The Wild Afterlife of Elmer McCurdy: Train Robber, Mummy & Amusement Park Prop<br /><br />Ever heard of a train robber so bad that he found more success as a corpse? Elmer McCurdy’s life was a series of spectacular failures—botched robberies, mistaken trains, and blown-up safes. But his real adventure started after he died. Preserved with arsenic, he was passed from carnival to wax museum to haunted house, even making a surprise appearance on The Six Million Dollar Man. <br /><br />💀 This is the story of the outlaw who found fame in death.<br /><br /> Chapters & Timestamps<ul><li>00:00 – Intro & Banter</li><li>04:20 – The Pike Amusement Zone & Long Beach History</li><li>14:55 – Elmer’s Pathetic Criminal Career</li><li>28:30 – The Embalming & Carnival Circuit</li><li>39:45 – The Shocking Discovery in 1976</li><li>51:00 – Elmer Finally Gets Buried (For Real This Time)</li></ul>🔗 Skip the ads & get bonus content at: <a href="https://rainydayrabbitholes.com/support" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">rainydayrabbitholes.com/support</a><br />🌐 Website & More Episodes: <a href="https://rainydayrabbitholes.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">rainydayrabbitholes.com</a><br /><br />Check out Audibly Haunted! https://open.spotify.com/show/4K4ZntXpDJAq9lAFVTDxJT<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/history-unhinged-rainy-day-rabbit-holes--6271663/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/history-unhinged-rainy-day-rabbit-holes--6271663/support</a>.
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