64: Trapped in a Burger King & Eccentric Millionaire John du Pont

Published: April 10, 2019, 6:01 a.m.

Curtis Brooner loved Burger King. In fact, he ate there almost every day. So it\u2019s no surprise that on December 15, 2018, Curtis popped into Burger King for a quick bite. But before he left the restaurant, he went to the bathroom. Big mistake.

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Then Brandi tells us about John du Pont. John was an heir to the du Pont family fortune. He had plenty of money, but hardly any friends. Over time, he developed a passion for wrestling. He created a wrestling facility at his home, and became a sponsor for USA Wrestling. John had always been eccentric, but as years passed, his behavior became more and more concerning.

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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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\u201cMan sues for free Burger King for life after saying he got trapped in the bathroom,\u201d Time Magazine
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Curtis Brooner vs Burger King Corporation
\n\u201cBurger King broke its promise of free-meals-for-life to Portland area customer, lawsuit claims,\u201d By Aimee Green for The Oregonian
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\u201cOregon man gets $9,000 settlement after suing Burger King to regain promise of free meals for life,\u201d By Everton Bailey for The Oregonian

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In this episode, Brandi pulled from:
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\u201cA LIFE IN PIECES; For du Pont Heir, Question Was Control\u201d by Jere Longman. Pam Belluck, and Jon Nordheimer, The New York Times
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\u201cBlood on the Mat\u201d by John Greenwald, Time Magazine
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\u201cJohn E. DuPont Trial:1997\u201d encyclopedia.com
\n\u201cJohn Du Pont And The Murder Of Dave Schultz: The True Story Behind \u2018Foxcatcher\u2019\u201d by Mark Oliver
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\u201cJohn du Pont\u201d wikipedia.org

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