
OBITCH court is in session!
Grab your gavels Geoffs because this week Madison is taking us to court to talk all about tort law! Next, Spencer tells us the story of Tarrare, a frenchman who ate himself to an early grave. We’ve got an obituary for a real clown, one for a man of many names, and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls! Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening! Write to us: [email protected] Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807 Sources: https://nypost.com/2025/02/25/us-news/nh-grocery-store-employee-arrested-for-urinating-on-food-and-filming-it-after-cops-find-trove-of-similar-videos/ https://www.iredellfreenews.com/obits/2025/william-ford-mclaury/ https://www.ripleys.com/stories/tarrare https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/66508/tarrare-greatest-glutton-all-time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrare#:~:text=In%201788%2C%20Tarrare%20moved%20to,open%20to%20recover%20the%20items https://www.hansenfuneralhome.com/obituaries/donald-donzo-carlson https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-man-accused-of-whacking-walgreens-manager-in-face-with-bible-on-easter-sunday.amp https://www.tortmuseum.org/online-tour/flaming-rat/ http://www.danfingerman.com/law/cases/UnitedNovelty.html?i=1 https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/07/magazine/the-1-24-16-issue.html https://www.billcoatslaw.com/what-do-a-flaming-rat-and-a-185-degree-cup-of-coffee-have-in-common/ https://www.tortmuseum.org/ford-pinto/ https://www.motortrend.com/features/ford-pinto/ https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/autos/2008/oct/17/pinto-memo-its-cheaper-let-them-burn/ https://www.tortmuseum.org/virtual-tour/index.htm https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/3d/17/425.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarasoff_v._Regents_of_the_University_of_California https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna9259979 https://www.techdirt.com/2016/03/03/copyright-history-strange-case-book-authored-mark-twain-via-ouija-board/ https://www.ctinsider.com/connecticutmagazine/news-people/article/Ghostwriting-In-1917-a-Medium-Claimed-Mark-17044220.php https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/the-book-was-supposedly-written-by-mark-twains-ghost-100-years-ago/ https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/fyi/restaurant-owners-say-their-business-is-haunted/101-384151158 https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/landlord-sues-restaurateurs-who-say-building-is-haunted/67-396124880
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Show Notes
Grab your gavels Geoffs because this week Madison is taking us to court to talk all about tort law! Next, Spencer tells us the story of Tarrare, a frenchman who ate himself to an early grave. We’ve got an obituary for a real clown, one for a man of many names, and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls!
Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast
Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary
Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com
Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter
Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok
Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!
Write to us: [email protected]
Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Sources:
https://www.iredellfreenews.com/obits/2025/william-ford-mclaury/
https://www.ripleys.com/stories/tarrare
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/66508/tarrare-greatest-glutton-all-time
https://www.hansenfuneralhome.com/obituaries/donald-donzo-carlson
https://www.tortmuseum.org/online-tour/flaming-rat/
http://www.danfingerman.com/law/cases/UnitedNovelty.html?i=1
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/07/magazine/the-1-24-16-issue.html
https://www.billcoatslaw.com/what-do-a-flaming-rat-and-a-185-degree-cup-of-coffee-have-in-common/
https://www.tortmuseum.org/ford-pinto/
https://www.motortrend.com/features/ford-pinto/
https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/autos/2008/oct/17/pinto-memo-its-cheaper-let-them-burn/
https://www.tortmuseum.org/virtual-tour/index.htm
https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/3d/17/425.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarasoff_v._Regents_of_the_University_of_California
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna9259979
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