Spencer and Madison shoved themselves into one coffin this week to talk about faking it baby! We’ve got an obituary for an ox and one for a real smoke show! Don’t worry, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!




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: obitpod@gmail.com




Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes

PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807




Get a cameo from us: https://www.cameo.com/obitchuarypodcast







Sources:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1656/alice-lee-longworth

https://www.newspapers.com/image/754491487/?article=d73ba3fc-58e9-4e19-aab3-c3056398345a&terms=cigarette

https://www.newspapers.com/image/760778011/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/video-shows-atlanta-nail-salon-employees-staff-ignore-robbers-demands-rcna93213

https://thecrimewire.com/multifarious/Fred-Demara-The-Great-Imposter

https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/09/obituaries/ferdinand-waldo-demara-60-an-impostor-in-varied-fields.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Waldo_Demara

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/585515/how-presumed-dead-lawrence-bader-invented-new-life

https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/what-happened-to-lawrence-joseph-bader-aka-john-fritz-johnson/

https://www.dailydot.com/news/graveyard-flower-thief-caught-by-apple-airtag/

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/missing/what-happened-to-zion-foster-family-seeks-justice-for-her-disappearance

https://www.marieclaire.com.au/olivia-newton-john-boyfriend-missing

https://nypost.com/2022/08/08/the-mystery-surrounding-olivia-newton-johns-ex-patrick-mcdermott/

https://www.history.com/news/spy-double-agent-death-hoax-world-war-2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnVotB6eOLc

https://medium.com/the-crime-scene/the-disappearance-of-lawrence-joseph-bader-74bce923acbb

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30148022

https://www.rd.com/list/people-faked-own-deaths/

https://nypost.com/2023/06/14/belgian-dad-david-baerten-faked-his-death-then-shows-up-at-funeral-in-helicopter/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/david-baerten

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

112: OBITCH fakin' it!

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.&nbsp;

Society & Culture

Personal Journals

History

Philosophy

Places & Travel

Comedy

True crime

Hi Geoffs! This week things get a little unhinged when Spencer and Madison spin together in their coffins to talk all things ossuary! We’ve got an obituary for a fitness enthusiast, one who was sick of it all, and we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! 




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: obitpod@gmail.com




Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes

PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807




Sources:

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/saltlaketribune/name/margaret-shultz-beck-obituary?id=35623134

https://www.aitresaintmaclou.fr/en/history/the-ossuary-and-the-macabre-dance/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/aitre-st-maclou

https://www.normandythenandnow.com/walking-with-death-l-aitre-saint-maclou-in-rouen/

https://sedlecossuary.com

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sedlec-ossuary

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/hallstatt-bones-house-hand-painted-skulls-180964736/

https://www.hallstatt.net/about-hallstatt/sehenswertes-en-US/catholic-church-of-hallstatt/bone-house-of-hallstatt/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hallstatt-charnel-house

https://www.tampabay.com/news/bizarre/Florida-patient-loses-patience-steals-ambulance-to-get-home-from-hospital_166219339/

https://www.tampabay.com/news/bizarre/Florida-patient-loses-patience-steals-ambulance-to-get-home-from-hospital_166219339/

https://theweek.com/crime/51287/brazilian-woman-laced-vagina-poison-kill-husband

https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Death-Cultural-History-Ossuaries/dp/0500251789

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/church-st-ursula

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Saint-Ursula-the-11000-British-Virgins/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Ursula

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kaplica-czazek-chapel-skulls

https://kudowa.pl/










See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

154: OBITCH obussy!

Geoffs! This week Madison is sHAIRing some real interesting info on the history of barber surgeons! But first, Spencer is sharing some cautionary tales from the world of Yelp that prove you should read the reviews before handing over your loved ones’s body! We’ve got an obituary for a lady who was a little too close with her canines, and one for a guy who was looking in the wrong direction. We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! 




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: obitpod@gmail.com




Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes

PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807




Sources:

https://www.newspapers.com/image/807940131/?article=ed3f0f9e-2a5e-4802-95f0-66cb083e1fa8&terms=disgusting

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/30/us/veteran-no-family-funeral-trnd/index.html

https://memorials.legacyoptions.com/edward-pearson/3968164/index.php#wall

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13407635/Catholic-priest-stuns-worshippers-telling-Christ-erection-died-cross.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/70908/pg70908-images.html

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle-obituary-for-au/45656853/

https://frigidfluid.com/products/lanol-care

https://frigidfluid.com/products/hair-clearner

https://www.nationalbarbermuseum.org/about/barbering-timeline

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/bloodletting-why-doctors-used-to-bleed-their-patients-for-health#Bloodletting-in-the-Middle-Ages

https://archive.org/details/barbersmanual00mole/page/n29/mode/2up?view=theater

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barber%27s_pole

https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.barbersmanual00jone/?sp=3&st=image&r=-0.871,-0.088,2.742,1.722,0

https://hekint.org/2020/01/28/the-barber-surgeons-their-history-over-the-centuries/

https://barberscompany.org/the-holbein/

https://94460593.weebly.com/henry-viii-and-the-barber-surgeons.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGPPy__YnrI

https://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-man-waffle-house-tattoo-arrest

https://kiisfm.iheart.com/content/2024-05-15-eminems-late-alter-ego-slim-shady-get-eulogized-in-eye-popping-obituary/?keyid=KIIS&pname=local_social&sc=editorial&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3gpFXDpf04SEC6exoaYLVFnpzoyhwLupQWPLzwqgki96ukjk6nt8p6ulw_aem_AXZ_MsQsaQpqoa4w_U4jwa8JlGRoFl0z_ZttH9InLpZwinVUf2t24XTl8sE6rzF6nJ_C5cCFGcQFkXUk715A1aAE

https://theweek.com/crime/51287/brazilian-woman-laced-vagina-poison-kill-husband










See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

153: OBITCH one star!

Geoffs we hope you took your nap today because this week’s episode will keep you up all night stressing about fatal insomnia, but first Madison is giving us a part two of some pretty legendary patents. We’ve got some awesome obituaries from y’all and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! 







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: obitpod@gmail.com




Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes

PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807




Sources:

https://obits.nola.com/us/obituaries/nola/name/rita-williams-obituary?id=55030161&utm_source=webshareapi&utm_medium=share_button&utm_campaign=wsapimobile_beta

https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/20240115453

https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=US&NR=748284A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19031229&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP

https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/0036660

https://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/10/weird-inventions-by-guys-part-10.html

https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=US&NR=1749090A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19300304&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP

https://www.openculture.com/2023/05/the-1920s-lie-detector-that-forced-suspected-criminals-to-confess-to-a-skeleton.html#google_vignette

https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/0039291

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-26/the-patent-office-presents-ghoulish-inventions-for-halloween

https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/0506886

https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/9610207

https://kottke.org/22/03/the-inventor-of-the-screw-in-coffin

https://www.fresnobee.com/news/nation-world/national/article173474531.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/JusticeServed/comments/84isw7/guy_pretends_that_hes_sleepwalking_when_he_fails/

https://www.pressherald.com/2024/05/02/obituarymadeleine-maddy-jean-gatchell-corson-2/

https://www.samndan.com/drunk-vs-drowsy-vs-distracted-driving/#:~:text=Many%20experts%20have%20found%20that,times%20and%20motor%20vehicle%20accidents

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1781276/




See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

152: OBITCH sleepless in seattle...

Grab your barf bags Geoffs because this week is disgusting as Madison tells us some true stories behind the phenomenon of autocannibalism, but first Spencer is telling the story of a mummy that’s come to be known as Stoneman Willie! We’ve got some incredible obituaries this week including one for a showboat star, and a self-written! We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllls! 







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: obitpod@gmail.com




Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes

PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807




Sources:




https://www.wane.com/news/crime/florida-man-dresses-as-woman-to-avoid-police/

https://berksnostalgia.com/finding-the-truth-about-stone-man-willie/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pennsylvania-mummy-gets-a-final-resting-place-after-128-years-in-funeral-home-180983042/

https://treeremovalreadingpa.com/history-of-reading-pennsylvania/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log_House,_Hiester_House_and_Market_Annex

https://www.irishamerica.com/2008/01/pennsylvanias-irish/

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/07/us/stoneman-willie-buried-pennsylvania.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/52439432/?article=040314db-3797-467a-bd6d-739c617e0927&terms=housewife

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/theherald-news/name/james-worst-obituary?id=54484878

https://mentalhealthcenter.com/alphabetical-list-of-mental-disorders/

https://www.healthline.com/health/autocannibalism#about

https://luciferatu.com/human-cannibalism/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-cannibalism

https://drmarkgriffiths.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/dinner-for-one-a-beginners-guide-to-autosarcophagy/

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/norwegian-artist-eats-his-own-hip-for-exhibition-i-had-a-little-taste-and-it-was-nice-9434594.html

https://www.vice.com/en/article/4w7nz3/this-guy-ate-his-own-hip-for-an-art-project

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Thomas

https://nypost.com/2023/02/18/death-row-inmate-andre-thomas-who-cut-out-eyes-ate-one-seeks-clemency/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4162732/

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-04-16/depressed-man-eats-his-own-finger/2612822

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN17241594/

https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marco-evaristti-serves-up-artistic-meatballs-cooked-with-his-own-fat

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLXbvUYN/







See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

151: OBITCH don't eat that...

Hello Geoffs!! This week Madison’s got a weird backstory on a company that wants to make mummies great again, and Spencer is giving us the lowdown on putridariums! We’ve got an obituary for some love birds, and one who raised hell! We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllls! 







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: obitpod@gmail.com




Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes

PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807




Sources:




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aragonese_Castle

https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/prayers-decomposing-corpses-death-aragonese-castle-0010124

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/purging-the-myth-of-the-vomitorium/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putridarium

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/psychologist-becomes-first-person-in-peru-to-die-by-euthanasia-after-fighting-in-court-for-years/ar-AA1nuq1Y?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=6a62c2b5de9a431ef98a9039f3c2cf58&ei=19

https://www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/obituaries/name/burl-peveto-obituary?pid=206721093&v=batesville&view=guestbook

http://www.summum.org/again.shtml

https://www.summum.us/about/firstencounter.shtml

https://www.summum.us/mummification/philosophy.shtml

https://www.summum.us/mummification/process.shtml

https://web.archive.org/web/20110807065624/http://lubbockonline.com/stories/042702/rel_0427020109.shtml

http://www.summum.org/documents/

https://www.summum.us/mummification/process.shtml

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Nowell

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summum

http://www.summum.org/ModernMummification.pdf

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/woman-becomes-first-person-peru-die-euthanasia-yearslong-court-fight-rcna148898

https://www.wymt.com/2023/10/17/deputy-says-he-found-man-having-sex-with-stuffed-animal-rocking-vehicle/













See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

112: OBITCH fakin' it!

Download our free app to listen on your phone