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Happy Valentine’s Day Geoffs! This week Madison has some salacious valentines cards from the Victorian era that were anything but sweet! Next, Spencer is telling us all about The Ghost Club! We’ve got an obituary that’s a little chilly, one that had us going meeeeOW and one for an icon. Oh and baby, we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!   Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast   Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary   Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com   Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter   Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary   Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok   Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!   Sources: https://allpoetry.com/poem/15727062-The-first-Valentine-poem-circa-1415-by-Michael-R.-Burch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I,_Duke_of_Orléans https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/charles-d-orleans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Agincourt https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-25/battle-of-agincourt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Post https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinegar_valentines https://www.lanternghosttours.com/post/history-s-oldest-known-valentine-was-written-in-prison https://nerdist.com/article/valentines-day-history-origins-in-lupercalia-saint-valentines-path-to-love-letters-and-mass-commercialization/ https://time.com/4663003/esther-howland-valentines/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/nothing-says-i-hate-you-vinegar-valentine-180962109/ https://victorianachronists.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/victorian-vinegar-valentines/ https://lifestylesafter50.com/vinegar-valentines-sour-not-sweet-nothings/ https://www.rubylane.com/item/398016-12454/Vinegar-Valentine-Titled-Greedy https://www.britannica.com/event/Victorian-era https://time.com/4663003/esther-howland-valentines/ https://brightonmuseums.org.uk/discovery/history-stories/love-letters-and-hate-mail-victorian-vinegar-valentines-2/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/1033605073/?match=1&terms=fatal%20valentine https://www.newspapers.com/image/396703464/?match=1&terms=mock%20valentine https://www.newspapers.com/image/1019219812/?match=1&terms=mock%20valentine https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/give-your-beloved-a-sweet-glistening-brain-for-valentines-day https://www.kpbs.org/news/2012/11/13/convicted-idiot-driver-who-passed-school-bus https://fox8.com/news/court-orders-driver-to-wear-idiot-sign/#ooid=s4OGN2NTpi-dplPOcLOJWcgZ6YEgp0Dc?utm_source=publish2&utm_medium=referrer&utm_campaign=www.kpbs.org https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dispatch/name/shena-hardin-obituary?id=22243870 https://614now.com/2026/hot-topics/ohio-woman-arrested-for-twerking-on-damaging-police-cruiser https://www.thecut.com/article/shirley-raines-founder-of-beauty-2-the-streetz-dies-at-58.html https://www.ghostclub.org.uk/history.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/388107184/?match=1&terms=The%20Ghost%20Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghost_Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davenport_brothers https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/davenport https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/aug/10/houdini-and-conan-doyle-impossible-edinburgh-festival   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Spencer was totally bugging out in his coffin and he’s here to talk about some insect insanity! Next, Madison is sharing several stories of people buried with their cars! We’ve got some obituaries for some gals who lived life to the fullest, and of course we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllls!   Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast   Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary   Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com   Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter   Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary   Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok   Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!   Sources:   https://www.newspapers.com/image/719183373/?match=1&terms=%20death%20by%20oven https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/grave-of-sandra-west-and-her-ferrari https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/history-culture/article/This-week-in-in-1977-socialite-Sandra-West-was-7528939.php https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-11-mn-1029-story.html https://www.familysearch.org/en/memories/memory/3714696 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41759228/lonnie-holloway https://www.wistv.com/story/11097402/man-buried-behind-the-wheel-of-his-beloved-pontiac/ https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/man-gets-final-wish-burial-in-car-with-guns/83-401983610 https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/76517 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-25/pennsylvania-man-buried-with-his-beloved-corvette https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/24/business/car-burials-funerals.html# https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/grave-of-george-swanson https://guardian.ng/life/south-african-politician-buried-in-his-beloved-car-as-requested/ https://www.nairaland.com/3540416/man-buried-mother-hummer-jeep https://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2017/04/06/North-Toledo-man-accused-of-chasing-family-member-with-hatchet.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/690319927/?article=ff6ae406-8edb-463a-8f82-e64cce414883&terms=%22doris%20duke%22 https://nypost.com/2026/01/19/us-news/convicted-thief-who-penned-autobiography-on-past-heists-accused-of-robbing-another-bank/ https://www.bonappetit.com/story/figs-and-wasps?srsltid=AfmBOorClb63sXKVzWZCY0S9KAdZKrqofBI6koil0wdljPcWM_bYxTNT https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-a-wasp-turns-cockroaches-into-zombies1/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botfly https://www.thetraveldoctor.com.au/resources/human-maggots/ https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/bot-flies#:~:text=The%20human%20botfly%20(Dermatobia%20hominis)%20is%20a,the%20mosquito%20or%20tick%20visits%20a%20personhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduviidae     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week’s juicy episode Madison tells us about the Doctor Riots of 1788! Next, Spencer breaks down the currently unfolding grave robbing adventure of Jonathan Gerlach. We’ve got an obituary for a real guys guy, one for a graverobber and so much more; including, of course some dumb.ass.criminallllllls! Let’s go!   Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast   Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary   Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com   Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter   Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary   Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok   Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!   Sources:   https://katv.com/news/nation-world/florida-man-wearing-lace-lingerie-accused-of-hiding-gun-under-prosthetic-breasts-sheriff-polk-county-sheriffs-office-underwear-panties-g-string-bra-trespassing-construction-site-loitering-prowling-armed-weapons-firearms-altamonte-springs https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/leon-wilson-obituary?id=60538230 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Moriah_Cemetery_(Philadelphia) https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/10/us/jonathan-gerlach-ephrata-pennsylvania-grave-robbery https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/pennsylvania-grave-robbery-human-remains#:~:text=Gerlach%20allegedly%20acknowledged%20%E2%80%9Cthat%20he,Ephrata%20home%20the%20next%20day https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pennsylvania-man-accused-desecrating-cemeteries-found-100-human-skulls-rcna253123 https://www.reddit.com/r/CreepyBonfire/comments/1q8na09/jonathan_gerlachthe_new_ed_gein/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/841909335/?match=1&terms=grave%20robber%20killed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1788_doctors%27_riot https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/the-anatomy-riot-of-1788/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/329858021/?match=1&terms=doctors%20riot https://www.newspapers.com/image/1277944466/?match=1&terms=doctors%20riot https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/gory-new-york-city-riot-shaped-american-medicine-180951766/ https://www.history.com/articles/grave-robbing-anatomy-riot-1788-nyc https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/body-snatchers-old-new-york https://www.mentalfloss.com/science/medicine/anatomy-riots-history https://www.americanheritage.com/american-heritage-book-selection-body-snatchers https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/atlanta/name/w-e-thompson-obituary?id=50444163 https://www.mandatory.com/fun/1541118-meanwhile-in-florida-man-arrested-for-hanging-from-traffic-lights-and-pooping-on-cars Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Geoffs you are in for a TREAT this week as Spencer tells us all about the posthumous execution of Oliver Cromwell! But that’s not all, Madison is talking about some tragic tombstone disasters! We’ve got an obituary for a New York icon, one for a tombstone ‘entrepreneur’ with some DRAMA! And so much more; oh and baby we didn’t forget, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls! Let’s go!   Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast   Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary   Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com   Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter   Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary   Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok   Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!   Sources: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/florida-woman-flies-sunroof-bizarre-093309019.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/175101585/?article=097d778d-90d9-4952-9a2f-749aaafe3bba&terms=gigantic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cromwell https://thetudorenthusiast.weebly.com/blog/the-execution-of-thomas-cromwell https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/anne/fall-articles/anne-boleyns-downfall-who-was-responsible/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j8vn2ne70o https://www.cromwellmuseum.org/cromwell/significance https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/30/skylne-memorial-gardens-cemetery-plot-burial/ https://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/categories/category/stupid_criminals https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2020-08-28-tombstone-entrepreneur-lebohang-khitsane-dies/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpepdwWAt8Q https://griffithmemorials.com/who-is-responsible-for-gravestone-maintenance/ https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/tombstone-fatally-crushes-cemetery-worker/2122287/ https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/tombstone-fatally-crushes-texas-cemetery-worker-4964057.php https://www.nbcnews.com/video/tombstone-crushes-cemetery-worker-to-death-61797955656 https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/07/utah-boy-4-dies-after-being-crushed-by-tombstone https://www.cbsnews.com/news/carson-dean-cheney-utah-boy-crushed-by-tombstone-jury-makes-decision/ https://kutv.com/news/local/family-honors-late-son-by-hiding-toy-cars-around-the-world https://heavenslawfirm.com/pennsylvania-man-killed-by-cemetery-headstone/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/mother-laws-gravestone-falls-pennsylvania-man-killing/story?id=30022018 https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/man-decorating-family-grave-for-easter-killed-by-falling-headstone/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pennsylvania-man-dies-tragic-tombstone-accident-cops-n333766 https://nypost.com/2015/03/31/mother-in-laws-tombstone-falls-on-man-killing-him/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/1050504071/?match=1&terms=crushed%20by%20tombstone https://www.kltv.com/story/18764100/child-killed-when-tombstone-falls-on-her/ https://www.wsoctv.com/news/4-year-old-girl-killed-after-crushed-falling-tombs/329969685/ https://www.foxnews.com/us/family-set-to-bury-little-girl-crushed-by-tombstone-cross.print   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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!   Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast   Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary   Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com   Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter   Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary   Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok   Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!   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 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1212813593/?match=1&terms=%22mary%20toft%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Toft https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/mary-toft-and-her-extraordinary-delivery-of-rabbits/ 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 https://www.quora.com/What-if-you-look-at-a-dead-body-while-pregnant-Will-it-harm-the-baby https://www.quora.com/Is-it-bad-for-a-pregnant-woman-to-see-a-dead-and-touch-a-coffin https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sooterkin https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/096777200401200309 https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/wp-content/uploads/sites/360/2016/12/STE38stevenson-1.pdf https://www.fox13news.com/news/man-claims-he-teleported-stolen-bmw-before-130-mph-crash-deputies-say?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6939d151102b1e00019d6f1c 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 https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/gordon-stone-obituary?id=51576613%26utm_source%3Dfacebook%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3Dobitsharebeta https://www.newspapers.com/image/397869832/?match=1&terms=man%20leaves%20estate https://www.newspapers.com/image/854305098/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjg1NDMwNTA5OCwiaWF0IjoxNzY3MTk5OTkyLCJleHAiOjE3NjcyODYzOTJ9.KzqsUx_sZ9UI8KOZhje4E35GGoZDIKUfzt-hoHF-dpU https://www.newspapers.com/image/850886431/?clipping_id=178949804&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjg1MDg4NjQzMSwiaWF0IjoxNzY3MjAyMjg1LCJleHAiOjE3NjcyODg2ODV9.zhY9VTEO3-rc8osRrJl1c_gAKCpL4smBFvSLCD3aFiM   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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!   Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast   Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary   Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com   Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter   Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary   Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok   Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!   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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karolina_Olsson https://www.sindecusemuseum.org/tooth-worms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karolina_Olsson https://abc7news.com/post/exclusive-funeral-director-gives-san-jose-man-alexander-pinons-brain-parents-requested-clothing/18277944/ https://www.neworleans.com/things-to-do/history/the-casket-girls-of-new-orleans/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casquette_girl https://www.verylocal.com/ursuline-convent-casket-girls/20209/ https://www.neworleans.com/things-to-do/history/the-casket-girls-of-new-orleans/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casquette_girl https://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?keyword=casket+girls+ https://www.newspapers.com/image/822672357/?match=1&terms=casket%20girls%20 https://www.newspapers.com/image/435976310/?article=40c78fc4-853d-4dd3-a414-15313498c6f2&terms=%22new%20years%20eve%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/87342546/?match=1&terms=%22home%20wrecker%20dies%22 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/naked-man-arrested-at-planet-fitness-said-he-thought-it-was-a-judgement-free-zone-police-say/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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!   Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast   Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary   Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com   Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter   Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary   Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok   Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!   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/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/750206191/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/632708033/ 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/ https://thewordofthedaytheenglishnook.wordpress.com/2025/06/16/threnody/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nearer,_My_God,_to_Thee https://www.ladbible.com/news/us-news/kim-erick-son-body-museum-998515-20251122 https://nypost.com/2025/11/13/world-news/canada-man-hijacks-bus-but-miraculously-makes-every-stop-forces-riders-to-pay-fare/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coma/symptoms-causes/syc-20371099 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19351354/ https://abcnews.go.com/Health/teen-explains-life-coma/story?id=32473542 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Wineland https://clairesplacefoundation.org/claires-story https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/28/health/claire-wineland-lung-transplant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrT9XRyDDaE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Coma_Scale https://www.castofuneralhome.com/obituary/wanda-palmer https://apnews.com/article/woman-dies-coma-attacker-west-virginia-50d6c6eaecc8516b61f72fe8197f4956 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23462249/ https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/review-insomnia-medication-may-wake-some-patients-vegetative-state https://www.nbcnews.com/video/im-here-ambien-awakens-stroke-victim-44479555669 https://www.kidspot.com.au/parenting/the-incredible-battle-these-parents-fought-to-get-treatment-for-their-son/news-story/246358a28889c116129794abea70aadd https://www.facebook.com/ABCAustralianStory/posts/we-are-very-sad-to-share-the-news-that-sam-goddard-passed-away-this-week-sam-31-/10157204644102818/ https://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2947406&page=1 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/some-people-who-appear-to-be-in-a-coma-may-actually-be-conscious/ https://nypost.com/2025/11/13/world-news/canada-man-hijacks-bus-but-miraculously-makes-every-stop-forces-riders-to-pay-fare/       Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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!     Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast   Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary   Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com   Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter   Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary   Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok   Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!   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/ https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/11/obituaries/jackie-vernon-62-comic-in-television-film-and-nightclubs.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_day_of_mourning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_day_of_mourning https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/1190232711/?match=1&terms=%22national%20day%20of%20mourning%22 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/analyses/presidential-orders-upon-the-death-president https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-2648-announcing-the-death-franklin-delano-roosevelt https://www.whitehousehistory.org/digital-archives/exhibits/black-cloth-mourning-dress-and-drapery-at-the-white-house/mourning-franklin-d-roosevelt https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/looking-back-at-the-day-fdr-died https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/spotlight-primary-source/lyndon-b-johnson-proclaims-national-day-mourning-jfk-1963 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_funeral_of_John_F._Kennedy https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/most-watched-attended-funeral-services-in-the-world https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/lbj-mourning/ https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/mourning-death-martin-luther-king-jr https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/speech/proclamation-5093-national-day-mourning-sunday-september-11-1983 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007 9/14 national day of mourning https://fox8.com/news/ports-of-entry-to-briefly-shut-down-for-9-11-commemoration-ceremonies/ https://text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2021/09/10/shutting-down-the-sky-the-federal-aviation-administration-on-9-11/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closings_and_cancellations_following_the_September_11_attacks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_of_Mourning_(United_States_protest) https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-day-of-mourning-fourth-thursday-in-november https://www.cbsnews.com/news/missouri-judge-elvis-presley-wig-music-court-stepping-down/ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/us/drunk-raccoon-virginia-liquor-store.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/woman-coffin-found-alive-cremation-buddhist-temple-thailand/ https://news.sky.com/video/dead-thai-woman-sent-to-crematorium-wakes-up-in-coffin-13475243#:~:text=Video%20Unavailable&text=Semi%2DTransparent-,She%20was%20later%20sent%20to%20a%20hospital%20where%20she%20was,released%20back%20to%20her%20brother https://news.sky.com/story/dead-thai-woman-sent-to-crematorium-wakes-up-in-coffin-13475133 https://people.com/mom-woke-up-morgue-pronounced-dead-seizure-toast-11860976 https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/1044790493/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary   Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast   Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary   Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com   Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter   Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok   Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!   Write to us: [email protected]   Sources:   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/arrest-halton-police-mausoleum-theft-9.6981271 https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/don-lafontaine-obituary?pid=178145149 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/02/mummy-mystery-solved-air-dried-priest-was-embalmed-via-rectum https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1560050/full https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/science/austria-mummy-mystery-solved https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/luftgselchter-pfarrer-austria https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/18th-century-monks-anus-was-stuffed-with-wood-chips-and-fabric-to-mummify-him-researchers-discover https://cen.acs.org/analytical-chemistry/art-&-artifacts/Austrian-mummy-mystery-resolved/103/web/2025/05 https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/325664623/https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/325664623/?match=1&terms=weird%20arrest https://catholicherald.co.uk/heretic-of-the-week-joanna-southcott/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Southcott Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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!     Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary   Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast   Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary   Get your Merch: wonderyshop.com/obitchuary   Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com   Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter   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   Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!   Write to us: [email protected]   Sources: https://www.tmz.com/2025/11/12/penny-dead-at-232/ https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sacbee/name/margherita-covino-obituary?id=58862061 https://www.newspapers.com/image/153757119/?match=1&terms=Peggy%20Hopkins%20Joyce https://www.newspapers.com/image/371625558/?match=1&terms=Peggy%20Hopkins%20Joyce https://everloved.com/articles/funeral-planning/what-is-extreme-embalming/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Batiste https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treme_Brass_Band https://www.npr.org/2010/08/27/129452007/treme-brass-band-living-and-breathing-new-orleans https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/music/uncle-lionel-batiste-gets-sendoff-as-unique-as-the-man-himself/article_78f7b478-e4e6-5490-ac61-1cd8da6cdc76.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_K-Doe https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/23/arts/the-pop-life-all-dolled-up-in-his-lounge-and-shrine.html https://gardenandgun.com/articles/the-high-the-low-a-tasteful-send-off/ https://gravemattersgroup.co.uk/2022/07/14/standing-to-the-last-extreme-embalming-as-a-practice-of-resistance/ https://marinfuneralhomepr.com/el-muerto-en-ambulancia/ https://wearemitu.com/wearemitu/news/marin-funeral-home-puerto-rico/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/puerto-rican-taxi-drivers-final-stop-funeral/story?id=31307213 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3095748/Puerto-Rico-taxi-driver-73-died-cancer-propped-CAB-wake.html https://connectingdirectors.com/58104-extremely-embalmed-murder-victim-on-parade-a-first-for-trinidad-tobago https://www.facebook.com/BostonPoliceDepartment/posts/suspect-arrested-after-driving-scooter-through-active-crime-scene-and-striking-o/10157471572962685/ https://www.history.com/articles/prohibition https://www.fredminnick.com/2013/01/01/the-grave-that-once-held-liquor/ https://thecemeterytraveler.blogspot.com/2011/09/white-bronze-memorials.html https://www.fredminnick.com/2013/01/01/the-grave-that-once-held-liquor/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/661594535/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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!     Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary   Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast   Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary   Get your Merch: wonderyshop.com/obitchuary   Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com   Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter   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   Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!   Write to us: [email protected]   Sources: https://yubanet.com/regional/axe-wielding-woman-arrested-following-13-mile-vehicle-pursuit/ https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/613337446/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/inventor-of-frozen-burrito-duane-roberts-dead-at-88/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1opd4ur/aitah_for_telling_my_son_i_know_he_is_gay/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46026619 https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/Births-Deaths-and-Ceremonies/Cemeteries/Belfast-cemeteries/Shankill-Graveyard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shankill_Graveyard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_with_the_Ring https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46026619 https://www.newspapers.com/image/490303575/?match=1&terms=hearse%20decoy https://www.newspapers.com/image/901294845/?match=1&terms=hearse%20decoy https://www.newspapers.com/image/266337542/?match=1&terms=hearse%20decoy https://www.newspapers.com/image/1052036030/?match=1&terms=hearse%20decoy https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/20250415826441/what-happened-jett-travolta-john-honors-late-son-emotional-birthday-tribute/ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/sep/23/john-travolta-jett-bahamas https://www.ocala.com/story/news/2009/01/05/autopsy-completed-on-travoltas-son/31080388007/ https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/north-america-travel/us-travel/florida/secret-cremation-for-john-travoltas-son-jett-vdxbqftr5zz https://www.khou.com/article/entertainment/hearse-arrives-at-nj-funeral-home-handling-houston/285-339796921 https://www.essence.com/news/tyler-perry-whitneys-death-i-was-so-disgusted-media/ https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/oklahoma-city-bombing https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/13/us/national-briefing-midwest-indiana-decoy-hearse-used-after-execution.html https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-30015897.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown%27s_body https://www.facebook.com/groups/worldofmovieslovers.nt/posts/4233074726776221/ https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/whitney-houston-burial-westfield-new-jersey-john-houston/1972128/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/russian-criminals-hid-half-a-ton-of-caviar-in-a-hearse-and-casket/ https://www.wftv.com/news/deputies-woman-sought-after-stealing-pizza-delivery-mans-car-crashing-into-home/WZROJHTG6P7C4DSYLFCM5OQDBE/ https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2016/05/25/fhp-woman-steals-pizza-delivery-drivers-car-crashes-it-into-home/ https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/sw-florida-teen-steals-pizza-delivery-drivers-car-to-visit-boyfriend-police/5796/ https://www.facebook.com/WTHR13/videos/teen-steals-pizza-delivery-drivers-car/322681608351013/?locale=pl_PL Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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!     Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary   Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast   Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary   Get your Merch: wonderyshop.com/obitchuary   Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com   Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter   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   Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!   Write to us: [email protected]   Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/120681227/?article=ecc9d8db-3be2-4ccb-a2ac-caa259f2b2a8&terms=psycho https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/belleville/name/darlene-dumstorff-obituary?id=19957513 https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-hearse-and-reptile-show-was-also-the-best-party-ive-ever-been-to-at-a-funeral-home-0806/ https://nypost.com/2025/10/26/us-news/funeral-home-displays-wrong-body-at-memorial-service-leading-relative-to-suffer-heart-attack-kin/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Mummy https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Hannah-Beswick-The-Mummy-In-The-Clock/ https://thinkaboutreading.wordpress.com/2025/04/20/unburied-the-true-story-of-hannah-beswick-the-manchester-mummy/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8195000/8195234.stm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_White_(physician) https://www.weirdhistorian.com/strange-afterlife-of-the-eccentric-hannah-beswick/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/400835522/?match=1&terms=manchester%20mummy https://www.newspapers.com/image/807132649/?match=1&terms=manchester%20mummy https://www.britannica.com/question/How-did-Ed-Gein-die https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Gein https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/psyc%20405/serial%20killers/gein,%20ed.pdf https://www.biography.com/crime/ed-gein https://www.homefuneralalliance.org/health-safety.html https://allthatsinteresting.com/ed-gein-furniture https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5965865/bernice-worden   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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!   Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary   Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast   Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary   Get your Merch: wonderyshop.com/obitchuary   Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com   Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter   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   Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!   Write to us: [email protected]   Sources:   https://nypost.com/2025/10/08/us-news/florida-police-discover-large-thermos-shoved-up-repeat-offenders-butt-during-his-26th-arrest/ 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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood https://www.boston.com/news/history/2019/01/13/victims-great-boston-molasses-flood-1919/ https://nypost.com/2025/10/08/us-news/florida-police-discover-large-thermos-shoved-up-repeat-offenders-butt-during-his-26th-arrest/ https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/azcentral/name/randall-jacobs-obituary?id=2185424 https://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-man-binges-junk-food-cigarettes-after-hiding-walgreens-bathroom-roam-store-after-hours https://www.newspapers.com/image/974207052/?match=1&terms=%22mary%20banfield%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Giles,_London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_Theatre https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-London-Beer-Flood-of-1814/ https://www.history.com/articles/london-beer-flood https://historynuggets.squarespace.com/nuggets/2015/4/10/the-beer-flood Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary   Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast   Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary   Get your Merch: wonderyshop.com/obitchuary   Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com   Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter   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   Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!   Write to us: [email protected]     Sources: 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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood https://www.boston.com/news/history/2019/01/13/victims-great-boston-molasses-flood-1919/ https://nypost.com/2025/10/08/us-news/florida-police-discover-large-thermos-shoved-up-repeat-offenders-butt-during-his-26th-arrest/ https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/azcentral/name/randall-jacobs-obituary?id=2185424 https://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-man-binges-junk-food-cigarettes-after-hiding-walgreens-bathroom-roam-store-after-hours https://www.newspapers.com/image/974207052/?match=1&terms=%22mary%20banfield%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Giles,_London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_Theatre https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-London-Beer-Flood-of-1814/ https://www.history.com/articles/london-beer-flood https://historynuggets.squarespace.com/nuggets/2015/4/10/the-beer-flood Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Happy Thursday Geoffs! This week Madison has some wild ghost hoaxes she’s sharing about some very problematic poltergeists! Next, Spencer is taking us on one skulls postmortem journey! We’ve got an obituary for a gal who wasn’t finished, one for Nancy Drew…NOT THAT ONE…and a guy who achieved a whole lot in his lifetime! Oh….we almost forgot…we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!   Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary   Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast   Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary   Get your Merch: wonderyshop.com/obitchuary   Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com   Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter   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   Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening!   Write to us: [email protected]     Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Haydn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haydn%27s_skull https://inmozartsfootsteps.com/2227/the-strange-story-of-haydns-missing-skull/ https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/nancy-drew-obituary?id=52693334 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring-heeled_Jack https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/30/penny-dreadfuls-victorian-equivalent-video-games-kate-summerscale-wicked-boy https://www.newspapers.com/image/980091531/?match=1&terms=spring%20heeled%20jack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammersmith_Ghost_murder_case https://caasbrey.com/the-london-garrotting-panic-of-the-mid-19th-century/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ghost-hoaxing https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-21/ghost-hoaxing-on-victorias-goldfields/12571526 https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/9042062/ballarats-ghostly-past-revived-in-role-playing-game/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0015587X.2015.1121622 https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/the-hammersmith-ghost-londons-paranormal-murder/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.