96 episodes
Queers for Fears Queers for Fears
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Two queer best friends since toddlerhood talk about the scarier parts of life, death, and everything in between. They take their research seriously, but each other...not so much.
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Episode 68: A Dangerous Crush
Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode!In this episode, Abby talks about Freda and Alice, two teenagers from Memphis, Tennessee living in the 19th century who fell in love and planned to marry. Unfortunately, it all went wrong and tragedy struck. Support the Show.
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Episode 67: An (Attempted) Snake Murder Part II
Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode!The exciting conclusion to part one. This episode dives in to the crime itself, the trial and a whole lot of wacky tangents along the way. Support the Show.
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Episode 66: An Attempted Snake Murder (Part I)
Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode!In Part One, Abby lays the foundation for another (attempted) snake murder in Alabama. She touches upon serpent handling and Pentecostal churches-a large part of this mystery. queersforfears.comPatreon: /queersforfearsSources: Wikipedia entries for Pentecostalism and Snake HandlingDocumentary Alabama Snake (2019) Bitter Southerner's article: The Pentecostal Serpenthttps://bittersoutherner.com/the-pentec...
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Episode 65: A Nice Day for a...Weed Wedding
Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode!You didn't think Abby would let Ellie get married and NOT talk about a wild wedding, did you!? This week, Abby talks about a wedding with 200 POUNDS of weed, the kind of wedding guests you DON'T want to show up and Michigan. Check out our website at www.queersforfears.com Support us on Patreon!Buy a t-shirt on our Website!Sources: The Atlantic: A Wedding Sting by Jeff Mayshhttps://www.theatlantic.com/po...
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Episode 64: A Perfect(?) Midwestern Kidnapping
Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode!Abby discusses a record setting 1972 kidnapping in Minnesota of a wealthy socialite Support the Show.
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Episode 63: The Death of Mary Busch
Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode!Abby discusses the murder of Mary Busch in this case and what a man named Rattlesnake James had to do with it. Sources: An article from the Fargo Forum, March 22, 1939Brenner, Anita La Cañada's First U.S. Supreme Court CaseLisenba v. People of the State of California, 314 U.S. 219 (1941)Murder & Mayhem in the Crescenta Valley By Gary Keyes, Mike LawlerLA Times article , A Lady-Killer Ensnared by a Rattlesnake by Ceci...