About this episode

The episode explores three bizarre historical tales including the London Beer Flood, the story of Elmer McCurdy, and Daniel E. Sickles' controversial actions.

This week the listeners take the lads through 3 tales of oddity! The London Beer Flood of 1814 is a deadly freak accident that claims 8 lives! Elmer McCurdy is a dead bank robber who becomes more famous as a corpse! Daniel E Sickles gets away with murder in front of the White House before he nearly costs the Union the battle of Gettysburg!

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Hosts: John Fahy, Aaron Pita, Matt Brousseau

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