Episode 78: Mystery Monsters - Monkey Noises and Lying White People

On the final episode, Brian teaches Emma about one of the reasons that United States Police are armed like they are in an action film. Join us as we talk about the North Hollywood shoot out!

Again, thank you all so much for the years we spent together. All previous episodes will remain up for the foreseeable future, so please enjoy for as long as you like. Keep being weird and be safe out there. - Brian & Emma. 

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Sources:

https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/robberies/north-hollywood-shootout/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Hollywood_shootout

https://www.policemag.com/340710/how-the-north-hollywood-shootout-changed-patrol-arsenals

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-feb-14-me-64180-story.html

https://www.northhollywoodshootout.net/

https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682007.html

Welcome back to part two of the Uberlingen Collison. In this episode, Emma and Brian talk about the aftermath and the one man who used one bad act as justification for another.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_%C3%9Cberlingen_mid-air_collision

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitaly_Kaloyev

https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/tears-in-the-rain-the-2002-%C3%BCberlingen-midair-collision-591232d0c51e

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3265469/russian-politician-arnold-schwarzeneger-film/

On the episode, Emma teaches Brian about the Uberlingen Collison and the horrible effects that some simple oversight can have. Always remember to dot your 'T's and cross your 'I's because this corporation certainly didn't.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_%C3%9Cberlingen_mid-air_collision

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitaly_Kaloyev

https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/tears-in-the-rain-the-2002-%C3%BCberlingen-midair-collision-591232d0c51e

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3265469/russian-politician-arnold-schwarzeneger-film/

On this episode, Brian and Emma sit down to talk about some more scary creatures. Each of them brings a description of a monster and the other uses their knowledge of the creepy to guess what it is. Join along in the fun and take a guess for yourself. Enjoy!

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Sources for this episode:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dreaming

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_(Australia)

https://bluemountainstoursydney.com.au/blog/dream-time-story-of-the-3-sisters-in-the-blue-mountains/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunyip

https://fairytalez.com/wooing-olwen/

On the episode, Brian teaches Emma about the wild murder of Mike Malloy, aka Mike the Durable, and the men who tried to kill the unkillable. PSA we shouldn't have to give: Don't go around drinking wood alcohol.

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Sources:

https://www.irishpost.com/life-style/incredible-story-durable-mike-malloy-donegal-man-living-new-york-simply-refused-die-169395

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-man-who-wouldnt-die-89417903/

On this episode, Emma teaches Brian about the outragious murder case of Lindsay Hawker. Would you accept money from a murderer? What about Hollywood? Are they just the same thing? All this and less, in this episode!

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lindsay_Hawker

https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=4361278&page=1 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Ichihashi:_Journal_of_a_Murderer 

https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/JPN/japan/crime-rate-statistics

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jul/04/japanese-man-lindsay-ann-hawker-murder

On this episode, Brian and Emma sit down to talk about some more scary creatures. Each of them brings a description of a monster and the other uses their knowledge of the creepy to guess what it is. Join along in the fun and take a guess for yourself. Enjoy!

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Twitter: @MirthAndMurder

Sources for this episode:

https://fairytalez.com/master-cat-puss-boots/

https://tosea.net/the-creation-of-the-sun-and-the-moon-or-why-mexicans-see-a-rabbit-in-the-moon/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C4%93ccizt%C4%93catl

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanahuatzin

On the episode, Brian teaches Emma about the unsolved case of 1114 Fountain Drive. Join us as we go over the investigation and what we think could have happened to make the walls ooze gree-RED slime.

As a short announcement: we will be taking a break for the Thanksgiving holiday next week! If you celebrate the holiday, then make sure you spend time with whoever you call family and eat a lot of good food. If not, then have a great Thursday!

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Sources:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raktabīja

https://theghostinmymachine.com/2021/08/02/unresolved-what-caused-the-atlanta-blood-houses-mysterious-mess/

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/homehemo

https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/12/us/source-of-blood-in-atlanta-house-still-a-mystery.html

On the episode, Emma teaches Brian about the tough times in Soviet Russia and the lengths that one family went to get away from their oppressive government.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_3739_(1988)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union

https://russiapedia.rt.com/prominent-russians/entertainment/the-ovechkin-family/index.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Simeons

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Heroine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Kravchenko_(defector)

On this episode, Brian and Emma sit down to talk about some more scary creatures. Each of them brings a description of a monster and the other uses their knowledge of the creepy to guess what it is. Join along in the fun and take a guess for yourself. Enjoy!

Want to get in touch with us?

For work related inquires and suggestions for the show: murdermirthmonsters@gmail.com

Twitter: @MirthAndMurder

Sources for this episode:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wolf_Man_(1941_film)#Reception

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK534854/#:~:text=Introduction-,Hypertrichosis%20is%20defined%20as%20excessive%20hair%20growth%20anywhere%20on%20the,%5D%5B2%5D%5B3%5D

https://listverse.com/2019/08/06/10-amazing-people-with-hypertrichosis/

https://stacker.com/stories/3520/movie-monsters-throughout-history

https://evil.fandom.com/wiki/Lasser_Glass

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Them!

https://www.backstoryradio.org/blog/the-mythology-and-misrepresentation-of-the-windigo/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/wendigo

https://www.twowaymirrors.com/haunted-mirror-myths/