The Nowhere Dispatch

Episode 30 - East Texas Cannibals

11.19.2017 - By Lucas StroughPlay

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Few things are as terrifying or taboo as cannibalism. What drives people to commit this unthinkable act? There are many reasons why people have resorted to cannibalism throughout history. Some were members of cultures which viewed the act as a ritual while others became focused on this act of depravity as the result of a criminal fascination. Whatever the case, there have been acts of cannibalism practiced in East Texas going back hundreds of years. Tune in to take a closer look at humanity's oldest taboo as it has been practiced here in the Piney Woods.

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