Peter Lancaster
Peter Lancaster (a.k.a. The Tappersville Wendigo, The Tappersville Cannibal)
Peter Lancaster also known as The Tappersville Wendigo, The Tappersville Cannibal was a convicted American serial killer who committed the murder and dismemberment of his co-workers, neighbors, and family in 1935. His murders involved cannibalism and the permanent preservation of body parts. According to official reports, Peter went crazy and beat his two co-workers to death and stuff their bodies in the trunk of his car. returned to his farmhouse after work. Upon returning home he removed an ax from the woodshed walked over to Mr. and Mrs. Davis' house next door. Peter entered the Davises eating dinner in front of their radio. Peter made quick work of the 76-year-old couple. After dismembering the bodies he carried the piece back in a large burlap sack. After he returned to his house, Peter's next victim was his pregnant wife which he encountered in the family kitchen. As Peter chopped up his wife, Deloris Lancaster his sister and his daughter fled to the back bedroom of the house. As she hid her daughter within the crawl space under the house, Deloris was ambushed by Peter. After he carefully dismembered his family members he cooked up and eat most of them. The remaining body parts including their heads and his unborn son were stuffed with cabbage and onions and boiled in large jars of vinegar. Their bones were found buried inside the adjacent cabbage patch. According to an eyewitness when the police arrived they found Peter sitting at the kitchen table with his daughter eating a bowl of stew. Upon his arrest, Peter claimed he knew nothing of the murders or how he returned home that night.
Although he was diagnosed with Wendigo psychosis and a psychotic disorder, Peter Lancaster was found to be legally sane at his trial. Throughout his trial, Peters never retracted his claim that he had no recollection of the murders. He was convicted of the murders he had committed in Oregon and was given the death penalty. On August 16, 1935, while leaving the trail Peter was ambushed and shot to death by his brother-in-law Wilson.
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Employment
Night Guard at the Gemini Construction Co.
Peter, Peter pumpkin eater, Had a wife but couldn’t keep her; He put her in a pumpkin shell And there he kept her very well. Peter, Peter pumpkin eater, Had another and didn’t love her; Peter learned to read and spell, And then he loved her very well.
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Date of Birth
July 23, 1911
Date of Death
August 16, 1935
Life
1911
1935
24 years old
Circumstances of Death
After murdering his sister-in-law and pregnant wife. Peter shot by his own brother Morgan.
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