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No Better Death

31 Episodes

21 minutes | Jul 28, 2019
Mini #5: A Bitch Named Bathsheba
In this mini episode we take a look at the case of Bathsheba Ruggles Spooner, the first woman to be executed in the US. With a word from Just the Tip-sters.
26 minutes | Jul 28, 2019
Mini #4: The Twilight Zone Accident
In this episode we look at the horrible tragedy on the set of The Twilight Zone movie that claimed the lives of 3 people, including 2 children. We also talk about what a massive shitbag John Landis is. Good times.
99 minutes | Jul 15, 2019
Episode 25: Letters From My Friend, Dave
In this episode, I give you the condensed version of the life and crimes of David Berkowitz, aka The Son of Sam aka The .44 Caliber Killer, before reading my collection of letters from the man himself.
13 minutes | May 1, 2019
Mini #3: Death at Disneyland
In this mini episode, we look at the first homicide, in all its dipshittyness, that ever took place at Disneyland California.
62 minutes | May 1, 2019
Episode 24: The Science of Death
In this first episode back from hiatus, we look at what it takes to be declared medically dead, the options for donating your body after death, and some odd-and-end science and medicine related deathy stuff.
13 minutes | Mar 27, 2019
Mini #2: The Ramree Island Massacre
In this mini we discuss the Ramree Island Massacre, where up to 500 Japanese soldiers tried to take a shortcut through the swamp and were slaughtered, not by allied forces, but by crocodiles.
22 minutes | Mar 26, 2019
Mini #1: Rodney Alcala
In this first No Better Death mini episode we take a look at serial killer Rodney Alcala, known as the Dating Game Killer for his appearance, and win, on The Dating Game back in the 70s. His true body count is unknown to this day.
61 minutes | Mar 18, 2019
Episode 23: Dead In The Bathroom
The average person spends over 90 days of their lifetime in the bathroom, so it stands to reason that at some point someone was going to die in a bathroom. In fact, many have, and we take a look at just a few of those instances in this episode; British politician Christopher Shale, actor Robert Pastorelli, X Japan guitarist Hideto Matsumoto, French national treasure Claude Francois, and 40s movie icon Albert Dekker.
58 minutes | Mar 6, 2019
Episode 22: Death By Selfie
Over 250 people have died taking selfies since 2011. In this episode we attempt to breach the subject by looking at just a few of these unnecessary and perhaps idiotic deaths. Falls, gunshots, electrocution, trains, animal attacks, and more!
45 minutes | Feb 25, 2019
Episode 21: Murder They Wrote
This week we look at killer authors as we dive into the stories of mystery author Juliet Hulme aka Anne Perry, children's author Richard Horne aka Harry Horse, and Liu Yongbiao-the Chinese writer with a body count of 4.
71 minutes | Feb 17, 2019
Episode 20: Rozz Williams (Goth Legends Series #2)
This week we look at the life and suicide of Roger Allen Painter aka Rozz Williams, goth icon and frontman of Christian Death, Premature Ejaculation, Shadow Project, Heltir, and more.
90 minutes | Feb 9, 2019
Episode 19: Killer Concerts Part 1
This week we take a look at the Alrosa Villa shooting that claimed the life of Dimebag Darrell and several others, the Station Night Club fire at a Great White show that left 100 people dead, and a stampede at a The Who concert that claimed 11 lives in Cincinnati.
49 minutes | Feb 2, 2019
Episode 18: Daredevils and Stuntmen Part 1
This week we take a look at the deaths of daredevils and stutmen rooftopper Yu Wongning, stuntman Jose Marco, tightrope walker Karl Wallenda, and human cannonball Matt Cranch.
72 minutes | Jan 16, 2019
Episode 17: Dead In Space
This week we take a look at deaths related to the US and Russian space programs, specifically Apollo 1, Challenger, Soyuz 11, and Columbia. With a word from Nature vs Narcissism.
74 minutes | Jan 8, 2019
Episode 16: The New England Vampire Panic
This week we take a look at the New England Vampire Panic and it's most famous postmortem victim, Mercy Brown. With music by oDDgOD and a word from Nature Vs Narcissism and Screen Of The Crime
61 minutes | Jan 4, 2019
Episode 15: Ian Curtis (Goth Legends Series #1)
This week we take a look at the life, suicide, and legacy of Joy Division front-man Ian Curtis. With a word from 10ish and Keep It Weird.
98 minutes | Dec 20, 2018
Episode 14: Dismembered in December
This week we take a look at the historical use of, and reasons behind, lethal dismemberment throughout the ages and across various cultures. With a word from Keep It Weird, 10ish, Give Me Murder or Give Me Death, and That's Weird. Music by Cylence.
60 minutes | Dec 11, 2018
Episode 13: Holiday Horrors
On this episode we take a look at the deaths of blues musician Johnny Ace, Japanese serial killer Hiroaki Hadaka, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausecu, and civil rights leader Harry T. Moore, all of whom died in horrible ways on Christmas. With a word from Give Me Murder or Give Me Death and That's Weird and music by Twisted Prophecy.  
63 minutes | Dec 4, 2018
Episode 12: Sick's Murder Mix
This week we ditch the themes for a mix of random stories including an article about what mass shooters say may have stopped them, a serial killer's Amazon reviews, a free course on how to identify bodies, last words of famous people, and we close it out with a song from Revolution State-song title: The Departed, album: Viridian Resonance. Available on iTunes: Revolution State
63 minutes | Nov 21, 2018
Episode 11: No Thanks Given
This week look at 4 murders that took place on Thanksgiving in the cases of Christopher Gattis, Paul Merhige, Joel Guy Jr, and Byron David Smith. This episode does include audio of 2 murders so if you don't want to hear that, make sure you skip ahead when I give you the heads up in the episode.
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