298 - The Mummified Bandit

This week's episode tells the story of Elmer McCurdy, a not too successful bandit of the old west who was eventually killed in Oklahoma in 1911.  However, McCurdy's story didn't end then.  After being embalmed, no one wanted to pay for his burial, and he went on display at the funeral home.  Elmer's desiccated eventually toured the United States in various ways until it was forgotten that he was actually a real person and not a wax figure.  The truth of his identity wasn't discovered until the 1970's when he was discovered while filming a TV episode in an amusement park dark ride.  Take a listen and find out all about Elmer, who's like only got more interesting after he was dead.