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  • Cult Babes, this week we’re covering the murders of 8 nursing students in Chicago, IL. Listen in to hear the story of badass final girl Cora Amurao and how one man with the most insane arrest record ended up serving 1200 year behind bars.

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Speckhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/marilyn-s-last-day-twenty-four-hours-inthe-death-legend-422034.html
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  • TGIF! This week, instead of a little liter I wanted to spill the tea on the cultiness of celestial seasonings. This episode was originally uploaded onto a retired patreon page so I figured why not let it see the light of day! 

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  • Well hello Geoffs! This week we’ve got a lil bit of everything as Spencer is taking us into the future with QR coded gravestones, and Madison introduces the concept of cuddle cots. We’ve got an obituary for an iconic inventor, and one that proves snakes don’t belong in a church! Don’t worry, we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls! 

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    Sources:

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-woman-arrested-biting-ear-another-woman-fight-vape-pens-alcoho-rcna97069

    https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/05/qr-codes-for-the-dead/370901/

    https://www.wired.com/2008/04/qr-code-from-th/

    https://monuments.com/store/headstones-accessories/living-headstones-qr-code

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code#:~:text=In%202008%2C%20Ishinokoe%20in%20Yamanashi,implementing%20QR%20codes%20into%20tombstones

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/352102845/?article=a0029b0e-4d0b-4f5a-a6ea-27240f854fe3&terms=nipples

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/02/14/bill-post-pop-tart-dead/

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/759731909/?article=679f6132-9052-4ec7-8411-ab2d3dbc9fb7

    https://cuddlecot.com/cuddlecot/

    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/well/family/a-device-that-gives-parents-of-stillborn-babies-time-to-say-goodbye.html

    https://mgffoundation.org/cuddlecot™

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE3Ohy-D5eM

    https://caringcradle.com/#features

    https://cuddlecot.com/families/frequently-asked-questions/#:~:text=On%20average%2C%20the%20CuddleCot%20is,the%20family%20and%20health%20professionals.&text=Each%20time%20the%20CuddleCot%20is,ensure%20the%20water%20remains%20clean.

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11005917/Grieving-parents-use-frozen-peas-create-cooling-cot-son-died-12-days-old.html

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/business/william-post-dead-pop-tarts.html

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  • Hello Cult Babes! This week we’re goin’ back back back to talk about the insanity that is the ghost of Greenbrier, one of the first and perhaps only known instances where somebody solved a murder from beyond the grave…you heard that right. Read that right? Oh well anyways let’s do this!
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    The Crime of the Century By: Dennis L. Breo & William J. Martin
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenbrier_Ghost
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-generation-why-podcast/id541481026
    https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4679
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  • John Christie, what a creep. Listen in as we discuss his house of horrors at 10 Rillington Place. From secret abortions to haunted tea parties, this story has everything. This week’s episode is sponsored by Hello Fresh. Visit hellofresh.com/cultliter10 for 10 free meals including free shipping.
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  • This weeks episode dives into the DeFeo family murders, or as we all know it, the Amityville Horror.

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  • Hello from Hell! Cult Babes....why didn’t I realize how gruesome this case is. Way more than a casual stab. Listen in on this very long episode as we venture into 1800’s London for the eery story of Jack the Ripper.

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  • We’re back from our holiday break Geoffs! And this week Spencer is kicking us off with what had him buggin’ in his coffin!! Next up Madison is putting the fun in funerals with some cool funeral homes that are living new lives. We’ve got the most scathing obituary to date and one for a bird. We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! 

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    Sources:

    https://www.fox5ny.com/news/florida-man-hits-wife-christmas-tree-dinner

    https://www.extermpro.com/blog/which-bugs-live-the-longest/#:~:text=Termite%20Queens%20–%20Termites%20have%20a,so%20much%20damage%20to%20homes

    https://www.orkin.com/pests/flies/house-flies/life-expectancy-of-house-flies#:~:text=The%20life%20expectancy%20of%20a,multiply%20quickly%20if%20left%20uncontrolled

    https://a-z-animals.com/blog/the-top-nine-animals-with-the-shortest-lifespan/

    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/animals-queen-ants-termites-bees-insects-undertakers-bury-dead#:~:text=Even%20the%20royals%20of%20the,undertakers%20to%20protect%20their%20colonies.&text=If%20you%20thought%20humans%20were,the%20colony%20or%20burying%20them

    https://www.thememories.com/obituary/maxine-nelson-bruin/30610#/

    https://www.unilad.com/community/viral/man-locks-escape-room-employees-building-pennsylvania-377247-20231002

    https://www.eater.com/2011/6/16/6674551/linger-historic-denver-mortuary-now-a-slightly-macabre-restaurant

    https://www.denverpost.com/2011/06/08/parker-its-a-dead-mans-party-at-linger/

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/linger-eatuary 

    https://lacounty.gov/2023/12/14/heartfelt-commemoration-of-la-countys-unclaimed-dead/

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/la-county-holds-burial-ceremony-for-1937-unclaimed-people-who-died-in-2020-at-height-of-pandemic/ar-AA1lyKtf 

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/linger-eatuary 

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/868887509/?article=4cc84222-8304-4869-ae5b-0523194991d6&terms=%22chatterbox%22

    https://archive.naplesnews.com/lifestyle/neapolitan/naples-earl-and-thelma-hodges-have-earned-their-community-honor-ep-387886479-342440661.html

    https://archive.naplesnews.com/business/local/raise-a-glass-hodges-funeral-home-opens-wine-cellar-for-mourners-ep-313117341-330442371.html/

    https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/28/sport/illinois-funeral-home-with-a-mini-golf-course-underneath-spc/index.html

    https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/march-2019/suburbs-guide/the-funeral-parlor-with-mini-golf/

    https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/now-s-celebration-life-funeral-homes-bars-n729081

    https://www.mkds.com

    https://www.mashed.com/621250/this-restaurant-lets-you-dine-inside-a-cemetery/

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-new-lucky-restaurant-ahmedabad-india

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  • Step right up Geoffs, this week Madison is putting on quite the show for us as she takes us through the wild and exploitative world of operating theaters! Next, Spencer will have you scared to death as he discusses the rare phenomenon of death by fright. We’ve got an obituary for a wild guy, one for a bad mom, and of course we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls! 

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    Sources:

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scared-to-death-heart-attack/

    https://www.npr.org/2012/10/26/163712863/scared-to-death-literally

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/425656111/?terms=%22woman%20scared%20to%20death%22&match=1

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/448075088/?terms=%22woman%20scared%20to%20death%22&match=1

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/573482084/?terms=%22scared%20to%20death%22&match=1

    https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2015/06/15/greene-county-sheriffs-office-searching-mother-daughter/71236652/

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/lawrence-shadid-obituary?id=54005391

    https://medium.com/illumination/the-horrendous-history-of-victorian-amputations-ad6e2668729d

    https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/10/time-me-gentlemen-the-fastest-surgeon-of-the-19th-century/264065/

    https://museumofhealthcare.blog/the-story-of-robert-liston-and-his-surgical-skill/

    https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2018/10/houses-of-death-life-in-a-victorian-hospital-lindsey-fitzharris

    https://www.thevintagenews.com/2021/12/01/how-exactly-did-a-19th-century-surgeon-end-up-with-a-300-mortality-rate/

    https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/10/the-gruesome-bloody-world-of-victorian-surgery/543552/

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/americas-oldest-operating-theater

    https://oldoperatingtheatre.com

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

    http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/paharc/tour/tour5.html

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/11/04/a-florida-woman-rode-her-horse-on-a-highway-drunk-she-was-charged-with-a-dui/

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  • Get in the lifeboat and outta the windows Geoffs because this week’s forecast has some extreme weather! Spencer breaks down what happens when a cemetery floods, and Madison is giving us an electrifying lesson on being struck by thunder! We’ve got an owitchuary and one with a bang, oh and of course, some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!

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    Sources:

    https://www.britannica.com/event/Mississippi-River-flood-of-1927

    https://www.statesman.com/story/news/crime/2019/01/30/woman-exposed-herself-at-two-street-patios-in-downtown-austin-police-say/6156720007/

    https://hazards.colorado.edu/article/preserving-the-dead-cemetery-preservation-and-disaster-planning#:~:text=More%20than%201%2C500%20graves%20sites,adjacent%20properties%20and%20in%20streets

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/lists/the-strangest-cemeteries-and-crypts-in-new-orleans#:~:text=This%20style%20of%20burial%20evolved,cemeteries%20like%20Saint%20Louis%20No

    https://nypost.com/2022/09/29/bodies-unearthed-in-floridas-oakland-cemetery-during-hurricane-ian/

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/709465893/?article=4fffc91e-b990-41e9-af09-8827e47c6026&terms=lightning

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-0gNl5f4BU

    https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/index.html

    https://www.noaa.gov/stories/5-striking-facts-versus-myths-about-lightning-you-should-know

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhjx6lGTDhw&t=163s

    https://www.sciencealert.com/what-happens-after-being-hit-by-lightning

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

    https://www.boredpanda.com/scars-after-surviving-lightning-strike-lichtenberg-figures-photos/

    https://www.marthastewart.com/8213933/martha-stewart-struck-lightning-three-times

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Sullivan#:~:text=Between%201942%20and%201977%2C%20Sullivan%20was%20claimed%20to,more%20recorded%20times%20than%20any%20other%20human%20being

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/roy-sullivan

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60163728/roy-cleveland-sullivan

    https://www.grunge.com/605948/the-sad-story-of-the-man-struck-by-lightning-7-times/

    https://www.historydefined.net/walter-summerford-the-man-struck-by-lightning-four-times/

    https://onlineknowledgezone.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-most-unluckiest-man-in-history-of.html

    https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/05/07/struck-by-lightning/

    https://historyofyesterday.com/the-man-who-was-struck-by-lightning-4-times/#google_vignette

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/freak-blast-lightning-killed-entire-31162440

    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/mar/15/theknowledge.sport

    https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19981028&slug=2780150

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/florida-man-70-is-arrested-for-hurling-a-packet-of-oreos-at-his-wife-and-knocking-her-over-because-he-was-upset-that-their-coffee-maker-had-no-water-in-it/ar-AA1knIkD

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  • Oh baby things are getting hot n’ heavy this week as Spencer discusses some stories of people who discovered some *personal* items from the dearly departed, but first Madison is breaking down everything you need to know about viewing cremations. We’ve got an obituary for a guy who loved a 4-letter word, and one for a man with a wild collection. Don’t worry, we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls! 

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    Sources:

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/michael-bonakowski-obituary?id=53831898

    https://www.fox23.com/news/tulsa-man-in-custody-after-allegedly-stealing-beer-crashing-car-into-business/article_9772a186-8c6f-11ee-8db2-33bc3537be61.html

    https://www.bradleyfuneralhomes.com/can-you-witness-the-cremation-of-a-loved-one/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwCPA4U8nvY&t=26s

    https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2023/03/23/new-crematorium-san-diego-county-escondido-witness-cremations

    https://www.usurnsonline.com/cremation/witness-cremation/

    https://everloved.com/articles/funeral-industry/can-you-watch-a-cremation/

    https://beyondthedash.com/blog/funeral-planning/what-is-a-witness-cremation/7435

    https://www.betterplaceforests.com/blog/cremation/average-cost-of-cremation/#:~:text=Some%20crematoriums%20offer%20the%20option%20for%20family%20members,add%20an%20additional%20fee%20of%20%24100%20to%20%24300

    https://everloved.com/articles/funeral-customs/japanese-funeral-traditions-customs-and-beliefs/

    https://blog.sevenponds.com/cultural-perspectives/viewing-or-witnessing-a-cremation-in-america

    https://www.funeraldirect.co/witnessing-a-loved-ones-cremation-is-it-right-for-you/

    https://www.liveoakpetservices.com/services/witnessed-cremation/

    https://www.frazerconsultants.com/2016/12/why-families-should-witness-cremation/https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ka67ee/have_you_ever_found_something_like_a_sex_toy_when/

    https://www.reddit.com/r/sex/comments/njx7cm/my_auntdeceased_just_passed_away_and_i_found_her/

    https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/7ppzxc/if_i_die_my_family_will_eventually_come_across_my/

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ralph-whittington-erotica-collector-extraordinaire-dies-at-74/2019/08/17/267c63b6-c051-11e9-a5c6-1e74f7ec4a93_story.html

    https://www.liveoakpetservices.com/services/witnessed-cremation/

    https://radiant-heart.net/witnessed-cremations/

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  • Ahh yes, by high demand, today we are diving into the world of Teal Swan in one of our most bizarre episodes to date. We’ve got a lot to discuss from obscure advice, linked deaths and even some satanic cult allegations!

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    Sources: 

    The Deep End Documentary

    The Gateway Podcast by Gizmodo

    https://www.tealswanfacts.com/

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50478821

    https://www.vice.com/en/article/gy3dex/teal-swan-new-age-women-led-cults

    https://www.salon.com/2022/05/19/is-teal-swan-the-controversial-spiritualist-or-scammer-in-the-deep-end/

    http://hardnews.ansci.usu.edu/archive/nov1999/1107_can-working.html

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  • Ready for a wild ride through Anne Lister's diary confessions? Let's spill the tea on this 19th-century trailblazer who not only defied society but also documented every woman she ever charmed in her diary (with so many sordid secrets written in code that men assumed it was a hoax!) Get ready for a mix of history, love, and Anne's unfiltered sass – it's a diary-licious journey you won't want to miss

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  • In 2013 residents of Moscow awoke to some alarming headlines that a local magician had been arrested on suspicion of being a serial killer responsible for the deaths of 3 women. As an investigation was launched into the killings, authorities unraveled some of the mystery behind this self-proclaimed wizard and some extremely bizarre faith healing tactics. 

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    Sources: 

    https://www.gazeta.ru/social/2014/04/08/5985441.shtml?updated

    https://www.msk.kp.ru/daily/26192.5/3079987/

    https://moskvichmag.ru/lyudi/moskovskij-detektiv-gosha-mag-ubijtsa-provintsialnyh-modelej/

    https://www.mk.ru/social/justice/article/2014/04/22/1017990-volshebniku-georgiyu-martirosyanu-dali-23-goda-za-ubiystvo-treh-devushek.html

    https://www.rt.com/news/moscow-wizard-models-killings-244/

    https://cripo.com.ua/gangsters/?p=170314

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  • This week we have a special guest, my sister Olivia! I just had to give her the lowdown on a cult referred to as the ‘Holy Rollers’ aka Edmund Creffield and the Brides of Christ. Sit back, relax, and let me tell ya a story.
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    https://www.newspapers.com/image/565903502/?terms=Edmund%20creffield&match=4https://www.newspapers.com/image/383762359/?terms=Edmund%20Creffield&match=1https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Creffieldhttps://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/creffield_edmund_and_the_brides_of_christ_church/#.Yf2Vli1h1bUhttps://offbeatoregon.com/o1106a-bride-of-christ-holy-rollers-in-corvallis-ending.html
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  • What do Shawn Mendes and Miley Cyrus have in common? Well, alleged cult ties, that’s what! Both have been linked to a peculiar group known as the Modern Mystery School and today we’re doing a little deep-dive into a world of magic and mayhem. 

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    Sources: 

    https://www.elle.com.au/celebrity/shawn-mendes-cult-29286https://open.library.ubc.ca/media/stream/pdf/52387/1.0438188/2 The ‘Cult’ Run By a Descendent of the God Thor | TRUE BELIEVERS

    https://www.vice.com/en/article/k78ay3/inside-the-bizarre-cult-whose-members-allege-sexual-and-financial-exploitation

    https://open.library.ubc.ca/media/stream/pdf/52387/1.0438188/2

    https://modernmysteryschoolint.com/about-mms/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyPifV-nybU

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  • This week we’re concluding the coverage of Natalia Grace, including but not limited to; bombshell allegations, trials and a whole lot of strange sexting. 

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    Sources: 

    https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/antwon-cynthia-mans-natalia-grace-adoptive-parents/

    https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/who-is-natalia-graces-biological-mother-mom-anna-gava/

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7479061/Mom-claims-Ukrainian-daughter-9-adopted-really-22-year-old-dwarfism.html

    https://justicefornataliagrace.blogspot.com/2019/10/natalia-grace-barnett-timeline-of-events.html

    Curious Case of Natalia Grace Season 1 & 2

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7479061/Mom-claims-Ukrainian-daughter-9-adopted-really-22-year-old-dwarfism.html

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkF7GY4K6SA

    https://www.distractify.com/p/natalia-grace-first-adoptive-parents

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15798364-the-spark

    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17904-reactive-attachment-disorder

    https://variety.com/2011/film/news/warners-buys-rights-to-autism-memoir-1118047505/

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  • This week, in a Cult Liter first, we’re revisiting the story of Natalia Grace with a fresh perspective thanks in part to the massive amounts of media attention that’s come out since we first discussed the case in episode 302. 

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    https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/antwon-cynthia-mans-natalia-grace-adoptive-parents/

    https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/who-is-natalia-graces-biological-mother-mom-anna-gava/

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7479061/Mom-claims-Ukrainian-daughter-9-adopted-really-22-year-old-dwarfism.html

    https://justicefornataliagrace.blogspot.com/2019/10/natalia-grace-barnett-timeline-of-events.html

    Curious Case of Natalia Grace Season 1 & 2

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7479061/Mom-claims-Ukrainian-daughter-9-adopted-really-22-year-old-dwarfism.html

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkF7GY4K6SA

    https://www.distractify.com/p/natalia-grace-first-adoptive-parents

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15798364-the-spark

    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17904-reactive-attachment-disorder

    https://variety.com/2011/film/news/warners-buys-rights-to-autism-memoir-1118047505/

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  • The time has come to discuss the bizarre happenings surrounding a cult known as Love Has Won. When cult leader Amy Carlson’s body was discovered by authorities mummified and wrapped in Christmas lights it sent shockwaves throughout the world, what happened at this cult compound? I’m here to unravel the ongoings of a group that encompasses pretty much every cult tactic in Cult Liter history. 

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

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Carlson_(religious_leader)

    MAX Documentary - https://www.max.com/shows/love-has-won-the-cult-of-mother-god/892bef6f-2c42-4b41-856a-c41381f5103d

    https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a37417778/love-has-won-cult-amy-carlson-stroud-death/

    https://www.vulture.com/2023/11/love-has-won-trailer-release-date.html

    https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/05/10463849/love-has-won-cult-amy-carlson-death-history-details

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  • In the weeks leading up to Christmas Day of 1929 Charles Lawson took his wife and their brood of children to have a family portrait taken, little did they know it would be their last. This week we’re discussing the tragedy that’s since become known as the Lawson Family Murders. 

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    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_the_Lawson_family

    https://southerncalls.com/article/the-lawson-family-tragedy/

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/937234562/

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/617296267/

    https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/14lujum/why_did_charlie_lawson_murder_his_family_on/?rdt=51911

    https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2015/02/different-mental-disorders-cause-same-brain-matter-loss.html

    https://www.strangecarolinas.com/2018/10/lawson-family-murders-museum-madison-nc.html

    https://myfox8.com/true-crime-nc/deadly-secrets-the-lawson-family-murder/

    https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/30065567

    https://www.songlyrics.com/vandaveer/the-murder-of-the-lawson-family-lyrics/

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