OBITCHUARY

Ohhhh Geoffs! Get ready because Madison has a WILD story involving grave robbing and a plot twist nobody saw coming! Next, Spencer is taking us through the history of St. Louis’s Lemp Mansion and alllll of its haunted history! We’ve got an obituary that had us tumbling, one for a gal after our own hearts, and so much more including some dumb.ass.criminalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllls!


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

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