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Lewis Keseberg, a German immigrant, seems to have borne the brunt of public scorn, branded a cannibal who enjoyed eating humans. In an interview with Charles MacGlashan, who wrote an 1890 account of the Donner Party, he stated “It makes my blood curdle to think of it!
To the rescue party, it looked as though Keseberg had violated one of humanity's greatest taboos, one that went beyond mere cannibalism: Murdering a person—Tamzene—to feast on her body. A...
Tamsen Donner died at Donner Lake, following the death of her husband. The lone survivor at the camp, Lewis Keseberg, later confessed to cannibalizing her body.
1 lip 2017 · The most infamous member of the party was a German emigrant named Lewis Keseberg. Give us a bit of background—and describe his heinous deeds.
20 lis 2022 · A third relief party found Starved Camp on March 12, finding more signs of cannibalism—including the body of Isaac Donner. The final relief party reached the camps on April 17. Only one man was left: Louis Keseberg. He was alone, save for the mutilated remnants of his fellow travelers.
1 paź 2013 · Louis Keseberg was the most notorious of the Donner Party members who resorted to cannibalism. He resorted to it—including cannibalizing Tamzene Donner, wife of George and mother of Eliza—for nearly two months.
1 mar 2024 · But perhaps no story from the Donner Party is as disturbing as that of Lewis Keseberg’s. The last person rescued from Truckee Lake in April 1847, Keseberg was purportedly discovered half-mad and surrounded by half-eaten bodies.
