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Submit ReviewEach 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.
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Submit ReviewHowdy Geoffs! This week Madison is taking us back to the wild wild west giving us a full rundown on boot hill cemeteries, and then Spencer cools us off as he breaks down what happens when we freeze to death! We’ve got an obituary for two jokesters and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllls!
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New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.
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Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com
Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
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https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thetelegraph/name/kenneth-pluhar-obituary?id=50048086
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q16OZkgSXfM
old-west.com/topics/topic/american-frontier/">https://www.the-old-west.com/topics/topic/american-frontier/
https://writingexplained.org/idiom-dictionary/die-with-your-boots-on
https://www.npr.org/2012/08/14/158585753/a-wild-resting-place-for-gunslingers-and-cowboys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crrag6Yw_xs
https://www.grunge.com/150486/the-sad-life-of-billy-the-kid/
https://www.visithays.com/191/Boot-Hill-Cemetery
https://www.newspapers.com/image/746097240/?article=dd8af022-dfb0-4295-9c05-b3ac3a062801
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/danny-lloyd-obituary?pid=188862193
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/frozen-man-revived-brink-death-found-snow-pulse/story?id=36380318
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothermia
https://trustcarehealth.com/blog/hypothermia-explained
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hypothermia/symptoms-causes/syc-20352682
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This week Spencer tells us the wild story of the TriState Crematory scandal and let’s just say…you do NOT want your loved ones anywhere near this facility. Next, Madison is teaching us about the wonderful world of exarnation. We’ve got an obituary for man with a mullet and a real dazzler, of course we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls!
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New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.
Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok
Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com
Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcast
Sources:
1d94-5461-9f7a-34103bc29531.html">https://www.galvnews.com/news/dickinson-man-charged-with-stealing-70-000-in-cemetery-vases/article_1cab8ed4-1d94-5461-9f7a-34103bc29531.html
https://www.cremationassociation.org/blogpost/776820/301401/Cremated-Remains-A-History
https://www.owensandbrumley.com/obituary/jimmy-adams-sr
Parents-Sister-Charged-In-Noble.aspx">https://www.chattanoogan.com/2002/3/8/18968/Marsh-Parents-Sister-Charged-In-Noble.aspx
https://www.grunge.com/911165/the-chilling-tri-state-crematory-scandal-explained/
4199-5e4d-a592-bd4b1def33fa.html">https://www.tiftongazette.com/news/local_news/a-memory-and-all-its-horror/article_d6143598-4199-5e4d-a592-bd4b1def33fa.html
https://studybuddhism.com/en/essentials/what-is/what-is-compassion
is-a-sky-burial.html">https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-is-a-sky-burial.html
https://tibetpedia.com/lifestyle/sky-burial
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/sky-burial
https://www.history.com/topics/religion/zoroastrianism
https://www.joincake.com/blog/tower-of-silence/
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dispatch/name/barbara-havens-obituary?id=1636399
https://nypost.com/2023/03/16/woman-rips-redneck-dad-in-brutally-honest-riotous-obit/
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Beep Beep Geoffs this week we’re taking you on a road trip as Madison breaks down the history of drive-thru funerals…Is anyone else craving fries? Something’s burning at these bad boys but honey it ain’t a potato…Before we get to that Spencer’s taking us down to the coal mines to figure out what the heck they were doing with Canary’s down there! We’ve got an obituary for a funny gal with strong beliefs, and one who did her best. We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!
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2016-s-dumbest-criminal-Teenager-arrested-arra.html">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3403924/Do-2016-s-dumbest-criminal-Teenager-arrested-arra.html
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/canary-resuscitator/
https://www.pbs.org/tpt/slavery-by-another-name/themes/life-coal-mine/
172.pdf">https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2011-172/pdfs/2011-172.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_lung_disease
https://www.webmd.com/lung/black-lung-disease
https://www.thorntonmortuary.com/about/about-us
http://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/comments/drive_thru_funeral_home
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/comptons-drivethru-funera_n_850749
https://www.newspapers.com/image/788102076/?terms=mr.gatling%20drive%20thru&match=1
https://abc13.com/funeral-home-drive-thru-drive-through-visitation/310368/
https://time.com/3517280/drive-thru-casket-viewings-funeral-home/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2017/03/13/funeral-home-drive-thru-viewing/99113958/
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thetimesnews/name/dorothy-abbey-obituary?id=19552262
bites-off-ear-fight-florida-b1898238.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/man-bites-off-ear-fight-florida-b1898238.html
https://www.newspapers.com/image/333027834/?article=2cedea21-f160-4f56-9fb1-71d2e3e56740
bites-off-ear-fight-florida-b1898238.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/man-bites-off-ear-fight-florida-b1898238.html
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Howdy Geoffs, especially our Phila PA pals! This week Madison and Spencer are spinning together to talk about their trip to the Mutter Museum! Madison is giving us the history of the man behind the museum and some of her most memorable moments from the visit, and then Spencer does a deep dive into the history of phrenology and the massive Joseph Hyrtl skull exhibit. We’ve got an obituary for a conspiracy theorist, one for a mummy, and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllllllls!
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New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.
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Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com
Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
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Sources:
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/20/woman-calls-911-to-complain-about-mugshot_n_1688578.html
https://muttermuseum.org/exhibitions/hyrtl-skull-collection
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mutter-museum-skulls-disease-research
https://collegeofphysicians.org/programs/education-blog/getting-heads-hyrtl-skull-collection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR9x3KVmE48
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mütter_Museum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Dent_Mütter
https://muttermuseum.org/about/overview
https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/161245
https://hekint.org/2017/01/22/thomas-dent-mutter-innovative-surgeon-and-teacher/
https://whyy.org/segments/dr-thomas-muetter-getting-to-know-the-man-behind-the-macabre-collection/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/objects-of-intrigue-einsteins-brain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTgs3UMcDkI
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/morbid-monday-the-demise-of-chang-and-eng
https://muttermuseum.org/exhibitions/cast-and-livers-chang-and-eng-bunker
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-grave-of-chang-eng-bunker-mount-airy-north-carolina
https://muttermuseum.org/stories/posts/what-does-grover-clevelands-tumor-have-do-genital-warts
https://www.newspapers.com/image/716793717/?article=e30f734a-5fc3-4c83-87ba-005f855f8e60
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It’s Thursday, the best day of the week! This episode is a wild one as Madison teaches us about some innovators who performed surgeries on themselves…you heard that right! Next, Spencer is bringing us science, death, and hot girl energy as he gives some excited updates on brain death! We’ve got an obituary for a socialite, one for a gavel-grabber, and so much more. Don’t worry, we didn’t forget we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!
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New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.
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Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
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pig-brain-restore-cell-activity-after-death.html">https://www.livescience.com/65255-pig-brain-restore-cell-activity-after-death.html
https://www.cnn.com/2014/01/06/health/jahi-mcmath-girl-brain-dead/index.html
source.org/latest/what-is-brain-death/">https://www.life-source.org/latest/what-is-brain-death/
https://gizmodo.com/eight-people-who-survived-by-performing-surgery-on-them-5962062
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/8138840/6-incredible-cases-surgeons-operating-themselves/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/654695/people-who-operated-themselves
https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/gouverneur-morris-founding-father-disabled-american
https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-oddest-founding-father
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/637998/founding-father-gouverneur-morris-penis-surgery
https://www.thehealthy.com/pregnancy/woman-performed-own-c-section/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/557455/surgeon-who-removed-his-own-appendix
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_O%27Neill_Kane
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Oh hello Geoffs, how nice of you to join us! This week you’ll be glad you did because Madison is telling us the horrifying backstories of some of the most famous fairytales. But first, Spencer is giving us the lowdown on death clauses in the music industry, read before you sign babes. We’ve got an obituary that was truly written by somebody’s one true love, and one involving a work place disaster! We didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumbass criminalssssss! Let’s go!
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New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.
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Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
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Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/806315302/?article=b253aa15-65fd-4565-88e1-88ff88fcf5fe
https://www.newspapers.com/image/898071442/?article=df04b7fd-44b5-4e68-aecd-1d55f1f4ef9d
https://www.newspapers.com/image/851911601/?article=b60509b2-6bc7-428c-84cf-11f54629a1fe
https://snowwhitewrites.com/original-sleeping-beauty/
https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/type0410.html#grimm
https://genius.com/Giambattista-basile-the-young-slave-annotated
https://web.archive.org/web/20191028224208/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/sevendwarfs/other.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bella_Venezia
https://genius.com/Brothers-grimm-snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarves-annotated
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/national/mcdonalds-removes-mccrispy-poster-near-crematorium
megan-thee-stallion-fighting-label.html">https://bust.com/music/197000-megan-thee-stallion-fighting-label.html
https://www.grunge.com/904521/musicians-severely-mistreated-by-their-record-labels/
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2009/oct/19/music-industry-labels-drug-addicted-artists
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Geoffs have you ever wondered about the origins of zombies? Well we’ve got you covered, this week Madison is taking us on a journey through the history of zombies and voodoo! Next, Spencer is taking us back in time to the roaring twenties for some scammers, frauds, and innovative funeral findings! We’ve got an obituary for a gal who kept up with the times, and one for a woman with some demands! Don’t worry, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls!
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New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.
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PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
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Sources:
zombies-just-voodoo-fiction-woman-staggering-demented-Haitian-village-years-funeral-prove-walking-dead-frighteningly-real.html">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3301230/Thought-zombies-just-voodoo-fiction-woman-staggering-demented-Haitian-village-years-funeral-prove-walking-dead-frighteningly-real.html
https://zora.medium.com/when-zora-met-zombie-dbcf0fb45d11
line-up.com/clairvius-narcisse-haiti-vodou-zombie">https://the-line-up.com/clairvius-narcisse-haiti-vodou-zombie
https://www.historicmysteries.com/clairvius-narcisse-zombie-story/
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http://bit.ly/Haitian-Zombies-2
http://bit.ly/Haitian-Zombies-3
http://bit.ly/Haitian-Zombies-4
http://bit.ly/Haitian-Zombies-5
http://bit.ly/Haitian-Zombies-6
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https://www.newspapers.com/image/525535648/?terms=death%20notice&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/86502184/?terms=%22undertaker%20arrested%22&match=1
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Buckle up Geoffs this week we’re finally getting into reincarnation with some wild stories of people who claim this is not their first time doing the whole human thing. Next, we’re getting the lowdown on the hottest spot in town, Club Dead! We’ve got two obituaries for people who were heroic in their own ways, and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls!
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Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcast
Sources:
https://listverse.com/2018/10/14/10-people-who-claim-to-be-reincarnations-of-other-people/
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/11/23/views-on-the-afterlife/
xpm-2002-apr-25-mn-39895-story.html">https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-apr-25-mn-39895-story.html
https://www.newspapers.com/image/764144329/?article=bb0ca224-7b67-4a76-b77d-66ad3be85a2c
https://www.newspapers.com/image/466068705/?article=27c1b3ef-3964-4d84-9c4e-7a2f3ca173e2
https://allthatsinteresting.com/rosalia-lombardo
https://owlcation.com/humanities/RosaliaLombardo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Salafia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalia_Lombardo
https://gizmodo.com/why-does-this-mummy-appear-to-open-and-close-her-eyes-1593924806
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/64564/7-worlds-most-fascinating-and-beautiful-catacombs
https://www.sciencealert.com/only-the-well-dressed-elite-can-join-capuchin-monastery-s-club-dead
me-geraldine-hoff-doyle-20101231-story.html">https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-geraldine-hoff-doyle-20101231-story.html
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/odessa-catacombs
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Happy Thursday Geoffs! This week Madison is giving us the lowdown how to dress for your last time getting dressed…that’s right! Funeral Fashion! And Spencer is sharing the eery truth about real bodies used in film and television throughout history…let’s just say the 70’s were a wild time. We’ve got an obituary for a gal who could body slam any of us, one for a disco diva and so much more, of course we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!
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New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.
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Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
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Sources:
me-geraldine-hoff-doyle-20101231-story.html">https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-geraldine-hoff-doyle-20101231-story.html
https://www.joincake.com/blog/how-do-funeral-homes-dress-bodies/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/bjepjz/funeral-fashion-mortician-choose-last-outfit
https://funeralcompanion.com/dressing-the-deceased/
https://www.joincake.com/blog/buddhist-funeral-what-to-expect/
https://www.grunge.com/766807/the-dress-marilyn-monroe-was-reportedly-buried-in/
franklin-red-blue-rose-gold-dress.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/31/style/aretha-franklin-red-blue-rose-gold-dress.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/day-of-anna-nicoles-funeral/20/
http://vestoj.com/the-clothes-they-were-buried-in/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/george-h-w-bush-had-socks-every-occasion-even-his-n942946
https://www.thewrap.com/zsa-zsa-gabor-ashes-live-louis-vuitton-dog-carrier/
https://www.today.com/news/jogger-murdered-washington-dc-buried-wedding-dress-t138306
https://nypost.com/2022/06/22/brides-grandmother-buried-in-her-wedding-dress-in-wild-family-mixup/
https://www.businessinsider.com/what-its-like-to-play-a-dead-body-on-tv-2015-10
https://movieweb.com/movies-that-used-real-human-remains/
https://screenrant.com/poltergeist-movie-ending-real-human-skeletons-reason/
Chyna-ex-WWE-star-46-a-life-of-7294947.php#taboola-1">https://www.timesunion.com/preview/article/Obituary-Chyna-ex-WWE-star-46-a-life-of-7294947.php#tab
https://www.ranker.com/list/movies-with-real-skeletons-and-dead-bodies/jessica-bedewi
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A very happy belated Valentines day to our true loves, the Geoffs! In celebration Madison is giving us the lowdown on joint burials, and truly there’s nothing more romantic, but first Spencer is sharing the details of baptizing the dead!! We’ve got some obituaries for a San Francisco girly who’s not dead yet, and one for ‘Mad Dog!’ Oh and in case you were wondering…we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls!
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New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.
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Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
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Sources:
https://nypost.com/2023/01/17/sister-andre-the-worlds-oldest-living-person-dies-at-118/
https://greenlawnfuneralhome.com/obituary/jim-david-sellars/
https://www.everplans.com/articles/the-four-types-of-cemetery-plots
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49672855
https://www.out.com/news/2019/9/13/ancient-lovers-skeletons-were-two-men-study-reveals#toggle-gdpr
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lovers-of-valdaro
https://www.grunge.com/385195/what-are-the-lovers-of-valdaro/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/hasanlu-lovers
https://vintagenewsdaily.com/hasanlu-lovers-the-story-behind-a-2800-year-old-embrace/
https://www.calebwilde.com/2015/01/the-somewhat-strange-story-behind-this-double-coffin/
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/husband-and-wife-buried-in-same-casket
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52914/10-weird-crimes-could-only-happen-florida
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/21/mormons-holocaust-victims-baptism-lds-church
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptism_for_the_dead
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/baptisms-for-the-dead?lang=eng
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