OBITCHUARY

This week Madison touches on some wild ancient beliefs surrounding pregnant women and funerals! Next, Spencer is back with some more wild last will and testaments. We’ve got an obituary for a gal who lived life to the fullest, one for a guy who begrudgingly showed up to his final soiree and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!

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Sources:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mystery-as-hundreds-of-victorian-shoes-wash-up-on-beach/ar-AA1SU9ds?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=694aefaae7fe438081ed2f62f633325a&ei=31

https://www.newspapers.com/image/66195319/?match=1&terms=%22mary%20toft%22

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https://blogs.library.duke.edu/rubenstein/2025/03/19/mary-toft-and-an-extraordinary-delivery-of-rabbits/

https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/library/files/special/exhibns/month/aug2009.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1051843086/?article=e5585d24-f496-4ac9-b8b9-275e986a25cd&terms=bugs%20bunny

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https://www.quora.com/Is-it-bad-for-a-pregnant-woman-to-see-a-dead-and-touch-a-coffin

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https://nursingclio.org/2019/10/17/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-in-the-nineteenth-century-u-s/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://wehavekids.com/having-baby/pregnant-women-and-funerals

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Helllllo Geoffs! This week your fave gruesome twosome are back to discuss the wild story of Karolina Olssen, including a side-quest into the world of tooth worms! We’re also talking about New Orleans ‘Casket Girls,’ so you’re in for a treat! We’ve got an obituary with a twist, one for a gal with a familiar name and so much more, including, duh, some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!

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Sources:

https://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-man-sets-own-home-fire-after-shooting-toward-neighbors-house-tampa-police-say

Gerabek WE. The tooth-worm: historical aspects of a popular medical belief. Clin Oral Investig. 1999 Mar;3(1):1-6. doi: 10.1007/s007840050070. PMID: 10522185.

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https://abc7news.com/post/exclusive-funeral-director-gives-san-jose-man-alexander-pinons-brain-parents-requested-clothing/18277944/

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

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/822672357/?match=1&terms=casket%20girls%20

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/naked-man-arrested-at-planet-fitness-said-he-thought-it-was-a-judgement-free-zone-police-say/

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Mic check! Geoffs your ears are in for a real treat this week as Spencer and Madison sing their way through some do’s and don’ts when it comes to funeral music, but first Madison is telling us what exactly goes on when we are in a coma! We’ve got an obituary for a man who did things his own way, and one with a crazy twist. Oh, and we didn’t forget we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!

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Sources:

https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida/3-arrested-after-deputies-say-they-were-caught-having-sex-in-winn-dixie-parking-lot-in-the-florida-keys/

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OOOOOBITCH! This week we’ve got a history lesson from Mrs. Mr. Eyes about national days of mourning,  but first Spencer is telling us the insane true story of a woman who was found alive in her coffin!!! We’ve got an obituary that left little to the imagination, one for a man exposed, and so much more! Oh, and we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!

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Sources:

https://www.facebook.com/jamaicancarplugg/posts/%EF%B8%8F-rest-in-peace-to-the-nissan-altima-the-only-car-that-been-on-the-road-since-19/1279531750884535/

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9/14 national day of mourning

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/missouri-judge-elvis-presley-wig-music-court-stepping-down/

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Gear up for a chaotic episode Geoffs! This week Madison is introducing us to a mummy who was full of it!  Next Spencer is breaking down the wild true story of Joanna Southcott! We’ve got an obituary for a man with an iconic voice, and a two-for-one! Don’t worry, we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls

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Sources:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/arrest-halton-police-mausoleum-theft-9.6981271

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

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We’re back baby! This week Spencer fills us in on some tombstones filled with liquor during the prohibition era! Next, Madison is taking it back to the old days with some wild extreme embamings. We’ve got one obituary for a total glamour-puss and one that is simply electrifying! Oh, and we didn’t forget to top things off with some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!

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Sources:

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This week your favorite gruesome twosome are back to discuss decoy hearses + the wild story of a woman who woke up in her coffin! We’ve got an obituary for an iconic inventor, one for a victim of an infamous crime and so much more! Including some dumb.ass.criminallllls!

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TGIT Geoffs! This week Madison is telling us all about the Manchester Mummy! But first, Spencer is taking us on a tour of Ed Gein’s house and the nasty findings inside. We’ve got an obituary for an iconic actor who had everybody screaming, a goose and so much more! Oh, and don’t worry honey we didn’t forget the dumb.ass.criminallllllllls! LET’S GO!

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Baby lock them doors and windows and everything else because this week’s episode is flooded with mayhem as Madison tells us about the London Beer Flood! Next, Spencer is breaking down the details of the infamous Boston Molasses Flood. We’ve got some sticky obituaries, some that stuck with us, and of course we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls!

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https://nypost.com/2025/10/08/us-news/florida-police-discover-large-thermos-shoved-up-repeat-offenders-butt-during-his-26th-arrest/

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https://www.boston.gov/news/100-years-ago-today-molasses-crashes-through-bostons-north-end

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https://www.boston.com/news/history/2019/01/13/victims-great-boston-molasses-flood-1919/

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Happy Halloween Eve Geoffs! This week we’re bringing the tricks and the treats! We’ve got surprises, we’ve got Spencer telling us about some ghoulish happenings at the Tennessee State Capital, Madison is telling us about a candy scandal that was anything but sweet. We’ve got a lotta obituaries and oh baby we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!

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https://www.history.com/articles/the-great-molasses-flood-of-1919

https://www.boston.gov/news/100-years-ago-today-molasses-crashes-through-bostons-north-end

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https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/azcentral/name/randall-jacobs-obituary?id=2185424

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/974207052/?match=1&terms=%22mary%20banfield%22

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

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https://www.history.com/articles/london-beer-flood

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