OBITCHUARY

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!Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources: 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-storyhttps://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-Halicarnassushttps://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_incesthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecatomnushttps://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1848-1020-31https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nereid_Monumenthttps://www.mausoleums.com/halicarnassus-mausoleum/https://www.thecollector.com/mausoleum-of-halicarnassus-ancient-wonders/https://www.worldhistory.org/Mausoleum_at_Halicarnassus/#google_vignettehttps://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=shimmyhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/792895944/?article=5920f8c0-006e-4e08-98da-be2f7e4e7f67&terms=corpsehttps://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/dead-whale-washes-ashore-torrance-beach/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/08/i-went-to-the-funerals-of-complete-strangers-this-is-what-i-learned-about-the-livinghttps://austins.co.uk/the-history-of-the-victorian-mute/#:~:text=A%20mute%20was%20basically%20a,with%20a%20black%20top%20hathttps://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.htmlhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/228995515_Terminal_lucidity_in_people_with_mental_illness_and_other_mental_disability_An_overview_and_implications_for_possibly_explanatory_modelshttps://www.healthline.com/health/alzheimers-dementia/terminal-lucidity#preparationhttps://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-dementiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_lucidityhttps://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/halloween-actor-charles-cyphers-dead-at-85https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funeral#Mutes_and_professional_mourners Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.newspapers.com/image/572323350/?match=1&terms=clown%20arrestedhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/967799814/?article=67814604-39c6-4c67-a4d8-c6da37ad3c91&terms=%22hedda%20hopper%22https://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.htmlhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bucks/herts/3857567.stmhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-15494249https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/atchisonglobenow/name/loval-vigola-obituary?id=55636572caporisionedhttps://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_horsehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Brown_(minister,_born_1823)https://medium.com/@JamesGrantHay/the-riderless-horse-black-jack-a20718944f12https://ahomeforeveryhorse.com/rescue-success-stories/the-riderless-horse-hank-the-tank/https://www.whitehousehistory.org/arlingtons-ceremonial-horses-and-funerals-at-the-white-house-1https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/359564/https://www.newspapers.com/image/721609462/?match=1&terms=jfk%20black%20jackhttps://triplemountain.com/blogs/news/one-of-the-most-famous-horses-you-never-knew-black-jackhttps://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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-tombstone-house-petersburg-virginiahttps://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/23091https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/virginia/tombstone-house-petersburg-eerie-va/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/jovanna-amidan-obituary?id=55663185https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_Knochehttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dr-gottfried-knoche-and-his-mummieshttps://www.historicmysteries.com/history/gottfried-knoche/29942/https://mummipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Gottfried_Knochehttps://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GHFP-H7T/dr.-gottfried-august-andreas-knoche-1813-1901https://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-knochehttps://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g1207979-d14130064-Reviews-Mausoleo_del_Dr_Knoche-La_Guaira_Capital_Region.htmlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109672https://gocomgo.com/La-guaira-Venezuela-attractions/Mausoleum-of-dr-knochehttp://doctor-knoche.blogspot.comhttps://nevsedoma.com.ua/en/664182-clever-doctor-gottfried-knoche-his-strange-desires-and-mysterious-mummies-16-photos.htmlhttps://www.meer.com/es/72055-el-mausoleo-de-gottfried-knochehttp://ramonurdanetavenezuela.blogspot.com/2011/05/doctor-knoche-el-vampiro-de-galipan.htmlhttps://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_relationshttps://www.newspapers.com/image/580219565/?match=1&terms=%22Gottfried%20Knoche%22 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources: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_Schimmelpenninkhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/665121093/?match=1&terms=%22ghost%20bike%22https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/james-cardinel-obituary?id=55534878https://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-structureshttps://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/coffin-bonehttps://extension.psu.edu/to-deadhead-or-not-your-final-answer-ishttps://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-lingohttps://www.musson.com/coffin-lock-heavy-duty.htmlhttps://audaciastrategies.com/the-murder-board-getting-comfortable-with-discomfort/https://www.militaryintelligencemuseum.org/curiosities-1/dead-letter-boxhttps://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-weekhttps://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_vbB0mXl0QCQ4bRnJ8SOv1FRnukpiVxcQMQOcypaClILv2Aojd2QzeqXpi1p2MwDenH8kXu1TVneiyem1M9PTiwsrdadGoZhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffin_shiphttps://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/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2014/06/21/stephanie-kwolek-inventor-kevlar-dies-90/https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/botulismhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/98296678/?terms=%22mario+fabbrini%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/682259571/?match=1&terms=mario%20fabrinihttps://www.newspapers.com/image/205756343/?terms=%22mario+fabbrini%22https://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/botulismhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Michigan_Pizza_Funeral https://reason.com/2023/02/09/remembering-the-great-pizza-funeral-of-1973/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/michigan-pizza-funeralhttps://everloved.com/life-of/cheese-and-mushroom-pizzas/obituary/https://krausefuneralhome.com/event/fish-fry-preplan/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/stltoday/name/christopher-heuman-obituary?id=54952461https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-man-arrested-after-allegedly-pelting-roommate-with-pizza-doughhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel_Farrishttps://www.mummystories.com/single-post/madelineburkhardthttps://mummipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Hazel_Farris Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources: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.htmlhttps://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=gravediggerhttps://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.htmlhttps://deathpenaltyinfo.org/death-row/death-row-time-on-death-rowhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hubbard_(murderer)https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/death-row/death-row-time-on-death-row Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources: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-glaciershttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/most-unusual-cheese-switzerlandhttps://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-historyhttps://culturecheesemag.com/cheese-iq/oldest-cheese-world/https://frenchly.us/dark-story-behind-fondue-swiss-cheese-cartel-made-popular/https://burialsandbeyond.com/2020/03/24/death-cheese-a-short-history/https://time.com/5371503/ancient-egypt-tomb-old-cheese/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_of_Xiaohehttps://www.livescience.com/43782-mummies-have-oldest-cheese.htmlhttps://www.oldest.org/food/cheese/https://www.newspapers.com/image/306335899/?match=1&terms=%22cheese%20bandits%22https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/italy-cheesemaker-dies-crushed-falling-wheels-cheese-rcna98716https://www.lilydaleassembly.org/community‘No One Dies in Lily Dale.’ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.wmur.com/article/maine-woman-charged-with-fake-threats-against-new-hampshire-walmart/43355953https://www.museumslondon.org/museum/141/royal-london-hospital-museumhttps://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32785484https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Merrickhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/joseph-merrickhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/971722617/?article=a2a2228c-2ae9-4015-86ad-dab7efd7ded1&terms=glamourhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-61080456https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-05-12/operation-mincemeat-netflix-true-story-explainedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Martin_(Royal_Marines_officer)https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/the-real-man-behind-the-fake-body-used-in-operation-mincemeat/https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-war-on-paper-operation-mincemeathttps://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/operation-mincemeat.htmhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/operation-mincemeathttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_occupation_of_Greecehttps://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/secret-agents-secret-armies-operation-mincemeathttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat#cite_note-FOOTNOTESmyth201019-13Fayetteville Woman Steals $144 Worth Of Eye Shadow, Police Say | 5newsonline.comhttps://www.toreallybeawitness.com/2019/08/11/living-with-bay-area-reporter/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Geoffs, this week’s episode is a special one, we sat down and listened to the FIRST ever episode of OBITCHUARY. Join in as we rip ourselves a new one, reminisce and laugh through the awkwardness. Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Well well well it must be Thursday! This week Madison is giving us the horrifying history of crash test dummies (hint: cadavers are definitely involved) but first, Spencer is spicing things up with some sensual ghost stories. We’ve got an obituary for a sweet man who wanted to help, and one with a major plot twist. OH, and we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/henry-bliss-americas-first-pedestrian-fatality-was-hit-electric-taxi-180964852/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ward_(scientist)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle_fatality_rate_in_U.S._by_yearhttps://www.hourdetroit.com/health/body-business/https://www.explico.com/post/the-science-of-skull-fracturehttps://invention.si.edu/doctors-inventing-auto-safetyhttps://www.motorbiscuit.com/the-humble-history-of-the-crash-test-dummy/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Highway_Traffic_Safety_Administrationhttps://cascadecollision.com/blog/fascinating-look-human-cadavers-make-cars-safer/#:~:text=Cadavers%20have%20commonly%20been%20used,testing%20posed%20several%20unique%20problems.https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/18/us/samuel-alderson-crashtest-dummy-inventor-dies-at-90.htmlhttps://www.thesouthend.wayne.edu/archives/article_3b11df2c-301d-5ed0-a230-aafeb4082c39.htmlhttps://www.edmunds.com/car-safety/why-the-new-obese-crash-test-dummy-isnt-onboard-yet.htmlhttps://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/car-crash-test-dummies-move-beyond-young-thin-and-male#Bizarre Florida Man Armed with Rubber Snakes Crashes Jail Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week your favorite ghouls are back to discuss the terrifying danger of wells and a modern mummy tale! We’ve got an obituary with an unfortunate name and one for a total badass. Oh, and we didn’t forget we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/richard--dick--sucky-obituary?pid=193865939https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tampabaytimes/name/maynard-hirshon-obituary?id=17720704https://vimeo.com/willlodgehttps://vimeo.com/38642422https://vimeo.com/berlinomatichttps://www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/centre-for-education/museums/gordon-museum/the-modern-mummyhttps://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna44945609https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2050293/Terminally-ill-taxi-driver-Alan-Billis-mummified-Channel-4-documentary.htmlhttps://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/10/18/first-pictures-of-taxi-dr_n_1017003.html#s416432&title=Alan_Billishttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/alan-billis-mummy_n_1961820https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2052037/Mummifying-Alan-How-did-Alan-Billis-wife-Jan-feel-finally-seeing-Tutan-Alan.htmlhttps://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna44945609#https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighteenth_Dynasty_of_Egypt#:~:text=The%20Eighteenth%20Dynasty%20of%20Egypt,1550%2F1549%20to%201292%20BC.https://www.chemistryworld.com/careers/why-i-mummified-a-taxi-driver/2500178.articlehttps://www.kiro7.com/news/trending-now/mopwearing-florida-man-looking-for-eggs-terrified-entire-family/487663287/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-29/an-81-year-old-man-is-accused-of-terrorizing-his-azusa-neighbors-with-a-slingshothttps://writinghorrorfiction.blogspot.com/2018/05/poes-influence-on-h-g-wells.htmlhttps://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/20853/100-years-of-horror-culture-shock-the-influence-of-history-on-horror/https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2018/10/18/horror-films-are-our-collective-nightmares/https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1995/rt9504/950427/04270074.htmhttps://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/local/2021/03/16/kathy-fiscus--fall-down-a-well-changed-the-face-of-breaking-news Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hi Geoffs! This week things get a little unhinged when Spencer and Madison spin together in their coffins to talk all things ossuary! We’ve got an obituary for a fitness enthusiast, one who was sick of it all, and we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/saltlaketribune/name/margaret-shultz-beck-obituary?id=35623134https://www.aitresaintmaclou.fr/en/history/the-ossuary-and-the-macabre-dance/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/aitre-st-maclouhttps://www.normandythenandnow.com/walking-with-death-l-aitre-saint-maclou-in-rouen/https://sedlecossuary.comhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sedlec-ossuaryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/hallstatt-bones-house-hand-painted-skulls-180964736/https://www.hallstatt.net/about-hallstatt/sehenswertes-en-US/catholic-church-of-hallstatt/bone-house-of-hallstatt/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hallstatt-charnel-househttps://www.tampabay.com/news/bizarre/Florida-patient-loses-patience-steals-ambulance-to-get-home-from-hospital_166219339/https://www.tampabay.com/news/bizarre/Florida-patient-loses-patience-steals-ambulance-to-get-home-from-hospital_166219339/https://theweek.com/crime/51287/brazilian-woman-laced-vagina-poison-kill-husbandhttps://www.amazon.com/Empire-Death-Cultural-History-Ossuaries/dp/0500251789https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/church-st-ursulahttps://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Saint-Ursula-the-11000-British-Virgins/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Ursulahttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kaplica-czazek-chapel-skullshttps://kudowa.pl/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Geoffs! This week Madison is sHAIRing some real interesting info on the history of barber surgeons! But first, Spencer is sharing some cautionary tales from the world of Yelp that prove you should read the reviews before handing over your loved ones’s body! We’ve got an obituary for a lady who was a little too close with her canines, and one for a guy who was looking in the wrong direction. We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.newspapers.com/image/807940131/?article=ed3f0f9e-2a5e-4802-95f0-66cb083e1fa8&terms=disgustinghttps://www.cnn.com/2019/09/30/us/veteran-no-family-funeral-trnd/index.htmlhttps://memorials.legacyoptions.com/edward-pearson/3968164/index.php#wallhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13407635/Catholic-priest-stuns-worshippers-telling-Christ-erection-died-cross.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubuttonhttps://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/70908/pg70908-images.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle-obituary-for-au/45656853/https://frigidfluid.com/products/lanol-carehttps://frigidfluid.com/products/hair-clearnerhttps://www.nationalbarbermuseum.org/about/barbering-timelinehttps://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/bloodletting-why-doctors-used-to-bleed-their-patients-for-health#Bloodletting-in-the-Middle-Ageshttps://archive.org/details/barbersmanual00mole/page/n29/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barber%27s_polehttps://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.barbersmanual00jone/?sp=3&st=image&r=-0.871,-0.088,2.742,1.722,0https://hekint.org/2020/01/28/the-barber-surgeons-their-history-over-the-centuries/https://barberscompany.org/the-holbein/https://94460593.weebly.com/henry-viii-and-the-barber-surgeons.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGPPy__YnrIhttps://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-man-waffle-house-tattoo-arresthttps://kiisfm.iheart.com/content/2024-05-15-eminems-late-alter-ego-slim-shady-get-eulogized-in-eye-popping-obituary/?keyid=KIIS&pname=local_social&sc=editorial&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3gpFXDpf04SEC6exoaYLVFnpzoyhwLupQWPLzwqgki96ukjk6nt8p6ulw_aem_AXZ_MsQsaQpqoa4w_U4jwa8JlGRoFl0z_ZttH9InLpZwinVUf2t24XTl8sE6rzF6nJ_C5cCFGcQFkXUk715A1aAEhttps://theweek.com/crime/51287/brazilian-woman-laced-vagina-poison-kill-husband Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Geoffs we hope you took your nap today because this week’s episode will keep you up all night stressing about fatal insomnia, but first Madison is giving us a part two of some pretty legendary patents. We’ve got some awesome obituaries from y’all and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://obits.nola.com/us/obituaries/nola/name/rita-williams-obituary?id=55030161&utm_source=webshareapi&utm_medium=share_button&utm_campaign=wsapimobile_betahttps://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/20240115453https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=US&NR=748284A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19031229&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EPhttps://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/0036660https://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/10/weird-inventions-by-guys-part-10.htmlhttps://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=US&NR=1749090A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19300304&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EPhttps://www.openculture.com/2023/05/the-1920s-lie-detector-that-forced-suspected-criminals-to-confess-to-a-skeleton.html#google_vignettehttps://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/0039291https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-26/the-patent-office-presents-ghoulish-inventions-for-halloweenhttps://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/0506886https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/9610207https://kottke.org/22/03/the-inventor-of-the-screw-in-coffinhttps://www.fresnobee.com/news/nation-world/national/article173474531.htmlhttps://www.reddit.com/r/JusticeServed/comments/84isw7/guy_pretends_that_hes_sleepwalking_when_he_fails/https://www.pressherald.com/2024/05/02/obituarymadeleine-maddy-jean-gatchell-corson-2/https://www.samndan.com/drunk-vs-drowsy-vs-distracted-driving/#:~:text=Many%20experts%20have%20found%20that,times%20and%20motor%20vehicle%20accidentshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1781276/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Grab your barf bags Geoffs because this week is disgusting as Madison tells us some true stories behind the phenomenon of autocannibalism, but first Spencer is telling the story of a mummy that’s come to be known as Stoneman Willie! We’ve got some incredible obituaries this week including one for a showboat star, and a self-written! We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.wane.com/news/crime/florida-man-dresses-as-woman-to-avoid-police/https://berksnostalgia.com/finding-the-truth-about-stone-man-willie/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pennsylvania-mummy-gets-a-final-resting-place-after-128-years-in-funeral-home-180983042/https://treeremovalreadingpa.com/history-of-reading-pennsylvania/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log_House,_Hiester_House_and_Market_Annexhttps://www.irishamerica.com/2008/01/pennsylvanias-irish/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/07/us/stoneman-willie-buried-pennsylvania.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/52439432/?article=040314db-3797-467a-bd6d-739c617e0927&terms=housewifehttps://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/theherald-news/name/james-worst-obituary?id=54484878https://mentalhealthcenter.com/alphabetical-list-of-mental-disorders/https://www.healthline.com/health/autocannibalism#abouthttps://luciferatu.com/human-cannibalism/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-cannibalismhttps://drmarkgriffiths.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/dinner-for-one-a-beginners-guide-to-autosarcophagy/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/norwegian-artist-eats-his-own-hip-for-exhibition-i-had-a-little-taste-and-it-was-nice-9434594.htmlhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/4w7nz3/this-guy-ate-his-own-hip-for-an-art-projecthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Thomashttps://nypost.com/2023/02/18/death-row-inmate-andre-thomas-who-cut-out-eyes-ate-one-seeks-clemency/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4162732/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-04-16/depressed-man-eats-his-own-finger/2612822https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN17241594/https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marco-evaristti-serves-up-artistic-meatballs-cooked-with-his-own-fathttps://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLXbvUYN/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hello Geoffs!! This week Madison’s got a weird backstory on a company that wants to make mummies great again, and Spencer is giving us the lowdown on putridariums! We’ve got an obituary for some love birds, and one who raised hell! We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aragonese_Castlehttps://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/prayers-decomposing-corpses-death-aragonese-castle-0010124https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/purging-the-myth-of-the-vomitorium/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putridariumhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/psychologist-becomes-first-person-in-peru-to-die-by-euthanasia-after-fighting-in-court-for-years/ar-AA1nuq1Y?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=6a62c2b5de9a431ef98a9039f3c2cf58&ei=19https://www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/obituaries/name/burl-peveto-obituary?pid=206721093&v=batesville&view=guestbookhttp://www.summum.org/again.shtmlhttps://www.summum.us/about/firstencounter.shtmlhttps://www.summum.us/mummification/philosophy.shtmlhttps://www.summum.us/mummification/process.shtmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110807065624/http://lubbockonline.com/stories/042702/rel_0427020109.shtmlhttp://www.summum.org/documents/https://www.summum.us/mummification/process.shtmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Nowellhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summumhttp://www.summum.org/ModernMummification.pdfhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/woman-becomes-first-person-peru-die-euthanasia-yearslong-court-fight-rcna148898https://www.wymt.com/2023/10/17/deputy-says-he-found-man-having-sex-with-stuffed-animal-rocking-vehicle/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Calling alllll Geoffs! This week Madison is putting us to bed with bed burials! But first Spencer is giving us an overdue lesson on autopsies. We’ve got an obituary for a girl who took snacking too far, one for a glam socialite and one self-written! We’ve also, of course, got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.eernissefuneralhome.com/obituaries/Troy-W-Stuart?obId=31185354&fbclid=IwAR3BfKvriaW0icCJ28vmrA6G6qIqVjkMtVjz8OtwPzNt0D2uwpR-cNbp7sU_aem_AVtISkLj28wd_vmFm7-0VGIz-gKU4E0QrBPyE2eFmR7k68zduzlFxIEPYt4YX3z_2q4https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bed_burialhttps://www.iflscience.com/-64678https://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/mar/16/cross-bed-anglo-saxon-gravehttps://archaeology.co.uk/articles/features/sleeping-by-the-riverside.htmhttps://theclio.com/entry/56447https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pinellas/tarpon-springs-rose-cemetery-included-in-school-curriculum-to-teach-students-black-historyhttps://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/rose-hill-cemetery-nominated-for-the-national-register-of-historic-places/2305180/https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=53993https://www.al.com/living/2013/07/vanished_in_bermuda_triangle_e.htmlhttps://www.tripadvisor.com/FAQ_Answers-g30644-d7244270-t2458355-Why_would_this_be_considered_things_to_do_on_this.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grancer_Harrisonhttps://www.al.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/08/236b174dc9535/these-2-alabamians-were-buried.htmlhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13254899/Florida-woman-caught-shoplifting-1-000-worth-Walmart-merchandise-tells-cops-just-playing-GAME-giggles-says-really-fun.htmlhttps://www.tmz.com/2024/04/17/brazilian-woman-arrested-dead-uncle-bank-secure-loan/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopsyhttps://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-autopsies Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oh boy are y’all in for a show this week! Spencer takes us through the history of espionage and all of the wild weapons spies used back in the day to kill, but first Madison is giving us the lowdown on LA’s most famous final resting place, the Hollywood Forever Cemetery! We’ve got an obituary for Madison’s loved one, and one that’s absolutely scattttthing! Oh, and we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.newser.com/story/347943/cops-insurance-scam-costs-man-both-legs.htmlhttps://la.curbed.com/2014/2/20/10142088/hollywood-history-daeida-wilcox-beveridgehttps://ivypanda.com/essays/history-of-hollywood-california/https://losangelesrevisited.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-women-at-hollywood-and-highland.htmlhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7940724/highland-mary-pricehttps://lastreetnames.com/street/highland-avenue/#:~:text=It's%20named%20for%20a%20woman,Thomas%20worked%20as%20a%20blacksmith.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffith_J._Griffithhttps://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2019-10-25/four-hours-hollywood-forever-cemeteryhttps://lorenwoodcuts.medium.com/the-strange-history-of-hollywood-forever-cemetery-ffddb69358ahttps://www.route66ca.org/hollywood-cemetery/https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/california/articles/a-history-of-l-a-s-hollywood-forever-cemeteryhttps://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/burial-plotshttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259747/plotsummary/?ref_=tt_ov_plhttps://www.fodors.com/community/united-states/cemetery-of-the-stars-hollywood-forever-cemetery-1692207/https://hollywoodforever.com/premium-memorialization-and-funeral-services/https://etandoesla.com/178-hollywood-forever-cemetery-hollywood/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hollywood-forever-cemeteryhttps://www.grunge.com/1342790/untold-truth-hollywood-forever-cemetery/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_interments_at_Hollywood_Forever_Cemeteryhttps://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/15/magazine/getting-in.htmlhttps://hollywoodforever.com/cemetery/#pageTophttps://www.discoverlosangeles.com/visit/hollywood-forever-the-story-of-an-la-iconhttps://www.hollywoodphotographs.com/gallery/Hollywood-Forever-Cemetery/G0000Hhm5Vu2Itmw/https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/oj-simpson-dead-cancer-1235967744/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/copyranter/20-cool-kgb-cold-war-deviceshttps://stayweird.com/weird-spy-weapons-and-gadgets/https://www.historyhit.com/coolest-spy-gadgets-in-espionage-history/https://www.nww2m.com/2011/09/weird-weapon-with-a-hollywood-connection/https://www.spymuseum.org/exhibition-experiences/about-the-collection/collection-highlights/lipstick-pistol/#:~:text=Meet%20the%20lipstick%20pistol%2C%20used,ultimate%20%E2%80%9Ckiss%20of%20death.%E2%80%9Dhttps://theweek.com/articles/470079/poison-pens-lipstick-guns-8-reallife-spy-weapons Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Geoffs, have you or someone you know been injured by an umbrella? Statistically speaking….probably! Spencer will explain. Afterwards Madison is ditching the victorian era to tell us a crazy tale from the Georgian era that’ll have you screaming. We’ve got an obituary for somebody who met a terrible demise, and one for a gal who got married out of convenience, and of course, we didn’t forget, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.newspapers.com/image/760444517/?article=1290f50f-cde6-460a-abad-dea8f5762d6a&terms=umbrellahttps://www.foxnews.com/health/motorcyclist-dies-after-freak-accident-with-umbrellaflorida woman umbrellahttps://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/lifestyle/2017/05/18/his-common-household-item-is-killing-millions-of-people-worldwide/116637412/https://www.wtkr.com/2016/06/08/death-investigation-underway-at-virginia-beach-oceanfronthttps://www.wtkr.com/2016/06/08/death-investigation-underway-at-virginia-beach-oceanfronthttps://www.iflscience.com/the-astonishing-true-story-of-the-poisoned-umbrella-assassination-69989https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_umbrellahttps://www.newspapers.com/image/647037489/?article=f6997925-2f28-4f24-8b5a-3aefdcb3cf5c&terms=hauntedhttps://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/montereyherald/name/bettye-sollecito-obituary?id=53008831https://benjaminpauley.net/c18booktracker/node/3926https://www.geriwalton.com/mourning-in-georgian-era/https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/chm/outreach/irish_giant/thestory/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hunter_(surgeon)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_College_of_Surgeons_of_England#Hunterian_Museumhttps://georgianera.wordpress.com/2020/06/17/the-colour-of-mourning/https://thelondondead.blogspot.com/2014/01/maria-van-butchell-died-1775-hunterian.htmlhttps://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/curious-tale-martin-van-butchells-first-wifehttps://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/library/blog/martin-van-butchell/https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/auto-shop-employee-uses-forklift-catch-suspected-thief-midair/6HPUSR76CRF3PPHPZLT7W522S4/https://www.newspapers.com/image/867735802/?terms=%22martin%20van%20butchell%22&match=1https://www.reddit.com/r/askportland/comments/1bv5xi9/anyone_know_where_to_hire_funeral_clowns/?rdt=40084 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oh Geoffs….put your seatbelts on because we are going on a journey this week! First up, Madison goes nuclear talking about doom towns! Afterwards, Spencer’s taking the driver’s seat to talk all about ghost towns! We’ve got an obituary for a man who’s legacy continues to this day, and one for a sweet man who deserves all the recognition. Oh, and of course, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.britannica.com/topic/ghost-townhttps://www.history.com/news/6-famous-ghost-towns-and-abandoned-citieshttps://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=509#:~:text=The%20town%20is%20named%20for,few%20dozen%20to%20a%20boomtownhttps://medium.com/@scarestreet/strangest-disappearances-d5e024e0fd9ehttps://www.factinate.com/places/ghost-towns-factshttps://www.farandwide.com/s/dangerous-ghost-towns-75a6a5bf1b9e43eehttps://nemasket.theweektoday.com/article/lorenzo-wood-vi-61/65904https://www.reddit.com/r/hiking/comments/1bi12yq/found_tucked_in_a_tree_near_the_top_of_mt/ https://www.nps.gov/mapr/learn/historyculture/secretcities.htmhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Manhattan-Projecthttps://archive.curbed.com/maps/map-fake-citieshttps://www.oddee.com/item_99521.aspxhttps://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/making-public-what-was-once-secret-los-alamos-and-manhattan-projecthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trinity_basecamp.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_(nuclear_test)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Robert_Oppenheimerhttps://www.afnwc.af.mil/About-Us/History/Trinity-Nuclear-Test/#:~:text=Department%20of%20Energy)-,The%20world's%20first%20nuclear%20explosion%20occurred%20on%20July%2016%2C%201945,the%20test%20was%20%22Trinity.%22https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/operation-doorstep-1953/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgpo0qAfwDk&t=166shttps://allthatsinteresting.com/operation-doorstephttps://nnss.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DOENV_1243-1.pdfhttp://netwagtaildev.unl.edu/nebstudies/en/1950-1974/civil-defense/witnessing-an-atomic-blast/https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/watch-nuclear-test-footagehttps://thenevadaindependent.com/article/what-happened-to-the-atomic-test-dummies#https://history.nebraska.gov/behlen-buildings-survive-atomic-bombs/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/vital-records-protection-nuclear-test-file-cabinets-operation-teapot Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

You’re in for it this week Geoffs! This week Spencer is telling us the incredible story of Florence Nightingale and how she ended up symbolizing the Nurse Honor Guard. Next, Madison is rounding out our postmortem photography lessons with the history of headless photography. We’ve got an obituary for We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/peninsuladailynews/name/virgil-johnson-obituary?id=32328187https://abc7.com/alabama-subway-robberies-jared-diet-zachary-torrance/376960/https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1393643/the-head-of-john-the-photograph-rejlander-oscar-gustav/#:~:text=Rejlander%20probably%20intended%20this%20photograph,to%20Salome%20on%20a%20plate.https://www.thevintagenews.com/2021/12/13/victorian-era-headless-portraits/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beheading_of_John_the_Baptisthttps://blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/oscar-gustav-rejlander-pioneered-combination-printing/https://www.newspapers.com/image/895621263/?terms=%22Oscar%20Gustave%20Rejlander%22&match=1https://www.infobae.com/en/2022/04/23/joel-peter-witkin-the-controversial-photographer-who-seeks-to-turn-corpses-mutilated-and-deformed-bodies-into-an-art-form/https://www.vintag.es/2023/06/horsemaning.htmlhttps://www.artsy.net/artwork/joel-peter-witkin-man-without-a-headhttps://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/joelpeter-witkin--the-controversial-us-photographer-who-uses-human-remains--opens-first-solo-australian-exhibition-20170802-gxo086.htmlhttps://rockwellcenter.org/student-research/the-beauty-on-the-ugly-the-kiss-joel-peter-witkin/https://www.newspapers.com/image/995025781/?article=6445a292-cfd0-4dc9-a16e-5c69a3603a6a&terms=%22poodle%22https://www.healthecareers.com/nurse-resources/georgia-nursing-january-2024/nurse-honor-guard-a-symbol-of-tradition-respect-and-compassionhttps://www.ajc.com/pulse/nurse-honor-guards-pay-tribute-to-health-care-heroes-at-funerals-nationwide/TFNS6CV5LFDRTFPDCP5RVTPUGM/https://www.opeiunursescouncil.org/NursesHonorGuard.aspxhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingalehttps://www.theguardian.com/century/1910-1919/Story/0,,126410,00.html#:~:text=Monday%2015%20August%201910&text=We%20greatly%20regret%20to%20announce,of%20death%20was%20heart%20failurehttps://www.arizonacollege.edu/blog/10-things-you-should-know-about-florence-nightingale/https://www.countryjoe.com/nightingale/funeral.htm Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We’re taking you on a rollercoaster of emotions this week Geoffs. Madison is up first educating us all about survivor’s guilt, but then we take a wild turn into the world of funeral scams, while Spencer takes us through go fund me’s gone wrong! We’ve got an obituary for a man who broke barriers, and one for a pig! We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/08/nyregion/katelyn-mcclure-gofundme-scam-sentenced.htmlhttps://orangecountytribune.com/2022/06/30/dead-aunt-scam-backfires/https://abc7.com/archive/7647051/https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/fake-funeral-fundraiser-panhandler-gabriel-fernandez-leukemia-la-puente/https://ktul.com/news/local/fake-funeral-panhandler-scammers-caught-in-tulsahttps://abc7news.com/facebook-gofundme-bay-area-man-hacked-fake/14461510/#:~:text=BERKELEY%2C%20Calif.,account%20to%20ask%20for%20donationshttps://abc7news.com/facebook-gofundme-bay-area-man-hacked-fake/14461510/#:~:text=BERKELEY%2C%20Calif.,account%20to%20ask%20for%20donationshttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/03/09/pigcasso-death-paintings-art/72910345007/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2022/11/19/how-many-people-died-titanic-how-many-survived/10605754002/#https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/survivors-guilt#symptomshttps://www.hampshireconstabularyhistory.org.uk/the-suicide-of-titanics-fred-fleet/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Fleethttps://www.grunge.com/172709/the-truth-about-what-happened-to-the-titanic-survivors/https://www.titanicuniverse.com/titanic-survivor-stories-lookout-frederick-fleet/3496https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-06-23/titanic-titan-oceangate-survivors-guilthttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/flashback-how-waylon-jennings-survived-the-day-the-music-died-122992/https://level.medium.com/20-years-after-9-11-im-giving-up-my-survivor-s-guilt-6849e3c5a69https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/phila-woman-reads-powerful-poem-on-orlando-shooting-the-guilt-of-being-alive-is-heavy/https://ct.counseling.org/2019/06/relieving-the-heavy-burden-of-survivor-guilt/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/rathbone-tragedy-lincoln-assassinationhttps://nypost.com/2023/11/26/news/florida-woman-ariella-messina-begs-cops-not-to-take-her-sex-toy-during-drug-bust/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oh hello Geoffs it’s us, in the flesh, unlike the holograms that had Spencer spinning in his coffin this week! But when we do pass away, please report ASAP because otherwise you might end up in jail like some of the people Madison’s chatting about in her coffin spinner. We’ve got an obituary for a hilarious councilman and one for a real jerk. We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://people.com/celebrity/weekend-at-bernies-see-11-things-you-never-knew-about-the-80s-comedy/https://www.vice.com/en/article/8qbxd4/do-you-have-to-tell-the-cops-if-you-find-a-dead-bodyhttps://codes.findlaw.com/ca/penal-code/pen-sect-152/#:~:text=(a)%20Every%20person%20who%2C,than%20ten%20thousand%20dollars%20(%24https://oag.ca.gov/idtheft/facts/deceasedhttps://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2014/05/07/man-kept-dead-mom-in/23702069007/https://scrippsnews.com/stories/police-ky-man-froze-mother-s-body-for-3-years/https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/national/man-froze-mom-body-cashed-her-checks-for-years-police/M4MCCB92Zf7kdt0fK6dq8M/https://www.denverpost.com/2011/09/15/two-denver-men-charged-after-taking-their-dead-friend-for-a-ride/https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Denver-Idiots-Pull-Weekend-Bernie-With-Their-Friend-Corpse-26827.htmlhttps://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/no-jail-time-after-plea-agreement-in-weekend-at-bernies-case/https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/death-joyride-suspect-it-was-no-weekend-at-bernies/https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02077https://nypost.com/2012/05/22/mamas-boy-jailed-son-gets-up-to-41-years-in-psycho-fraud/#ixzz1vcX4pFb7https://oig.ssa.gov/news-releases/2012-05-22-audits-and-investigations-investigations-new-york-man-gets-41-years-prison-dressing-dead-mom-and/https://www.brooklynpaper.com/man-gets-41-years-for-posing-as-dead-mom/https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/indiana-woman-kept-dead-mothers-corpse-house-because-she-didnt-want-be-alone-investigators-said/7ZCOIOR5I5ESHGYUT4PG65MJ6M/https://www.pharostribune.com/indiana/article_52693d54-64c0-11eb-b606-f3cda216967f.htmlhttps://www.abc12.com/news/local/outspoken-flint-city-councilman-eric-mays-dies/article_7e951eb6-d38a-11ee-abb3-3f733716572a.htmlhttps://www.tiktok.com/@yas.2013/video/7338635666164714798 https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2014/02/07/Florida-man-tells-police-his-wife-was-abducted-by-intruders-using-holograms/5781391800791/https://holocenter.org/what-is-holography/hologram-historyhttps://www.invent.org/inductees/dennis-gabor#:~:text=Dennis%20Gabor%20is%20known%20for,invention%20of%20holography%20in%201947https://www.wired.com/story/deepfake-death-grief-hologram-photography-film/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/28/an-evening-with-whitney-houston-hologram-review-liverpoolhttps://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2012/04/17/150820261/how-that-tupac-hologram-at-coachella-worked Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Stick ‘em up Geoffs we’re mobbin’ through some wild stories this week from glamorous mobster funerals to some startling connections behind the most notorious members of the criminal underworld. We’ve got an obituary for an icon, one for gangster brains and of course we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3771076/Florida-man-19-gets-arrested-trying-partake-flash-mob-dressed-dinosaur-holding-Airsoft-gun.htmlhttps://www.ranker.com/list/weird-gangster-stories/kate-gardnerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Rothsteinhttps://www.famously-dead.com/criminals/arnold-rothstein.htmlhttps://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/benjamin-bugsy-siegel/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugsy_Siegelhttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/lasvegas-siegel/https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/culture/celebrities/19-facts-you-need-to-know-about-gottihttps://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/john-gottihttps://untappedcities.com/2023/07/14/10-secrets-of-ozone-park-queens/3/https://oddstops.com/location.php?id=297https://www.qchron.com/qboro/i_have_often_walked/the-gambino-godfather-of-howard-beach-john-gotti/article_bbee22e3-8a47-5cb6-9ce2-2661821cb90d.htmlhttps://nypost.com/2002/06/16/its-petal-to-the-metal-in-flowery-procession/https://www.papaverofuneralhome.com/community/farewell-to-john-gottihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John_Cemetery_(Queens)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gottihttps://www.cnn.com/2002/US/06/12/gotti.funeral/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jun-13-na-gotti13-story.htmlhttps://qns.com/2002/06/curious-crowd-maspeth-for-dapper-dons-wake/https://qns.com/2002/06/middle-village-cemetery-last-stop-for-john-gotti/https://nypost.com/2019/03/19/a-ranking-of-the-most-notable-mob-funerals-in-nyc-history/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/16/nyregion/gotti-s-funeral-procession-takes-in-his-old-haunts.htmlhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/church-denies-gotti-a-funeral-mass/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/21/disgust-in-rome-at-mafia-dons-glamour-funeral-complete-with-godfather-musichttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3205570/Residents-Rome-left-furious-mafia-boss-Vittorio-Casamonica-given-Hollywood-style-funeral.htmlhttps://www.ncronline.org/news/world/italian-catholic-church-scrambles-explain-role-lavish-mafia-boss-funeralhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3205570/Residents-Rome-left-furious-mafia-boss-Vittorio-Casamonica-given-Hollywood-style-funeral.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casamonica_clanhttps://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/11/21/Thousands-of-people-passed-Friday-by-the-glass-covered-mahogany/6704532933200/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flukey_Stokeshttps://www.newspapers.com/image/1025795549/?article=043acad8-d3f5-40d7-b878-f9c19bbbd4b5&terms=gangsterhttps://www.vox.com/technology/2024/2/28/24086217/willy-wonka-glasgow-scotlandhttps://hyperallergic.com/874652/children-in-tears-at-disastrous-willy-wonka-factory-experience/https://www.newspapers.com/image/1025795549/?article=043acad8-d3f5-40d7-b878-f9c19bbbd4b5&terms=gangster Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Well hello Geoffs! This week we’ve got a lil bit of everything as Spencer is taking us into the future with QR coded gravestones, and Madison introduces the concept of cuddle cots. We’ve got an obituary for an iconic inventor, and one that proves snakes don’t belong in a church! Don’t worry, we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-woman-arrested-biting-ear-another-woman-fight-vape-pens-alcoho-rcna97069https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/05/qr-codes-for-the-dead/370901/https://www.wired.com/2008/04/qr-code-from-th/https://monuments.com/store/headstones-accessories/living-headstones-qr-codehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code#:~:text=In%202008%2C%20Ishinokoe%20in%20Yamanashi,implementing%20QR%20codes%20into%20tombstoneshttps://www.newspapers.com/image/352102845/?article=a0029b0e-4d0b-4f5a-a6ea-27240f854fe3&terms=nippleshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/02/14/bill-post-pop-tart-dead/https://www.newspapers.com/image/759731909/?article=679f6132-9052-4ec7-8411-ab2d3dbc9fb7https://cuddlecot.com/cuddlecot/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/well/family/a-device-that-gives-parents-of-stillborn-babies-time-to-say-goodbye.htmlhttps://mgffoundation.org/cuddlecot™https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE3Ohy-D5eMhttps://caringcradle.com/#featureshttps://cuddlecot.com/families/frequently-asked-questions/#:~:text=On%20average%2C%20the%20CuddleCot%20is,the%20family%20and%20health%20professionals.&text=Each%20time%20the%20CuddleCot%20is,ensure%20the%20water%20remains%20clean.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11005917/Grieving-parents-use-frozen-peas-create-cooling-cot-son-died-12-days-old.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/business/william-post-dead-pop-tarts.html Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oh baby things are getting hot n’ heavy this week as Spencer discusses some stories of people who discovered some *personal* items from the dearly departed, but first Madison is breaking down everything you need to know about viewing cremations. We’ve got an obituary for a guy who loved a 4-letter word, and one for a man with a wild collection. Don’t worry, we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/michael-bonakowski-obituary?id=53831898https://www.fox23.com/news/tulsa-man-in-custody-after-allegedly-stealing-beer-crashing-car-into-business/article_9772a186-8c6f-11ee-8db2-33bc3537be61.htmlhttps://www.bradleyfuneralhomes.com/can-you-witness-the-cremation-of-a-loved-one/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwCPA4U8nvY&t=26shttps://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2023/03/23/new-crematorium-san-diego-county-escondido-witness-cremationshttps://www.usurnsonline.com/cremation/witness-cremation/https://everloved.com/articles/funeral-industry/can-you-watch-a-cremation/https://beyondthedash.com/blog/funeral-planning/what-is-a-witness-cremation/7435https://www.betterplaceforests.com/blog/cremation/average-cost-of-cremation/#:~:text=Some%20crematoriums%20offer%20the%20option%20for%20family%20members,add%20an%20additional%20fee%20of%20%24100%20to%20%24300https://everloved.com/articles/funeral-customs/japanese-funeral-traditions-customs-and-beliefs/https://blog.sevenponds.com/cultural-perspectives/viewing-or-witnessing-a-cremation-in-americahttps://www.funeraldirect.co/witnessing-a-loved-ones-cremation-is-it-right-for-you/https://www.liveoakpetservices.com/services/witnessed-cremation/https://www.frazerconsultants.com/2016/12/why-families-should-witness-cremation/https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ka67ee/have_you_ever_found_something_like_a_sex_toy_when/https://www.reddit.com/r/sex/comments/njx7cm/my_auntdeceased_just_passed_away_and_i_found_her/https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/7ppzxc/if_i_die_my_family_will_eventually_come_across_my/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ralph-whittington-erotica-collector-extraordinaire-dies-at-74/2019/08/17/267c63b6-c051-11e9-a5c6-1e74f7ec4a93_story.htmlhttps://www.liveoakpetservices.com/services/witnessed-cremation/https://radiant-heart.net/witnessed-cremations/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Get in the lifeboat and outta the windows Geoffs because this week’s forecast has some extreme weather! Spencer breaks down what happens when a cemetery floods, and Madison is giving us an electrifying lesson on being struck by thunder! We’ve got an owitchuary and one with a bang, oh and of course, some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.britannica.com/event/Mississippi-River-flood-of-1927https://www.statesman.com/story/news/crime/2019/01/30/woman-exposed-herself-at-two-street-patios-in-downtown-austin-police-say/6156720007/https://hazards.colorado.edu/article/preserving-the-dead-cemetery-preservation-and-disaster-planning#:~:text=More%20than%201%2C500%20graves%20sites,adjacent%20properties%20and%20in%20streetshttps://www.atlasobscura.com/lists/the-strangest-cemeteries-and-crypts-in-new-orleans#:~:text=This%20style%20of%20burial%20evolved,cemeteries%20like%20Saint%20Louis%20Nohttps://nypost.com/2022/09/29/bodies-unearthed-in-floridas-oakland-cemetery-during-hurricane-ian/https://www.newspapers.com/image/709465893/?article=4fffc91e-b990-41e9-af09-8827e47c6026&terms=lightninghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-0gNl5f4BUhttps://www.cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/index.htmlhttps://www.noaa.gov/stories/5-striking-facts-versus-myths-about-lightning-you-should-knowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhjx6lGTDhw&t=163shttps://www.sciencealert.com/what-happens-after-being-hit-by-lightninghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keraunographyhttps://www.boredpanda.com/scars-after-surviving-lightning-strike-lichtenberg-figures-photos/https://www.marthastewart.com/8213933/martha-stewart-struck-lightning-three-timeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Sullivan#:~:text=Between%201942%20and%201977%2C%20Sullivan%20was%20claimed%20to,more%20recorded%20times%20than%20any%20other%20human%20beinghttps://allthatsinteresting.com/roy-sullivanhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60163728/roy-cleveland-sullivanhttps://www.grunge.com/605948/the-sad-story-of-the-man-struck-by-lightning-7-times/https://www.historydefined.net/walter-summerford-the-man-struck-by-lightning-four-times/https://onlineknowledgezone.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-most-unluckiest-man-in-history-of.htmlhttps://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/05/07/struck-by-lightning/https://historyofyesterday.com/the-man-who-was-struck-by-lightning-4-times/#google_vignettehttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/freak-blast-lightning-killed-entire-31162440https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/mar/15/theknowledge.sporthttps://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19981028&slug=2780150https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/florida-man-70-is-arrested-for-hurling-a-packet-of-oreos-at-his-wife-and-knocking-her-over-because-he-was-upset-that-their-coffee-maker-had-no-water-in-it/ar-AA1knIkD Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Are you ready for it Geoffs? This week Spencer is giving us the lowdown on a casket that made a cameo in a Taylor Swift music video and how the company behind said casket cashed in, but first Madison is taking us on a tour of the merriest cemetery on earth! We’ve got an obituary that spilled all the tea, and one with a twist! We've also of course, got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.facebook.com/808145901/posts/10159417343395902/?mibextid=WC7FNehttps://www.vice.com/en/article/eve59k/death-colour-and-conflict-collide-at-europes-romanias-merry-cemeteryhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/merry-cemeteryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Ioan_Pătrașhttps://www.thetravelclub.org/articles/travelogues/677-merry-cemetery-to-die-laughinghttps://www.historicmysteries.com/merry-cemetery/https://www.amusingplanet.com/2015/05/the-dark-humor-of-sapantas-merry.htmlhttps://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/world-news/photos-romanian-cemetery-humours-death-through-tombstone-art/photo-gQoKDpg1aA9SmDGhB1K4iO-1.htmlhttps://www.papermag.com/taylor-swift-antihero-titan-caskets#rebelltitem12https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1kbLwvqugkhttps://slate.com/business/2022/10/taylor-swift-casket-anti-hero-funeral-rule-ftc.htmlhttps://titancasket.com/pages/our-casket-company-storyhttps://abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/2011/12/pa-man-submits-fake-obit-for-living-mom-to-get-time-offhttps://matadornetwork.com/read/sapanta-merry-cemetery-romania/https://europeupclose.com/article/merry-romanian-cemetery/http://travelguideromania.com/merry-cemetery-sapanta-maramures/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/tattooist-jailed-after-drawing-penis-and-swear-word-on-woman-s-back-instead-of-yin-yang-symbol-a7146156.html Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Get ready Geoffs because this week Spencer uncovers the truth behind left-handed mortality rates and the Madison’s serving up some serious baby daddy drama! We’ve got an obituary for a real bad dad and one that’s probably going to get us taken off the airwaves! We didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Sources:https://www.newspapers.com/image/956613003/?article=77bab8e1-7eab-44ff-8fc0-0ef8e0df8343&terms=vaginahttps://www.newspapers.com/image/529107350/?article=fda5b99e-07ef-408a-8a4e-e87ff6ca75ba&terms=harry%20beaverhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/450467642/?article=d1a330bc-3628-407c-b440-6528cefa3d4d&terms=harry%20beaverhttps://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2015/05/florida-man-arrested-while-attempting-to-cash-368-dollars-billio/https://www.grunge.com/1360390/what-happens-to-blood-when-you-die/https://easy-dna.com/dna-paternity-testing-in-cases-of-deceased-parent/https://rbexhumations.com/exhumation-guide/https://rbexhumations.com/about/https://ecobear.co/knowledge-center/exhume/https://www.theartist.me/art-inspiration/15-most-famous-paintings-by-salvador-dali/https://medium.com/@kimbernilssonauthor/salvador-dali-the-spellbinding-relationship-between-mental-illness-and-creativity-f26399196b73https://www.biography.com/news/the-surreal-romance-of-salvador-and-gala-dal%C3%ADhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Salvador-Dalihttps://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/jul/20/salvador-dali-remains-exhumed-paternity-casehttps://www.kctv5.com/2024/01/18/man-lived-with-deceased-wife-rv-6-years-sheriffs-office-says/ https://moron.com/florida-man-attempts-to-cash-368-billion-check/https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-man-uses-phone-he-found-in-walmart-bathroom-to-call-in-fake-bomb-threat-cites-tiktok-trend-deputieshttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/scientists-calculate-odd-ways-die-282884https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23988352https://www.cnn.com/2015/11/03/health/being-left-handed-health-impact/index.htmlhttps://archpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13690-023-01156-6https://blog.massmutual.com/about-massmutual/left-handers-day Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Step right up Geoffs, this week Madison is putting on quite the show for us as she takes us through the wild and exploitative world of operating theaters! Next, Spencer will have you scared to death as he discusses the rare phenomenon of death by fright. We’ve got an obituary for a wild guy, one for a bad mom, and of course we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcastSources:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scared-to-death-heart-attack/https://www.npr.org/2012/10/26/163712863/scared-to-death-literallyhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/425656111/?terms=%22woman%20scared%20to%20death%22&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/448075088/?terms=%22woman%20scared%20to%20death%22&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/573482084/?terms=%22scared%20to%20death%22&match=1https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2015/06/15/greene-county-sheriffs-office-searching-mother-daughter/71236652/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/lawrence-shadid-obituary?id=54005391https://medium.com/illumination/the-horrendous-history-of-victorian-amputations-ad6e2668729dhttps://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/10/time-me-gentlemen-the-fastest-surgeon-of-the-19th-century/264065/https://museumofhealthcare.blog/the-story-of-robert-liston-and-his-surgical-skill/https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2018/10/houses-of-death-life-in-a-victorian-hospital-lindsey-fitzharrishttps://www.thevintagenews.com/2021/12/01/how-exactly-did-a-19th-century-surgeon-end-up-with-a-300-mortality-rate/https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/10/the-gruesome-bloody-world-of-victorian-surgery/543552/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/americas-oldest-operating-theaterhttps://oldoperatingtheatre.comhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Hospitalhttp://www.uphs.upenn.edu/paharc/tour/tour5.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/11/04/a-florida-woman-rode-her-horse-on-a-highway-drunk-she-was-charged-with-a-dui/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We’re getting all kinds of scandalous this week Geoffs. First up we’ve got a Facebook marketplace casket scandal that had us pissed, and then Madison took us through the age old question of whether or not mistresses are entitled to any of the estate! We’ve got an obituary for a real earnest, or rather Ernest man, and one for a gal who wore many hats. Oh, we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls let’s go! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcastSources:https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-man-70-arrested-after-harassing-neighbors-through-ring-camera-after-decades-old-fight-deputies-sayhttps://www.wesh.com/article/police-investigate-deadly-shooting-1617273492/36001450https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orlando-mom-horrified-after-daughters-used-casket-auctioned-sold-facebook-without-permission/67IULJCNEZC5NDBTG2JOCLEKCE/https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/120722/orlando-mom-daughter-casket-sale-Facebook-marketplacehttps://www.gordonfh.com/memorials/stephen-cartisano/3825964/https://www.newspapers.com/image/795711329/?article=9d5af479-bdba-4e2b-8e18-8ca0f9e40c0c&terms=stupidhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/879303651/?article=84d2cedc-9326-4f30-a63f-d4597fc7baae&terms=mistresshttps://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/19/magazine/the-mistress-at-the-funeral.htmlhttps://www.inamoratalover.com/what-states-allow-wives-to-sue-the-mistress/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/mistress-defeats-widow-in-row-over-grave-plot-1568648.html#comments-areahttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3335575/Widow-wins-court-battle-block-dead-husband-s-mistress-buried-grave-him.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Gordon_(Red_Cross)https://www.who2.com/george-pattons-widow-put-a-deadly-hawaiian-curse-on-his-mistress/#:~:text=Seems%20that%20just%20days%20after%20Patton’s%20untimely%20death,curse%20she%20had%20learned%20in%20Hawaii%20years%20beforehttps://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/george-smith-pattonhttps://www.historydefined.net/clara-petacci/https://www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/camera-catches-unlikely-little-thief-stealing-necklace-from-jewelry-store https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-01-10/federal-judge-says-alabama-can-conduct-nations-1st-execution-with-nitrogen-gas-appeal-plannedhttps://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/oklahoman/name/hazel-cale-obituary?id=18665984 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Well hello Geoffs, must be Thursday! This week Madison was doing the robot in her coffin as she explored the eery possibilities of a robotic future. Next, Spencer takes us through time with the lowdown on time machines as well as time travel, FYI the secret may lie in a tomb…We’ve got some beatiful obituaries from you Geoffs and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcastSources:https://www.floydmortuary.com/obituaries/jonathan-cashhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2251116/Drunk-man-35-dead-STANDING-UP-kitchen-suffering-head-injury.htmlhttps://www.funeralwise.com/digital-dying/are-robot-morticians-just-around-the-corner/https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/feb/23/virtual-autopsy-virtopsy-forensic-sciencehttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3826044/https://www.ibtimes.com/robot-funeral-human-bot-pepper-can-perform-last-rites-2581706pepper the robot funeralhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1756231723000683https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-human-to-be-killed-by-a-robothttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenji_Uradahttps://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2014/dec/09/robot-kills-factory-workerhttps://listverse.com/2018/03/20/top-10-people-killed-by-robots/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/robot-killed-woman-wanda-holbrook-car-parts-factory-michigan-ventra-ionia-mains-federal-lawsuit-100-cell-a7630591.htmlhttps://www.livescience.com/29379-intelligent-robots-will-overtake-humans.htmlhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/23/georgia-woman-crashing-popeyes-missing-biscuits/11332972002/#:~:text=A%20Georgia%20woman%20recently%20was%20arrested%20after%20authorities,criminal%20damage%20to%20property%20in%20the%20first%20degree https://www.wesh.com/article/ocala-time-traveler/43962398https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_travelhttps://nypost.com/2023/03/01/my-dads-death-inspired-decades-of-time-travel-researchhttps://www.watchmojo.com/articles/top-10-most-convincing-real-life-time-travel-storieshttps://gizmodo.com/5-times-that-people-claimed-to-be-real-life-time-travel-1822885932https://filmora.wondershare.com/travel/time-traveler-photo.htmlhttps://medium.com/lessons-from-history/more-claims-of-time-travel-in-history-9c2d72029bechttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-tomb-of-hannah-courtoy Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We’re back from our holiday break Geoffs! And this week Spencer is kicking us off with what had him buggin’ in his coffin!! Next up Madison is putting the fun in funerals with some cool funeral homes that are living new lives. We’ve got the most scathing obituary to date and one for a bird. We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcastSources:https://www.fox5ny.com/news/florida-man-hits-wife-christmas-tree-dinnerhttps://www.extermpro.com/blog/which-bugs-live-the-longest/#:~:text=Termite%20Queens%20–%20Termites%20have%20a,so%20much%20damage%20to%20homeshttps://www.orkin.com/pests/flies/house-flies/life-expectancy-of-house-flies#:~:text=The%20life%20expectancy%20of%20a,multiply%20quickly%20if%20left%20uncontrolledhttps://a-z-animals.com/blog/the-top-nine-animals-with-the-shortest-lifespan/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/animals-queen-ants-termites-bees-insects-undertakers-bury-dead#:~:text=Even%20the%20royals%20of%20the,undertakers%20to%20protect%20their%20colonies.&text=If%20you%20thought%20humans%20were,the%20colony%20or%20burying%20themhttps://www.thememories.com/obituary/maxine-nelson-bruin/30610#/https://www.unilad.com/community/viral/man-locks-escape-room-employees-building-pennsylvania-377247-20231002https://www.eater.com/2011/6/16/6674551/linger-historic-denver-mortuary-now-a-slightly-macabre-restauranthttps://www.denverpost.com/2011/06/08/parker-its-a-dead-mans-party-at-linger/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/linger-eatuary https://lacounty.gov/2023/12/14/heartfelt-commemoration-of-la-countys-unclaimed-dead/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/la-county-holds-burial-ceremony-for-1937-unclaimed-people-who-died-in-2020-at-height-of-pandemic/ar-AA1lyKtf https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/linger-eatuary https://www.newspapers.com/image/868887509/?article=4cc84222-8304-4869-ae5b-0523194991d6&terms=%22chatterbox%22https://archive.naplesnews.com/lifestyle/neapolitan/naples-earl-and-thelma-hodges-have-earned-their-community-honor-ep-387886479-342440661.htmlhttps://archive.naplesnews.com/business/local/raise-a-glass-hodges-funeral-home-opens-wine-cellar-for-mourners-ep-313117341-330442371.html/https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/28/sport/illinois-funeral-home-with-a-mini-golf-course-underneath-spc/index.htmlhttps://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/march-2019/suburbs-guide/the-funeral-parlor-with-mini-golf/https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/now-s-celebration-life-funeral-homes-bars-n729081https://www.mkds.comhttps://www.mashed.com/621250/this-restaurant-lets-you-dine-inside-a-cemetery/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-new-lucky-restaurant-ahmedabad-india Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hello Geoffs! This week Spencer was in the Holiday spirit, breaking down some toys you should absolutely never have under the tree or there might just be some deadly consequences. But first, Madison is giving us the gift of patents for some pretty macabre inventions. We’ve got an obituary for the worst Christmas ever, and one that left us with some questions. We’ve also, of course, got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls! Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuaryCome see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcastSources:https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-woman-stabs-boyfriend-in-eye-for-looking-at-other-women-police-4616327https://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/pediatrics/news/when-its-kids-vs-trampolines-kids-often-lose/mac-20431484https://www.al.com/entertainment/2015/12/dangerous_toys.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/292255319/?terms=%22gilbert%20u-238%22&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/337195192/?terms=%22lawn%20darts%20death%22&match=1https://www.cbsnews.com/news/e-scooter-hoverboard-fires-deaths-injuries-feds/https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/3104447https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/2892241https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/5256068https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/6299229https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyroligneous_acidhttps://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/5895625https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/6550114https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/20050051065https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/6526779https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/5353609https://www.newspapers.com/image/804500195/?terms=%223ft%20fall%22&match=1https://www.instagram.com/p/C0agJRyLa92/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Buckle up Geoffs because this week we’re getting into the wild world of doll burials. From posthumous weddings, corpse trafficking, and well…some stuff we can’t say here or we’ll get banned probably. We’ve got an obituary that had us laughing in our coffins, and one for a cool cowboy. Don’t worry, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls let’s get into it! Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcastSources:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/04/china-imprisons-men-ghost-marriage-corpse-bridehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37103447https://listverse.com/2017/11/16/10-cases-of-posthumous-marriage/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_ghost_marriagehttps://myend.com/country/japan-death-folklore-doll-marriage/https://www.reddit.com/r/geek/comments/3xnmqk/the_best_obituary/https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/snow-white-doesnt-live-here-anymore/201208/doll-funerals-or-killing-your-barbiehttps://www.itsyozine.com/posts/ningyo-kuyo-in-japanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokeshihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinamatsurihttps://www.tokyotimes.org/ningyo-kuyo-a-japanese-doll-funeral/https://religionunplugged.com/news/2021/11/5/japanese-temples-are-holding-funerals-for-unwanted-dollshttps://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/love-doll-funeral-service-in-japan-helps-silicone-lovers-rest-in-peacehttps://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/love-doll-funeral-service-in-japan-helps-silicone-lovers-rest-in-peacehttps://nypost.com/2020/09/09/artist-hosts-sex-doll-funerals-for-heartsick-owners/https://burialsandbeyond.com/2019/01/20/the-world-of-victorian-grave-dolls/https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/suzanne-somers-personalized-burial-boots-featured-a-racy-tribute-to-her-sex-life-with-her-husband-exclusive/ar-AA1l3feYhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/695413343/?terms=%22Joseph%20P.%20Sughrue%22&match=1 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

HOLY SH*T GEOFFS WE WROTE A BOOK! Pre-order your copy at PRH.COM/OBITCHUARY !!! In other news, we’ve got quite the episode this week as Madison gives us the lowdown on vertical coffins and Spencer takes us through a fantastic last resting place for performers! We’ve got an obituary making the tiktok rounds, one straight outta Salem and so much more! Oh, of course we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls!Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcastSources:https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-26/disneyland-streaker-arrestedhttps://library.okstate.edu/search-and-find/collections/digital-collections/circus/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hammond-train-wreck-disaster-1918-killed-dozens-circus-performers-180969428/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/circus-cemetery-hugo-oklahoma https://www.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.5187 https://maps.roadtrippers.com/us/hugo-ok/points-of-interest/mount-olivet-circus-cemeteryhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/778504165/?terms=buried%20upright&match=1https://nypost.com/2022/06/27/writers-masterful-obituary-for-her-mom-makes-readers-laugh-through-tears/https://twitter.com/caityweaver/status/1539735766863069190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1539735766863069190%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fiframe.nbcnews.com%2FnSvndTj%3F_showcaption%3Dtrueapp%3D1https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/ben-jonson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poets%27_Cornerhttps://interestingliterature.com/2017/02/five-fascinating-facts-about-ben-jonson/https://www.al.com/living/2014/04/alabama_church_histories_and_m.htmlhttps://www.joincake.com/blog/buried-standing-up/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/grave-of-thomas-gooding#:~:text=Thomas%20Gooding%20was%20a%20mason%20of%20Norwich%20Cathedral,would%20give%20him%20an%20advantage%20come%20Judgment%20Dayhttps://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19921210&slug=1529272https://uprightburials.com.auhttps://www.strangehistory.net/2017/07/22/buried-standing-up/https://patents.google.com/patent/US212273?oq=hearse Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Have you ever wondered what the gentrification of cemeteries looks like? Or if you’re delusional? Well we have, and we are! So let’s about it. We’ve got an obituary for a real card, and one for someone truly flying high, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllls! Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcastSources:https://www.newspapers.com/image/961132786/?article=a0838fc9-a1d9-4818-832a-737f5bf9c3a6&terms=beheadedhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/353577438/?article=c48d9993-d9a3-4859-9203-93d4ba31dc78&terms=buriedhttps://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/pele-worlds-tallest-cemeteryhttps://thetowerinfo.com/vertical-cemetery-high-rise/https://architectureadrenaline.com/vertical-cemetery-an-eco-friendly-solution-to-burial-space-shortage/#:~:text=A%20vertical%20cemetery%20is%20a%20multi-story%20structure%20designed,and%20each%20floor%20can%20accommodate%20multiple%20burial%20spaceshttp://memorialsantos.com.br/historia/https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20171127-the-buildings-designed-to-house-the-deadhttps://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/skyscrapers-deadhttps://qz.com/1374487/taipeis-dragon-tower-provides-alternative-form-of-burialhttps://www.businessinsider.com/inside-japans-eerie-corpse-hotels-2016-5https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2015/8/1/inside-japans-corpse-hotelshttps://www.quora.com/As-an-embalmer-would-you-embalm-your-own-friends-and-relativeshttps://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/morgellons-disease-what-is-ithttps://www.mayoclinic.org/morgellons-disease/art-20044996#:~:text=Morgellons%20disease%20is%20a%20condition,on%20or%20stinging%20their%20skinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgellonshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchbox_signhttps://opmed.doximity.com/articles/matchbox-sign-and-the-dreaded-diagnosis Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week you’re in for a real treat as Madison discusses an embalmer to the stars baby! Afterwards, Spencer takes us through an ongoing funeral home scandal in Colorado. We’ve got an obituary with specifics, and one with a major twist. We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllls! Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcastSources:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8624050.stmhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/north-carolina-groundskeeper-mows-dead-body-mistaking-prop-police-fami-rcna121034https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna121034https://nypost.com/2023/11/01/news/naked-man-fights-las-vegas-cop-steals-patrol-vehicle-and-causes-serious-crash-video/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Carusohttps://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/08/nyregion/about-new-york-90-subdued-years-of-funerals-for-the-famous.htmlhttps://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/09/28/frank-e-campbell-undertaker-stars https://airmail.news/issues/2023-4-15/beauty-secrets-of-the-deadhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_Valentinohttps://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/09/28/frank-e-campbell-undertaker-starshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_E._Campbell_Funeral_Chapelhttps://www.insider.com/frank-e-campbell-funeral-home-rich-famous-2023-7https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11032127/Inside-NYCs-exclusive-mortuary-stars-prepared-Ivana-Trump.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/08/nyregion/about-new-york-90-subdued-years-of-funerals-for-the-famous.htmlhttps://nypost.com/2015/08/15/inside-the-secrets-of-a-funeral-home-for-the-rich/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2012/12/dumb-criminal-of-the-week-frankie-portee-gave-the-cops-an-absolutely-terrible-fake-name.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/08/colorado-funeral-home-owner-arrested-decaying-bodieshttps://www.npr.org/2023/11/08/1211547778/colorado-funeral-home-owners-arrest-bodieshttps://www.kktv.com/2023/11/09/suspects-colorado-funeral-home-case-involving-200-bodies-found-improperly-stored-make-1st-court-appearance/https://apnews.com/article/colorado-funeral-home-bodies-found-investigation-ee1089fab926042fda05fe5fa79ec7ce Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oh sweet Geoffs this week we’re back in the studio giving you some top hits including: Hand of Glory and Self-Mummified Girlies. We’ve got an obituary for a grummy (you’ll see) and a sentimental one from one of you. And of course we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls!Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcastSources:https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/tolland/drunk-dad-unaware-he-left-child-at-home-while-grocery-shopping-state-police/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_of_Gloryhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/morbid-monday-severed-handshttps://www.library.sydney.edu.au/collections/rare-books/online-exhibitions/witchcraft/spellbooks.html#:~:text=Effectively%20a%20grimoire%20is%20a,are%20associated%20with%20the%20spellshttps://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/man-stole-thumb-terra-cotta-soldier-philadelphia-plea-deal-1234663160/#!https://www.heraldnet.com/news/many-mourn-everetts-youngest-old-cat-lady-ashley-morrison/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/16958068.tributes-amazing-artist-rina-yasutake-found-dead-helmsley/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/nov/09/family-spared-trial-over-mummified-remains-of-woman-found-on-mattresshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/13/inquest-hears-isolated-japanese-family-kept-sisters-body-at-yorkshire-homehttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-64264588https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/19705322.unique-end-case-yasutake-family-members-accused-keeping-corpse/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MclMKi4zDBwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9-dM-SU360&t=581s https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/uknews/16682557/family-allegedly-kept-mummified-corpse-6-weeks/https://northernlifemagazine.co.uk/helmsley/https://news.artnet.com/art-world/terracotta-warrior-vandal-sentenced-2359957https://www.inquirer.com/news/terra-cotta-warrior-statue-china-franklin-institute-broken-thumb-michael-rohana-sentence-20230906.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/750384785/?article=e9e11f37-e050-4272-a929-2e01f5bc3868&terms=degenerate Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week’s episode is a special one, because we’re bringing our bitchin’ halloween show from oct. 26 at Tampa Improv to all of you. Now, if you’ve been to an obitchuary live show you know we use a ton of visuals so check out the pictures on our instagram or just use your imagination. Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Happy Thursday Geoffs! This week Spencer was laughinggggg in his coffin as he discussed some final haha’s! Madison goes over some unusual graveyards where ya won’t find a body. We’ve got an obituary full of lessons, and one written by a Geoff that we loved. We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls!!!! Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcastSources:https://www.benjerry.com/flavors/flavor-graveyardhttps://www.tastingtable.com/840682/the-truth-about-ben-jerrys-flavor-graveyard/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/phone-booth-graveyardhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/red-telephone-box-graveyardhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_boneyardhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/8qpvdx/the-bloop-an-underwater-mystery-that-took-nearly-20-years-to-solvehttps://allthatsinteresting.com/point-nemohttps://interestingengineering.com/lists/point-nemo-farthest-point-landhttps://www.scienceabc.com/nature/universe/what-is-the-spacecraft-cemetery-and-where-is-it-located.htmlhttps://simpleflying.com/united-states-largest-aircraft-graveyards/https://simpleflying.com/largest-aircraft-graveyards/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/where-do-objects-go-when-they-diehttps://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/ida-sills-obituary?id=11051955https://www.wowt.com/2023/10/11/sarpy-county-body-transport-employee-arrested-fired-after-life-sized-doll-tampered-with-scene/https://www.historydefined.net/bizarre-cases-of-people-dying-from-laughter/https://www.healthline.com/health/aneurysm-in-the-brainhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Happy Halloween Geoffs! This week Madison is keeping it creepy with some vampire autopsies, but not until after Spencer breaks down the history of log coffins! We’ve got an obituary for a vixen, and one that kept it short and not so sweet…oh we didn’t forget we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalsssss! Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcastSources:https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/antonia-larroux-obituary?id=10168840https://www.toreallybeawitness.com/2019/08/11/living-with-bay-area-reporter/https://twitter.com/caityweaver/status/1539735766863069190/photo/1https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/decomposing-bodies-1720s-gave-birth-first-vampire-panic-180976097/https://healthcare-in-europe.com/en/news/the-medical-science-behind-ancient-vampire-myths.htmlhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/mercy-brown-vampirehttps://www.ladbible.com/news/woman-allegedly-kills-doppelganger-738096-20230131https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_vampire_panichttps://www.history.com/topics/folklore/vampire-historyhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3888192/Days-vampires-real-nightmare-17th-18th-century-research-says-creatures-infesting-villages-Eastern-Europe.htmlhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12200327/Man-arrested-trying-sex-tree-shocked-sunseekers.htmlhttps://nga.gov.au/first-nations/the-aboriginal-memorial/burial-ceremonies/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/nov/16/anglo-saxon-graves-in-norfolk-thought-to-be-oldest-found-in-ukhttps://vakarukrematoriumas.lt/en/kremavimo-istorija/https://www.archaeology.org/news/5260-170208-china-boat-coffinshttps://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/glastonbury-giant-0011444https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-bronze-age/the-egtved-girl/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petar_Blagojevi%C4%87https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/a33514765/history-of-vampires/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/victorian-vampire-autopsieshttps://www.jstor.org/stable/3814375https://www.newspapers.com/image/759822530/?article=f15c3e53-acd6-4408-8a81-67f0912f68f3&terms=vampirehttps://www.npr.org/2023/10/11/1205280562/104-woman-dies-skydiving-recordhttps://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/09/us/nevada-man-stolen-jet-area-51/index.html Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Get in Geoffs! We’ve got a lot to cover! Madison is starting us off with a lesson on consent as she discusses the unfortunate live autopsy of David Sonders. Next, Spencer is taking us down under to discuss mermaid corpses…who knew there was such a thing…well maybe. We’ve got an obituary that humanizes disease, and one that was pretty…abrupt. OH, and we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcastSources:https://www.fox6now.com/news/florida-man-arrested-after-throwing-glass-eye-at-doctor-and-nurse-police-sayhttps://nypost.com/2016/03/20/how-did-country-music-star-hank-williams-really-die/https://nypost.com/2023/07/14/miracle-new-species-mermaid-like-creature-baffles-internet-scientists/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-13th-century-mermaid-bones-came-be-displayed-japanese-temple-180962209/https://nypost.com/2022/03/03/scientists-working-to-unravel-mystery-of-300-year-old-mummified-mermaid-with-human-face-and-tail/https://www.ladbible.com/news/science/mysterious-cylinder-washed-up-on-beach-has-been-identified-248000-20230801https://nypost.com/2022/12/14/aliens-crawling-on-coast-spark-hysteria-online/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/burlingtonfreepress/name/madelyn-linsenmeir-obituary?id=7778601https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/death-science-cadaver-dissection-class-canceled/281-1114b3b1-5a20-493e-86a5-99b972575b8chttps://odditiesandcuriositiesexpo.com/us-homehttps://www.ted.com/talks/jeremy_ciliberto_post_life_legacy_body_donation_green_funeral_and_morehttps://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/med-ed-lab-autopsy-event/281-e09b45f4-6e83-46d6-bbb4-8e91df35d507https://mededlabs.com/why-choose-med-ed-labs/https://www.ww2online.org/view/david-saundershttps://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/david-saunders-autopsy.htmlhttps://popularmilitary.com/body-of-wwii-veteran-dissected-in-front-of-a-paying-audience-without-family-being-notified/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s42UN5B7HS8https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/widow-says-she-never-agreed-husband-s-body-being-dissected-n1283151https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/david-saunders-portland-autopsy-event-widow-wants-remains/281-5f7ad657-f3fb-443b-b022-d8039edecc67https://allthatsinteresting.com/david-saundershttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/05/us/man-dissected-autopsy-consent.htmlhttps://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/david-saunders-remains-returned-autopsy-event/281-ccf230b6-ad01-4783-ab0f-4b0297f0c080https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna14838641 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Well hello Geoffs, funny running into you here….but glad we did because this week Madison is telling us everything you could ever want to know about pallbearers! But first, Spencer is answering the philosophical question: how much does a soul weigh? Listen in to learn all about the 21 grams experiment. We’ve got an obituary for a real doll, one for a real b***h and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls! Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcastSources:https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/29/arts/ruth-handler-whose-barbie-gave-dolls-curves-dies-at-85.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/933004436/?article=634dc6e6-5797-4577-81d7-0bd65fb8317a&terms=%22spinster%22https://www.thedad.com/cemetery-introduces-funeral-lego-sets-for-the-little-goth-in-us-all/https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2019-06/history-pallium-archbishops-pope-rome.htmlhttps://eirene.ca/blog/buyers-guide-casket-coffin https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/2bmdgl/are_there_pallbearers_at_a_babys_funeral/?rdt=34386https://www.funeralbasics.org/the-history-behind-pallbearershttps://www.judeangardens.com/index.php?https://www.oneworldmemorials.com/blogs/news/73467395-10-superstitions-surrounding-memorial-services-death-https://osheafuneral.com/blogs/blog-entries/1/My-Blogs/104/Who-Can-Serve-As-Pallbearers.htmlhttps://titancasket.com/blogs/funeral-guides-and-more/what-are-funeral-pallbearershttps://trishlundy.com/2016/01/07/funerary-darlings-the-tradition-of-child-pallbearers/https://6abc.com/hornet-theft-shop-vac-stolen-philadelphia-bee-company-malvern/13831571/https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/11/30/21-grams-experiment/https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/the-man-who-tried-to-weigh-the-soulhttps://www.livescience.com/32327-how-much-does-the-soul-weigh.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_grams_experimenthttps://schillingfuneralhome.com/blogs/blog-entries/9/Blogs/126/What-Do-You-Know-About-Pallbearers.htmlhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/92317/highly-unusual-funeral-lee-harvey-oswaldhttps://mtaylor.blog/2018/03/20/the-funeral-for-lee-harvey-oswald-a-job-nobody-wanted/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/12/us/in-a-texas-court-a-fight-for-lee-harvey-oswalds-coffin.htmlhttps://www.firstpost.com/world/creative-or-disturbing-peta-founder-wills-her-body-parts-be-sent-to-politicians-business-leaders-flesh-to-be-eaten-12698142.html https://www.thedad.com/cemetery-introduces-funeral-lego-sets-for-the-little-goth-in-us-all/https://www.click2houston.com/video/video/2019/03/19/thieves-roll-on-floor-during-burglary/https://www.fox26houston.com/news/rolling-bandits-break-into-restaurant-in-east-harris-county Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In our first episode back since our little unplanned ‘hiatus’ we’re feeling better (and more deranged) than ever! Madison is breaking down some inventions you didn’t know were invented by funeral industry professionals, and Spencer is filling us in (literally) with Plastination! We’ve got an obituary for someone tired of the bullsh*t and a new scathing one for the arsenal! We didn’t forget…we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls!!Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcastSources:https://talkroute.com/a-little-history-fun-facts-about-phone-numbers/https://www.myasd.com/about/asd-historyhttps://www.sparkmuseum.org/almon-b-strowger-the-undertaker-who-revolutionized-telephone-technology/https://www.invent.org/inductees/almon-brown-strowgerhttps://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/loveland/2015/04/06/tufts-schildmeyer-celebrating-years/25842825/https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=94&v=e8StVMchIaE&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myasd.com%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMjg2NjY&feature=emb_logohttps://www.newspapers.com/image/362964823/?clipping_id=33985396&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjM2Mjk2NDgyMywiaWF0IjoxNTY5NTE0NTA1LCJleHAiOjE1Njk2MDA5MDV9.NqlVg9DkD-F0_kLoGwbrIELyvmSb1HSOmY9gH29XTK0https://www.myasd.com/blog/6-things-you-didnt-know-were-invented-funeral-directors#:~:text=In%201923%2C%20funeral%20director%2C%20Richard%20Stone%2C%20established%20the,not%20allow%20him%20to%20work%20on%20their%20carshttps://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/qctimes/name/george-rasmussen-obituary?id=33855309https://wrif.com/2023/08/18/a-naked-man-gives-cops-crazy-excuse-for-breaking-into-a-home/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3931543/#:~:text=Plastination%20allows%20a%20long%2Dterm,their%20body%20for%20medical%20sciencehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastinationhttps://bodyworlds.com/plastination/plastination-technique/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/sep/21/i-want-to-be-plastinated-when-i-diehttps://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/finally-kicked-the-bucket-daughter-writes-brutally-honest-obituary-about-dead-dad-7571306https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/finally-kicked-the-bucket-daughter-writes-brutally-honest-obituary-about-dead-dad-7571306 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hi Geoffs! This weeks episode is quite the journey. First, Spencer is giving us some hot tips on how to outlive your enemies with a lesson on life expectancy. Next Madison is talking all things shrunken heads! We’ve got an obituary for a semi-beloved character, one for a foxy sister and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls…and this time they’re in heels! Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcastSources:https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4a/4a/1a/4a4a1a6ccd0438e7999384e98ef78de3.jpg https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/indystar/name/frederick-hoffman-obituary?id=7392933https://www.britannica.com/topic/headhuntinghttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/33607/how-are-shrunken-heads-madehttps://knowledgenuts.com/how-were-shrunken-heads-made-and-why/https://allthatsinteresting.com/shrunken-heads-tsantsahttps://i.pinimg.com/originals/4a/4a/1a/4a4a1a6ccd0438e7999384e98ef78de3.jpg https://www.grunge.com/408339/the-truth-about-the-shrunken-human-head-used-in-a-movie/https://www.verywellhealth.com/understanding-life-expectancy-2223950https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/08/is-fat-bad/536652/https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/06/5-risk-factors-that-affect-life-expectancy/https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2016/06/can-you-lengthen-your-lifehttps://www.thecollector.com/shrunken-heads/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jivaroan_peopleshttps://www.thecollector.com/cultural-phenomenon-shrunken-heads-in-pacific/https://allthatsinteresting.com/mokomokaihttps://cbs12.com/news/local/florida-man-threatens-coworkers-strips-naked-sheriff Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oh my goddddd…Geoffs we got a whole lot to go over today. Madison had us all choked up with some horrendous choking deaths. Spencer then explains why you shouldn’t be so scared of flying…but maybe still a little cautious as he goes over some infamous celebrity plane deaths. We’ve got an obituary for a woman who lived many lives, and one for a man called the Merchant of Death! Oh, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcastSources:https://michaeldunnauthor.com/the-merchant-of-death/https://www.history.com/news/did-a-premature-obituary-inspire-the-nobel-prizehttps://kathylovesphysics.com/the-merchant-of-death/https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-choking/basics/art-20056637https://www.nsc.org/community-safety/safety-topics/chokinghttps://injuryfacts.nsc.org/all-injuries/deaths-by-demographics/deaths-by-age/data-details/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/car-bull-named-howdy-doody-crammed-passenger-seat-pulled-nebraska-poli-rcna102719https://www.psycom.net/aerophobia-fear-of-flyinghttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/planecrash/risky.htmlhttps://americansongwriter.com/11-legendary-artists-who-died-tragically-in-a-plane-crash/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Heimlichhttps://www.verywellhealth.com/all-about-choking-1191873 https://www.grunge.com/625410/when-you-choke-to-death-this-is-what-happens-to-your-body/https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/alekhine3.htmlhttps://en.chessbase.com/post/alekhine-s-death-an-unresolved-mystery-https://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/638963https://www.grunge.com/195874/the-truth-about-tennessee-williams-bizarre-death/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Crane Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Get in Geoffs, we’re going shopping…at the mourning warehouse! Yes it’s a real thing and yes Madison cannot wait to breakdown these unusual department stores, but first Spencer is answering the question: how long can you wait to bury a body? The answer might surprise you…especially if you live in North Dakota. We’ve got an obituary for an innovative prankster, one from the roaring twenties, and of course we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllllllls! Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcastSources:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/understanding-grief/201812/death-and-mourning-practices-in-the-victorian-agehttps://www.lovetoknow.com/life/grief-loss/behind-victorian-mourning-veil-10-surprising-factshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Robinson_(department_store)https://archive.org/details/historyofmournin00daveuoft/page/92/mode/1uphttps://victorianmourning.weebly.com/whatever-shall-i-wear.htmlhttps://www.ggarchives.com/VintageFashions/Womens/FuneralAttire/MourningClothesAndCustoms-1889.html#google_vignettehttps://burialsandbeyond.com/2019/11/05/jays-mourning-warehouse/https://enoughofthistomfoolery.wordpress.com/2016/07/17/women-in-black-mourning-fashion-and-etiquette-1870-1939/https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/design/news/article/2236/frederic-forster-s-mourning-warehouse-and-what-to-wear-to-mourn-a-queenhttps://lilacandbombazine.wordpress.com/2018/08/03/mourning-warehouses-and-where-to-shop/http://messybeast.com/1893-illustrated-london/1893-illustrated-london.htmhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/393778449/?terms=%22Jay%27s%20General%20Mourning%20Warehouse%22&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/778142153/?article=127135cb-5ba7-4f03-8a55-44a3c99a6e4b&terms=%22Millionaire%20dies%22https://thevictorianbookofthedead.wordpress.comhttps://news.yahoo.com/florida-woman-spiked-mans-drink-191158471.htmlhttps://cypresslawn.com/blog/mexican-funeral-traditions/https://matthewfuneralhome.com/blogs/blog-entries/1/News-Events/96/How-Long-After-Death-is-the-Funeral-Held.html#:~:text=A%20standard%20funeral%20can%20be,a%20month%20at%20the%20latesthttps://www.joincake.com/blog/funerals-on-saturday/https://www.cremation.green/how-long-a-funeral-home-can-hold-a-body/https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/wildlife-management/north-dakota-woman-arrested-for-bringing-raccoon-into-bar Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oh hi Geoffs! Just your favorite inked girlies here this week to discuss all things tattoo! First Madison takes us through post-mortem tattoo preservation and the history is pretty nuts. Next, Spencer is giving us the lowdown on memorial tattoos and what they really mean. We’ve got an obituary for an OG tattooer, and one for a good time gal. We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls of course! Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.comJoin our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterFollow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTokCheck out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!Write to us: [email protected] Henry & Madison ReyesPO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcastSources:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/61-tattoos-otzi-5300-year-old-iceman-180954035/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ancient-egyptian-mummy-tattoos-spdhttps://www.livescience.com/ancient-egyptian-mothers-protective-tattoos-childbirth#:~:text=At%20the%20New%20Kingdom%20site%20of%20Deir%20el-Medina,who%20protected%20women%20and%20children%2C%20particularly%20during%20childbirthhttps://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/mummy-tattoo-0017504https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/120616/Ancient-burial-sites-in-Egypt-reveal-tattooed-mummies#:~:text=Arnett%2C%20an%20Egyptologist%2C%20said%20that%20a%20tattoo%20of,that%20may%20have%20run%20along%20her%20lower%20backhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/tattoos-144038580/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tattooinghttps://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2015/09/20/preserving-tattoos-of-the-dead-is-a-little-macabre-but-not-new/?sh=5bc4ba2574cfhttps://inkedmag.com/original-news/save-my-ink-talks-to-inked/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/arts/save-my-ink-forever-tattoo-preservation.htmlhttps://savemyink.tattoo/abouthttps://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/09/10/florida-man-twerks-for-officers-during-traffic-stop-gets-tased-report-says/https://www.facebook.com/100003738010439/videos/299600098595002/ https://www.tattooarchive.com/history/grimm_bert.phphttps://psyche.co/ideas/a-tattoo-is-for-life-how-memorial-tattoos-help-the-bereaved#:~:text=For%20some%2C%20memorial%20tattoos%20provide,by%20death%20but%20nonetheless%20endureshttps://scholarworks.smith.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=2220&context=theseshttps://evergreenjax.com/getting-tattoo-cremation-ashes/https://web.frazerconsultants.com/2017/08/memorial-ink-honoring-a-loved-one-with-a-tattoo/#:~:text=Like%20so%20many%20of%20our,life%20serving%20in%20the%20army Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.