The story of Elmer McCurdy is one of the most bizarre cases covered on the podcast to date. How does the tale of a train-robbing outlaw become stranger AFTER he passes away? Prepare to hear about the astonishing life (and afterlife) of ‘The Bandit Who Wouldn’t Give Up’, also known as the ‘Outlaw Mummy’. What’s the truth behind this case that sounds like something straight out of American Horror Story? And what possible connection could it have to Skeletor from the Masters of the Universe franchise? Chyaz explores the whole saga in this brand new episode of Things Are About To Get Weird…

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Source Shout OutsNew England Historical Society Article:

https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/strange-life-stranger-afterlife-elmer-mccurdy/

New York Times Article:

https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/26/books/where-s-elmer.html

Lakeland Ledger Newspaper Article:

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19770423&id=UrcwAAAAIBAJ&pg=5721,5601106

The Evening Independent Newspaper Article:

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19761211&id=HUxQAAAAIBAJ&pg=5207,2770127

All That’s Interesting Article:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/elmer-mccurdy

National Cowboy Museum Video:

https://nationalcowboymuseum.org/explore/an-american-mummy-the-tale-of-outlaw-elmer-mccurdy/

Ripley’s Article:

https://www.ripleys.com/stories/elmer-mccurdy

Atlas Obscura Article:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/31-days-of-halloween-day-1-elmer-mccurdy

Snopes Article:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dead-man-gawking/

Netflix: The Toys That Made Us:

https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80161497

SF Gate Article:

https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/unbelievable-true-story-of-elmer-mccurdy-16507858.php

Did you know that some of the most seemingly boring, everyday things in our homes actually have stranger backstories than you could ever imagine? Join Chyaz as she explores a selection of the weirdest origin tales behind the items so ordinary, we wouldn’t usually give them a second thought. From bland breakfast foods and stationery supplies to medicine packaging, and much more in between. These are some of the most fascinating stories you never knew you needed to hear…

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The Guardian Article:

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/dec/26/breakfast-cereal-history

Metro Article:

https://metro.co.uk/2019/08/17/kelloggs-corn-flakes-invented-stop-masturbation-10587364/

The Scroller Article:

https://www.thescroller.net/74407/disturbing-origins-everyday-objects/

The Smithsonian Magazine Articles:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/surprising-origins-kotex-pads-180964466/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/accidental-invention-bubble-wrap-180971325/

BBC Piece:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-42546595

James Spring Website:

https://www.jamesspring.com/news/the-history-of-the-slinky/

PBS Article:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/tylenol-murders-1982

Britannica Piece:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/treadwheel

New York Times Article:

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/history-of-the-treadmill/

HFE Article:

https://www.hfe.co.uk/blog/history-of-the-treadmill/

Live Science Article:

https://www.livescience.com/cpr-doll-resusci-annie-face.html

Weird Fix is back! In today’s mini episode, Chyaz discusses two of the strangest news stories of the year so far: one concerning Jonathan the Tortoise, the ‘World’s Oldest Land Animal’, who found himself caught up in a cryptocurrency death hoax…and the other relating to new research into the potential links between Infrasound and the paranormal. Plus, a fascinating piece of Pope-related trivia. There’s a weird little something for everyone in this bite-sized edition of Things Are About To Get Weird.

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Jonathan The Tortoise Articles:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c393xmpzjwko

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/02/worlds-oldest-tortoise-crypto-death-scam

https://news.sky.com/story/jonathan-the-giant-tortoise-the-worlds-oldest-living-land-animal-is-alive-after-getting-caught-up-in-alleged-crypto-scam-13527112

Infrasound Articles:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/infrasound-paranormal-9.7209127

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/behavioral-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2026.1729876/full?ref=404media.co

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/time-travelling-with-apollo/202605/is-it-a-ghost-youre-sensing-or-just-the-plumbing

Pope Fact Articles:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/feb/04/pope-benedict-organ-donor-card-invalid

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pope-cant-organ-donor-because-131351440.html?

As Victorian ghost stories go, few are as bizarre as the case of the Hammersmith Ghost. How did the search for an elusive ghoul, in what was then a rural-feeling village on the outskirts of London, end up in a murder trial which would haunt the British legal system for over 180 years? This tale is full of strange twists and unexpected turns, and whilst some aspects of the case are considered officially solved, there are still plenty of mysterious details that will stick with you for a long time after listening to this episode…

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Old Bailey Trial Record:

https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t18040111-79

Discovery UK Article:

https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/the-hammersmith-ghost-londons-paranormal-murder/

BBC Article:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3364467.stm

Library of Congress Blog:

https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2015/10/the-case-of-a-ghost-haunted-england-for-over-two-hundred-years/

The Newgate Calendar Book:

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3944560&view=1up&seq=270

Court of Appeal Document:

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/1983/4.html

Crime Magazine Article:

http://crimemagazine.com/hammersmith-ghost-and-strange-death-thomas-millwood

London Pubs Website:

https://londonpubsgroup.camra.org.uk/black-lion-hammersmith

Just before Christmas in 1982, a grim discovery was made in the cellar of a house in the Greater Manchester town of Bolton. Human remains, belonging to a woman, were found in a partially-mummified state. But how long had she been there? And why could no one work out who she was? This is the story of ‘Mary Ellen’, which grows stranger and more complex with every new detail and connection that emerges…

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BBC Articles:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-63726889

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy03z7lg75eo

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cl5k08nd2jjo

Manchester Evening News Article: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/nostalgia/i-started-clearing-round-through-28512171

The Forgotten Dead Podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0dny6v9/episodes/guide

Bolton News Article: https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24320190.family-speak-mary-ellen-appear-bbc-podcast/

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24337891.bolton-family-owned-house-mary-ellen-found/

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/10063568.mystery-woman-found-in-cellar-on-missing-persons-website/

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/10152818.could-body-found-in-cellar-be-brenda/

For centuries, the Green Children of Woolpit story was seen as little more than a folktale that took place in a small Suffolk village during the 12th century. But what if there was more truth to it than many had previously imagined? Over 800 years on, the debate about this fascinating case rumbles on, with explanations for the sudden presence of these green-skinned children in the village of Woolpit ranging from the scientific to the supernatural. In this episode, Chyaz explores each angle of this incredibly compelling medieval mystery…

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Historic UK Article: https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Green-Children-of-Woolpit/

Medievalists Article: https://www.medievalists.net/2025/04/the-green-children-woolpit/

Snopes Article: https://www.snopes.com/articles/459775/green-children-of-woolpit/

Ancient Origins Article: https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/green-children-of-woolpit-002347

All That’s Interesting Article: https://allthatsinteresting.com/green-children-of-woolpit

Woolpit Parish Council Article: https://woolpitparishcouncil.gov.uk/information-2/a-short-history/

Time Magazine Article: https://time.com/archive/6892277/medicine-chlorosis/

Duncan Lunan’s Book: https://www.duncanlunan.com/childrenfromthesky.asp

Jeffrey J Cohen’s Book: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9780230614123_5

Smithsonian Magazine Article:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-medieval-power-struggle-that-inspired-hbos-house-of-the-dragon-180980967/

The Paris Review Article: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/05/02/scheeles-green-the-color-of-fake-foliage-and-death/

NWO Article: https://www.nwo.nl/en/cases/multilingualism-was-creative-force-flemish-medieval-literature

In 2013, a team of divers headed down to a boat that had capsized 20km off the coast of Nigeria. It had been almost three days since the Jascon-4 vessel had sunk, after being hit by a freak wave in the early hours of the morning. The divers were expecting it to be a recovery mission, bringing the bodies of the poor souls who had lost their lives in the disaster to the surface until a hand reached out to them in the darkness. This is the astonishing story of Harrison Okene, and how he survived for almost three days at the bottom of the ocean.

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The Guardian Articles:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/sep/26/i-survived-three-days-in-a-capsized-boat-on-the-ocean-floor-praying-in-my-air-bubble

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/12/nigeria-sailor-survive-air-pocket

BBC Article:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22888828

National Geographic Article:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/131204-nigerian-air-bubble-survival-shipwreck-viral-video-science

Associated Press Interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrO2ENzr2cM

Interview with Bukola Anney:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkPT4j4CuXA

DCN Full Rescue Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FkbfMk0wCI

Live Science Article:

https://www.livescience.com/41688-how-to-survive-underwater-for-3-days.html

All That’s Interesting Article:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/harrison-okene

Britannica Article:

https://www.britannica.com/technology/tugboat