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Washed His Intestines in the Kitchen Sink

Published on March 21, 2017

Posted in: Death and Murder, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

56-year-old Gretna, Louisiana resident Sidney Landry had terrible stomach pains and opted to remove a portion of his colon with a penknife.

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$20,000 in Ice Cream in Will

Published on September 8, 2016

Posted in: Death and Murder, Money & Financial, Tidbits

In 1937, Clementine Farr Duff willed $20,000 to the Washington Home for the Incurables to purchase ice cream.

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A Dog Day in Court – Podcast #92

Published on April 2, 2016

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Podcast

Brockport, NY placed a dog named Idaho on trial for the murder of Russell Breeze in 1936. Find out what happened...

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Faked His Own Death

Published on November 17, 2015

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Fraud & Deception, Tidbits

Albert L. Paglino faked his own death in 1955 by murdering another man. He may have gotten away with it, but made one big mistake on the day of his funeral.

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Death by Lipstick

Published on November 1, 2015

Posted in: Death and Murder, Fashion & Design, Tidbits

In 1930, Othelia Winger of Wisconsin died after applying lipstick to her lips from a promotional package of matchbook lipstick.

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The Monk and His Hypnotist – Podcast #86

Published on September 18, 2015

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Fraud & Deception, Podcast

An elderly monk and his wife decided to adopt their 63-year-old doctor. Dr. Raymond La Scola was then arrested for supposedly murdering his new mother.

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The Honest Man with an Evil Eye – Podcast #84

Published on July 10, 2015

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Money & Financial, Podcast

In 1935, Frank Greges stumbled across a wallet containing the stocks. Find out what really happened and how he killed a man simply by staring at him.

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Long Game of Chess

Published on July 8, 2015

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Tidbits

Few, if any, games of chess took as long as the one between Hugh P. Harrison and his aunt Annie Paton. The game lasted twenty years.

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Porpoise Dies Playing Baseball

Published on July 1, 2015

Posted in: Animals & Pets, Death and Murder, Tidbits

Sad news came out of Marineland, Florida in 1957 when it was reported that a porpoise named Algae had accidentally swallowed a rubber ball and died.

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Mule Causes Three Car Accidents

Published on June 24, 2015

Posted in: Animals & Pets, Death and Murder, Tidbits

On August 4, 1960, a mule in Shallotte, North Carolina managed to wreck three cars. Read this true story to learn more...

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Clarence Frechette – Michigan’s Flying Bandit – Podcast #83

Published on June 7, 2015

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Podcast

Clarence Frechette made national news for a bizarre attack on the pilot of an airplane, possibly making him the world's first hijacker.

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James Beasom – An Unlucky Day

Published on April 1, 2015

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Tidbits

The papers reported on January 4, 1935, that 56-year-old James Beasom had died. The way that he died was very unusual.

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Murder in the Mail – Podcast #80

Published on March 6, 2015

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Podcast

John Kmetz received a trial supply of herbal pills that would restore vitality to his 54-year-old body. Shortly after taking the pills, Kmetz was dead.

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The Woman with the X-Ray Camera – Podcast #77

Published on November 29, 2014

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Love & Marriage, Podcast

A New York City woman named Pearl Lusk was hired in 1946 to investigate a woman suspected in a jewel heist. What happened next is truly unforgettable.

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Wrong Man Identified

Published on November 4, 2014

Posted in: Death and Murder, Tidbits

In 1931, Charles Edmund Kneale slipped off of a ladder and fell 30 feet to his death. Two different Mrs. Kneales claimed the body.

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