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"It's all in the feedin'"
For Joe
Briggen life was pretty fucking hard. He worked hard to
scratch out a living. But he had bad crops, but the one good
thing he did have to show for himself was his prize
Berkshire Hogs.
Every year Briggen's pigs were favorites to win honors at
the Sacramento State Fair. The pork from the beast also sold
for top dollar, so much so that other breeders pestered the
guy for his secret. But Joe wasn't giving anything away, all
he said was that his hogs received the best care, and ate
the absolute best food.
It was the this feed that was Briggen's best kept secret. He
made many trips to San Francisco where he would find
homeless men to come and work for him. He promised room and
board, which was enough for most. After a few weeks the new
laborer would become tired of working for nothing more than
a place to live, and would demand a wage. But Joe didn't go
for that shit. Instead of getting their 'wage', the worker
went missing. And the hogs got their "special diet."
For Joe, and the hogs, this recipe was discovered in early
1902. Briggen's got lazy, and didn't clean the workers
quarters out properly. When the latest worker/victim, Steven
Konrad, went to bed one night he noticed something down the
side of the bed. Upon closer inspection it was found to be
two severed fingers. No doubt Konrad was a little bothered
by this and went to the police. When they did a proper
search the next day they found a full skull and various
other human bones in the pig sty - Briggen's time was up.
Briggen's was found guilty of murder, with police suggesting
to know of twelve victims, but suspecting of a lot more, and
he was sentenced to life in prison.
Life wasn't a particularly long though. Joseph Briggen died
shortly after going to prison in San Quinten.
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