152: OBITCH sleepless in seattle...

Geoffs we hope you took your nap today because this week’s episode will keep you up all night stressing about fatal insomnia, but first Madison is giving us a part two of some pretty legendary patents. We’ve got some awesome obituaries from y’all and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!  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://obits.nola.com/us/obituaries/nola/name/rita-williams-obituary?id=55030161&utm_source=webshareapi&utm_medium=share_button&utm_campaign=wsapimobile_beta https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/20240115453 https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=US&NR=748284A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19031229&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/0036660 https://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/10/weird-inventions-by-guys-part-10.html https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=US&NR=1749090A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19300304&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP https://www.openculture.com/2023/05/the-1920s-lie-detector-that-forced-suspected-criminals-to-confess-to-a-skeleton.html#google_vignette https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/0039291 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-26/the-patent-office-presents-ghoulish-inventions-for-halloween https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/0506886 https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/9610207 https://kottke.org/22/03/the-inventor-of-the-screw-in-coffin https://www.fresnobee.com/news/nation-world/national/article173474531.html https://www.reddit.com/r/JusticeServed/comments/84isw7/guy_pretends_that_hes_sleepwalking_when_he_fails/ https://www.pressherald.com/2024/05/02/obituarymadeleine-maddy-jean-gatchell-corson-2/ https://www.samndan.com/drunk-vs-drowsy-vs-distracted-driving/#:~:text=Many%20experts%20have%20found%20that,times%20and%20motor%20vehicle%20accidents https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1781276/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.