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Morbid

Morbid Network | Wondery

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It’s a lighthearted nightmare in here, weirdos! Morbid is a true crime, creepy history and all things spooky podcast hosted by an autopsy technician and a hairstylist. Join us for a heavy dose of research with a dash of comedy thrown in for flavor.
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OBITCHUARY

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Each week hosts Spencer Henry (Cult Liter Podcast) and Madison Reyes sit back and read outlandish, hilarious, and sometimes scathing obituaries. Every Thursday they come to the table with bizarre history, strange funeral traditions, and so much more! Each episode ends with a 'dumb criminals' segment in which they each talk about hilarious run-ins with the law.
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Cult Liter with Spencer Henry

Spencer Henry | Morbid Network | Wondery

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Cult Liter Podcast Host Spencer Henry brings the bizarre every Tuesday. Each week we'll dive into a new story of cults, crime, televangelists gone wild, you never really know what you're going to get, just a guaranteed good time.
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TGIT! This week Madison tells us the fascinatingly macabre origins of Feng Shui! Next, Spencer is sharing the incredible story of Ruth Coker Burks a.k.a. “The Cemetery Angel.” We’ve got an obituary for a real dick, one for a sweet lady and one that let us show off our broadway skills! Oh, and we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminall…
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On the afternoon of May 9, 1980, four heavily armed men walked into the Security Pacific Bank in Norco, California and demanded $20,000 in cash. Having seen the men enter the bank with their guns, employees of a different bank across the street called the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and deputies responded immediately. When the bank robber…
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Cult Babes come with me to sweet home Alabama as I tell you the tale of a Waffle House waitress who found herself in real tricky situation! Watch this episode on YouTube: YouTube.com/@cultliter Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273 Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary Merch! Merch! Merch!: wonderyshop.com/cultliter Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Wr…
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As promised, we TRIED to get an episode on Creepy Butts, but the research proved TOO extensive! Instead, we ditched the theme, and dove into Spooky places that spoke to our souls, ESPECIALLY our resident PodLab Ghostie, Nicholas. Alaina brings us Forest Haven Asylum where she discusses its dark history, as well tales of inhabitants that never left.…
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Cult Babes!! This week we’ve got some incredible emails from your fellow cult babes, and some callers on the cult liter hotline….trust me you have to stay till the end because my mind was blown! Watch this episode on YouTube: YouTube.com/@cultliter Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273 Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary Merch! Merch! Merch!: wonderyshop.com/…
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Ciao Geoffs! This week Spencer is in Italy, so we pre-recorded this look-back at one of our first patreon episodes! This episode is so special because it’s where we learned about funeral clowns! So listen in to hear us clowns, clown on ourselves, talking about funeral clowns! Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/@obitchuarypodcast Buy our book: prh.com…
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On July 10,1981, forty-seven-year-old Ken McElroy was sitting in his truck in Skidmore, Missouri with his wife, Trina, when the vehicle was struck by a hail of gunfire that seemed to come from all directions. Although there were nearly fifty witnesses to the shooting, they all claimed not to have seen the shooters, and none of them called an ambula…
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Get in the spaceship cult babes this week we’re headed east to discuss the Berkshire UFO incident(s!) Watch this episode on YouTube: YouTube.com/@cultliter Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273 Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary Merch! Merch! Merch!: wonderyshop.com/cultliter Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: [email protected] Spencer …
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On the night of October 23, 1989, Charles and Carol Stuart were returning home from a childbirth class and drove through the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. According to Charles Stuart, they were stopped at a red light when a black teenager forced the driver’s door open and robbed the couple, then shot Charles and Carol before running off. Charles …
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Just a lil Q&A, but we gotta talk about this cult in Texas… Watch this episode on YouTube: YouTube.com/@cultliter Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273 Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary Merch! Merch! Merch!: wonderyshop.com/cultliter Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: [email protected] Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Fol…
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Grab your purse Geoffs we’re going to the mall with Madison as she tells us all about ‘dead malls,’ but first Spencer is bringing us the sad reality behind some true stories of posthumous exonerations. We’ve got an obituary for a real B, a brutal one from the past, one for a mall walker and so much more, including, of course some dumb.ass.criminall…
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In October 2001, the dismembered remains of seventy-one-year-old Morris Black were found floating in Galveston Bay. A few days later, Black’s neighbor, Robert Durst, was arrested on suspicion of murder and released on $250,000 bail. After posting bail, Durst jumped bail and disappeared for six weeks, before being arrested by Pennsylvania authoritie…
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This week we’re discussing one of our most bizarre cases to date and it’s like something straight out of black mirror, from catfishing to moidah to a soap opera style comeback you won’t wanna miss it. Watch this episode on YouTube: YouTube.com/@cultliter Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273 Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary Merch! Merch! Merch!: wonderysho…
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In October 2001, the dismembered remains of seventy-one-year-old Morris Black were found floating in Galveston Bay. A few days later, Black’s neighbor, Robert Durst, was arrested on suspicion of murder and released on $250,000 bail. After posting bail, Durst jumped bail and disappeared for six weeks, before being arrested by Pennsylvania authoritie…
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We’ve got all kindsa neighborhood drama in this week’s little liter, including the time my neighbor thought I robbed her house! Watch this episode on YouTube: YouTube.com/@cultliter Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273 Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary Merch! Merch! Merch!: wonderyshop.com/cultliter Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spen…
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Geoffs, this week’s episode is out of this world! First up we’ve got Madison taking us up to the sky to learn about flying hearses, and then Spencer is breaking down what funerary traditions from the caveman era! We’ve got an obituary that’s missing, one for a gal with legs for days and so much more, including some pretty dumb.ass.criminallllllls! …
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Despite the passage of fifty years since his last activity, the case of the Zodiac Killer continues to fascinate and frustrate law enforcement, the media, and the American public, making America’s most notorious unsolved murder case. Thank you to the Incredible Dave White of Bring Me the Axe Podcast for research and Writing support! References Blan…
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This week we’re taking a look at 10 cults once joined by famous musicians. Watch this episode on YouTube: YouTube.com/@cultliter Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273 Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary Merch! Merch! Merch!: wonderyshop.com/cultliter Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: [email protected] Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Bea…
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Despite the passage of fifty years since his last activity, the case of the Zodiac Killer continues to fascinate and frustrate law enforcement, the media, and the American public, making America’s most notorious unsolved murder case. Thank you to the Incredible Dave White of Bring Me the Axe Podcast for research and Writing support! References Belc…
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Cult Babes, this week I’m ranting about social media, media scare tactics and we’ve got an incredible story about a Grandpa with a wild friend! Watch this episode on YouTube: YouTube.com/@cultliter Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273 Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary Merch! Merch! Merch!: wonderyshop.com/cultliter Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.co…
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Oh Geooooooffs it’s Thursday!! Get ready to learn all things mock execution related courtesy of Spencer, and then you’re gonna wanna stick around because Madison is torturing…I mean teaching us…some more torture methods! We’ve got an obituary for a child star, one for the obitchuary hall of fame and so much more, go and we didn’t forget, we’ve also…
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This episode is available early and ad-free for Wondery+ members and will be released on all platforms on Thursday, April 24th. To stay up-to-date on new podcasts and more from Wondery, sign up on https://wondery.fm/morbid-wondery-newsletter. Weirdos! it's Episode 666- Listener Tales of the BEAST! Today we just wanted to be ourselves again- and enj…
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In 2009 a family was found murdered in their home on a quiet cut-de-sac after months of receiving violent threats relating to the husband’s job as the head of security to a famous televangelist. The story that unraveled during the investigation left members of the community shocked. Watch this episode on YouTube: YouTube.com/@cultliter Call the Hot…
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On the morning of August 26, 1986, a cyclist in New York’s Central Park discovered the body eighteen-year-old Jennifer Levin. Among other things, Levin had been strangled, there were superficial injuries on her face, and her shirt was pulled up. Later, the medical examiner reported that Jennifer had died only about an hour before she was discovered…
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Uh oh Cult Babes! This week we’ve got a pastor up to no good, a visit and more! Watch this episode on YouTube: YouTube.com/@cultliter Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273 Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary Merch! Merch! Merch!: wonderyshop.com/cultliter Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: [email protected] Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Lon…
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Grab your gavels Geoffs because this week Madison is taking us to court to talk all about tort law! Next, Spencer tells us the story of Tarrare, a frenchman who ate himself to an early grave. We’ve got an obituary for a real clown, one for a man of many names, and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls! Watch us on YouTube: Youtube.com/…
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Throughout the 1960s and 70s, from Los Angeles to San Francisco, Californians were terrorized by multiple killers including notorious serial killers like the Zodiac Killer, the Hillside Stranglers, Herbert Mullin, and Ed Kemper. While the decade may have ended with these killers disappearing or apprehended, the threat of violence and murder simply …
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Cult Babes! This week we’re doing a deep-dive into the whackadoo world of anti-virus turned alleged murderer turned bitcoin bozo John McAfee. Watch this episode on YouTube: YouTube.com/@cultliter Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273 Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary Merch! Merch! Merch!: wonderyshop.com/cultliter Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com …
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Throughout the 1960s and 70s, from Los Angeles to San Francisco, Californians were terrorized by multiple killers including notorious serial killers like the Zodiac Killer, the Hillside Stranglers, Herbert Mullin, and Ed Kemper. While the decade may have ended with these killers disappearing or apprehended, the threat of violence and murder simply …
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You do not want to miss this week’s little liter we’ve got some breaking news and some wild stories from the cult babes including the answer to a cliffhanger we’ve been waiting for! Sign the petition: https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-ellen-rae-greenberg-justiceforellen Watch this episode on YouTube: YouTube.com/@cultliter Call the Hotline: 747-…
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Woohoo! This week Spencer’s sharing some wiiiiiild stories of people who made some serious goofs. Next, Madison is taking us on a trip to Barbados to learn all about a crypt with some mysterious paranormal activity!! We’ve got a beautifully self-written obituary with some sage advice, one for a sassy gal who loved a cig and of course, we’ve got som…
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In the winter of 1973, director William Friedkin released his iconic horror classic The Exorcist, a film that has shocked and terrified audiences for more than fifty years. Based on William Peter Blatty’s novel of the same name, The Exorcist tells the story of a young girl who becomes possessed by a demonic entity, and the two Catholic priests who …
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In 2011 a 27 year old woman named Ellen Greenberg was found dead inside of the apartment she shared with her fiancee Sam Goldberg. The cause of death? A series of 20 stab wounds, yet, mysteriously it was ruled a suicide. What really happened? Sign the petition: https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-ellen-rae-greenberg-justiceforellen Watch this epis…
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Throughout the early 1970s, California’s Bay Area was in the grip of terror as multiple serial killers operated at the time same time and in more or less the same space. In time, some of these killers, like Ed Kemper, would be caught, while others, like the Zodiac Killer, would remain unidentified. Yet it was the ones who appeared to kill at random…
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In this week’s little liter we’re recapping episodes 1 & 2 of season 2 from Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup Watch this episode on YouTube: YouTube.com/@cultliter Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273 Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary Merch! Merch! Merch!: wonderyshop.com/cultliter Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: [email protected] Spen…
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Geoffs, just a casual week over here as Madison discusses the wild world of internal decapitations! Next, Spencer is discussing cemeteries that never were!!! We’ll explain. We’ve got an obituary straight outta final destination, one that came with a picture like we’ve never seen before and so much more! Oh, and we didn’t forget, we’ve also got some…
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