OBITCHUARY Wondery
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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.
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OBITCH holo be thy name!
Oh hello Geoffs it’s us, in the flesh, unlike the holograms that had Spencer spinning in his coffin this week! But when we do pass away, please report ASAP because otherwise you might end up in jail like some of the people Madison’s chatting about in her coffin spinner. We’ve got an obituary for a hilarious councilman and one for a real jerk. We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllllls!
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Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Sources:
https://people.com/celebrity/weekend-at-bernies-see-11-things-you-never-knew-about-the-80s-comedy/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/8qbxd4/do-you-have-to-tell-the-cops-if-you-find-a-dead-body
https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/penal-code/pen-sect-152/#:~:text=(a)%20Every%20person%20who%2C,than%20ten%20thousand%20dollars%20(%24
https://oag.ca.gov/idtheft/facts/deceased
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2014/05/07/man-kept-dead-mom-in/23702069007/
https://scrippsnews.com/stories/police-ky-man-froze-mother-s-body-for-3-years/ https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/national/man-froze-mom-body-cashed-her-checks-for-years-police/M4MCCB92Zf7kdt0fK6dq8M/
https://www.denverpost.com/2011/09/15/two-denver-men-charged-after-taking-their-dead-friend-for-a-ride/
https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Denver-Idiots-Pull-Weekend-Bernie-With-Their-Friend-Corpse-26827.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/no-jail-time-after-plea-agreement-in-weekend-at-bernies-case/
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/death-joyride-suspect-it-was-no-weekend-at-bernies/
https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02077
https://nypost.com/2012/05/22/mamas-boy-jailed-son-gets-up-to-41-years-in-psycho-fraud/#ixzz1vcX4pFb7
https://oig.ssa.gov/news-releases/2012-05-22-audits-and-investigations-investigations-new-york-man-gets-41-years-prison-dressing-dead-mom-and/
https://www.brooklynpaper.com/man-gets-41-years-for-posing-as-dead-mom/
https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/indiana-woman-kept-dead-mothers-corpse-house-because-she-didnt-want-be-alone-investigators-said/7ZCOIOR5I5ESHGYUT4PG65MJ6M/
https://www.pharostribune.com/indiana/article_52693d54-64c0-11eb-b606-f3cda216967f.html
https://www.abc12.com/news/local/outspoken-flint-city-councilman-eric-mays-dies/article_7e951eb6-d38a-11ee-abb3-3f733716572a.html
https://www.tiktok.com/@yas.2013/video/7338635666164714798
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2014/02/07/Florida-man-tells-police-his-wife-was-abducted-by-intruders-using-holograms/5781391800791/
https://holocenter.org/what-is-holography/hologram-history
https://www.invent.org/inductees/dennis-gabor#:~:text=Dennis%20Gabor%20is%20known%20for,invention%20of%20holography%20in%201947
https://www.wired.com/story/deepfake-death-grief-hologram-photography-film/
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/28/an-evening-with-whitney-houston-hologram-review-liverpool
https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2012/04/17/150820261/how-that-tupac-hologram-at-coachella-worked -
OBITCH dichotomy of a mob wife...
Stick ‘em up Geoffs we’re mobbin’ through some wild stories this week from glamorous mobster funerals to some startling connections behind the most notorious members of the criminal underworld. We’ve got an obituary for an icon, one for gangster brains and of course we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!
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Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com
Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Sources:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3771076/Florida-man-19-gets-arrested-trying-partake-flash-mob-dressed-dinosaur-holding-Airsoft-gun.html
https://www.ranker.com/list/weird-gangster-stories/kate-gardner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Rothstein
https://www.famously-dead.com/criminals/arnold-rothstein.html
https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/benjamin-bugsy-siegel/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugsy_Siegel
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/lasvegas-siegel/
https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/culture/celebrities/19-facts-you-need-to-know-about-gotti
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/john-gotti
https://untappedcities.com/2023/07/14/10-secrets-of-ozone-park-queens/3/
https://oddstops.com/location.php?id=297
https://www.qchron.com/qboro/i_have_often_walked/the-gambino-godfather-of-howard-beach-john-gotti/article_bbee22e3-8a47-5cb6-9ce2-2661821cb90d.html
https://nypost.com/2002/06/16/its-petal-to-the-metal-in-flowery-procession/
https://www.papaverofuneralhome.com/community/farewell-to-john-gotti
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John_Cemetery_(Queens)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gotti
https://www.cnn.com/2002/US/06/12/gotti.funeral/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jun-13-na-gotti13-story.html
https://qns.com/2002/06/curious-crowd-maspeth-for-dapper-dons-wake/
https://qns.com/2002/06/middle-village-cemetery-last-stop-for-john-gotti/
https://nypost.com/2019/03/19/a-ranking-of-the-most-notable-mob-funerals-in-nyc-history/
https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/16/nyregion/gotti-s-funeral-procession-takes-in-his-old-haunts.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/church-denies-gotti-a-funeral-mass/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/21/disgust-in-rome-at-mafia-dons-glamour-funeral-complete-with-godfather-music
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3205570/Residents-Rome-left-furious-mafia-boss-Vittorio-Casamonica-given-Hollywood-style-funeral.html
https://www.ncronline.org/news/world/italian-catholic-church-scrambles-explain-role-lavish-mafia-boss-funeral
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3205570/Residents-Rome-left-furious-mafia-boss-Vittorio-Casamonica-given-Hollywood-style-funeral.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casamonica_clan
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/11/21/Thousands-of-people-passed-Friday-by-the-glass-covered-mahogany/6704532933200/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flukey_Stokes
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1025795549/?article=043acad8-d3f5-40d7-b878-f9c19bbbd4b5&terms=gangster
https://www.vox.com/technology/2024/2/28/24086217/willy-wonka-glasgow-scotland
https://hyperallergic.com/874652/children-in-tears-at-disastrous-willy-wonka-factory-experience/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1025795549/?article=043acad8-d3f5-40d7-b878-f9c19bbbd4b5&terms=gangster
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OBITCH free the nipple!
Well hello Geoffs! This week we’ve got a lil bit of everything as Spencer is taking us into the future with QR coded gravestones, and Madison introduces the concept of cuddle cots. We’ve got an obituary for an iconic inventor, and one that proves snakes don’t belong in a church! Don’t worry, we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls!
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Write to us: obitpod@gmail.com
Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Sources:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-woman-arrested-biting-ear-another-woman-fight-vape-pens-alcoho-rcna97069
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/05/qr-codes-for-the-dead/370901/
https://www.wired.com/2008/04/qr-code-from-th/
https://monuments.com/store/headstones-accessories/living-headstones-qr-code
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code#:~:text=In%202008%2C%20Ishinokoe%20in%20Yamanashi,implementing%20QR%20codes%20into%20tombstones
https://www.newspapers.com/image/352102845/?article=a0029b0e-4d0b-4f5a-a6ea-27240f854fe3&terms=nipples
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/02/14/bill-post-pop-tart-dead/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/759731909/?article=679f6132-9052-4ec7-8411-ab2d3dbc9fb7
https://cuddlecot.com/cuddlecot/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/well/family/a-device-that-gives-parents-of-stillborn-babies-time-to-say-goodbye.html
https://mgffoundation.org/cuddlecot™
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE3Ohy-D5eM
https://caringcradle.com/#features
https://cuddlecot.com/families/frequently-asked-questions/#:~:text=On%20average%2C%20the%20CuddleCot%20is,the%20family%20and%20health%20professionals.&text=Each%20time%20the%20CuddleCot%20is,ensure%20the%20water%20remains%20clean.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11005917/Grieving-parents-use-frozen-peas-create-cooling-cot-son-died-12-days-old.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/business/william-post-dead-pop-tarts.html
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OBITCH is your disk hard?!
Oh baby things are getting hot n’ heavy this week as Spencer discusses some stories of people who discovered some *personal* items from the dearly departed, but first Madison is breaking down everything you need to know about viewing cremations. We’ve got an obituary for a guy who loved a 4-letter word, and one for a man with a wild collection. Don’t worry, 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.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/michael-bonakowski-obituary?id=53831898
https://www.fox23.com/news/tulsa-man-in-custody-after-allegedly-stealing-beer-crashing-car-into-business/article_9772a186-8c6f-11ee-8db2-33bc3537be61.html
https://www.bradleyfuneralhomes.com/can-you-witness-the-cremation-of-a-loved-one/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwCPA4U8nvY&t=26s
https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2023/03/23/new-crematorium-san-diego-county-escondido-witness-cremations
https://www.usurnsonline.com/cremation/witness-cremation/
https://everloved.com/articles/funeral-industry/can-you-watch-a-cremation/
https://beyondthedash.com/blog/funeral-planning/what-is-a-witness-cremation/7435
https://www.betterplaceforests.com/blog/cremation/average-cost-of-cremation/#:~:text=Some%20crematoriums%20offer%20the%20option%20for%20family%20members,add%20an%20additional%20fee%20of%20%24100%20to%20%24300
https://everloved.com/articles/funeral-customs/japanese-funeral-traditions-customs-and-beliefs/
https://blog.sevenponds.com/cultural-perspectives/viewing-or-witnessing-a-cremation-in-america
https://www.funeraldirect.co/witnessing-a-loved-ones-cremation-is-it-right-for-you/
https://www.liveoakpetservices.com/services/witnessed-cremation/
https://www.frazerconsultants.com/2016/12/why-families-should-witness-cremation/https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ka67ee/have_you_ever_found_something_like_a_sex_toy_when/
https://www.reddit.com/r/sex/comments/njx7cm/my_auntdeceased_just_passed_away_and_i_found_her/
https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/7ppzxc/if_i_die_my_family_will_eventually_come_across_my/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ralph-whittington-erotica-collector-extraordinaire-dies-at-74/2019/08/17/267c63b6-c051-11e9-a5c6-1e74f7ec4a93_story.html
https://www.liveoakpetservices.com/services/witnessed-cremation/
https://radiant-heart.net/witnessed-cremations/
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OBITCH thunder down under...
Get in the lifeboat and outta the windows Geoffs because this week’s forecast has some extreme weather! Spencer breaks down what happens when a cemetery floods, and Madison is giving us an electrifying lesson on being struck by thunder! We’ve got an owitchuary and one with a bang, oh and of course, some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!
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Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/event/Mississippi-River-flood-of-1927
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/crime/2019/01/30/woman-exposed-herself-at-two-street-patios-in-downtown-austin-police-say/6156720007/
https://hazards.colorado.edu/article/preserving-the-dead-cemetery-preservation-and-disaster-planning#:~:text=More%20than%201%2C500%20graves%20sites,adjacent%20properties%20and%20in%20streets
https://www.atlasobscura.com/lists/the-strangest-cemeteries-and-crypts-in-new-orleans#:~:text=This%20style%20of%20burial%20evolved,cemeteries%20like%20Saint%20Louis%20No
https://nypost.com/2022/09/29/bodies-unearthed-in-floridas-oakland-cemetery-during-hurricane-ian/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/709465893/?article=4fffc91e-b990-41e9-af09-8827e47c6026&terms=lightning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-0gNl5f4BU
https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/index.html
https://www.noaa.gov/stories/5-striking-facts-versus-myths-about-lightning-you-should-know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhjx6lGTDhw&t=163s
https://www.sciencealert.com/what-happens-after-being-hit-by-lightning
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keraunography
https://www.boredpanda.com/scars-after-surviving-lightning-strike-lichtenberg-figures-photos/
https://www.marthastewart.com/8213933/martha-stewart-struck-lightning-three-times
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Sullivan#:~:text=Between%201942%20and%201977%2C%20Sullivan%20was%20claimed%20to,more%20recorded%20times%20than%20any%20other%20human%20being
https://allthatsinteresting.com/roy-sullivan
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60163728/roy-cleveland-sullivan
https://www.grunge.com/605948/the-sad-story-of-the-man-struck-by-lightning-7-times/
https://www.historydefined.net/walter-summerford-the-man-struck-by-lightning-four-times/
https://onlineknowledgezone.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-most-unluckiest-man-in-history-of.html
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/05/07/struck-by-lightning/
https://historyofyesterday.com/the-man-who-was-struck-by-lightning-4-times/#google_vignette
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/freak-blast-lightning-killed-entire-31162440
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/mar/15/theknowledge.sport
https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19981028&slug=2780150
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/florida-man-70-is-arrested-for-hurling-a-packet-of-oreos-at-his-wife-and-knocking-her-over-because-he-was-upset-that-their-coffee-maker-had-no-water-in-it/ar-AA1knIkD
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OBITCH oswiftuary!
Are you ready for it Geoffs? This week Spencer is giving us the lowdown on a casket that made a cameo in a Taylor Swift music video and how the company behind said casket cashed in, but first Madison is taking us on a tour of the merriest cemetery on earth! We’ve got an obituary that spilled all the tea, and one with a twist! We've also of course, got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!
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Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes
PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/808145901/posts/10159417343395902/?mibextid=WC7FNe
https://www.vice.com/en/article/eve59k/death-colour-and-conflict-collide-at-europes-romanias-merry-cemetery
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/merry-cemetery
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Ioan_Pătraș
https://www.thetravelclub.org/articles/travelogues/677-merry-cemetery-to-die-laughing
https://www.historicmysteries.com/merry-cemetery/
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2015/05/the-dark-humor-of-sapantas-merry.html
https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/world-news/photos-romanian-cemetery-humours-death-through-tombstone-art/photo-gQoKDpg1aA9SmDGhB1K4iO-1.html
https://www.papermag.com/taylor-swift-antihero-titan-caskets#rebelltitem12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1kbLwvqugk
https://slate.com/business/2022/10/taylor-swift-casket-anti-hero-funeral-rule-ftc.html
https://titancasket.com/pages/our-casket-company-story
https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/2011/12/pa-man-submits-fake-obit-for-living-mom-to-get-time-off
https://matadornetwork.com/read/sapanta-merry-cemetery-romania/
https://europeupclose.com/article/merry-romanian-cemetery/
http://travelguideromania.com/merry-cemetery-sapanta-maramures/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/tattooist-jailed-after-drawing-penis-and-swear-word-on-woman-s-back-instead-of-yin-yang-symbol-a7146156.html
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