About this episode

This episode explores the crimes of Stuart Alexander, known as the Sausage King, and the dark side of sausage production.

I’m sure most of you have heard some variant of the phrase, “nobody wants to see how the sausage gets made,” which refers to the often messy procedures behind getting things done in, say, business or politics. But it’s also a literal truth that most of us don’t want to see how sausage gets made, and that goes double if the person making it cuts corners and develops a wildly aggressive attitude to any kind of government oversight. Join us live at Wet Hot Bad Magic Summer Camp in Equinunk, PA, September 10-13th! Visit ⁠badmagicproductions.com⁠ for more info and to buy tickets. Tickets are on sale now for CrimeWave 2.0! Visit crimewaveatsea.com/CAMPFIRE to get your discount code for $100 off your cabin and a private meet-and-greet with us! The cruise is Feb. 8-12, 2027. Sources: LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-oct-18-mn-38382-story.html SFGate: https://www.sfgate.com/news/baycitynews/article/sausage-king-guilty-of-killing-3-meat-2641380.php https://www.sfgate.com/news/baycitynews/article/girlfriend-says-sausage-king-wanted-to-grind-up-2758522.php https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/oakland-sausage-factory-secretary-tells-of-fear-2721223.php East Bay Times…

People in this episode

Host: True Crime Campfire

Topics covered

• true crime
• sausage production
• government oversight
• criminal behavior
• live events

Keywords

• Stuart Alexander
• sausage king
• true crime
• government oversight
• live events
• crimewave

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wet Hot Bad Magic Summer Camp, badmagicproductions.com, CrimeWave 2.0, crimewaveatsea.com

Books & works: LA Times, SFGate, East Bay Times

Places: Equinunk, PA

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