Crimes That Made History Season 1 Episode 8 - Flight 571: Acceptable Face of Cannibalism (1972)

Airdate: 2017-Oct-31

Episode summary:

On October 1972, an Uruguayan plane crashed into the Andes. 72 days later, 16 survivors are found! The incredible rescue fascinated the media across the world. How did they survive? An unspeakable truth gradually emerges: to survive, the survivors ate their dead comrades' bodies.

About Crimes That Made History series:

Sensational news stories of violent crimes, accidents and suicides act as intermittent reminders of how minor or major transgressions can wreck our...Show more >