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  • Strange Stories: Buying Bones

    Strange Stories: Buying Bones
    2025/05/19
    We discuss Wicked Wonderland owner, Kymberlee Schopper, who was arrested and charged with a second-degree felony for selling human remains on Facebook Marketplace. We dissect the oft-stigmatized industry of oddities, curiosities, and retailers who buy and sell bones from private collectors. We review some cursory details regarding the legality of bone selling and a related Harvard University morgue scandal. CW | TW: This episode discusses death, anatomy (this includes body parts and bones), wetness, and other forms of preservation, including taxidermy. We hope you’ve digested your lunch. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠⁠⁠RadioGardenState⁠⁠⁠ Available on ⁠⁠⁠Rogue Media Network Sources WESH 2 News Clip: Mother, Daughter Arrested for Allegedly Selling Human Bones on Facebook Article: “Florida Woman Charged with Selling Human Bones on Facebook Marketplace” by Viola Flowers (NBC News) Article: “Volusia Woman Arrested for Buying, Selling Human Bones on Facebook, Police Say” by LeeAnn Huntoon (WESH 2 Orlando) Article: “Florida Woman Arrested After Buying and Selling Human Bones, Police Say” by Annabelle Sikes (Fox 35 Orlando) Article: “Florida Woman Faces Felony Charges For Selling Human Bones on Facebook Marketplace” by Frances Lin (ABC Action News) Article: “Florida Woman Arrested for Allegedly Purchasing and Offering to Sell ‘Genuine Human Remains’ on Facebook Marketplace” by Gabrielle Rockson (People) Article: “Is It Legal to Sell Human Remains?” by Tanya D. Marsh, Professor of Law, Wake Forest University (The Conversation) Article: “Is It Legal to Sell Human Remains? Harvard Morgue Scandal Raises Questions” by Abby Patkin (Boston.com) Journal Article: “‘Hi, Is This Item Still Available?’ Social Media as a Marketplace for Human Skeletal Remains” by Cameron Skinner (Tulsa Law Review 59.2) Facebook: Wicked Wonderland Facebook Terms and Policies: Prohibited Content: Body Parts and Fluids Website: Wicked Wonderland (WickedWonderland.org) Website: JonBones (JonBones.com) Website: Skulls Unlimited (SkullsUnlimited.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 6 分
  • Strange Stories: Hamptons Spa Murder

    Strange Stories: Hamptons Spa Murder
    2025/05/12
    We discuss the violent murder of 33-year-old NYC artist, Sabina Khorramdel-Rosas, found dead at the Shou Sugi Ban House, in the Hamptons. We chronicle her move to the U.S., toxic relationship with her killer, Thomas Gannon, in October 2024. CW | TW: This episode discusses abusive relationships, domestic violence, assault, murder, and suicide. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠⁠RadioGardenState⁠⁠ Available on ⁠⁠Rogue Media Network Sources ABC 7 Eyewitness News News Clip: Woman Found Murdered at High-End Hamptons Retreat Article: “Victim Found Murdered at High-End Hamptons Resort Identified as NYC Woman” by Eyewitness News (Eyewitness News 7 NYC) Article: “An Artist, Her Benefactor, and a Murder at a Hamptons Resort” by Sarah Maslin Nir (NYT; non-paywalled version) Article: “Killer of NYC Artist At Ritzy Hamptons Spa Confessed Before His Own Suicide” by Courtney McGinley (Newsweek) Article/EBSCO Entry: “Dushanbe, Tajikistan” by Michael Aliprandini (EBSCO) Article: “I Led Cops to the Hamptons Hotel Killer Who Murdered Sabina Rosas–by the Time They Caught Up with Him, It Was Too Late” by Ruth Bashinsky (DailyMailUK) Article: “Coroner: Wayne County Man Confessed to Long Island Murder Before Taking Own Life” by Peter Becker (Tri-County Independent) Press Release: Suffolk County Police Department | Sabina Rosas Website: Sabina Khorramadel Website: Ruyò Journal Website: Shou Sugi Ban House Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 分
  • Paranormal: The Stanley Hotel

    Paranormal: The Stanley Hotel
    2025/05/05
    We figuratively roam the Colonial corridors of the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. We briefly outline its history, discuss our favorite amenities, and outline the most haunted hot spots in the Vortex, Concert Hall, and Rooms 217 and 428. CW | TW: This episode discusses death and the paranormal, in that order. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠ Website: ⁠severedpodcast.com⁠ Instagram: ⁠@severed_podcast⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠RadioGardenState⁠ Available on ⁠Rogue Media Network Sources Website: The Stanley Hotel Article: “History: The Origins of Exploration in Estes Park” (VisitEstesPark.com) Article: “A Stanley Hotel History: Part Four” by Dawn Wilson (Estes Park Trail Gazette; VisitEstesPark.com) Article: “The Haunted Stanley Hotel: Fact or Fiction?” (GhostCityTours.com) Article: “‘Ghosts’ Caught on Camera At Famed Stanley Hotel in Colorado” by Ed Mazza (HuffPo) Article: “I Stayed in the Haunted Hotel That Inspired ‘The Shining,’ and It’s Full of Real and Imagined Ghosts’” by Julie Tremaine Article: “The Haunted History of the Stanley Hotel, Estes Park” (HauntedRooms.com) Royalty-free Music: Scary Horror Music - Haunted (Copyright and Royalty Free) | YT: Ross Budgen Royalty-free Music: ⁠EWQL Royalty Free Creepy Music - "Come Out and Play" | YT: Darren Curtis Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 12 分
  • Strange Stories: Ditched Delivery

    Strange Stories: Ditched Delivery
    2025/04/28
    We discuss the stressed Amazon delivery driver who dumped 80 packages along a wooded road in Lakeville, Massachusetts. We consider this case alongside the unionization of Amazon workers and stories of overwhelmed and exploited workers. CW | TW: This episode discusses potential work-related stresses. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠ Website: ⁠severedpodcast.com⁠ Instagram: ⁠@severed_podcast⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠RadioGardenState⁠ Available on ⁠Rogue Media Network Sources NBC 10 Boston News Clip: Officers Find Amazon Packages Ditched in Woods; Driver Cites Stress, Police Say Article: “Amazon Packages Found Piled in Mass. Woods; Driver Blamed Stress, Police Say” by Thea DiGiammerino and Asher Klein Article: “‘Stressed’ Amazon Driver Abandons 80 Packages in Mass. Woods During Holiday Shipping Rush” by Marlene Lenthang Article: “Teamsters Announce Strike Against Amazon Amid Holiday Delivery Rush” by Marlene Lenthang, Charlie Gile, Liz Kreutz, and Kevin Nious Article: “Surveillance, Stress, and No Bathrooms: Life as an Amazon Driver” by Jake Alimahomed-Wilson (LaborNotes.org) Bodycam Footage: Lakeville PD Shawn Robert Bodycam Footage Lakeville PD: Official News Log of the Lakeville Police Dept. IMDb: Good Will Hunting (1997) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 分
  • Strange Stories: CarMax Crash

    Strange Stories: CarMax Crash
    2025/04/21
    We discuss Andrew Jesus Arroyo’s vehicular rampage, as he drove his Subaru Outback through a CarMax showroom, shattering glass and ruthlessly causing bodily injuries and paralysis. We review conflicting eyewitness reports, Carmax employee reports, and crash footage. CW | TW: This episode discusses a violent and destructive car rampage that led to serious injuries. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on RadioGardenState Available on Rogue Media Network Sources NBCLA News Clip: Eight Injured After Driver Slams into CarMax Dealership in Inglewood KTLA New/Video Clip: Customer Intentionally Crashed into Inglewood CarMax, 8 Injured CarMax: Website Press Release: CarMax Statement on Inglewood, CA Incident, March 24, 2025 (CarMax Media Center; carmax.com) Article: “Eight People Injured After Angry Customer at Inglewood Car Dealership Drives into Showroom”’ by Liam Dillon (LATimes; non-paywalled) Article: “What Prompted CarMax Vehicle Rampage? Witnesses Say Appraisal May Have Had A Role” by Nathan Solis (LATimes; non-paywalled) Article: “Driver Rampaged through Inglewood CarMax. Injured Customers Sue Him and the Dealership” by Clara Harter and Nathan Solis (LATimes; non-paywalled) Article: “Video Shows Customer Ramming Car Through CarMax in Inglewood, Leaving Multiple People Injured” by Tim Caputo (Eyewitness News 7 Los Angeles) Article: “At Least 8 Injured as Customer Rams into CarMax Store in California” by Mirna Alsharif and Bill Feather (NBC News) Article: “Man in Coma as Driver Linked to Inglewood CarMax Crash Faces Attempted Murder Charge” by Helen Jeong (NBC 4 Los Angeles) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 分
  • Strange Stories: Police Chief Pranks

    Strange Stories: Police Chief Pranks
    2025/04/14
    We discuss the vile and depraved abuse of power by North Bergen, New Jersey Police Chief Robert Farley, and the eight or more allegations of intimidation and harassment. Farley is accused of exposing himself and defecating in the presence of fellow officers and creating a hostile work environment. CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details of mental, emotional, and physical intimidation, bullying, abuse, violence, and vile acts of harassment that include bodily fluids. It’s a Severed Monday; NSFW. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on RadioGardenState Available on Rogue Media Network Sources CBS New York News Clip: New Jersey Town Police Chief Accused of Harassing Officers Article: “New Jersey Police Chief Accused of Violent and Vulgar Harassment at Work” by Christopher Maag (non-paywalled; NYT) Article: “Police Chief Pooped by Desks, Spiked Coffee with Viagra, Cops Say in List of Assault Complaints” by Anthony G. Attrino (NJ.com) Article: “Jabbing Cop’s Genitals with Needle and 8 Other Disturbing Claims Against N.J. Police Chief” by Anthony G. Attrino Article: “Police Chief Accused of Poop Pranks, Assault Cut Overtime. Now Cops Are Upset, N.J. Town Says” by Anthony G. Attrino Article: “N.J. Police Chief Accused of Turning Department into ‘Animal House’” by Corky Siemaszko (NBC News) Workplace Bullying Resource: Workplace Bullying Institute (workplacebullying.org) Brandon J. Broderick Legal Blog: “Can I Sue for Workplace Bullying in NJ?” (BrandonJBroderick.com) Essay: “Bullying in Law Enforcement: End the Silence” by Sergeant Kathy Hillis (CJI.edu) Dissertation: “A Qualitative Study of Bullying Behavior of Federal Law Enforcement: An Examination of Former Officer’s Perceptions Regarding the Problem” by Rande W. Matteson (Lynn University) Bullying Prevention: Involvement of Law Enforcement Officers in Bullying Prevention (StopBullying.gov) Police Department: North Bergen PD | A Message from Chief Robert Farley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 1 分
  • Strange Stories: Bear Attack Bandits

    Strange Stories: Bear Attack Bandits
    2025/04/07
    We discuss two absurd and em-bear-assing cases involving criminals who attempted to frame (and blame) bears for murder and insurance fraud. CW | TW: This episode discusses murderous and morally unscrupulous bears–it’s a Severed Monday. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on RadioGardenState Available on Rogue Media Network Sources WVLT News Clip: E911 Releases Call Made by Monroe County Murder Suspect Before Body’s Discovery (WVLT News; YouTube) KCAL News Clip: Four Arrested in California for Allegedly Staging Bear Attacks to Receive Insurance Payouts (KCAL News; YouTube) Article: “Man Arrested in Killing That Was Falsely Blamed on Bear” by Phil Helsel (NBC News) Article: “A Man Told 911 A Bear Chased Him Off A Cliff. Weeks Later, He Was Arrested For Murder” by Rachel Treisman (NPR) Article: “Insurers Say Bear That Damaged Luxury Cars Was Actually a Person in a Costume” by The AP (Associated Press) Article: “Wise About Bears” (WiseAboutBears.org) Article: “Bear Encounters–Keeping Yourself and Bears Safe” (IDAUSA.org) Article: “Cherohala Skyway” | Visit Monroe, Tennessee (VisitMonroeTN.com) Article: “Black Bears in Tennessee” (Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency) Article: “Bear Attacks” (National Park Service) Article: “The Two-Second Solution That Keeps Stuff Safe And Bears Wild” (BearWise.org) IMDb: The Fugitive (1993) | Quotes via IMDb Press Release: “Four Arrested After Videos Show Fake Bear Attacks for Insurance Payouts” via The California Department of Insurance Video Footage: Department of Insurance - Operation Bear Claw (via Vimeo) Video Footage: Bear Breaks Into Car (Lake Tahoe) (via YouTube) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 4 分
  • Strange Stories: Party Principal

    Strange Stories: Party Principal
    2025/03/31
    We discuss the Cocoa Beach house party hosted by Roosevelt Elementary School Principal Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan and third-grade teacher Karly Anderson. A raucous neighborhood scene played out with teens shouting obscenities, puking on the front lawn, drunk driving, smoking marijuana, and wielding a 9mm handgun. CW | TW: This episode discusses underage drinking, child neglect and endangerment, and guns. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on RadioGardenState Available on Rogue Media Network Sources Fox 35 Orlando News Clip: Principal Hosts Underage Party; Alcohol, Drugs, Gun Found, Officials Say Article: “Guns, Alcohol, and White Lies: Inside the ‘Monthly’ Parties That a Florida School Principal Allegedly Held For Teens” by Kelly Rissman (The Independent; AOL) Article: “Florida Educators Arrested After Boozy Teen Party at Principal’s Home Goes Off the Rails, Police Say” by Dennis Romero (NBC News) Article: “Drunk Teen Vomiting on Lawn, Students Fighting–Details Emerge on Alleged Alcohol-Fueled Party at Principal’s House” by KC Baker (People) Article: “Roosevelt Elementary School Principal Arrested After Teen House Party: What We Know” by Tyler Vazquez and Hana Khalyleh (Florida Today) Article: “Affidavit Details Alcohol-Fueled Party That Led to Arrests of Roosevelt Principal Teacher” by Finch Walker (Florida Today) Article: “115 Funny White Lie Ideas That’ll Make Your T-Shirt the Talk of the Party” by Laura Beck (Parade) School District: Roosevelt Elementary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 分