11: The Finger-in-the-Wendys-Chili & Government Corruption

Published: April 12, 2018, 12:35 a.m.

This week, Brandi\u2019s story doesn\u2019t involve stabbings, serial killers or cult leaders. Instead, she talks about Budd Dwyer, the Pennsylvania treasurer accused of awarding a government contract in exchange for a campaign contribution. Doesn\u2019t sound like Brandi\u2019s cup of tea, does it? Trust us, it is. This story has a huge twist.

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Then Kristin tells the story of Anna Ayala, who claimed to find a severed human finger in her Wendy\u2019s chili. But whose finger was it? And how the hell did it get there? This one\u2019s a real nail biter.

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And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.

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In this episode, Kristin pulled from:
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\u201cFinger-in-chili lady back in trouble,\u201d San Francisco Gate
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\u201c\u2018Finger lady\u2019 spills the beans about chili scam,\u201d McClatchy Tribune News Service
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\u201cPrison term for Wendy\u2019s chili scam no joke,\u201d Associated Press
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\u201cWoman in chili incident fails to enter plea in court,\u201d San Francisco Chronicle
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\u201cPolice call woman\u2019s finger in chili claim a hoax,\u201d New York Times
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\u201cPolice check woman with Wendy\u2019s finger claim,\u201d Associated Press
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\u201cFinger has lunch crowd rethinking its choices,\u201d LA Times

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In this episode, Brandi pulled from:
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The documentary \u201cHonest Man: The Life of Budd Dwyer\u201d

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