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A Real Stiff
Episode 97

A Real Stiff

True Weird Stuff · Tony Garcia

February 1, 20251h 11m

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<p>Today's True Weird Stuff - A Real Stiff</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Elmer McCurdy was an American outlaw who couldn't pull off a smooth heist to save his life. He tried to use his Army training with nitroglycerin to rob banks and trains, often to no avail. After accidentally robbing the wrong train in&nbsp;1911, a drunken McCurdy met his demise after firing at the deputy sheriffs searching for him. And for the next 65 years, McCurdy's mummified corpse wound up being used as a traveling sideshow attraction known as "The Bandit Who Wouldn't Give Up."</p>