OBITCHUARY

Oh hey Geoffs! This week Spencer is breaking down several cases of super-spreader autopsies! Next, Madison is telling us all about how a paper shortage led to the phenomenon of money paper! We’ve got an obituary without a twist, one that definitely left us with some questions and so much more!!!!!! Including some dumb.ass.criminallllllls!

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Happy Thursday Geoffs! This week we’re taking you on Spencer’s bachelor party ghost tour! We had so much fun in Santa Fe, NM and we’re giving you a deep dive into some of Santa Fe’s haunted history! We’ve got some obituaries for ICONS, and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllls!

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TGIT GEOFFS! This week the death divas are back to talk about all things PYSCHIC! We’ve got investigations, we’ve got predictions, we’ve got obituaries that gave us nightmare fuel and one for a man with all the attitude….what more could you ask for you greedy lil Geoff? OH Dumb.ass.criminalssss? SURE WHY NOT!



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In this week’s episode your fave death divas are back to talk about a shocking funeral home scandal! But first, listen in as Madison tells us some incredible survivor stories. We’ve got an obituary for a loopy guy, one for an American icon and so much more! Including….drum roll please….some DUMB ASS CRIMINALLLLLLLLLLLLLS! LET’S GO!

 

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Sources:

https://nypost.com/2026/07/30/us-news/heavily-intoxicated-cruise-passenger-accused-of-beating-up-kids-playing-tag/

https://www.butlermemorials.com/obituaries/vander-june-huffman

https://www.wbko.com/2026/01/15/metcalfe-county-couple-found-dead-after-shooting-ksp-says/

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In possibly our most chaotic episode yet, we’re getting NC-17 this week as Spencer tells us about a box of d*cks. Next, Madison has a wild true story of a house that was mysteriously bleeding! We’ve got an obituary for a Weiner, one for a husband and subsequently his wife, and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllllls!

 

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