OBITCHUARY

Helllllo Geoffs! This week your fave gruesome twosome are back to discuss the wild story of Karolina Olssen, including a side-quest into the world of tooth worms! We’re also talking about New Orleans ‘Casket Girls,’ so you’re in for a treat! We’ve got an obituary with a twist, one for a gal with a familiar name and so much more, including, duh, some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening! Sources:https://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-man-sets-own-home-fire-after-shooting-toward-neighbors-house-tampa-police-sayGerabek WE. The tooth-worm: historical aspects of a popular medical belief. Clin Oral Investig. 1999 Mar;3(1):1-6. doi: 10.1007/s007840050070. PMID: 10522185.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karolina_Olssonhttps://www.sindecusemuseum.org/tooth-wormshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karolina_Olssonhttps://abc7news.com/post/exclusive-funeral-director-gives-san-jose-man-alexander-pinons-brain-parents-requested-clothing/18277944/https://www.neworleans.com/things-to-do/history/the-casket-girls-of-new-orleans/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casquette_girlhttps://www.verylocal.com/ursuline-convent-casket-girls/20209/https://www.neworleans.com/things-to-do/history/the-casket-girls-of-new-orleans/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casquette_girlhttps://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?keyword=casket+girls+https://www.newspapers.com/image/822672357/?match=1&terms=casket%20girls%20https://www.newspapers.com/image/435976310/?article=40c78fc4-853d-4dd3-a414-15313498c6f2&terms=%22new%20years%20eve%22https://www.newspapers.com/image/87342546/?match=1&terms=%22home%20wrecker%20dies%22https://www.cbsnews.com/news/naked-man-arrested-at-planet-fitness-said-he-thought-it-was-a-judgement-free-zone-police-say/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mic check! Geoffs your ears are in for a real treat this week as Spencer and Madison sing their way through some do’s and don’ts when it comes to funeral music, but first Madison is telling us what exactly goes on when we are in a coma! We’ve got an obituary for a man who did things his own way, and one with a crazy twist. Oh, and we didn’t forget we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening! Sources:https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida/3-arrested-after-deputies-say-they-were-caught-having-sex-in-winn-dixie-parking-lot-in-the-florida-keys/https://www.newspapers.com/image/750206191/https://www.newspapers.com/image/632708033/https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida/3-arrested-after-deputies-say-they-were-caught-having-sex-in-winn-dixie-parking-lot-in-the-florida-keys/https://thewordofthedaytheenglishnook.wordpress.com/2025/06/16/threnody/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nearer,_My_God,_to_Theehttps://www.ladbible.com/news/us-news/kim-erick-son-body-museum-998515-20251122https://nypost.com/2025/11/13/world-news/canada-man-hijacks-bus-but-miraculously-makes-every-stop-forces-riders-to-pay-fare/https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coma/symptoms-causes/syc-20371099https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19351354/https://abcnews.go.com/Health/teen-explains-life-coma/story?id=32473542https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Winelandhttps://clairesplacefoundation.org/claires-storyhttps://www.cnn.com/2018/08/28/health/claire-wineland-lung-transplanthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrT9XRyDDaEhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Coma_Scalehttps://www.castofuneralhome.com/obituary/wanda-palmerhttps://apnews.com/article/woman-dies-coma-attacker-west-virginia-50d6c6eaecc8516b61f72fe8197f4956https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23462249/https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/review-insomnia-medication-may-wake-some-patients-vegetative-statehttps://www.nbcnews.com/video/im-here-ambien-awakens-stroke-victim-44479555669https://www.kidspot.com.au/parenting/the-incredible-battle-these-parents-fought-to-get-treatment-for-their-son/news-story/246358a28889c116129794abea70aaddhttps://www.facebook.com/ABCAustralianStory/posts/we-are-very-sad-to-share-the-news-that-sam-goddard-passed-away-this-week-sam-31-/10157204644102818/https://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2947406&page=1https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/some-people-who-appear-to-be-in-a-coma-may-actually-be-conscious/https://nypost.com/2025/11/13/world-news/canada-man-hijacks-bus-but-miraculously-makes-every-stop-forces-riders-to-pay-fare/    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

OOOOOBITCH! This week we’ve got a history lesson from Mrs. Mr. Eyes about national days of mourning,  but first Spencer is telling us the insane true story of a woman who was found alive in her coffin!!! We’ve got an obituary that left little to the imagination, one for a man exposed, and so much more! Oh, and we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!  Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening! Sources:https://www.facebook.com/jamaicancarplugg/posts/%EF%B8%8F-rest-in-peace-to-the-nissan-altima-the-only-car-that-been-on-the-road-since-19/1279531750884535/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/11/obituaries/jackie-vernon-62-comic-in-television-film-and-nightclubs.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_day_of_mourninghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_day_of_mourninghttps://www.newspapers.com/image-view/1190232711/?match=1&terms=%22national%20day%20of%20mourning%22https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/analyses/presidential-orders-upon-the-death-presidenthttps://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-2648-announcing-the-death-franklin-delano-roosevelthttps://www.whitehousehistory.org/digital-archives/exhibits/black-cloth-mourning-dress-and-drapery-at-the-white-house/mourning-franklin-d-roosevelthttps://constitutioncenter.org/blog/looking-back-at-the-day-fdr-diedhttps://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/spotlight-primary-source/lyndon-b-johnson-proclaims-national-day-mourning-jfk-1963https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_funeral_of_John_F._Kennedyhttps://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/most-watched-attended-funeral-services-in-the-worldhttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/lbj-mourning/https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/mourning-death-martin-luther-king-jrhttps://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/speech/proclamation-5093-national-day-mourning-sunday-september-11-1983https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_0079/14 national day of mourninghttps://fox8.com/news/ports-of-entry-to-briefly-shut-down-for-9-11-commemoration-ceremonies/https://text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2021/09/10/shutting-down-the-sky-the-federal-aviation-administration-on-9-11/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closings_and_cancellations_following_the_September_11_attackshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_of_Mourning_(United_States_protest)https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-day-of-mourning-fourth-thursday-in-novemberhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/missouri-judge-elvis-presley-wig-music-court-stepping-down/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/us/drunk-raccoon-virginia-liquor-store.htmlhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/woman-coffin-found-alive-cremation-buddhist-temple-thailand/https://news.sky.com/video/dead-thai-woman-sent-to-crematorium-wakes-up-in-coffin-13475243#:~:text=Video%20Unavailable&text=Semi%2DTransparent-,She%20was%20later%20sent%20to%20a%20hospital%20where%20she%20was,released%20back%20to%20her%20brotherhttps://news.sky.com/story/dead-thai-woman-sent-to-crematorium-wakes-up-in-coffin-13475133https://people.com/mom-woke-up-morgue-pronounced-dead-seizure-toast-11860976https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/1044790493/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Gear up for a chaotic episode Geoffs! This week Madison is introducing us to a mummy who was full of it!  Next Spencer is breaking down the wild true story of Joanna Southcott! We’ve got an obituary for a man with an iconic voice, and a two-for-one! Don’t worry, we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllsFollow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter 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: [email protected] Sources: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/arrest-halton-police-mausoleum-theft-9.6981271https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/don-lafontaine-obituary?pid=178145149https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/02/mummy-mystery-solved-air-dried-priest-was-embalmed-via-rectumhttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1560050/fullhttps://www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/science/austria-mummy-mystery-solvedhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/luftgselchter-pfarrer-austriahttps://www.livescience.com/archaeology/18th-century-monks-anus-was-stuffed-with-wood-chips-and-fabric-to-mummify-him-researchers-discoverhttps://cen.acs.org/analytical-chemistry/art-&-artifacts/Austrian-mummy-mystery-resolved/103/web/2025/05https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/325664623/https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/325664623/?match=1&terms=weird%20arrest https://catholicherald.co.uk/heretic-of-the-week-joanna-southcott/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Southcott Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We’re back baby! This week Spencer fills us in on some tombstones filled with liquor during the prohibition era! Next, Madison is taking it back to the old days with some wild extreme embamings. We’ve got one obituary for a total glamour-puss and one that is simply electrifying! Oh, and we didn’t forget to top things off with some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!  Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/otwitchuary Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast 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: [email protected] Sources:https://www.tmz.com/2025/11/12/penny-dead-at-232/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sacbee/name/margherita-covino-obituary?id=58862061https://www.newspapers.com/image/153757119/?match=1&terms=Peggy%20Hopkins%20Joycehttps://www.newspapers.com/image/371625558/?match=1&terms=Peggy%20Hopkins%20Joycehttps://everloved.com/articles/funeral-planning/what-is-extreme-embalming/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Batistehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treme_Brass_Bandhttps://www.npr.org/2010/08/27/129452007/treme-brass-band-living-and-breathing-new-orleanshttps://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/music/uncle-lionel-batiste-gets-sendoff-as-unique-as-the-man-himself/article_78f7b478-e4e6-5490-ac61-1cd8da6cdc76.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_K-Doehttps://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/23/arts/the-pop-life-all-dolled-up-in-his-lounge-and-shrine.htmlhttps://gardenandgun.com/articles/the-high-the-low-a-tasteful-send-off/https://gravemattersgroup.co.uk/2022/07/14/standing-to-the-last-extreme-embalming-as-a-practice-of-resistance/https://marinfuneralhomepr.com/el-muerto-en-ambulancia/https://wearemitu.com/wearemitu/news/marin-funeral-home-puerto-rico/https://abcnews.go.com/US/puerto-rican-taxi-drivers-final-stop-funeral/story?id=31307213https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3095748/Puerto-Rico-taxi-driver-73-died-cancer-propped-CAB-wake.htmlhttps://connectingdirectors.com/58104-extremely-embalmed-murder-victim-on-parade-a-first-for-trinidad-tobagohttps://www.facebook.com/BostonPoliceDepartment/posts/suspect-arrested-after-driving-scooter-through-active-crime-scene-and-striking-o/10157471572962685/https://www.history.com/articles/prohibitionhttps://www.fredminnick.com/2013/01/01/the-grave-that-once-held-liquor/https://thecemeterytraveler.blogspot.com/2011/09/white-bronze-memorials.htmlhttps://www.fredminnick.com/2013/01/01/the-grave-that-once-held-liquor/https://www.newspapers.com/image/661594535/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.