Jack Fiddler was a cree indian hunter (more specifically a wendigo hunter) born in 1820 who hunted and killed at least 14 wendigos during his life, he apparently used to hunt along with his son, Joseph.
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| “ | Up until the last century, some Native Americans actively believed in, and searched for, wendigoes. One of the most famous wendigo hunters was Jack Fiddler. Fiddler was a Cree Indian who claimed that he killed at least 14 of the creatures in his lifetime. In October 1907, Fiddler and his son, Joseph, were tried for the murder of a Cree woman. Both men pleaded guilty but claimed that the murder was necessary because she had been possessed by the spirit of a wendigo. Fiddler claimed that the woman was on the verge of transforming entirely into a wendigo, and that she had to be killed before she murdered other members of the Cree tribe. Fiddler was ultimately imprisoned for this murder at the age of 87. Despite Fiddler's alleged successes, wendigoes are notoriously hard to kill. They have few weaknesses as far as weapons are concerned, only succumbing to iron, steel and silver. The most gruesome method of killing is to shatter the creature's heart with a silver stake and then dismember the body with a silver axe. | ” |
Born in 1820, Jack Fiddler was a shaman who was well known in his tribe for his alleged control of animals. At some point, Jack began to hunt the wendigo in large numbers and killed at least 14 of them in his lifetime. At some point, Jack had a son named Joseph, who became a wendigo hunter in his tribe like him. Fiddlers hunted in a restricted area around Ontario, Canada, and were often in demand for problems involving the Wendigos. In 1906, he and his son Joseph killed a Cree woman by dismembering her with silver axe to prevent her from turning into a Wendigo due to her probably advanced cannibalism. Arrested, the Fiddlers faced the murder charge and attempted to justify themselves against the charge. In October 1907, Jack escaped from his pre-trial captivity and committed suicide by hanging himself.
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- Jack Fiddler on Wikipedia
- Wendigos