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In this week’s episode Spencer is telling the story of Jessie Peterson, a woman who seemingly vanished during a hospital stay. Next, Madison is bringing the holiday spirit with some wild stories regarding the origin of good ole Saint Nick. We’ve got an obituary for a free-thinker, an old school death notice that leaves little to the imagination, and of course, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls!
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https://www.newspapers.com/image/888107497/?match=1&terms=santa%20arrested
https://www.newspapers.com/image/800505624/?article=d29b6a29-df2a-4344-bfe4-210d25c9a0fc&terms=santa%20
https://umassmedia.com/32076/humor/festive-father-of-christmas-santa-claus-dies-aged-1242/
https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/santa-claus
https://sharedhope.org/2023/12/06/36730/#:~:text=In%20one%20of%20the%20most,dowry%20for%20each%20of%20them.
https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas/stories-legends/traditional-stories/early-miracles/fire-did-not-consume
https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas/stories-legends/traditional-stories/early-miracles/demons-be-gone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Père_Fouettard
https://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/christianity/orthodox/2000/12/saints-unpreserve-us-st-nicholas-resurrects-pickled-boys.aspx
https://thespectator.com/life/origins-saint-nicholas-dark/
https://www.missdirectionentertainment.com/blog-detail/the-dark-origins-of-santa-st-nick-and-the-french-cannibal-le-p-re-fouettard
https://hauntedwalk.com/news/christmas-is-weird-the-strange-connection-between-santa-prostitution/
https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas/saint-in-bari/bari-sailors-1087
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart?variant=zh-cn
https://books.google.com/books?id=z7-cCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT175&lpg=PT175&dq=humidity+manna+of+st+nicholas&source=bl&ots=mowcnAeZFW&sig=hl9NTG08L-2Z8IiOe0g4P5sD7Fw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi4lLXCiPTQAhUCWCYKHZvBBYoQ6AEINjAE#v=onepage&q=humidity%20manna%20of%20st%20nicholas&f=false
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/manna-of-st-nicholas-of-bari
https://russianorthodoxchurchcardiff.com/translation-relics-st-nicholas
https://metro.co.uk/2024/12/09/real-father-christmas-archeologists-trying-dig-grave-22152525/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/12/sarcophagus-found-at-church-of-st-nicholas-could-be-the-tomb-of-santa-claus/154084
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sacbee/name/betty-simonsma-obituary?id=11161439
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/australasia/sydney-airport-24-carat-gold-gun-luggage-liliana-goodson-b2661636.html
https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-man-caught-video-making-dirt-angels-running-deputies-christmas-eve
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/woman-arrested-with-10-kg-of-meth-wrapped-as-christmas-presents-at-new-zealand-airport-1.7140316
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/us/missing-woman-hospital-sacramento-lawsuit.html
https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/fair-oaks-carmichael/missing-woman-cold-storage-san-juan-medical/103-2305218b-cb47-445c-bd2e-6a22537cf17a
https://www.kwtx.com/2024/08/21/woman-is-suing-hospital-claiming-it-lost-her-daughters-body-year/
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This week Madison tackles the perfect holiday topic: Biological Warfare! Next, Spencer is bringing us a story about a wild woman who was running the seance scene in Hollywood back in the day. We’ve got an absolutely scathing vintage obituary, one for an iconic good witch and so much more!!! Including, of course, some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls!
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Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAH19061101.2.126&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------
https://listverse.com/2017/04/21/top-10-fake-spiritualists-who-were-caught-in-the-act/?utm_
https://www.newspapers.com/image/378338861/?match=1&terms=ugly%20woman%20arrested
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAH19030118.2.189.5&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------
https://www.newspapers.com/image/629462488/?match=1&terms=elsie%20reynolds
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAH19061101.2.126&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------
https://www.newspapers.com/image/27550054/?match=1&terms=elsie%20reynolds
https://www.jsrmemorialcremation.com/obituaries/Linda-L-Townill?obId=23911932
https://www.who.int/health-topics/biological-weapons#tab=tab_1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_War
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/0401/02-hist-01.html#:~:text=1340%20%2D%20Attackers%20hurled%20dead%20horses,endure%22%20and%20negotiated%20a%20truce.
https://www.the-trench.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/HN002-Catapulting-Corpses-Full.pdf
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/0401/02-hist-01.html#:~:text=1340%20%2D%20Attackers%20hurled%20dead%20horses,endure%22%20and%20negotiated%20a%20truce.
https://www.iflscience.com/during-a-1346-siege-mongols-catapulted-dead-plague-victims-at-their-enemies-63031
https://allthatsinteresting.com/history-uncovered/siege-of-kaffa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_biological_warfare
https://www.iflscience.com/during-a-1346-siege-mongols-catapulted-dead-plague-victims-at-their-enemies-63031
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Caffa
https://www.hrad-karlstejn.cz/en/about-the-castle
https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/why-judges-break-their-pen-after-a-death-sentence/w33hb94
https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/outreach/back-to-school/woman-refuses-80-ticket-and-flees-only-to-be-tased-and-arrested-on-felony-charges/527-7156e40e-a395-4609-b912-c17ba697de63
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We’re back! Spencer’s giving us the lowdown on some celebrities who dabbled in the death space before rising to fame, and then Madison is teaching us all about thanatomimesis. We’ve got an obituary for someone who took after their father, and one for a real rhino of a man. Oh, and we didn’t forget we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls!
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Sources:
https://vole.wtf/death-roulette/
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/matthew-slay-obituary?id=53847320
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-12-23/steak-bites-man-a-meaty-tale-of-brotherly-love
https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/3782738/hilarious-obituaries-grave/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15724827
https://www.sharktrust.org/tonic-immobility
https://www.kpax.com/news/a-wilder-view/a-wilder-view-the-science-behind-playing-possum
https://animalcorner.org/blog/animals-that-play-dead-and-why-they-do-it/
https://hedgehogslove.com/guides/unveiling-the-self-defense-tactics-of-hedgehogs/
https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/thanatomimesis
https://www.thoughtco.com/why-some-animals-play-dead-373909
https://www.newsweek.com/snake-fearing-life-filmed-playing-dead-impressive-theatrics-1803804
https://www.treehugger.com/scared-stiff-animals-tonic-immobility-4867985
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/many-animals-play-dead-not-just-to-avoid-predators
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2021/november/birds-fake-their-own-death-to-protect-their-nests.html
https://www.thoughtco.com/why-some-animals-play-dead-373909
Why Did A Florida Woman Pull A Taser On Her Family?
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jonathan_davis_recalls_weirdest_thing_he_witnessed_at_bizarre_pre-korn_day_job_shares_very_nsfw_story_behind_bands_name.html
https://keyj.com/7-famous-people-who-pursued-work-in-the-funeral-industry/
https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/20230921350801/7-celebrities-associated-with-the-occult/
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19631219.2.45&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------
https://www.cnn.com/videos/showbiz/2011/11/29/behar-jolie-funeral-director.hln
https://uk.style.yahoo.com/prince-williams-makes-heartbreaking-confession-102731600.html
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Geoffs! This week Madison is giving us a semi-accurate history lesson on the one and only Cleopatra! And then Spencer is shaking things up in a coffin spinner that’s unlike anything we’ve done before! We’ve got an obituary for a couple of lunatics, one for a Geoff mama we adore, oh and don’t worry, we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!
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PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Sources:
https://ktla.com/news/california/bear-who-attacked-luxury-car-was-actually-man-in-costume-insurance-investigators-say/
https://www.hollomon-brown.com/obituaries/Chuck-Hipp?obId=33593313
https://www.newspapers.com/image/730944340/?article=3ff4c8bf-aa75-4214-b953-bb6195379adc&terms=%22lunatic%22
https://www.eonline.com/news/1409963/mother-of-man-found-dead-in-tanning-bed-at-planet-fitness-gym-details-his-final-moments
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/11/12/derek-sink-tanning-bed-indianapolis-planet-fitness/76225382007/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yr9dpp99no
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/23/nx-s1-5087541/sphen-magic-sex-penguin-couple-dies-sydney-australia
https://www.corvetteblogger.com/2024/09/18/video-try-not-to-laugh-as-a-wanna-be-car-thief-gets-stuck-inside-a-c8-corvette/
https://www.sciencealert.com/archaeologists-hunting-for-cleopatras-tomb-found-a-geometric-miracle-tunnel
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-actium
https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-hidden-tomb-of-cleopatra#:~:text=But%20she%20also%20had%20a,remains%20entombed%20and%20hidden%20forever.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/jimmy-hoffa-body-dog-milwaukee-b2439941.html
https://abcnews.go.com/US/jimmy-hoffas-body-detroit-police-set-search-suburban/story?id=17333170
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Hoffa
https://theweek.com/articles/471920/search-jimmy-hoffas-body-6-rumored-burial-grounds
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/jimmy-hoffa-body-dog-milwaukee-b2439941.html
https://thecasebreakers.org/2021/01/the-last-hoffa-dig/
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20170717-why-genghis-khans-tomb-cant-be-found
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/cleopatras-lost-tomb-kathleen-martinezs-quest-find-cleopatras-tomb/2828/
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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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PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
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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Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
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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Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
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
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-haunted-house-180957008/#:~:text=Lisa%20Morton%2C%20author%20of%20Trick,damage%2C%20vandalism%20and%20harassment%20of
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
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234747358/joseph_scott-hatley
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
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/property/2015/12/15/new-england-spite-houses/
https://buildingsofnewengland.com/tag/spite-cemetery/
https://www.theyankeexpress.com/2021/04/08/352837/baileys-mills-spite-cemetery
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/624659/spite-monument-in-new-orleans-metairie-cemetery
https://wgno.com/news/a-story-of-love-revenge-metairie-cemeterys-tallest-monument-snubs-rich-snobs-2/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/624659/spite-monument-in-new-orleans-metairie-cemetery
https://www.newspapers.com/image/145556390/?clipping_id=14667251&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE0NTU1NjM5MCwiaWF0IjoxNzI2NzIyNTI1LCJleHAiOjE3MjY4MDg5MjV9.1iOFeTujVRz-35uz5ujjL69aap7STHLWmU-bddErKSs
https://npiweb.com/Blog/Posts/passive-aggressive-architecture-the-odd-phenomenon-of-spite-houses
https://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=touchchina&logNo=220340532251
https://www.grunge.com/32588/incredible-stories-behind-monuments-built-grudges/
https://www.today.com/parents/child-drives-target-rcna171401
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/uber-driver-stolen-car-austin-texas
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5999800/russian-woman-27-dies-in-agony-after-being-embalmed-alive-instead-of-being-put-in-saline-drip-in-hospital-blunder/
https://www.livescience.com/62261-saline-formaldehyde-intravenous.html
https://www.calebwilde.com/2018/04/my-thoughts-on-that-russian-woman-who-was-embalmed-alive/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/911530315/?match=1&terms=%22embalmed%20alive%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/605011147/?match=1&terms=%22embalmed%20alive%22
https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-truth-about-that-russian-woman-who-was-embalmed-alive-during-surgery/
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/10/health/russia-formaldehyde-surgery/index.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/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/10-lucky-celebrities-who-escaped-disaster-180947668/
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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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PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
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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Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
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
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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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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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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/
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