Each week hosts Spencer Henry (Cult Liter Podcast) and Madison Reyes sit back and read outlandish, hilarious, and sometimes scathing obituaries. Every Thursday they come to the table with bizarre history, strange funeral traditions, and so much more! Each episode ends with a 'dumb criminals' segment in which they each talk about hilarious run-ins with the law.
Woohoo it’s Halloween Geoffs! In this week’s episode Spencer is telling us the ghoulishly good story of Bessie Brown, next Madison is serving up everything you need for a good ole victorian halloween! We’ve got an obituary that you’ve allllll been waiting for, and one for a spooky gal we adore! We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls!
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Sources:
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/victorian-costumes-halloween-anyone.151038/
https://gaslampfoundation.org/victorian-halloween-traditions-now-thats-scary/
https://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-nut1.htm
https://www.friendsofdalnavert.ca/blog/2021/10/26/victorian-halloween-love-poetry-and-stingy-jack
http://vermontdeadline.blogspot.com/2013/10/superstitions-apples-and-mirrors.html
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-dumb-cake
https://www.iskullhalloween.com/victorianhalloween.html
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/650543/victorian-halloween-traditions
https://www.mimimatthews.com/2015/10/18/a-victorian-halloween-party/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/72066316/?match=1&terms=%22queen%20victoria%20halloween%22
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/timesunion-albany/name/edward-shatraw-obituary?id=6328838
https://www.wrmf.com/florida-woman-steals-all-the-candy-on-halloween/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/33885335/?match=1&terms=%22married%20to%20the%20ghost%22
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This week Madison is giving us some headstone that spilled all of the tea, and then Spencer has some breaking news surrounding an ongoing funeral home scandal in New York. We’ve got an obituary for a 4-legged sailor, one for a gal who knew how to be in two places at once and even one that’s a little….queer! Oh, and of course we’re also serving up some dumb.ass.criminallllllls!
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Sources:
https://www.tmz.com/2024/10/09/cookie-monster-driver-speeding-on-camera-germany/
https://www.yelp.com/biz/ortiz-r-g-funeral-home-new-york-3?start=20
https://nypost.com/2018/03/05/funeral-home-kept-dressing-wrong-bodies-for-night-of-wakes/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/caroline-cutter-headstone
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31516146/warren-c-gibbs
https://www.ncrabbithole.com/p/gravestone-murder-accusation-north-carolina
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/murder-gravestone-law
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thecourier/name/earlene-peterson-obituary?id=55145022
https://www.newspapers.com/image/609313507/?match=1&terms=headstone%20arrested
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This week Spencer is bringing us another funeral home scandal and it’s outrageous!!! Next, Madison is taking through the reality of strikes in the funerary world. We’ve got an obituary that’s just soooo halloween, and one for a man who loved a joke. Oh, and we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls!
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Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/229645512/?match=1&terms=%22morning%20glory%20chapel%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/229645147/?match=1&terms=%22morning%20glory%20chapel%22%20
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_Glory_Funeral_Home_scandal
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/james-everett-obituary?id=54883527
https://www.newspapers.com/image/993985790/?match=1&terms=%22housewife%20arrested%22%20
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949_Calvary_Cemetery_strike
http://cemeteryworkersseiu265.weebly.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949_Calvary_Cemetery_strike
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_New_York_City_gravediggers%27_strike
https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8213/NY-gravediggers-strike-grows
https://www.newspapers.com/image/418742605/?match=1&terms=%22funeral%20drivers%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/418734697/?match=1&terms=%22funeral%20drivers%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/466373541/?match=1&terms=coffin%20strike
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Helllllllo Geoffs! This week Madison is truly embracing the Halloween spirit with some OG Haunted Houses! Next, Spencer discusses an update on the Sarco pod. We’ve got an an obituary with all the deets, one for a real halloween girly and so much more! Stay till the end because we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!
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Sources:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_bag
https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/prpeak/name/helen-mackenzie-obituary?id=56282464
https://www.foxnews.com/us/houston-robbery-suspect-dressed-michael-jackson-sought-subway-heist
https://www.theatreinparis.com/blog/the-horrific-history-behind-theatre-du-grand-guignol-in-paris
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Guignol
https://hauntpay.com/2024/07/history-of-haunted-houses-how-attractions-evolved-over-time/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/castle-amphitheater
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/utah-state-haunted-castle-psychiatric-hospital
https://kslnewsradio.com/2014931/provo-castle-amphitheaters-long-winding-history/
https://abc7.com/knots-fearvr-knotts-closing-halloween-ride-mental-health-at-scary-farm/1530097/
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In the depths of the dark net, tech journalist Carl Miller makes a disturbing discovery: a secret Kill List targeting hundreds of innocent people on a murder for hire website. When the police decide not to investigate, Carl is thrown into a race against time to warn those in danger and uncover the truth about the people who want them dead. From Wondery and Novel, comes a true story about obsession, control and the price of life and death.
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You’re in for it this week Geoffs! Madison is bringing all things petty, but first Spencer is discussing the rare, but fatal truth behind being embalmed alive!!!! We’ve got an obituary for a real cool cat, one with a last meal and so much more, including of course, some dumb.ass.criminalllllllllls!
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Sources:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234747358/joseph_scott-hatley
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/property/2015/12/15/new-england-spite-houses/
https://buildingsofnewengland.com/tag/spite-cemetery/
https://www.theyankeexpress.com/2021/04/08/352837/baileys-mills-spite-cemetery
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/624659/spite-monument-in-new-orleans-metairie-cemetery
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/624659/spite-monument-in-new-orleans-metairie-cemetery
https://npiweb.com/Blog/Posts/passive-aggressive-architecture-the-odd-phenomenon-of-spite-houses
https://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=touchchina&logNo=220340532251
https://www.grunge.com/32588/incredible-stories-behind-monuments-built-grudges/
https://www.today.com/parents/child-drives-target-rcna171401
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/uber-driver-stolen-car-austin-texas
https://www.livescience.com/62261-saline-formaldehyde-intravenous.html
https://www.calebwilde.com/2018/04/my-thoughts-on-that-russian-woman-who-was-embalmed-alive/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/911530315/?match=1&terms=%22embalmed%20alive%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/605011147/?match=1&terms=%22embalmed%20alive%22
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/10/health/russia-formaldehyde-surgery/index.html
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In this week’s episode Spencer is back with some almost-disasters, but first Madison is telling us about some real odd fellows with skeletons in their closets! We’ve got an obituary that’ll have you thinking twice about jack-o-lanterns and one that was…electrifying! Oh, and we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllls!
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PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?entity-types=obituary&keyword=jack-o-lantern
https://toofab.com/2024/09/06/woman-steals-coffin-dumps-body/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-apr-01-mn-45210-story.html
https://archives.mtexpress.com/1999/10-27-99/10-27skeleton.htm
https://www.newspapers.com/image/144293063/?terms=%22odd+fellows%22+skeleton
https://connectingdirectors.com/61568-ioof-skeletons
https://www.newspapers.com/image/96580029/?terms=%22odd+fellows%22+skeleton
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/odd-fellows-found-skeletons
https://kval.com/archive/oregon-girl-finds-skeleton-in-a-closet-11-12-2015
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/bones-garage-ohio-odd-fellows-ritual-1329419/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Order_of_Odd_Fellows
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/633931/independent-order-odd-fellows-secret-society-skeletons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Todd
https://listverse.com/2015/07/23/10-narrowly-averted-disasters-that-nearly-shook-the-world/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/10-lucky-celebrities-who-escaped-disaster-180947668/
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This week Spencer is getting all kindsa astrological, Madison is finally doing a part 2 of ironic deaths!!! We’ve got an obituary with a tongue twister, and a new contender for the scathing obituary hall of fame! Oh, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!
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PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Sources:
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/08/30/obituary-florence-flo-harrelson-2/
https://www.them.us/story/horror-movie-deaths-zodiac-sign
https://nypost.com/article/how-you-will-die-based-on-your-zodiac-sign/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/seven-famous-people-who-missed-the-titanic-101902418/
https://thought.is/the-25-most-supremely-ironic-deaths-in-world-history/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Book_of_Running
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Fixx
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/08/02/Man-drowns-at-lifeguard-party/3367491803200/
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1985/08/02/161834.html?pageNumber=7
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto-Dominion_Centre
https://www.curiousarchive.com/the-bizarre-death-of-garry-hoy/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._I._Rodale
https://newrepublic.com/article/119007/bizarre-life-and-death-mr-organic
https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/05/03/when-that-guy-died-on-my-show/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/york-rider-dies-protesting-motorcycle-helmet-law/story?id=13993417
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/john-simmerer-obituary?id=55393970
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This week NYT Best Selling Authors Spencer Henry and Madison Reyes (we won’t do that again let us have our moment!!!) are sitting down to discuss the wild world of freak shows, and some incredible stories of offering friendship and humanity during someones final moments. We’ve got an obituary for a bearded icon, one that gives us hope and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!
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PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Sources:
https://nypost.com/2024/08/16/us-news/strangers-pay-for-funeral-of-woman-92-with-no-family/
https://www.oprah.com/omagazine/kindness-of-strangers-how-one-nurse-made-sure-no-one-dies-alone/all
https://volunteer.uclahealth.org/custom/527/opp_details/4139
https://www.reddit.com/r/casualiama/comments/c2vjok/i_am_a_noonediesalone_volunteer_ama/
https://nosdaf.com/what-we-fund/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiIUva7jMJg
https://www.wehonorveterans.org/working-for-veterans/volunteering/no-veteran-dies-alone/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigil
https://www.newspapers.com/image/593641054/?match=1&terms=arrested%20at%20vigil
https://italiantribune.com/the-case-of-the-conjoined-colloredo-brothers/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/freak-show-members
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugly_law
https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/San-Francisco-once-pioneered-ugly-laws-15098902.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Jones_(bearded_woman)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/63172921/?match=1&terms=%22annie%20jones%22
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In this episode Madison is telling us all about the first ever mausoleum!! But first, Spencer tells us the sweet story of wind phones. We’ve got an obituary on repeat, and one for a shimmy queen! Oh, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllllls!
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Sources:
https://www.mywindphone.com/our-story
https://bell-gardia.jp/en/guide/the-phone-of-the-wind/
https://www.britannica.com/video/179971/Overview-Mausoleum-of-Halicarnassus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coupled_siblings#Sibling_marriage_and_incest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecatomnus
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1848-1020-31
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nereid_Monument
https://www.mausoleums.com/halicarnassus-mausoleum/
https://www.thecollector.com/mausoleum-of-halicarnassus-ancient-wonders/
https://www.worldhistory.org/Mausoleum_at_Halicarnassus/#google_vignette
https://www.grunge.com/618475/the-untold-truth-of-the-mausoleum-at-halicarnassus/
https://www.grunge.com/618475/the-untold-truth-of-the-mausoleum-at-halicarnassus/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/84621951/?article=b1d816eb-1a37-4033-ab81-6fbc8d257d44&terms=shimmy
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/dead-whale-washes-ashore-torrance-beach/
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This week we’re going old school, we’ve heard about moirologists, now it’s time to talk about funeral mutes! But first Madison is talking about the incredible phenomenon known as end of life lucidity. We’ve got an obituary for a horror icon, and one for a man who had his priorities straight! Oh, and we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls!
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Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/04/fashion/juli-lynne-charlot-dead.html
https://www.healthline.com/health/alzheimers-dementia/terminal-lucidity#preparation
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-dying-people-often-experience-a-burst-of-lucidity/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_lucidity
https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/halloween-actor-charles-cyphers-dead-at-85
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funeral#Mutes_and_professional_mourners
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