We've all heard the horror tales of someone waking up in a hotel bathtub full of ice, only to find one of their kidneys missing. Well, those stories have to begin somewhere. Today we give you the real-life horror story of the Gland Pirates of Chicago in the early 1920s. Headlines and police reports detail the stories of several men who were drugged and woke to find their testicles missing! We also dive into the back story of this and how it led to illegal harvesting of testicles in Chicago in the 1920s.

Warning: Though this episode is not graphic, it does contain talk of illegal organ removal and medical history that may be uncomfortable for some.

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