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Was Louis Keseberg, the last rescued survivor of the infamous Donner Party, more than just a man driven to desperate survival? In this chilling exploration, ...
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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.
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.
Keseberg confessed to cannibalizing the other survivors after their deaths, but when the rescuers accused him of murdering Tamsen Donner, Keseberg insisted that she died naturally after getting lost in the snow on the path from the Alder Creek camp to the lake cabins.
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.
