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In this episode, Abby talks about Freda and Alice, two teenagers from Memphis, Tennessee living in the 19th century who fell in love and planned to marry. Unfortunately, it all went wrong and tragedy struck.
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The exciting conclusion to part one. This episode dives in to the crime itself, the trial and a whole lot of wacky tangents along the way.
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In Part One, Abby lays the foundation for another (attempted) snake murder in Alabama. She touches upon serpent handling and Pentecostal churches-a large part of this mystery.
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Wikipedia entries for Pentecostalism and Snake Handling
Documentary Alabama Snake (2019)
Bitter Southerner's article: The Pentecostal Serpent
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You didn't think Abby would let Ellie get married and NOT talk about a wild wedding, did you!? This week, Abby talks about a wedding with 200 POUNDS of weed, the kind of wedding guests you DON'T want to show up and Michigan.
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The Atlantic: A Wedding Sting by Jeff Maysh
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Abby discusses a record setting 1972 kidnapping in Minnesota of a wealthy socialite
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Abby discusses the murder of Mary Busch in this case and what a man named Rattlesnake James had to do with it.
An article from the Fargo Forum, March 22, 1939Brenner, Anita La Cañada's First U.S. Supreme Court CaseLisenba v. People of the State of California, 314 U.S. 219 (1941)Murder & Mayhem in the Crescenta Valley By Gary Keyes, Mike LawlerLA Times article , A Lady-Killer Ensnared by a Rattlesnake by Cecilia RasmussenLos Angeles Magazine article , In One of L.A.’s Most Outrageous Murder Cases, a Rattlesnake Was the Weapon by Hadley MearesAn article from The Kansas City Star, July 5, 1936An article from The Daily Times, Thursday, May 7, 1936An article from the Alexandria Citizen News
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In 2008 four teens at a Kentucky university decided to rob the library. Find out how that works out for them in this episode of QFF.
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Abby discusses Rudolph Valentino, a man who experienced toxic masculinity, homophobia even though it's likely he wasn't homosexual and a cursed ring.
To what fate does The "Latin Lover" (the 20s were wild, man) succumb? Find out on this week's episode of Queers for Fears.
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Elmer McCurdy had a sad life. He struggled with addiction and tried to make a living off crime but was never very successful. Unfortunately for Elmer, his death and thereafter was much more interesting. Find out what happened to poor Elmer on this episode of Queers for Fears.
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Join Abby and a special guest in discussion Corsicana, Texas and their world famous bakery for the ever indulgent holiday dessert: fruitcake. In the 2000s, the bakery started to lose money even though their fruitcakes were flying off the shelves! What happened in this fruity fiasco? Listen and find out.
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The documentary on a Streaming Service called Fruitcake Fraud, which Abby is seriously mad about because that was her episode title idea“Just Desserts” by Katy Vine for Texas Monthly
Corsicana City Website
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Merry Cryptmas everyone! Abby discusses some light-hearted plant cryptids who are anything BUT vegetarian and Ellie, being Ellie, tries her ebst to get her off topic. There's a lot of tangents in this episode, folks, but maybe they, like our Plant Cryptids, will grow on you.
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CW: Trans/homophobia, misgendering and use of incorrect pronouns, hate crime and assault
One November afternoon in 2013, Sasha Fleischman boarded the 57 bus home from school in Oakland California. Sasha, a high school senior at the time, identified as agender and enjoyed wearing skirts. Then, one member of a group of three teenaged boys took a lighter and set their skirt on fire. Their lives were both changed forever in a matter of seconds.
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The NYT Magazine: The Fire on the 57 Bus in Oakland Dashka SlaterThe novel The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by: Dashka Slater
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Abby and Ellie talk about some famous and infamous deer cryptids--be warned, Abby was a bit tipsy this episode...
Music credit: System of a Down
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Unsurprisingly, the US Government's legislature to control women's bodies is not new. In the 20th century, The American Plan allowed law enforcement to stop and examine women for STIs based on their profession, appearance, or social status. Then what would happen? Find out on this episode of Queers for Fears.
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https://www.history.com/news/chamberlain-kahn-act-std-venereal-disease-imprisonment-women'Policing Sex' explores state's hidden history of imprisoning women for having venereal disease | The University of Kansas (ku.edu)
Kansas locked up more than 5,000 women and girls for having STDs | by Aaron Barnhart | Timeline
https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2017-01-06/the-faces-of-long-gone-women-tell-a-new-story-of-the-kansas-state-prison
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Last week we talked about Ellie's favorite movie, this week, we discuss Abby's favorite horror classic: The Exorcist. What makes this movie so likeable and what was the inspiration for the film? Find out on this episode of Queers for Fears.
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Wikipedia Entry, Roland Doe
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In this, our 21st movisode, Abby and Ellie discuss David Lynch's work Mulholland Drive and then Abby takes on a terrifying Mulholland Murder, complete with tangeants about the name Egbert, cry-sterbating, Twin Peaks and more.
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Wikipedia entry, Mulholland Drive
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In this episode, Ellie discusses the plot of the classic horror/sci-fi thriller Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Then, Abby discusses some real life body snatching-a crime that goes all the way back to the 13th century.
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Atlas Obscura
The Smithsonian
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Abby and Ellie are (finally) back! We're a bit rust, but we take a dive into James Wan's new horror flick Malignant and talk about its themes of misogony and how that affected the "possession" in a small town of Nicaragua.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/nicaragua_exorcism_vilma_trujillo_murder
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In 1909, a coroner was called to a seemingly abandoned home. A woman in a black dress, veil and cape answered. "Who are you? Who is the deceased?" The coroner asked. "It doesn't matter," replied the Lady in Black. But really though, who was the deceased? And whow as the Lady in Black? Find out on this episode of Queers for Fears.
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The Slow Death of Ocey Snead. Starved, overdosed, and drowned by her… | by Heather Monroe | Medium
The sisters in black: The murder of Ocey Snead, 1909 - New York Daily News (nydailynews.com)
Sister Act: The Bizarre Drowning of Ocey Snead (the-line-up.com)
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Ramon and Lulu Sosa had it all. A successful gym, a brand new home, cars, motorcycles, and nice clothes. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to...well, listen and find out on this episode!
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Abby's Sources:
ESPN's Dead Man Walking by Tisha Thompson and Kevin Shaw
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