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  • This week Spencer is talking about the wild world of outlaws! Next, Madison is finally giving us a part 2 of Fairytales with f**ked up history. We’ve got an obituary for the mother of all mothers, one with a call-out and so much more! Ohhhh don’t you worry we didn’t forget we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls! 

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    Sources:

    https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-anna-m-jarvis-found/50672549/

    https://people.com/human-interest/mothers-day-founder-anna-jarvis/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_Grimm

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen

    https://litjoycrate.com/a/blog/hans-christian-andersen-a-father-of-fairy-tales?srsltid=AfmBOoolOCm3zY0C_G13dGpfzL9vsDdBjFZn4B2z0Zg36rho10IkQiPO

    https://www.vox.com/2015/3/15/8214405/cinderella-fairy-tale-history

    https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm021.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._L._Ashliman

    https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/ashliman.html

    http://talesoffaerie.blogspot.com/2010/07/basiles-cinderella.html

    https://steampunklibrarian.blog/2021/11/23/fairytaletuesday-cinderella-aka-aschenputtel-the-little-ash-girl/

    https://www.valleynewslive.com/2020/07/07/fargo-man-assaulted-priest-with-trumpet-court-documents-say/?outputType=amp

    https://members.tripod.com/~Orit_Dmitri/cinderblue.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_Who_Wished_to_Marry_His_Daughter#:~:text=%22The%20King%20Who%20Wished%20to,Thompson%20type%20510B%2C%20unnatural%20love.

    https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/17601/8-fairy-tales-and-their-not-so-happy-endings

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkeyskin

    https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/perrault11.html

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/748454167/?match=1&terms=cinderella%20arrested

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  • Happy Thursday Geoffs! This week Madison is talking about some gifts that quite literally keep on giving, next Spencer is back on his scared to death bs while he talks about some scary true stories involving horror movies! We’ve got an obituary for a gal who lived her life to the fullest, and one for a gal after our own hearts. Oh, and don’t you worry we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllllls! 

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    Sources:

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tdn/name/bernadette-o-brien-obituary?id=55562853

    https://www.dignitymemorial.com/pre-planning/funeral-costs/prepaid-funeral-plans-make-the-best-gift

    https://www.dignitymemorial.com/pre-planning/planning-your-funeral/gifts-for-children

    https://tralfaz.blogspot.com/2013/10/george-burns-eulogy-to-jack-benny.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Benny

    https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/daughter-receives-flowers-birthday-year-dad-died-cancer/story?id=51395867

    https://kicks105.com/deceased-man-sends-flowers-to-wife/

    https://www.inquisitr.com/522546/deceased-husband-sends-wife-flowers-from-beyond-the-grave 

    https://ministry127.com/resources/illustration/the-biggest-miser-who-ever-lived

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetty_Green

    https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/magazine/gifts-from-the-grave/

    https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/inno/stories/profiles/2021/01/20/circleit-sends-gifts-to-loved-ones-after-you-die.html

    https://circleit.com

    https://eternityletter.com/product/what-gift-to-give-when-someone-passes-away/?attribute_finish=Rose-Gold+Tone+Finish

    https://thepostage.com/features/message-planning/

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-lt-dan-joseph-malinowsky-tampa-arrest/

    https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-man-accused-of-renting-car-stopping-payments-and-ubering-report

    https://yalereview.org/article/marlena-williams-mother-the-exorcist

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/1055230451/?match=1&terms=%22exorcist%20death%22

    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/dec/26/rarely-does-a-film-cause-national-hysteria-the-exorcist-turns-50

    https://www.looper.com/4469/movies-killed-viewers/

    https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/the-conjuring-2-man-dies-vera-farmiga-james-wan-patrick-wilson-horror-a7089116.html#

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  • OMG Geoffs you don’t want to miss this nostalgic look back, we’ve got drunk Madison, live show myths and more! 

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  • Woohoo it’s Halloween Geoffs! In this week’s episode Spencer is telling us the ghoulishly good story of Bessie Brown, next Madison is serving up everything you need for a good ole victorian halloween! We’ve got an obituary that you’ve allllll been waiting for, and one for a spooky gal we adore! We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls! 

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    Sources:

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/649545123/?article=e5e17223-514f-46a3-9893-0145aece5740&terms=%22dracula%22

    https://civilwartalk.com/threads/victorian-costumes-halloween-anyone.151038/

    https://gaslampfoundation.org/victorian-halloween-traditions-now-thats-scary/

    https://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-nut1.htm

    https://www.friendsofdalnavert.ca/blog/2021/10/26/victorian-halloween-love-poetry-and-stingy-jack

    http://vermontdeadline.blogspot.com/2013/10/superstitions-apples-and-mirrors.html

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-dumb-cake

    https://www.iskullhalloween.com/victorianhalloween.html

    https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/650543/victorian-halloween-traditions

    https://www.mimimatthews.com/2015/10/18/a-victorian-halloween-party/

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/72066316/?match=1&terms=%22queen%20victoria%20halloween%22

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/timesunion-albany/name/edward-shatraw-obituary?id=6328838

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/class-action-lawsuits/article-12910285/Hersheys-hit-5MILLION-lawsuit-Florida-woman-misleadng-Reeses-Halloween-candy-packs-showed-treats-Jack-o-Lantern-faces-did-not.html

    https://www.wrmf.com/florida-woman-steals-all-the-candy-on-halloween/

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/33885335/?match=1&terms=%22married%20to%20the%20ghost%22

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  • This week Madison is giving us some headstone that spilled all of the tea, and then Spencer has some breaking news surrounding an ongoing funeral home scandal in New York. We’ve got an obituary for a 4-legged sailor, one for a gal who knew how to be in two places at once and even one that’s a little….queer! Oh, and of course we’re also serving up some dumb.ass.criminallllllls! 

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    Sources:

    https://www.tmz.com/2024/10/09/cookie-monster-driver-speeding-on-camera-germany/

    https://abc7ny.com/nyc-funeral-home-comes-under-fire-for-alleged-deceptive-and-illegal-practices-while-exploiting-spanish-speaking-families/14746609/

    https://www.yelp.com/biz/ortiz-r-g-funeral-home-new-york-3?start=20

    https://nypost.com/2018/03/05/funeral-home-kept-dressing-wrong-bodies-for-night-of-wakes/

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/caroline-cutter-headstone

    https://www.catchingmarbles.com/2023/09/16/the-last-damning-accusations-of-caroline-cutters-gravestone-elm-street-cemetery-milford-ma/

    https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/remember-the-ladies-murdered-by-human-wolves/article_72692a6e-bcd7-5903-8e25-9c9ed8b16914.html

    https://www.reddit.com/r/ReservationDogs/comments/15n91ju/gravestone_epitaph_reference_katherine_cross/

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31516146/warren-c-gibbs

    https://www.ncrabbithole.com/p/gravestone-murder-accusation-north-carolina

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/murder-gravestone-law

    https://www.journalpatriot.com/story-of-hamp-kendall-and-his-wrongful-murder-conviction-recounted/article_9fbb4325-af2c-5ad0-a901-522c23b31d16.html

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thecourier/name/earlene-peterson-obituary?id=55145022

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/609313507/?match=1&terms=headstone%20arrested

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  • This week Spencer is bringing us another funeral home scandal and it’s outrageous!!! Next, Madison is taking through the reality of strikes in the funerary world. We’ve got an obituary that’s just soooo halloween, and one for a man who loved a joke. Oh, and we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls! 

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    Sources:

    https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/arundel-woman-accused-of-screaming-obscenities-flashing-trick-or-treaters-halloween-indecent-exposure-wendee-kaczorek

    https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2024/02/01/36-years-ago-detectives-found-the-remains-of-36-people-in-a-jacksonville-funeral-home-now-a-similar-case-unfolds/

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/229645512/?match=1&terms=%22morning%20glory%20chapel%22

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/229645147/?match=1&terms=%22morning%20glory%20chapel%22%20

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_Glory_Funeral_Home_scandal

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/1038237873/?article=f9d08b8c-a6bc-423e-878f-a09a41006d2b&terms=wobble

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/james-everett-obituary?id=54883527

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/993985790/?match=1&terms=%22housewife%20arrested%22%20

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949_Calvary_Cemetery_strike

    http://cemeteryworkersseiu265.weebly.com

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949_Calvary_Cemetery_strike

    https://proteanmag.com/2021/10/31/picket-lines-in-the-graveyard-a-history-of-cemetery-workers-strikes/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_New_York_City_gravediggers%27_strike

    https://www.nytimes.com/1973/07/07/archives/gravedinggers-union-ends-27day-strike-gravediggers-reach-accord.html

    https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8213/NY-gravediggers-strike-grows

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/418742605/?match=1&terms=%22funeral%20drivers%22

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/418734697/?match=1&terms=%22funeral%20drivers%22

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/466373541/?match=1&terms=coffin%20strike

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  • Helllllllo Geoffs! This week Madison is truly embracing the Halloween spirit with some OG Haunted Houses! Next, Spencer discusses an update on the Sarco pod. We’ve got an an obituary with all the deets, one for a real halloween girly and so much more! Stay till the end because we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! 

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    Sources:

    https://www.nbc4i.com/news/u-s-world/pa-man-charged-with-felony-arson-for-flaming-bag-of-dog-poop-on-porch/

    https://apnews.com/article/italy-ai-weiwei-work-smashed-artist-bologna-3be001c81eb64991c92cdc98484a2534

    https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/24/several-detained-in-switzerland-over-suicide-capsule-death-police-say

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_bag

    https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/prpeak/name/helen-mackenzie-obituary?id=56282464

    https://www.foxnews.com/us/houston-robbery-suspect-dressed-michael-jackson-sought-subway-heist

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-haunted-house-180957008/#:~:text=Lisa%20Morton%2C%20author%20of%20Trick,damage%2C%20vandalism%20and%20harassment%20of

    https://www.theatreinparis.com/blog/the-horrific-history-behind-theatre-du-grand-guignol-in-paris

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Guignol

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    https://hauntpay.com/2024/07/history-of-haunted-houses-how-attractions-evolved-over-time/

    https://ush.utah.gov/history/

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/castle-amphitheater

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/utah-state-haunted-castle-psychiatric-hospital

    https://kslnewsradio.com/2014931/provo-castle-amphitheaters-long-winding-history/

    https://abc7.com/knots-fearvr-knotts-closing-halloween-ride-mental-health-at-scary-farm/1530097/

    https://www.deseret.com/1998/4/17/19375099/replace-haunted-castle-in-provo-advocates-for-mentally-ill-tell-leavitt/

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  • You’re in for it this week Geoffs! Madison is bringing all things petty, but first Spencer is discussing the rare, but fatal truth behind being embalmed alive!!!! We’ve got an obituary for a real cool cat, one with a last meal and so much more, including of course, some dumb.ass.criminalllllllllls! 

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    Sources:

    https://www.newsbreak.com/share/3597816710971-world-s-oldest-cat-dies-at-age-33?_f=app_share&pd=056mfRU0&lang=en_US&send_time=1726516966&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A0%2C%22cv%22%3A%2224.36.0.29%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&sep=ns_foryou_rank_exp_24q3-v3%2Cns_foryou_recall_exp_24q3-control%2Cns_foryou_model_exp_24q3-v8%2Cns_local_strategy_24q3_exp-v5%2Cns_pushv1-v7%2Cns_xjk_new-control%2Cns_foryou_blend_exp_24q3-v5%2Cns_xjk-v1&s=i3

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    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2626175/Sibling-rivalry-taken-level-How-skinniest-house-Boston-constructed-SPITE-soldier-returned-Civil-War-land-built-brother.html

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  • In this week’s episode Spencer is back with some almost-disasters, but first Madison is telling us about some real odd fellows with skeletons in their closets! We’ve got an obituary that’ll have you thinking twice about jack-o-lanterns and one that was…electrifying! Oh, and we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllls! 

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    Sources:

    https://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?entity-types=obituary&keyword=jack-o-lantern

    https://toofab.com/2024/09/06/woman-steals-coffin-dumps-body/

    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-apr-01-mn-45210-story.html

    https://archives.mtexpress.com/1999/10-27-99/10-27skeleton.htm

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/144293063/?terms=%22odd+fellows%22+skeleton

    https://connectingdirectors.com/61568-ioof-skeletons

    https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2014/07/14/bones-slow-to-share-secrets-of-their-origin/12644771/

    https://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2008/10/05/An-eerie-discovery-sheds-light-on-the-past/stories/200810050261

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/96580029/?terms=%22odd+fellows%22+skeleton

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/odd-fellows-found-skeletons

    https://kval.com/archive/oregon-girl-finds-skeleton-in-a-closet-11-12-2015

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/box-human-bones-found-ohio-garage-are-century-old-used-rituals-police-rcna21829

    https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/bones-garage-ohio-odd-fellows-ritual-1329419/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Order_of_Odd_Fellows

    https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/633931/independent-order-odd-fellows-secret-society-skeletons

    https://nypost.com/2024/07/08/us-news/ex-hostess-at-nyc-hotspot-tao-arrested-for-tossing-poop-in-koi-pond/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Todd

    https://listverse.com/2015/07/23/10-narrowly-averted-disasters-that-nearly-shook-the-world/

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  • This week Spencer is getting all kindsa astrological, Madison is finally doing a part 2 of ironic deaths!!! We’ve got an obituary with a tongue twister, and a new contender for the scathing obituary hall of fame! Oh, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! 

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    Sources:

    https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/08/30/obituary-florence-flo-harrelson-2/

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/16/woman-arrested-applebees-all-you-can-eat-deal/74824847007/

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/08/04/how-j-p-morgan-didnt-sink-the-titanic-and-other-qanon-conspiracy-theories-debunked/

    https://www.them.us/story/horror-movie-deaths-zodiac-sign

    https://nypost.com/article/how-you-will-die-based-on-your-zodiac-sign/

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/seven-famous-people-who-missed-the-titanic-101902418/

    https://thought.is/the-25-most-supremely-ironic-deaths-in-world-history/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Book_of_Running

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Fixx

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1984/07/29/the-jim-fixx-neurosis-running-yourself-to-death/681bd977-8295-4d4a-802c-bbfd54684be5/

    https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/08/02/Man-drowns-at-lifeguard-party/3367491803200/

    https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1985/08/02/161834.html?pageNumber=7

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto-Dominion_Centre

    https://www.curiousarchive.com/the-bizarre-death-of-garry-hoy/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._I._Rodale

    https://newrepublic.com/article/119007/bizarre-life-and-death-mr-organic

    https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/05/03/when-that-guy-died-on-my-show/

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-stubborn-scientist-who-unraveled-a-mystery-of-the-night-91514538/

    https://abcnews.go.com/US/york-rider-dies-protesting-motorcycle-helmet-law/story?id=13993417

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/john-simmerer-obituary?id=55393970

    https://ktxs.com/news/local/meme-mix-up-lands-colorado-city-middle-school-6th-grader-in-cuffs-for-terroristic-threat

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  • This week NYT Best Selling Authors Spencer Henry and Madison Reyes (we won’t do that again let us have our moment!!!) are sitting down to discuss the wild world of freak shows, and some incredible stories of offering friendship and humanity during someones final moments. We’ve got an obituary for a bearded icon, one that gives us hope and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!

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    Sources:

    https://www.verywellhealth.com/hospice-volunteers-ensure-no-one-dies-alone-1132604#:~:text=Vigil%20volunteers%20may%20come%20in,may%20stay%20for%20the%20duration.

    https://nypost.com/2024/08/16/us-news/strangers-pay-for-funeral-of-woman-92-with-no-family/

    https://www.oprah.com/omagazine/kindness-of-strangers-how-one-nurse-made-sure-no-one-dies-alone/all

    https://volunteer.uclahealth.org/custom/527/opp_details/4139

    https://www.reddit.com/r/casualiama/comments/c2vjok/i_am_a_noonediesalone_volunteer_ama/

    https://nosdaf.com/about/

    https://nosdaf.com/what-we-fund/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiIUva7jMJg

    https://www.wehonorveterans.org/working-for-veterans/volunteering/no-veteran-dies-alone/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigil

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/593641054/?match=1&terms=arrested%20at%20vigil

    https://italiantribune.com/the-case-of-the-conjoined-colloredo-brothers/

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/freak-show-members

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugly_law

    https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/San-Francisco-once-pioneered-ugly-laws-15098902.php

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Jones_(bearded_woman)

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/63172921/?match=1&terms=%22annie%20jones%22

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  • In this episode Madison is telling us all about the first ever mausoleum!! But first, Spencer tells us the sweet story of wind phones. We’ve got an obituary on repeat, and one for a shimmy queen! Oh, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllllls!

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    Sources:

     https://nypost.com/2024/08/14/world-news/arsonist-set-self-on-fire-trying-to-burn-down-barber-shop-video/ 

    https://www.mywindphone.com/our-story

    https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/i-reported-on-wind-phones-as-a-tool-for-grief-then-i-needed-one/

    https://bell-gardia.jp/en/guide/the-phone-of-the-wind/

    https://www.britannica.com/video/179971/Overview-Mausoleum-of-Halicarnassus

    https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/did-the-ancient-egyptians-really-marry-their-siblings-and-children#

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coupled_siblings#Sibling_marriage_and_incest

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecatomnus

    https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1848-1020-31

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nereid_Monument

    https://www.mausoleums.com/halicarnassus-mausoleum/

    https://www.thecollector.com/mausoleum-of-halicarnassus-ancient-wonders/

    https://www.worldhistory.org/Mausoleum_at_Halicarnassus/#google_vignette

    https://www.grunge.com/618475/the-untold-truth-of-the-mausoleum-at-halicarnassus/

    https://www.grunge.com/618475/the-untold-truth-of-the-mausoleum-at-halicarnassus/

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/84621951/?article=b1d816eb-1a37-4033-ab81-6fbc8d257d44&terms=shimmy

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/792895944/?article=5920f8c0-006e-4e08-98da-be2f7e4e7f67&terms=corpse

    https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/dead-whale-washes-ashore-torrance-beach/

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  • This week we’re going old school, we’ve heard about moirologists, now it’s time to talk about funeral mutes! But first Madison is talking about the incredible phenomenon known as end of life lucidity. We’ve got an obituary for a horror icon, and one for a man who had his priorities straight! Oh, and we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls! 

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    Sources:

    https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/08/i-went-to-the-funerals-of-complete-strangers-this-is-what-i-learned-about-the-living

    https://austins.co.uk/the-history-of-the-victorian-mute/#:~:text=A%20mute%20was%20basically%20a,with%20a%20black%20top%20hat

    https://dailynewsreported.com/togetherness/man-spends-the-day-telling-people-that-their-babies-are-ugly-while-standing-outside-of-walmart/

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/04/fashion/juli-lynne-charlot-dead.html

    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228995515_Terminal_lucidity_in_people_with_mental_illness_and_other_mental_disability_An_overview_and_implications_for_possibly_explanatory_models

    https://www.healthline.com/health/alzheimers-dementia/terminal-lucidity#preparation

    https://www.crossroadshospice.com/hospice-palliative-care-blog/2019/july/16/end-of-life-rallying-what-is-terminal-lucidity/

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-dying-people-often-experience-a-burst-of-lucidity/

    https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/23/the-clouds-cleared-what-terminal-lucidity-teaches-us-about-life-death-and-dementia

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_lucidity

    https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/halloween-actor-charles-cyphers-dead-at-85

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funeral#Mutes_and_professional_mourners

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  • Ohhhh Geoffs! We’ve got quite an episode for you this week! Spencer is bringing some Cult Liter energy by telling us about some bizarre weapons used to commit homicide. Next, Madison is not horsing around, she’s got some incredible stories of a tradition known as ’the riderless horse.’ We’ve got an obituary for a gal worth gossiping about and one for a girl after our own hearts. Oh, and we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! 

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    Sources:

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/572323350/?match=1&terms=clown%20arrested

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/967799814/?article=67814604-39c6-4c67-a4d8-c6da37ad3c91&terms=%22hedda%20hopper%22

    https://abc7chicago.com/frying-pan-murder-death-nora-leach-peterson-elgin-woman-kills-boyfriend-with/824985/

    https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/man-behind-steroid-fueled-gym-murder-in-south-san-francisco-gets-17-years-to-life/

    https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2010/08/16-year-old_gets_five_years_pr.html

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bucks/herts/3857567.stm

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-15494249

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/atchisonglobenow/name/loval-vigola-obituary?id=55636572

    caporisioned

    https://jtfncr.mdw.army.mil/statefunerals/#:~:text=Caparisoned%20horse%20–%20A%20riderless%20horse,warrior%20will%20never%20ride%20again.

    https://www.disboards.com/threads/fascinating-information-about-the-riderless-horse.584590/

    https://theskeletonkeychronicles.com/2021/05/18/the-riderless-horse/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riderless_horse

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Brown_(minister,_born_1823)

    https://medium.com/@JamesGrantHay/the-riderless-horse-black-jack-a20718944f12

    https://ahomeforeveryhorse.com/rescue-success-stories/the-riderless-horse-hank-the-tank/

    https://www.whitehousehistory.org/arlingtons-ceremonial-horses-and-funerals-at-the-white-house-1

    https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/359564/

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/721609462/?match=1&terms=jfk%20black%20jack

    https://triplemountain.com/blogs/news/one-of-the-most-famous-horses-you-never-knew-black-jack

    https://www.chronofhorse.com/article/remembering-black-jack/

    https://www.equineadvocates.org/support/sergeant-york/

    https://ahomeforeveryhorse.com/rescue-success-stories/the-riderless-horse-hank-the-tank/

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/348791060/?match=1&terms=horse%20arrested

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  • Happy Thursday Geoffs!! Get ready for a whirlwind as Madison tells us the incredible true story of a man named Gottfried Knoche. Next, Spencer is taking us through a home made of tombstones! We’ve got an obituary with a message and one for a gal who didn’t want to vote! OH don’t you worry, we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllllllllllllls! 

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    Sources:

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-tombstone-house-petersburg-virginia

    https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/23091

    https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/virginia/tombstone-house-petersburg-eerie-va/

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/jovanna-amidan-obituary?id=55663185

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_Knoche

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dr-gottfried-knoche-and-his-mummies

    https://www.historicmysteries.com/history/gottfried-knoche/29942/

    https://mummipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Gottfried_Knoche

    https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GHFP-H7T/dr.-gottfried-august-andreas-knoche-1813-1901

    https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/22/gottfried-knoche-the-doctor-who-invented-an-embalming-fluid-and-mummified-his-body-without-taking-out-the-organs/

    http://tripfreakz.com/offthebeatenpath/the-mummies-of-dr-knoche

    https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g1207979-d14130064-Reviews-Mausoleo_del_Dr_Knoche-La_Guaira_Capital_Region.html

    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109672

    https://gocomgo.com/La-guaira-Venezuela-attractions/Mausoleum-of-dr-knoche

    http://doctor-knoche.blogspot.com

    https://nevsedoma.com.ua/en/664182-clever-doctor-gottfried-knoche-his-strange-desires-and-mysterious-mummies-16-photos.html

    https://www.meer.com/es/72055-el-mausoleo-de-gottfried-knoche

    http://ramonurdanetavenezuela.blogspot.com/2011/05/doctor-knoche-el-vampiro-de-galipan.html

    https://www.the-sun.com/news/4607594/sign-neighbor-throws-peppers-chimney-i-hate-you/

    https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dead-wolf-spiders-robots-necrobots#:~:text=Scientists%20have%20literally%20reanimated%20dead,and%20superglue%20it%20in%20place.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany–Venezuela_relations

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/580219565/?match=1&terms=%22Gottfried%20Knoche%22

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  • Oh Geoffsssssss it’s thursday! This week we’re talking about ghost bikes and some deadly terms with some not so deadly meanings behind them. We’ve got some iconic obituaries and of course, got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls! 

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    Sources:

    https://abc7.com/taco-bell-arrest-drive-thru-fighting-with-police/403848/

    https://www.welovecycling.com/wide/2020/07/22/how-to-invent-bike-sharing-and-never-be-credited/

    https://drivingchange.org/luud-schimmelpennink-the-che-guevara-of-bike-sharing/

    https://bikeleague.org/highest-ever-reported-number-of-people-killed-while-biking-in-2022/

    https://grist.org/living/the-story-of-ghost-bikes-how-a-bike-memorial-in-st-louis-sparked-a-global-movement/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luud_Schimmelpennink

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/665121093/?match=1&terms=%22ghost%20bike%22

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/james-cardinel-obituary?id=55534878

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/07/13/richard-simmons-dead/

    https://icehorse.com/blogs/news/go-inside-the-horses-hoof-the-coffin-bone-and-surrounding-structures

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/coffin-bone

    https://extension.psu.edu/to-deadhead-or-not-your-final-answer-is

    https://simpleflying.com/aviation-deadheading-guide/#:~:text=A%20deadhead%20is%20a%20flight,the%20middle%20of%20the%20sequence.

    https://theweek.com/articles/441697/true-origin-stories-favorite-airport-lingo

    https://www.musson.com/coffin-lock-heavy-duty.html

    https://audaciastrategies.com/the-murder-board-getting-comfortable-with-discomfort/

    https://www.militaryintelligencemuseum.org/curiosities-1/dead-letter-box

    https://infoserve.lexmark.com/ids/ifc/ids_topic.aspx?root=kb20211110015849387&topic=SO7194&productCode=Lexmark_CX510&loc=en_SG#:~:text=Overview,cyan%2C%20magenta%2C%20or%20yellow.

    https://www.thefactsite.com/first-homeless-shelter/

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/29/hong-kong-coffin-homes-horror-my-week

    https://uk.style.yahoo.com/inside-coffin-homes-worlds-most-161800259.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALaxsC-zNTDxwRJIB_k2r6W1H7FwIbvB7Yqotn_uEe3aMYI7VFabYXu4_LTXNOtcQ_WxdSb3A1Mi2_vbB0mXl0QCQ4bRnJ8SOv1FRnukpiVxcQMQOcypaClILv2Aojd2QzeqXpi1p2MwDenH8kXu1TVneiyem1M9PTiwsrdadGoZ

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffin_ship

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffin_corner_(aerodynamics)

    https://www.brownstoner.com/architecture/coffin-corner-history-myth-stair-niche-historic-architecture/

    https://www.digitalspy.com/fun/a220697/woman-hides-from-police-in-coffin/

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  • Get ready for a wild episode because Madison is talking about the great Michigan pizza funeral, and then Spencer is telling us the insane story of an outlaw mummy! We’ve got an obituary for a scandalous socialite, and one for a mummy…no not that kind! We’ve also of course, got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls! Let’s go! 

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    Sources:

    https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2014/06/21/stephanie-kwolek-inventor-kevlar-dies-90/

    https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/botulism

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/98296678/?terms=%22mario+fabbrini%22

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/682259571/?match=1&terms=mario%20fabrini

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/205756343/?terms=%22mario+fabbrini%22

    https://www.thealpenanews.com/news/local-news/2017/03/tainted-mushrooms-end-immigrants-ossineke-pizza-factory/

    https://www.clickondetroit.com/features/2023/03/06/50-years-ago-how-the-great-michigan-pizza-funeral-came-to-be/

    https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/botulism

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    https://krausefuneralhome.com/event/fish-fry-preplan/

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/stltoday/name/christopher-heuman-obituary?id=54952461

    https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-man-arrested-after-allegedly-pelting-roommate-with-pizza-dough

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel_Farris

    https://www.mummystories.com/single-post/madelineburkhardt

    https://mummipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Hazel_Farris

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  • This week Madison is giving us the lowdown on a couple who are living our dream, they literally live in a cemetery! But first Spencer is sharing some sad truths behind Death Row in the U.S. We’ve got an obituary for a troubled warden, one for a grave digger and so much more; including some dumb.ass.criminallllllls! 

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    Sources:

    https://www.clickondetroit.com/consumer/help-me-hank/2024/06/27/why-a-grieving-widow-turned-to-help-me-hank-to-bring-husbands-ashes-home/

    https://www.ziprecruiter.com/career/Cemetery-Groundskeeper/What-Is-How-to-Become#:~:text=Grave%20Care%3A%20Dig%20and%20fill,respectfully%20and%20replaced%20as%20necessary 

    https://nypost.com/2013/10/26/the-married-couple-who-live-in-a-cemetery/

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/29/nyregion/green-wood-cemetery-nyc.html

    https://www.rrstar.com/story/entertainment/human-interest/2016/10/22/a-day-in-life-sexton/24697981007/

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/801737219/?article=f3f15bbc-9c66-4ec5-b9ad-e3f258174aea&terms=gravedigger

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/naked-man-caught-on-camera-in-miss-cemetery-taking-pictures-of-spirits/

    https://apnews.com/article/stingray-pregnant-dead-charlotte-aquarium-a1f937173c816eb25ad98e04037148ca 

    https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2015/07/bibb_county_kidnapping_slaying.html

    https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/death-row/death-row-time-on-death-row

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hubbard_(murderer)

    https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/death-row/death-row-time-on-death-row

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  • We’re going back on tour! Check out obitchuarypodcast.com for tickets! In this week’s episode Madison’s getting cheesy as hell, and then Spencer is giving us the lowdown on a mysterious lil place known as Lily Dale! We’ve got an obituary for a gal with a message and one for a man who met a very unfortunate ending. OH! We didn’t forget we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls! 

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    Sources:

    https://nationalhistoriccheesemakingcenter.org/history-of-cheese/

    https://www.cheesesfromswitzerland.com/en/storyroom/production/the-history-of-cheese-in-switzerland#:~:text=The%20Alps%20and%20their%20foothills,the%20more%20remote%20Alpine%20valleys.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark_(dairy_product)#:~:text=Quark%20or%20quarg%20is%20a,as%20fresh%20acid%2Dset%20cheese.

    https://www.helvetickitchen.com/curiosities/vin-des-glaciers

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/most-unusual-cheese-switzerland

    https://www.neatorama.com/2019/10/26/The-Death-Cheeses-of-Grimentz-Switzerland/

    https://blog.sevenponds.com/cultural-perspectives/a-traditional-funeral-food-as-old-as-its-history

    https://culturecheesemag.com/cheese-iq/oldest-cheese-world/

    https://frenchly.us/dark-story-behind-fondue-swiss-cheese-cartel-made-popular/

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    https://time.com/5371503/ancient-egypt-tomb-old-cheese/

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    https://www.lilydaleassembly.org/community

    ‘No One Dies in Lily Dale.’ 

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  • Grab the popcorn Geoffs this week Spencer tells the incredible story of Joseph Merrick a.k.a. ‘The Elephant Man’ and the alleged auction for his bones! Madison then tells the wildest story ever about a man ‘who never was.’ We’ve got an obituary for a glamour gal, a brave man who revealed a secret life, and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls! 

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    Sources:

    https://www.wmur.com/article/maine-woman-charged-with-fake-threats-against-new-hampshire-walmart/43355953

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    https://allthatsinteresting.com/joseph-merrick

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    https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-05-12/operation-mincemeat-netflix-true-story-explained

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    https://www.toreallybeawitness.com/2019/08/11/living-with-bay-area-reporter/

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