145: OBITCH heads will roll!

You’re in for it this week Geoffs! This week Spencer is telling us the incredible story of Florence Nightingale and how she ended up symbolizing the Nurse Honor Guard. Next, Madison is rounding out our postmortem photography lessons with the history of headless photography. We’ve got an obituary for We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllllls!  Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary Get your Merch: wonderyshop.com/obitchuary Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening! Write to us: [email protected] Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807 Sources: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/peninsuladailynews/name/virgil-johnson-obituary?id=32328187 https://abc7.com/alabama-subway-robberies-jared-diet-zachary-torrance/376960/ https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1393643/the-head-of-john-the-photograph-rejlander-oscar-gustav/#:~:text=Rejlander%20probably%20intended%20this%20photograph,to%20Salome%20on%20a%20plate. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2021/12/13/victorian-era-headless-portraits/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beheading_of_John_the_Baptist https://blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/oscar-gustav-rejlander-pioneered-combination-printing/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/895621263/?terms=%22Oscar%20Gustave%20Rejlander%22&match=1 https://www.infobae.com/en/2022/04/23/joel-peter-witkin-the-controversial-photographer-who-seeks-to-turn-corpses-mutilated-and-deformed-bodies-into-an-art-form/ https://www.vintag.es/2023/06/horsemaning.html https://www.artsy.net/artwork/joel-peter-witkin-man-without-a-head https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/joelpeter-witkin--the-controversial-us-photographer-who-uses-human-remains--opens-first-solo-australian-exhibition-20170802-gxo086.html https://rockwellcenter.org/student-research/the-beauty-on-the-ugly-the-kiss-joel-peter-witkin/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/995025781/?article=6445a292-cfd0-4dc9-a16e-5c69a3603a6a&terms=%22poodle%22 https://www.healthecareers.com/nurse-resources/georgia-nursing-january-2024/nurse-honor-guard-a-symbol-of-tradition-respect-and-compassion https://www.ajc.com/pulse/nurse-honor-guards-pay-tribute-to-health-care-heroes-at-funerals-nationwide/TFNS6CV5LFDRTFPDCP5RVTPUGM/ https://www.opeiunursescouncil.org/NursesHonorGuard.aspx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale https://www.theguardian.com/century/1910-1919/Story/0,,126410,00.html#:~:text=Monday%2015%20August%201910&text=We%20greatly%20regret%20to%20announce,of%20death%20was%20heart%20failure https://www.arizonacollege.edu/blog/10-things-you-should-know-about-florence-nightingale/ https://www.countryjoe.com/nightingale/funeral.htm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.