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Israel Swann

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Israel Swann Famous memorial

Birth
Death
1874 (aged 64–65)
Burial
Lake City, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.0001565, Longitude: -107.2950059
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Murder Victim. He was an alleged murder victim of cannibal Alfred Packer. Swann and 4 other people were killed and eaten by Packer between February and April 1874 and buried here. Packer was later convicted and sentenced to death, but his sentence was later changed to 40 years in prison. Packer was released on parole in January 1901. He died in 1907. The incident inspired a movie and a song by musician Phil Ochs.
Murder Victim. He was an alleged murder victim of cannibal Alfred Packer. Swann and 4 other people were killed and eaten by Packer between February and April 1874 and buried here. Packer was later convicted and sentenced to death, but his sentence was later changed to 40 years in prison. Packer was released on parole in January 1901. He died in 1907. The incident inspired a movie and a song by musician Phil Ochs.

Bio by: The Silent Forgotten


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: The Silent Forgotten
  • Added: Mar 4, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8471265/israel-swann: accessed ), memorial page for Israel Swann (1809–1874), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8471265, citing Cannibal Plateau Cemetery, Lake City, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.