OBITCHUARY

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It’s Thursday and we hope you’re ready to get a lil spooky with us this week as Madison takes us through some fascinating cemetery statues with eery backstories, and Spencer hits us with a part 2 of haunted eBay, this time sharing some ghastly Etsy finds. We’ve got an obituary for a poodle and one that seems progressive for its time, and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!

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Sources:

https://www.newspapers.com/image/876931434/?article=791d1060-9559-4279-92da-4ad4818c0bf8&terms=%22poodle%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/876931434/?article=791d1060-9559-4279-92da-4ad4818c0bf8&terms=%22poodle%22

https://nypost.com/2022/07/27/florida-man-gets-dui-after-driving-scooter-into-walmart-shelves/

https://forgottennewengland.com/2020/10/18/the-real-ghost-story-behind-lowell-cemeterys-witch-bonney/

https://darkofthemoon.wordpress.com/2008/12/19/witch-bonney/

https://weekendjen.com/the-lion-the-witch-and-the-ghost-of-lowell-cemetery/

http://www.cemeteryguide.com/inezclarke.html

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/inez-clarke-monument

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/eternal-silence

https://notebookofghosts.com/2017/03/14/haunted-cemetery-statues/

https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/ask-the-expert/vermont-historical-society/this-place-in-history-black-agnes-statue/

https://vermonter.com/ghosts-and-legends-black-agnes/

https://crimecapsule.com/the-haunted-black-agnes-statue-in-vermont/

https://www.worldhistory.org/Terracotta_Army/

https://www.fodors.com/news/photos/7-cursed-objects-around-the-world-guaranteed-to-ruin-your-life

https://apnews.com/article/8974e25a82c749619066fc777496350f

https://thoughtcatalog.com/holly-riordan/2017/12/i-bought-a-scrapbook-on-etsy-that-i-think-i-better-show-the-police/

https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/7966-weird-etsy-shops.html

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/5/3/18525659/haunted-doll-buy-ebay-etsy-annabelle-childs-play

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Geoffs, have you ever wondered who the hell the mysterious kinda hot guy holding a scythe in the corner is? You know the one, dressed in all black…the grim reaper? Well Madison’s got his life story and she’s ready to spill! But first Spencer has the lowdown on Estate Sales and let’s just say we’re ready for an overnight mission. We’ve got an obituary for a guy with some serious bad luck, one for a gal who loved to talk all things s-e-x and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!!

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Sources:

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/investigations/judge-sentences-estate-sales-business-owner-showing-no-remorse-after-victims-court-have-harsh-words-for-her

https://www.reddit.com/r/Flipping/comments/5ro3aj/what_is_the_worst_estate_sale_youve_ever_been_to/

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/on-and-off-the-avenue/the-wild-wonderful-world-of-estate-sales

https://www.newspapers.com/image/567966268/

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/07/health/sue-johanson-dead.html

https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-men-one-dressed-in-bull-onesie-attempt-to-burn-down-house-with-ragu-sauce-police-say

https://www.scienceabc.com/social-science/what-is-the-grim-reaper-origin-story.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Dead_Kings

https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/The_Skeleton_Dance

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/danse-macabre-david-pumpkins-art-history

https://www.history.com/news/black-death-timeline

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JSlrEHvv_k&t=17s

https://www.britannica.com/story/where-does-the-concept-of-a-grim-reaper-come-from

https://www.joincake.com/blog/grim-reaper/

https://www.grunge.com/863077/the-dark-origins-of-the-grim-reaper/

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Well, well, well it must be Thursday! We hope you’re ready for another chaotic episode as Madison serves up some wild nuns and a real toxic gal. Spencer gives us the lowdown on a group calling for the end of life on earth and we kind of agree?! We’ve got an obituary for a lovely inventor, one for a honky tonk angel, and of course we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllls!

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Sources:

https://nbc-2.com/news/crime/2020/10/25/woman-arrested-for-dui-after-florida-deputies-catch-her-driving-without-tire-swerving-into-traffic/

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Spencer and Madison shoved themselves into one coffin this week to talk about faking it baby! We’ve got an obituary for an ox and one for a real smoke show! Don’t worry, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!

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Sources:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1656/alice-lee-longworth

https://www.newspapers.com/image/754491487/?article=d73ba3fc-58e9-4e19-aab3-c3056398345a&terms=cigarette

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https://allthatsinteresting.com/david-baerten

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This week’s episode had us upside down as Madison covered the wild world of hanging coffins! Next, Spencer brings all the thrills and chills with some of Ebay’s most haunted items that we probably wouldn’t ever bid on..We’ve got a scathing obituary that was well-deserved, and one that had us goin awoooooga! Oh, we didn’t forget we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllls!

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Sources:

https://www.foxnews.com/us/minnesota-man-arrested-throwing-skittles-people-restaurant-police

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/25/arts/design/ebay-haunted-halloween.html

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_coffins

https://matadornetwork.com/trips/the-hanging-graves-of-the-toraja/

https://nypost.com/2023/02/23/li-teens-busted-by-cops-for-kool-aid-man-tiktok-challenge/amp/

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Come on in Geoffs, the water’s fine! Get ready to get drenched as Madison takes us through some underwater final resting places, but not before Spencer tells us why you probably don’t ever want to go on a submarine…like ever. We’ve got an obituary for a legend, and one that downright scathing! We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls!

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Sources:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Whatcouldgowrong/comments/1418p76/florida_man_robs_phone_repair_shop_wearing_a_box/

https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/30/obituaries/albert-goldman-biographer-is-dead-at-66.html

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OBITCH, this week we’ve got a S C A N D A L ! Yes, Spencer is bringing us another funeral home scandal from right here in Pasadena, CA! Next up Madison is teaching us all about the life and times of cadaver dogs. We’ve got an obituary for a survivor, and two guys that led lives well-lived. Oh, we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!

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Sources:

https://www.ksl.com/article/50669301/woman-who-was-previously-discovered-to-be-alive-in-her-coffin-during-her-wake-has-died?utm_source=email_share&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news&utm_content=world

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/404985092/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/177367966/?terms=lamb%20funeral%20home

https://www.topic.com/the-mortician-and-the-murderer

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article276619691.html

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This week’s episode will have you avoiding any and all moving staircases as Spencer breaks down the very valid fear known as escalaphobia. Next put on your learning caps because Madison is giving us the lowdown on the first cremation! We’ve got some obituaries for two wild guys and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls!

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Sources:

https://time.com/4425172/cremation-outpaces-burial-u-s/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Julius_LeMoyne

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Howdy Geoffs! This week we’ve got a whole lotta wild stuff for you. First Madison is giving us the lowdown on Benjamin Franklin’s basement of bones, then Spencer fills us in on why thousands are flocking to see the body of a nun in Missouri! We’ve got an obituary that had us in our feelings and one written by the deceased. OH we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!!!!

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Sources:

https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/27706817/george-winston-backman

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/modern-day-miracle-catholics-flock-rural-missouri-witness-incorrupt-nun

https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/who-was-sister-wilhelmina-lancaster-whose-body-is-now-the-center-of-attention-in-missouri/91326

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12139607/The-incredible-story-Sister-Wilhelmina-Missouri-nun-body-shows-little-sign-decay.html

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https://www.abccolumbia.com/i/two-women-arrested-for-glitter-attack-in-florida/

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http://mentalfloss.com/article/30448/time-they-found-those-bodies-ben-franklins-basement

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bodies-in-the-basement-the-forgotten-bones-of-america-s-medical-schools

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/meet-grandison-harris-grave-robber-enslaved-and-then-employed-georgia-college-medicine-180951344/

https://www.wtxl.com/news/florida-news/police-florida-man-calls-911-claiming-he-paid-for-sex-but-got-ripped-off

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/spokesman/name/gaye-robinson-obituary?id=16586636&fhid=12347

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