OBITCHUARY

In this week’s episode your favorite gruesome twosome, the diabolical divas are back to discuss a chaotic coffin scandal, a cemetery statue with a tragic backstory and so much more. We have an obituary for a gal that’s absolutely iconic, and one that made our hearts melt. Oh, and did you really think we’d forget? We’re topping it all off with some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls!

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This week we are coming to you live from the Biltmore hotel in Downtown Los Angeles to talk all about the haunted history of this 1923 relic. From a Black Dahlia connection to a horrifying death followed by an America’s Got Talent audition??! Yeah…it’s gonna get weird. We’ve got an obituary for a bad inventor, one that is absolutely chilling…and of course, some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!

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We’d like to speak to a lawyer!!! We’re coming to you from prison this week to talk about some botched executions! We’ve got an obituary for a gal who recently graced our screens, one for the fiancé of a gal who was very much once locked up and so much more including, of course, some dumb.ass.criminallllllllls!

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TGIT GEOFFS! This week Madison and Spencer have been replaced by King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn and they’re telling us all about the wild lives of jesters! We’ve got an obituary for the ex-fiance of a controversial figure and one that’s too good to be true. OH and of course, as jesters we must present you with some DUMB.ASS.CRIMINALLLLS!

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OH HI GEOFFS!! This week we’re getting into the halloween spirit with hAuNtInG lAwSuItS and spooky decorations that caused some serious drama. We’ve got an obituary that was brutally honest, one for a gal who deserved a little more credit and of course we’ve got some DUMB.ASS.CRIMINALLLLLLLLLS!

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Well hellllllo Geoffs! Grab your pepto because Madison is telling us all about the Mad Gasser of Mattoon! Next, Spencer is once again bringing all of the bridezilla vibes with the dark history of wedding customs! We’ve got some obituaries for legendary men, and of course we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllllllllls!!!

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Geoffs, there truly is no place like home and your favorite girlies are now back together, peace has been restored! Well, actually chaos has been restored but you’re gonna love it. Madison is telling us all about some graaaave mistakes, literally, and Spencer has a few wedding day disasters lined up! We’ve got an obituary for an icon, one for a sweet lady and of course we’re topping it all off with some dumb.ass.criminallllllls!

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Ohhhh Geoffs! Get ready because Madison has a WILD story involving grave robbing and a plot twist nobody saw coming! Next, Spencer is taking us through the history of St. Louis’s Lemp Mansion and alllll of its haunted history! We’ve got an obituary that had us tumbling, one for a gal after our own hearts, and so much more including some dumb.ass.criminalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllls!

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Oh hey Geoffs! This week Spencer is breaking down several cases of super-spreader autopsies! Next, Madison is telling us all about how a paper shortage led to the phenomenon of money paper! We’ve got an obituary without a twist, one that definitely left us with some questions and so much more!!!!!! Including some dumb.ass.criminallllllls!

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Happy Thursday Geoffs! This week we’re taking you on Spencer’s bachelor party ghost tour! We had so much fun in Santa Fe, NM and we’re giving you a deep dive into some of Santa Fe’s haunted history! We’ve got some obituaries for ICONS, and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllls!

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https://www.cbsfa.org/our-parish-history

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