Our Weird World
by John Hinson
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347 - How NOT to Get Away with Murder
347 - How NOT to Get Away with Murder
About this podcast
Each week, host John Hinson takes a look at weird, crazy, and forgotten stories from the history of humankind. He covers true crime, paranormal, and other strange stories and tries to put some humor into it, or maybe he's just an apathetic dick - that's up to you to decide.
Episodes
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- 347 - How NOT to Get Away with Murder · 34 minSend us Fan Mail This week we're talking about three people who did NOT think things through when it came to the murders they wanted to commit. Learn about the lives of Michael…
- 346 - Weird Fun Bag #30 - Pigasus, Welfare, and the Power of Organic Food · 34 minSend us Fan Mail It's a new month, so it's back to the Fun Bags. For #30, we're looking at Pigasus and the lives of John List and J.I. Rodale. Like the show on Facebook…
- 345 - Haunted Families · 34 minSend us Fan Mail This week we're wrapping up our spooky-themed month with the haunted Lemp, Lutz, Tallman, and LaChance families! Like the show on Facebook…
- 344 - Haunted Houses, Part 2! · 46 minSend us Fan Mail This week we continue our spooky-themed episodes with more haunted houses! Learn about the Winchester Mystery House, the Congelier Mansion, the Treasurer’s…
- 343 - Monsters! Part 6! · 39 minSend us Fan Mail So many monsters to cover this week! We're looking at Batsquatch, the Flathead Lake Monster, the Van Meter Visitor, the White River Monster, the Dover Demon, the…
- 342 - North Carolina Paranormal · 25 minSend us Fan Mail We're into October, so we're spending the entire month celebrating Halloween and covering spooky-themed stories that I poke holes in. Sorry. This week we're…
- 341 - Serial killer Sampler #15: Dominique, Marchwicki & Gallego · 37 minSend us Fan Mail Serial Killer September wraps up with the best sampler yet, covering the lives of Ronald Dominique, Zdzisław Marchwicki, and Gerald Gallego. Like the show on…
- 340 - Serial Killer Sampler #14: Wilder, Glover & Wallace · 36 minSend us Fan Mail Serial Killer September gets crazier with the 14th sampler covering the lives of Christopher Wilder, John Wayne Glover, Henry Louis Wallace. Like the show on…
- 339 - Serial Killer Sampler #13: Minghella, Christopher & Woodfield · 27 minSend us Fan Mail Serial Killer September continue with the 13th sampler covering the lives of Maurizio Minghella, Joseph Christopher, and Randall Woodfield. Like the show on…
- 338 - Serial Killer Sampler #12: Brasil, Ogorzow & Edwards · 29 minSend us Fan Mail It's Serial Killer September! All this month, we're doing some serial killer samplers with 3 stories from history. This week, we're covering Febronio Indio do…
- 337 - Weird Crimes · 26 minSend us Fan Mail This week we're covering the strange criminal behavior of Kenneth Parks, Gags the Clown, and the Garanhuns Cannibals. Like the show on Facebook…
- 336 - Curses! Part 2! · 34 minSend us Fan Mail This week we're talking about some more curses from history and one that might actually be legit. Check out Part 1 on Episode 318. Like the show on Facebook…
- 335 - Kevin Curtis · 31 minSend us Fan Mail This week's story is fun. It's all about the story of Kevin Curtis and the underground world of Elvis impersonators, possible black market organ trading, and a…
- 334 - Peter Nygård · 38 minSend us Fan Mail If you thought Jeffrey Epstein was bad (and didn't kill himself), then you should learn about this week's subject whose trial also happened around the same time…
- 333 - Weird Fun Bag #29: Birdman, a Spaghetti Tree, and a Return to Hollow Earth · 31 minSend us Fan Mail New Month. New Fun Bag. The 29th edition covers the Spaghetti Tree and the lives of a couple of Dicks—Richard Speck and Richard Shaver. Like the show on Facebook…
- 332 - Con Artists, Part 2! · 25 minSend us Fan Mail This week we're looking at more con artists from history! Learn about the lives of Frederic Bourdin, Albert Johnson Walker, and John Darwin. Check out Part 1 on…
- 331 - Random Paranormal Part 2: Poltergeists, Faces, and a Legally Binding Haunting · 23 minSend us Fan Mail We're wrapping up our mini series of some paranormal with the Belmez Faces, the Ackley House, and the Northfleet Horror. Like the show on Facebook…
- 330 - Random Paranormal Part 1: Time Travel, Alien Sex, and Haunted NBA Players · 26 minSend us Fan Mail We're looking at three different (allegedly true) paranormal stories this week. Learn about the Moberley-Jourdain Incident, the Skirvin Hotel, and the life of…
- 329 - Weird Fun Bag #28: The Phantom Barber, a Radioactive Man, and an Extremely Weird Dude · 36 minSend us Fan Mail It's the 28th Weird Fun Bag and we're looking at the Phantom Barber of Pascagoula, as well as the WEIRD lives of Albert Stevens and Ior Bock. Like the show on…
- 328 - Branch Vinedresser and the Dominion of Melchizedek · 39 minSend us Fan Mail Buckle up for this wild ride. We're looking at the cult/scam/fraud/sovereign nation of the Dominion of Melchizedek and it's leader, Branch Vinedresser. Like the…
- 327 - Cults! Part 2! · 35 minSend us Fan Mail The SUMMER OF CULTS returns! (just for this week though.) We're covering the stories of Michael Ryan, Sachiko Eto, and the Good News International Ministries…
- 326 - Morbid Massacres, Part 2 · 31 minSend us Fan Mail This week we're looking at some more massacres from history. Learn about the Parsley Massacre, as well as the stories of Mustuo Toi, Bruce Pardo, and Woo…
- 325 - Strikes! Part 2! · 31 minSend us Fan Mail This week it's more stories from a time when work actually sucked! Learn about the Banana Massacre, the Thibodaux Massacre, and the Harriet-Henderson strike…
- 324 - Weird Fun Bag #27: A Cult, A Kidnapping, and a Bonus Army · 34 minSend us Fan Mail Summer is here! This edition of the fun bag is covering the Blackburn cult, the kidnapping of George Weyerhaeuser, and the Bonus Army. Like the show on Facebook…
- 323 - Defying the Death Penalty · 22 minSend us Fan Mail This week we're looking at people who were supposed to die, but didn't! Learn about the lives of Anne Green, Joseph Samuel, and Ludger Sylbaris. Like the show on…
- 322 - Ghosts! Part 5! · 30 minSend us Fan Mail This week we have more ghost stories! Learn about the ghosts of Carl Pruitt, Virginia Campbell, and Resurrection Mary. Like the show on Facebook…
- 321 - Christian Gerhartsreiter · 29 minSend us Fan Mail This week we're looking at the crazy story of fake-Rockefeller con man Christian Gerhartsreiter. Like the show on Facebook…
- 320 - Weird Fun Bag #26: An Explorer, a Cult Leader, and a Model · 34 minSend us Fan Mail New month. New fun bag. The 26th edition is covering the lives of Robert Bartlett, Edmund Creffield, and Audrey Munson. Like the show on Facebook…
- 319 - The Fountain of the World · 30 minSend us Fan Mail This week we're looking at the story of early California cult The Fountain of the World! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/…
- 318 - Curses! · 27 minSend us Fan Mail Blaze up and get weird with some forgotten curses from history! We're looking at the stories of Moll Dyer, the Hayden Family, Brunswick Springs in Vermont, and…
- 317 - Serial killer Sampler #11: DeSalvo, Kohlhepp & Meraz · 30 minSend us Fan Mail This week it's the 11th edition of our Serial Killer Sampler. We're looking at the lives of Albert DeSalvo, Todd Kohlhepp, and Sylvia Meraz. Like the show on…
- 316 - Weird Fun Bag #25: A Giant, a Pass, and a Coffin · 28 minSend us Fan Mail This week it's the 25th fun bag! We're looking at the stories of Fredonyer Pass, the Cardiff Giant, and Emma Crawford. Like the show on Facebook…
- 315 - Wilbur Voliva and the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church · 34 minSend us Fan Mail This week we're talking about the cult city of Zion, Illinois, and it's Flat Earth-loving leader, Wilbur Glenn Voliva. Like the show on Facebook…
- 314 - Kidnapped! · 31 minSend us Fan Mail This week we're looking at four girls who got kidnapped! Did they make it out? We'll see! It's the stories of Peggy Ann Bradnick, Colleen Stan, Natascha…
- 313 - Colin Batley · 40 minSend us Fan Mail This week we're wrapping up season 6 with the story of Colin Batley and "The Church" cult. This one is not fun. Like the show on Facebook…
- 312 - Glenn Helzer and the Children of Thunder · 46 minSend us Fan Mail This week is the fun story of Mormon sociopath Glenn Helzer and his tiny Children of Thunder cult! Like the show on Facebook…
- 311 - Weird Fun Bag #24: German Royalty, London Beer, and a Mysterious Box · 32 minSend us Fan Mail New month. New fun bag. This week we're looking at the stories of Baron George von Bothmer, The London beer flood, and the Southcottians. Like the show on…
- 310 - North Carolina, Part 4! · 41 minSend us Fan Mail We're wrapping up our 2-week series on stories from North Carolina where we cover Topsy the Elephant (a different one!), Gerald Hege, Richard McCoy, Jr., Jacklyn…
- 309 - North Carolina, Part 3! · 36 minSend us Fan Mail This week we're kicking off a 2-part series on our home state, North Carolina! Learn about Munchkinland, the Coal Glen disaster, Little Rascals preschool, and…
- 308 - Josef Mengele · 39 minSend us Fan Mail This week we're going back to World War II and covering the life of one of the worst people not named Hitler—Josef Mengele. Like the show on Facebook…
- 307 - Weird Fun Bag #23- A Bad Riot, a Bad Accident, and a Bad Murderer · 34 minSend us Fan Mail New month. New Weird Fun Bag. This week we're covering the Khamar Daban Incident, the New Mexico Penitentiary Riot, and the story of Thomas Maimoni. Like the…
- 306 - Gerard Schaefer · 28 minSend us Fan Mail This week we're telling the story of lesser-known Florida serial killer Gerard Schaefer! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/…
- 305 - Men of God · 44 minSend us Fan Mail This week is all about preachers who were definitely not exactly the most Jesus-y. Learn about the lives of Hans Schmidt, Harold Davidson, George Went Hensley…
- 304 - Mysterious Murders, Part 3! · 36 minSend us Fan Mail This week, we're robbing you of closure (kind of) with three more mysterious and technically unsolved murders! Learn about the Lake Bodom murders, Susan Powell…
- 303 - Weird Fun Bag #22: The Blind Bomber, Eggs, and a Suicidal Heart · 22 minSend us Fan Mail Happy New Year! We're starting with the 22nd Weird Fun Bag and covering the stories of the Egg War, William Peddicord, and Sonny Graham. Like the show on…
- 302 - Gemstones! · 35 minSend us Fan Mail We're closing out 2025 with stories about gemstones! Learn about the Pearl of Lau Tzu, the Bahia emerald, and the lives of James Marshall and Jack Roland Murphy…
- 301 - The Stayner Family · 25 minSend us Fan Mail Merry Holidays! We're covering the super sad story of the Stayner family this week, and how one child's kidnapping may have turned his brother into a serial…
- 300 - A Collection of Some of the Most Insane Stories Ever · 45 minSend us Fan Mail It's the 300th episode spectacular and I'm completely sober because I'm a responsible father with no time for fun anymore. Instead, just listen to these insane…
- 299 - Mormons, Part 3! · 46 minSend us Fan Mail This week, we're talking about Mormons...again! We're covering the stories of Immanuel David, James Harmston, and Jeffrey Lundgren. Check out episodes 179 and…
- 298 - Weird Fun Bag #21- Freedomites, Nellie Muench, and the Man from Taured · 26 minSend us Fan Mail It's the final Weird Fun Bag of 2025 as we share the stories of Nellie Meunch, the Freedomites, and the Man from Taured. Like the show on Facebook…
