The Box of Oddities

After nearly two decades of spitting out odd, discontinued soft drinks brands it just disappeared. And then, the first murder solved by DNA profiling. Seattle's mystery vending machine and the gruesome tale of Colin Pitchfork. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Body parts make great decor! And then, some things you just don't put in your mouth. The history of shrunken heads and the strange proposed use of a recently exhumed Egyptian mummy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Were the Pilgrims visited by aliens? And just so you know, we're all going to die. The earliest recorded UFO sightings in The U.S. and then an update on our sun exploding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The camping trip that turned into a nightmare. And then a good "head in a jar" story. The gruesome Cowden Family Murders and the story of 19th century serial killer Diogo Alves. It's dark inside BOX090. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He was a 17th century astronaut wannabe. And then, the Pre-Colombian ballgame of death. The fascinating story of John Wilkins and the bizarre history of ancient Mayan sports. BOX089 is vacuum sealed for freshness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OMG! An 18 foot crab! And later, murdered by an enraged mob of hat haters. Deep Sea Gigantism and a bizarre tour of history's strangest fashion trends. *Due to the gov. shutdown, Box088 has not undergone federal inspection. Listen at your own risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was Frankenstein Real? Well, sort of. And then a woman who died 1,800 years ago solves a murder in the summer of 1983. Dr. Giovanni Aldini, the inspiration for Dr. Frankenstein and the unlikely solving of the Malika de Fernandez murder. Enjoy responsibly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A dark family secret leads to a murder that's not solved for 25 years. And then, why are all these severed feet washing up on the beaches of the Pacific Northwest? Look inside this BOX to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He claimed space aliens hijacked his truck. And then, talk about next level co-dependency! A very Bizarre night for Harry Turner and the strange tale of June & Jennifer, The Gibbons Twins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy New Year! Well...How did we get here? And whose body is this anyway? The bizarre history of the calendar and the horrific story of Memorial Mound vacuumed sealed inside BOX084. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He was a world renowned artist. And he believed we are enslaved by a Yeti-Human Hybrid. And then, getting a divorce is always difficult. Especially if you're married to a pirate ghost. Stanislav Szukalski and the chick who married a pirate ghost in BOX083. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From indentured servant to United States President. Then buying a house with a very creepy history. The strange story of how Andrew Johnson became the 17th POTUS and the unsolved mystery of "The Watcher" inside this box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Driving in an ice storm at the age of 19, he died in an horrific car accident. Against all odds, Thomas Morelli joins us in this box to tell us his amazing story of life after death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That airline pilot is transparent! And later, have some festive, cinnamon covered boiled horse feet. The Ghosts of flight 401 and strange holiday dishes from around the world! Deliciously prepared and served in environmentally responsible containers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Bloody Hollywood death. Later, what was it like in those lifeboats? The unsolved murder of Peter Ivers and first hand accounts from Titanic survivors inside the 79th BOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My teddy bear tried to kill me! Also, I swallowed my gum and now I'm going to die! Toys that haunted their owners and Kat goes down a weird click hole of wives tales and weird urban legends. Enjoy responsibly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wait. A mammal that weighed 22 tons and stood 17 feet at the shoulder? And then, it killed up to 100 million people in less then a year. The history of the extinct Palaeoloxodon Namadicus and The 1918 Flu Epidemic inside the box. Open with extreme caution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The real life inspiration for Beauty And The Beast. And then, "Don't stop building that guest bath or the ghosts will get us!" The sad story of Petrus Gonsalvus and the Winchester Mystery House inside this BOX. Enjoy Responsibly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Has an Alien anomaly been in polar orbit around the earth for 13,000 years? Also, there was almost a state called Baja-Arizona? The Black Knight Satellite and States that almost were. Inside the 75th BOX! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec. 12, 1982 was a very bad day for Charles Scudder & Joseph Odom. Then, "What's that horrible smell?" The Corpsewood Murders and the Hoatzin Bird AKA The Stink Bird all inside BOX 74. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She had unheard of wealth but lived for decades in a Hotel Room with her sisters. And then, he died of a head injury but 10,000 years later his direct descendant got to meet him. The fascinating story of Ida Wood & the strange but true tale of Cheddar Man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He holds the Guinness Book world's record for lifting weights with his earlobes. Among other things. "The World's Strangest Strongman" and freak show performer Baron Von Geiger joins us for a surprise bonus BOX! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tumors with hair, bone and teeth. And then, A most disturbing weekend with a meat saw. Teratoma Tumors and The Patrick Herbert Mahon Murder from the 1920s. Beware.This is a dark box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Manuscript for mystics or 13th century porn novel? And then, they died in a car accident and told us all about it. The Voynich Manuscript and The Pollock Twins inside this Box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did he eat 5 prospectors? And is Jurassic Park Real? Alferd Packer, The Colorado Cannibal and then dinosaur feathers preserved in amber. Inside BOX069. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A decomposing corpse in the catacombs. Then, bones exhumed from under an elevator shaft. Bodies in The Odessa Catacombs and the dark history of The Cincinnati Music Hall inside the 68th Box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's a fun way to die! Also, what happened to those guys anyway? The Euthanasia-Coaster and the mysterious disappearance of the boys from Yuba City inside the 67th Box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 10 commandments of The Anti-Christ? Or maybe the American Stonehenge? And then, murderous circus folk. The Georgia Guideposts and the violent life of legendary sideshow performer, murderer and complete asshole, Lobster Boy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a storm brewing on Uranus. And how to marry a dead guy. The bizarre weather on the other planets and the story behind corpse brides. All inside BOX065. Batteries sold separately. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Box Of Oddities very first Halloween Special! Featuring you, The Freaks and your true encounters with the beyond! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The fumes from her body put 23 people in the hospital. And then, this is what happens when you hook-up with a 300 year old werewolf. The tale of The Toxic Lady and the tragic story of The Richardson Family murder. Inside this, the 63rd BOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't step on all the doll heads! And being fabulous when being fabulous could land you in jail. The odd history of The Island of Dismembered Dolls and the fabulous "Dancing Marquis" who believed he could hypnotize you with his dance moves. Inside Box062. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beware the man with a wooden mallet and zip ties. And sometimes a rooster is just not enough. True Halloween Horror Stories and the very bizarre methods people used to wake themselves up throughout history. Inside BOX061. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They replaced my mother with a doppelganger! And then, never eat stew from an angry murderer. Capgras Syndrome and the horrific, bloody story of murderer Katherine Knight inside BOX60. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The guy who wrote what would become the movie Blade Runner claims he got his ideas from an entity in the future. And then, what is possibly the strangest sport ever. The strange story of PK Dick & life on the extreme competitive ironing circuit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The tragic yet fascinating story of Parasitic Twins. Also, is Halloween Slasher Michael Myers based on a real story? This Box is packed with oddness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is what we see all there is? Also, "Hey, there's a kangaroo in that tree!" The perception of reality and the rare and very odd Tree Kangaroo. All inside BOX 57. Taste The Rainbow. Or not. We don't care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We pooped on the moon?! Also, let's dig her up and see if she's fresh! Trash we've left on the lunar surface and the 1890 New England Vampire Epidemic. Vacuum packed for freshness inside the 56th BOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He killed over 70 people including his dad... whose heart he ate! Also, who was the world's greatest impostor? You won't believe what he pulled off! Serial killer Pedro Rodrigues Filho and professional impostor Stanley Weyman in the 55th BOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are piles of corpses in the yard! And, why is my poop green? The horrific Tri-State Crematorium incident and everything you always wanted to know (& some things you didn't) about poop! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How many wives can I have? And then..."Look Timmy! It's the severed head of a french serial Killer!" The interesting history of Mormonism & polygamy... Also, The Hollywood Museum of Death. Find it inside the 53rd BOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A guy with no head makes his escape! And how did they pass their idol time 5,500 years ago? Paranormal experiences of first responders and the bizarre history of board games inside the 52nd BOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Being thrown from a carnival ride is never good. Also, it's depressing when the bodies pile up. Grisly roller coaster accidents and the horrible history of the Black Plague. Freeze dried, arranged neatly and stored inside the 51st Box of Oddities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't let a demon drag you into a mirror! Also, he had so many things named after him. Why? The nightmare of sleep paralysis and the amazing story of Alexander von Humboldt inside BOX #50. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't eat babies. Also, was he a madman or a genius? Pills made of human fetus and the great Salvador Dali in the weeks very surreal BOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What was it like to have a mastectomy in 1812? We have a first hand account. And can ships become cursed? The gory history of anesthesia and the tragic story of the vessel MV Joyita, packed for freshness inside BOX 48. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wait. They just discovered another continent? Also, he's a cannibal AND a restaurant Critic?! The lost continent of Zealandia and Issei Sagawa, the Japanese Cannibal. Neatly tucked inside the 47th BOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did a 5 foot man who weighed less than 100 lbs lift 14 ton stones by himself? And madness caused by art? The mystery of Coral Castle and the strange and little understood Stendhal Syndrome in the 46th BOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

His ribs shoot out of his chest to fend off an attacker. And riding out the dangerous tide on raft made of inflated raincoats. Weird animal self-defense tactics and recent developments that suggest the 1962 Alcatraz escapees may have made it after all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's buried treasure in them hills! And did you know there is history inside your refrigerator? The true story of Fen's Gold and the strange history of Ketchup. Or Catsup. We've heard it both ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices