A Reclusive Life: The Story of Christopher Thomas Knight

Published on 09/21/2020
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Scouring The Area

Christopher’s first experience eating meat in the wilderness was from a dead bird he found along the side of the road. It had been a lot of weeks since he had anything other than plants and berries. He ended up eating the bird raw, which was not ideal, but part of what his instincts suggested to him at the time. He was also suffering from thirst, so he knew he had to find additional sources of sustenance as quickly as possible.

Scouring The Area

Scouring The Area

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Starting Small

As his desperation for food grew, Christopher realized that he may have to resort to going into the cabins of unsuspecting people to get what he needed to survive. He didn’t want to risk it at first, as he was more focused on living without any human interaction, and he couldn’t risk being exposed. Instead, he started stealing from gardens, starting with a small tomato and building up his courage from there. Sometimes he resorted to digging for vegetables. As he soon learned, it was incredible which lengths he would go to in order to survive at all costs.

Starting Small

Starting Small

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