was unveiled three years ago, visitors marveled at the architecture, the atrium floor inlaid with a map of Colorado that told stories about the state. But ...

Alfred Packer (Jan. 21, 1842 — April 23, 1907) was an American prospector who confessed to cannibalism during the winter of 1874. Packer and five other men attempted to walk through the high mountains ...

In these days of interstate highways, it’s hard to imagine what cross-country motoring was like a hundred years ago. Travelers followed wagon roads and cattle trails. They depended on fellow motorists ...

DENVER (KDVR) — In 1874, two years before Colorado was granted statehood, a man was accused of killing and eating five people while crossing the San Juan Mountains. This man, Alfred Packer, would ...