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Imagine the Old West, but instead of tales of courage and survival, you get a podcast focused on people with a one-way ticket to disaster. The Wild Wild Death brings you all the cringe-worthy decisions, absurd medical mishaps, and fatal faceplants that the pioneers of the West endured. Hosted by Jack James Busa, Leslie Cidale, and Susan Busa Leshner, these brave souls deliver a weekly reminder that survival in the Wild West was more of a lottery than a skillset. Saddle up, because these stor ...
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Send us a text In this episode of The Wild Wild Death, we delve into the curious case of Minnie Wallace Walkup, a teenage bride whose wealthy husband suddenly dropped dead just a month into their marriage. Was it the aphrodisiac he was taking, or did Minnie have a more hands-on approach to becoming a wealthy widow? With arsenic, strychnine, and a s…
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Send us a text In this episode of The Wild Wild Death, we explore how William G. Butler, a cattleman with a grudge, made sure the thriving town of Helena, Texas dried up faster than a saloon on Sunday. Join us for a tale of how one man’s vendetta wiped a town off the map without firing another shot. Interested in the history behind this episode of …
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Send us a text In this episode of The Wild Wild Death, we dive into the bizarre and bloody tale of the Bender family, who turned their Kansas inn into the final stop for unlucky travelers in the 1870s. With a dad who muttered like a horror movie villain, a mom who could make Medusa look friendly, and a daughter who combined fortune-telling with col…
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Suicide or Murder: The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis
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Send us a text In this episode of The Wild Wild Death, we delve into the mysterious death of Meriwether Lewis, one of America’s most celebrated explorers. After leading the legendary Lewis and Clark Expedition, Lewis met a tragic and untimely end at a remote inn on the Natchez Trace. Found with two gunshot wounds, his death was quickly ruled a suic…
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Send us a text In this episode of The Wild Wild Death, we recount the spectacular disaster that was the 1896 “Crash at Crush.” What started as a publicity stunt involving two steam locomotives and a crowd of 40,000 eager onlookers quickly went off the rails—literally. With explosions, flying debris, and a photographer who paid for the perfect shot …
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Send us a text In this episode of The Wild Wild Death, we dive into the twisted story how a night at the circus turned deadly. Thirteen-year-old Willie Snyder was just trying to enjoy the show when a clown named Manuel Reys took his routine to a whole new level —and things went terribly wrong. Join us as we share the story of how a clown’s over-the…
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Black Jack Ketchum: The Bandit Who Lost His Head
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Send us a text In this episode of The Wild Wild Death, we explore the unfortunate fate of Tom “Black Jack” Ketchum, an outlaw whose last heist went off the rails—literally. After being caught, Tom faced the gallows, but when the big moment came, Tom’s execution made him the most infamous—and headless—outlaw in the West. Join us for the story of how…
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Send us a text In this episode of The Wild Wild Death, we uncover the story of how an ordinary day at the Wells Fargo office took a sudden turn when a curious team of employees decided to investigate a leaky crate. What they discovered inside set off a chain of events that literally shook San Francisco. Join us as we explore how one small crate pro…
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Send us a text The history of the Wild Wild West is a saga of grit, glory, endurance and independence; of the people who faced the challenge of the West head-on and survived. We’re here to tell the stories of those who did not. 2222 Media presents The Wild Wild Death, a history podcast about the fatal side of the Old West. Join us as we share true …
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