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OBITCH seesaw from hell!

May 21, 2026 · 1 h 19 min

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This week Spencer is giving us a little bit of a Cult Liter vibe with his coffin spinner as he talks about the death of Karen Silkwood and the conspiracy surrounding it, but first, Madison is breaking down the wild experiments of Robert Cornish. We’ve got an obituary with a mystery, one for a well-loved gal and so much more, includinggggg of course some dumb.ass.criminallllls!



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Sources:

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sandiegouniontribune/name/dorothy-kilgallen-obituary?id=10550024

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1286415290/?article=fcd1d182-3cee-4007-a88e-78a4cf9dd888&terms=dorothy%20kilgallen

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/gas-station-clerk-narrowly-avoids-fatal-shooting-as-crazed-woman-attempts-to-rob-store-at-gunpoint/ar-AA22jR79

https://time.com/archive/6894500/science-lazarus-dead-alive/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Cornish
https://www.utterlyinteresting.com/post/robert-e-cornish-the-biologist-who-wanted-to-bring-dead-dogs-back-to-life

https://www.newspapers.com/image/960354714/?match=1&terms=Robert%20E.%20Cornish

https://alphahistory.com/pastpeculiar/1934-doctor-revives-dead-see-saw/

https://emsmuseum.org/collections/archives/resuscitators/early-resuscitation-experiment/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Thora_Chamberlain

https://www.newspapers.com/image/94351028/?match=1&terms=Thomas%20H.%20Mcmonigle

https://www.newspapers.com/image/275280006/?article=d4536c2a-cede-4b9a-807f-41c6a7a227e7&terms=Robert%20E%20Cornish

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/gas-station-clerk-narrowly-avoids-fatal-shooting-as-crazed-woman-attempts-to-rob-store-at-gunpoint/ar-AA22jR79

https://www.legacy.com/legacy/dawn-anderson?ttm_pid=210838186&ttm_affiliate=legacyremembers&ttm_affiliatetype=standard&ttm_campaign=legacy

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1228984482/

https://www.peakofohio.com/local-news/dunkirk-woman-arrested-at-dollar-general/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1107424788/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1301117983/?article=e3fbbd26-b355-4983-9228-d7b965b678a1&terms=%22Karen%20Silkwood%22

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerr-McGee

https://time.com/3574931/karen-silkwood/


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