CRACKPOP Jacob Granado
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- Society & Culture
Welcome to CRACKPOP! My name is Jacob Granado- pop culture obsessor, enthusiast, and commentator. Each week I will bring you along on an audio-immersive ride through all of my research as we try to CRACK pop culture’s darkest mysteries, conspiracies, and secrets!
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EPISODE 305: THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF EDGAR ALLAN POE
When the "Master of Mystery" himself, Edgar Allan Poe, showed up lying alone in a gutter outside of a bar in Baltimore on October 3, 1849, he was delirious, in a state of semi-consciousness, and could not relay how he had gotten there.After spending four grueling days in the hospital with moments of mania and constantly floating in and out of consciousness, the famous poet was dead. His final words were: "Lord, help my poor soul."How did he end up there? And what did he die of? It's a mystery...
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EPISODE 304: CHRISTMAS EVE AT SCOTT AND LACI PETERSON'S
After a 7&1/2 month pregnant Laci Peterson went missing on Christmas Eve of 2002, all eyes were on her husband Scott who claimed he was out fishing while she disappeared.Once the public learned of Scott's infidelity and many lies, there was only one suspect: Scott Peterson himself. Laci's and her unborn son Conner's bodies washed up months later along the San Francisco Bay shoreline less than 3 miles away from where Scott had been fishing on Christmas Eve morning. Scott was found guilty a...
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EPISODE 303: MURDER IN THE HOUSE OF GUCCI
When Maurizio Gucci, an heir to the massive Gucci family fortune, met Patrizia Reggiani, his entire world changed. Though his father warned him that Patrizia was only after their money, Maurizio married Patrizia anyways on October 28, 1972.In this story of betrayal, jealousy, greed and power, Maurizio would end up losing everything: his family members, his wife and their two daughters, the company that had brought them riches, and then, his life. Maurizio Gucci was murdered while walking to w...
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EPISODE 302: PERFECTLY POSED: THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
Early in the morning on January 15, 1947, a woman came across a perfect posed, lifeless body of a young woman who had been cut in half at the torso, had pieces of her flesh removed, and had a deep cut across her mouth that stretched out towards her ears.It was determined quickly by the FBI to be the body of aspiring actress Elizabeth Short, but giving her a name was only the beginning of the lifelong mystery that was about to unfold in what is now considered to be L.A.'s most infamous unsolve...
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EPISODE 301: THE EXORCISMS OF TERRANCE COTTRELL, JR. & KENNEDY IFE
This is the story of two real-life stories of two individuals from the last two decades who were murdered in botched exorcisms. Terrance Cottrell, Jr. & Kennedy Ife lost their lives on the same night, thirteen years apart.The saddest part of all is that their family members stood by them. But were they doing the right thing in turning to exorcists to help their sons who were seemingly possessed by some evil force? And was justice served? CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES, VIDEOS AND SOURCE MATERIAL...
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