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Welcome back to Weird Wednesday! Today's topic is a true crime story, which coincides well with Black History Month.  In this episode, we discuss one of the catalysts inn the Civil Rights Movement, the murder of Emmett Till. 


Sources: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1957 

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We've all heard the phrase, "You only use 10% of your brain," but today's case discusses a man who literally only had that 10%...and lived to tell the tale!


SOURCES:

 Hydrocephalus – Causes, Symptom and Surgical Treatments (aans.org)

These Are Some Of The Strangest Medical Cases Of All Time | IFLScience 

Man Living with 10% of His Brain? - NeuroLogica Blog (theness.com) 

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Today we continue our discussion about the plague, diving into the history, treatments, and consequences.

Sources:

Pneumonic plague - Wikipedia

Plague (disease) - Wikipedia

Ecology and Transmission | Plague | CDC

Plague of Justinian - Wikipedia

First plague pandemic - Wikipedia

Black Death - Plague, Mortality, Europe | Britannica

Black Death - Causes, Symptoms & Impact | HISTORY 

The Black Death: A Timeline of the Gruesome Pandemic (history.com)

The History of Plague – Part 1. The Three Great Pandemics - JMVH

History of the Plague: An Ancient Pandemic for the Age of COVID-19 (amjmed.com)

The Black Death (uiowa.edu)

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Heeeeeeelllllllloooooooo everyone! Let's kick off this two parter all about the plague!


Sources:

Pneumonic plague - Wikipedia

Plague (disease) - Wikipedia

Ecology and Transmission | Plague | CDC

Plague of Justinian - Wikipedia

First plague pandemic - Wikipedia

Black Death - Plague, Mortality, Europe | Britannica

Black Death - Causes, Symptoms & Impact | HISTORY 

The Black Death: A Timeline of the Gruesome Pandemic (history.com)

The History of Plague – Part 1. The Three Great Pandemics - JMVH

History of the Plague: An Ancient Pandemic for the Age of COVID-19 (amjmed.com)

The Black Death (uiowa.edu)

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Today, let's talk about the horribly tragic murder of Polly Klaas. 


SOURCES:


Richard Allen Davis - Wikipedia 

Murder of Polly Klaas - Wikipedia

Everything to Know About the Polly Klaas Case 30 Years After Her Remains Were Found (people.com) 

Polly Klaas' murder 30 years later: Investigators remember dogged work to crack case - ABC News (go.com)

Polly Klaas Was Kidnapped And Murdered In 1993, And Her Story Still Haunts Us 30 Years Later (ranker.com) 

Richard Allen Davis | Criminal Minds Wiki | Fandom

Motorcycle Mama — All about Polly Klaas and Richard Allen Davis — Crime Library 

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As we continue hauling through this flu/COVID season, let's talk about another respiratory infection that caused quite the epidemic following a summer convention.


SOURCES: 

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/legionnaires-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20351747 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/legionnaires-disease/ 

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17750-legionnaires-disease

https://legionellacontrol.com/legionella/when-was-first-legionnaires-disease-outbreak/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionnaires%27_disease 

The History of Legionnaires Disease Cases and Outbreaks (thelegionnaireslawyer.com)

Legionnaires Disease Signs and Symptoms | CDC

About Legionnaires Disease | Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment (legionellacontrol.com)

Forensic Files, Season 1 Ep 7

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Join Jess and me as we talk about the tragic death of Conrad Roy. 


*TRIGGER WARNING*: suicide


Sources: 
Michelle Carter's texting suicide trial revisited, death of Conrad Roy in 20/20 True Crime 'Words to Die By' - ABC7 New York (abc7ny.com) 

How Did Conrad Roy Die? Cause of Death, Michelle Carter Texts, Trial – StyleCaster 

Parents of boy, 18, who killed himself after being encouraged by Michelle Carter speak out | Daily Mail Online 

Michelle Carter: 5 Facts About The 2014 Conrad Roy Suicide Texting Case | Murders and Homicides on Crimefeed | Investigation Discovery

All the texts between Michelle Carter and Conrad Roy the day he died – Boston 25 News 

The Death of Conrad Roy: Michelle Carter's 'Virtual Presence' and 'Failure to Act' in Texting Case - A&E True Crime (aetv.com) 

Death of Conrad Roy - Wikipedia

Michelle Carter: The 'Texting-Suicide' Case Five Years After Sentencing (people.com)

 

If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide or are worried about a loved one, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 for free, confidential, and emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Have you ever needed a blood transfusion? What would you think if your doctor came to you and said "what you need is 150 cc of cow milk through that IV"? Pretty insane right? Well, it happened! Let's talk about it.

SOURCES:

 https://bigthink.com/health/milk-transfusion/

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1537-2995.1969.tb04920.x 

https://www.iflscience.com/nineteenth-century-doctors-used-milk-for-blood-transfusions-67580 

https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2022/04/10-strange-medical-practices-from-history/#:~:text=Milk%20transfusions,successful%2C%20many%20resulted%20in%20death. 

https://www.popsci.com/weirdest-thing-milk-transfusion-uranium-glass-poppers/ 

https://www.aabb.org/news-resources/resources/transfusion-medicine/highlights-of-transfusion-medicine-history 

https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/lifestyle/others/evolution-of-blood-transfusion-through-milk-and-saline-transfusion 

Karl Landsteiner – Facts - NobelPrize.org

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Today, let's talk about the insane survival story of badass Jennifer Morey!

Sources: 

Forge of Fears (wordpress.com)

How Jennifer Morey Survived A Brutal Knife Attack (blurredbylines.com) 

Jennifer Morey: What happened to Jennifer Morey and where is she now? | Women Who Survived Explainer - 9Honey (nine.com.au) 

Don’t Answer the Door: The Survivor Story of Jennifer Morey | by Verity Partington | Medium 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlXX5eVMwgY 

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Happy New Year! Let's start both the new year and the return to posting with the incredible and inspirational story of Ryan White and the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

- A


SOURCES:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPpXW5rHmZg 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/remembering-ryan-white-the-teen-who-fought-against-the-stigma-of-aids 

https://ryanwhite.hrsa.gov/about/ryan-white 

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

https://www.ryanwhiteatl.org/who-is-ryan-white-2/ 

https://www.kff.org/hivaids/fact-sheet/the-ryan-white-hivaids-program-the-basics/ 

https://time.com/6340507/ryan-white-world-aids-day/ 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ryan-White 

What is Hemophilia | CDC 

Hemophilia A: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia 

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