ABC News: Scientists: Donner Family Not Cannibals
ABC News: Scientists: Donner Family Not Cannibals
Quote: There’s no physical evidence that the family who gave the Donner Party its name had anything to do with the cannibalism the ill-fated pioneers have been associated with for a century and a half, two scientists said Thursday.
Which is not to say that the story is complete bollocks – the news here is that the Donner family were not staying at the site where the cannibalism did happen…
Still, good news for any poor souls with the Donner last name, who might just have to put up with a slightly smaller amount of heckling…