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IN THIS EPISODE: When you think of methods of execution, what comes to mind? Electric chair? Hanging? Firing squad? Lethal injection? Or perhaps something a bit more historic like guillotine, or even stoning. But I\u2019m guessing the last thing you\u2019d think of for a method of execution would be death by golden shower. (Death by Urination) *** Had Daniel Lambert been alive today, he would\u2019ve carted his more than 700 pounds around in a motorized scooter, as too many morbidly obese people choose to do. But in the early 1800s, such amenities weren\u2019t available, because there was no market for them. Lambert was a true anomaly. And people couldn\u2019t get enough of him. (Daniel Lambert: Fat Man On Display) *** A woman describes how frightened she was when working in a school after hours \u2013 so frightened that now, over 23-years-later, she still has trouble sleeping due to the fear she experienced. (Horrible, No-good, Very Bad Schoolhouse) *** An eerie painting spooked many who just saw it. Those who owned it fared worse. Could this piece, painted in 1972, truly be haunted? (The Hands Resist Him: Haunted Painting) *** From murdering children to drinking blood, Peter K\xfcrten was "the king of the sexual perverts" and perhaps the worst serial killer ever. So it\u2019s no surprise he would be tagged with the word \u201cvampire\u201d to describe him. (The Abominations Of Peter K\xfcrten - Vampire Of D\xfcsseldorf)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)\u2026
00:00:00.000 = Message From Darren
00:00:33.140 = Content Warning, Cold Open, and Show Intro
00:05:24.214 = The Abominations of Peter K\xfcrten \u2013 The Vampire of D\xfcsseldorf
00:18:25.114 = Death By Urination
00:22:10.081 = Daniel Lambert: Fat Man On Display
00:27:32.780 = Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Schoolhouse
00:43:14.478 = The Hands Resist Him \u2013 The Haunted Painting
00:47:13.031 = Show Close
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
Peter K\xfcrten\u2019s head before and after the guillotine: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DwPBBE5X0AAmtZa.jpg
\u201cThe Abominations Of Peter K\xfcrten - Vampire Of D\xfcsseldorf\u201d by Katie Serena for All That\u2019s Interesting,https://tinyurl.com/ycr8yl2p; and Joe Duncan for List Verse: https://tinyurl.com/y7txms9y
\u201cDeath by Urination\u201d by Daven Hiskey for Today I Found Out: https://tinyurl.com/9wftd7z
\u201cDaniel Lambert: Fat Man On Display\u201d by Marc Hartzman for Weird Historian: https://tinyurl.com/yb52ke48
\u201cHorrible, No-good, Very Bad Schoolhouse\u201d by Bettina Marie from Your Ghost Stories: https://tinyurl.com/yctbrebo
\u201cThe Hands Resist Him: Haunted Painting\u201d from The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/y8hfk7vp
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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Originally aired: October 25, 2019

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