Being Dead Serious
Stories of the strange and unusual. Paranormal, folklore, unbelievable medical records, ghosts, horror, weird history and more!
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Being Dead Serious podcast
Episode 93: The Lovesick case of Carl Tanzler
Alright, buckle up buttercups, because this ain't your grandma's bedtime story.
Prepare to dive headfirst into the bizarre, unsettling, and frankly, slightly unhinged world of Dr. Count Carl Von Cosel.... AKA: just ...Carl Tanzler.
This episode we'll unravel the unbelievable tale of a lovesick (to put it mildly) radiologist who, af...
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Episode 92: The Brothers Grimm
is now available.
Get ready for a wild ride with the Brothers Grimm!
This week, we're diving headfirst into their twisted tales.
We'll explore the bizarre world of "The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage," where breakfast plans go hilariously wrong.
Then, we'll meet the quirky couple in "Frederick and Catherine," and see how their...
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Episode 91:
The Strange and Insane Victorian era: Deadly Homes
Is now available.
Tonight we are again covering our favorite crazy time period.... the Victorian era! But this time its all about their hilariously but horrific dangers that were lurking in their 19th-century homes!
Thank you flammable gas lighting (explosions: a feature!), arsenic-laced cleaning products (cleanliness to die for!), ...
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Episode 90: The Gruesome Tale of Fox Hollow Farm
Is now available.
Tonight we're diving deep into the Fox Hollow Farm murders, a massive murderer case that you've never heard of but completely shocked the state of Indiana and the nation.
We'll examine the evidence, the timeline, and the psychological profile of the alleged killer, Herb Baumeister.
But beyond the standard true ...
Had a crazy weekend and had to push back our recording. We will be back this weekend, so stay tuned, and Stay Strange!
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Episode 89:
The Lover in the Attic
Is now available.
One of the strangest love triangles in history involved a wealthy housewife, her oblivious husband, and a secret attic-dwelling lover who lived above them for nearly a decade?
Sounds like the setup for a bad sitcom, right?
Well, buckle up, because this is a real story—one filled with scandal, deception, and a murder that no one could quite ex...
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Episode 88: The history of St. Patrick
is now available.
Forget leprechauns and pots of gold, this story is a wild ride of questionable life choices.
Tonight we're unpacking the 'true' story, of our favorite drinking saint which includes: a possible kidnapping, nipple sucking to hitch a ride, divine voices and hallucinations, a basement with a demon who apparently makes you a b...
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Episode 87: The Mysterious Men in Black
Is now available.
Tonight we are going to talk about mysterious men in outdated black suits with boring robotic speech and their bizarre behaviors.
Who are the Men in Black?
Are they top-secret government operatives? Alien enforcers? Or just guys who got lost on the way to a Blues Brothers convention?
We’ll cover famous encounters, their bizarre behavior,...
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Episode 86: The Notorious Ma Barker
is now available.
In this episode, we dive into the wild tale of Ma Barker and her gang of "little shit boys"—a family bonding experience that involved less baking cookies and more robbing banks.
Was Ma really the criminal mastermind the FBI made her out to be, or just a mother who took the phrase ride or die way too literally?
From bank robbing to k...
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Episode 85: The Legendary Mothman
is now available.
In this episode, we unravel the legend of the Mothman, the red-eyed cryptid that terrorized Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in the 1966-1967.
From bizarre UFO sightings to unsettling paranormal activity, we dive into John Keel’s investigation, which uncovered eerie phone calls, prophetic nightmares, and, of course, the ominous Men in...
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Episode 84:The Canary Girls
Is now available.
During World War I and II, thousands of women stepped into munitions factories to keep the war machine running.
But their sacrifice came at a shocking cost—exposure to TNT turned their skin a bright yellow, earning them the nickname Canary Girls.
From deadly explosions to lifelong health effects, these unsung heroines risked it all, proving that n...
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episode 83: The Grinning Man
is now available.
In the 1960s, UFO sightings were everywhere, but one encounter really took the cake: Indrid Cold-the Grinning Man.
This wasn’t your average flying saucer situation—oh, no.
This guy came with a huge grin, telepathic mind-melds, and a backstory so bizarre it could’ve come straight out of a sci-fi novel (or a fever dream).
When West Virginia salesman W...
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Episode 82: The disappearance of Agatha Christie
In this episode, we’re diving into the juiciest mystery of Agatha Christie’s life—her own disappearance, because who needs fiction when your real life is this wild?
In 1926, the Queen of Mystery pulled off the ultimate mic drop, vanishing into thin air, leaving behind a wrecked car, a cheating husband, and a nation wondering if this was just a ...
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Episode 81:The most dangerous woman in America:
Typhoid Mary
In this episode, we serve up the hot (and germy) tale of Mary Mallon, aka "Typhoid Mary," the cook who put the fever in flavor.
Mary didn’t just whip up mouthwatering meals—she also unknowingly spread typhoid fever to dozens of unsuspecting diners.
Who knew her secret ingredient wasn’t love but bacteria?
We’ll explore how Mar...
Hey gang, we are taking a break for the holidays/plague and will be back with an exciting new episode on Jan 11th. Until then, Stay Strange!
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Episode 80: The butcher of Plainfield-Ed Gein
Is now available
In this week’s episode, we dig deep—six feet deep—into the bizarre and horrifying life of Ed Gein, the infamous handyman turned human accessory designer. Ever wonder what happens when someone takes DIY to the next level? Well, Gein did, and let’s just say Pinterest wouldn’t approve.
We explore his small-town roots, his overbearing...
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Episode 79:
The Masterwork of Rina Yasutake
In this mind-bending episode, we unravel the peculiar story of Rina Yasutake, a brilliant but disturbed woman shrouded in mystery and surrounded by whispers of her "Masterwork."
In a secluded Yorkshire village, the reclusive Yasutake family lived in eerie isolation—until a strange smell and suspicious pharmacy visits drew police to their do...
Episode 78: Lizzie Borden murders
Now available
Get ready for a killer episode as we swing into the infamous Lizzie Borden case, where axes, alibis, and awkward family dynamics collide.
It’s 1892 in Fall River, Massachusetts where a rich but miserably frugal dad, a "I guess we'll make this work" stepmom, older and cooler sis, Emma and of course our star of the show, Lizzie end up in a bit of a sticky sit...
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Episode 77: Clarence Roberts: The Man Who Died Twice.
What’s more surprising than dying in a fiery blaze?
Doing it twice!
This week, we’re unraveling the smoky mystery of Clarence Roberts, a man who managed to "die" not once, but twice, in two house fires, leaving behind a trail of burnt-out buildings, charred bodies, and some very confused insurance adjusters.
Did Clarence mastermin...
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Episode 76:
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo
Is now available.
The "Man-Eaters of Tsavo" tells the wild, slightly horrifying story of two lions who decided they'd had it with their regular antelope diet and thought, "Why not sample the new buffet humans are setting up?" This all went down in 1898 in Kenya, where British engineers and local laborers were building a railway throu...
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