Boone Helm
American cannibal (1828-1864) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Levi Boone Helm (January 28, 1828 – January 14, 1864) was an American mountain man, Old West gunfighter and serial killer known as the Kentucky Cannibal. Helm gained his nickname for his opportunistic and unrepentant proclivity for consuming human flesh, usually in survival situations, though instances of killing people for their meat unprovoked were also documented.
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Quick Facts Levi Boone Helm, Born ...
Levi Boone Helm | |
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Born | January 28, 1828 Lincoln County, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | January 14, 1864(1864-01-14) (aged 35) Virginia City, Montana, U.S. |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Other names | The Kentucky Cannibal |
Criminal status | Executed |
Conviction(s) | Murder |
Criminal penalty | Death |
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Victims | 11+ |
Span of crimes | 1850–1864 |
Country | United States |
State(s) | California, Idaho, Missouri, Oregon, Utah |
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