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Podcast: Homebrew Murder Crew
Episode: Episode 65: Ka-Ki-Si-Kutchin (Swift Runner)
Description: Swift Runner was a Cree hunter from Alberta who, during the brutal winter of 1878-79, committed an act of cannibalism, killing and consuming his wife and five children. He later claimed he had been possessed by the Wendigo—a supernatural entity in Algonquian folklore believed to drive people to madness and cannibalism. The Wendigo is said to embody insatiable hunger, preying on those who succumb to desperation, particularly in times of famine.Anthropologists have linked Swift Runner’s case to Wendigo psychosis, a cultural phenomenon in which individuals experience an intense fear of turning into a Wendigo, some...