Where is the Line?

Pam Babcock - Fused to the Toilet

In 2006, Pam Babcock entered the bathroom in Kory McFarren's yellow and white single-wide trailer. Should would not leave for two years. When authorities were finally contacted, they found Pam Babcock sitting on McFarren's toilet. She had spent a full month atop the shitter, her legs had atrophied, and she had become fused to the seat.  Learn the disturbing particulars of how this happened on this episode of Where is the Line?  Also, Samantha finally shares with Kevin the name of the preggo porn that she mentioned in the Issei Sagawa episode.

Sergio Canavero - The Face of Human Head Transplants

In this episode, we'll discuss the history of head transplantation and recent medical advancements that might soon make the procedure a reality.  Dr. Sergio Canavero is a very controversial figure within the scientific community.  He's a cartoonishly boisterous neurosurgeon with 22 years of experience.  Despite his extensive resume, many of his peers feel that his research is without merit, that human head transplantation is impossible, and that Canavero's ambitions have made him reckless.  Other critics object to the procedure on ethical grounds.  Listen to Kevin and Samantha attempt to discuss these topics as Tiny and John Long from the Earth Oddity Podcast do everything within their power to veer the conversation into the oncoming traffic of their minds.     

Issei Sagawa - Annoying Cannibal

In June 1981 a tiny annoying man finally gained the recognition he'd always wanted but that his hideous personality had prevented him from acquiring.  After murdering, mutilating, and eating a young college student in Paris, Issei Sagawa became a B-list celebrity. His parents' wealth and a bit of luck led to Issei Sagawa walking free only a few years after committing his crime. For decades after, Issei enjoyed the attention that was bestowed upon him by those who were curious about the cannibal walking among them. He appeared on late night television shows and on cooking programs.  He even made his way into the adult film industry. In this episode we'll discuss this insufferable pervert, and WITL? co-host Samantha will over share about her childhood "hypersexuality".

Ryan Martin - Blood, Violence, and Prison Essays

We recently received some electronic fan mail.  This particular email's author related that he enjoys our theme song, he rates our podcast 5 stars, he hopes we continue making the show, and he was once cellmates with a man who cooked and ate his wife. That last nugget of information seemed worthy of a followup.  So, we got in touch the man who sent us that email and recorded our conversation with him.  Ryan Martin has 4 felonies and 13 misdemeanors.  He's done time with a couple of high profile killers including "The Michigan Murderer."  Ryan is also incredibly personable.  In this episode we'll talk to Ryan about accidentally shooting a prostitute, about his history of violence and drug abuse, and we'll take a listen to some excerpts from his incredibly well written prison essays.    

Serial Killer Groupies and How I Catfished Richard Ramirez

Long enough ago to have certainly past the statute of limitations, I misrepresented myself to serial killers. Pretending to be a woman, I filled pink envelopes with letters hand-written with feminine looping script and mailed them off to some of the most heinous criminals alive in America at the time.  One of these criminals replied. The letter I received was from "The Night Stalker," Richard Ramirez.

In this episode, we'll discuss my catfishing of The Night Stalker and answer the questionnaire that Richard Ramirez included with his reply to me. We'll also awkwardly segue into a discussion about Hybristophilia and share a few stories of love behind bars.

Elmer McCurdy - The Corpse in the Funhouse

In 1976 a Television crew was preparing for an on-location shoot at a Long Beach California funhouse. During the preparation, a crew member accidentally knocked the arm off of what they had previously believed to be a papier-mâché mannequin. To their surprise, this mannequin's newly dismembered arm had a bone inside. Upon closer inspection it was learned that the mannequin was also anatomically correct, complete with a wisp of pubic hair.  In this episode, we'll cover Elmer McCurdy's bumbling criminal career and the events that led to his corpse becoming one of the most desecrated in America. 

Shannon Larratt - Extreme Body Modification

Shannon Larratt was the founder of a website that became notorious as being one of the most unsettling destinations on the web. Contributors to the site routinely posted photos of their own body modifications which often included such invasive procedures as voluntary and medically unnecessary amputations. Shannon himself was one of the first people to have his eyeball tattooed. This website was however much more than a shock site for it's regular contributors. To them, it was a community within which self-expressionism could thrive.  In this episode we explore Shannon's contribution to the body modification community, discuss all manner of penile self-mutilation, and we talk with "The Human Tackle Box" Russ Foxx. 

Xmas Special - Santa Gets Lynched

In 1927, just a few days before Christmas, Santa Claus held up a bank in Cisco, Texas. After several shootouts with police as well as with hundreds of Texas citizens with poor aim, the largest manhunt in Texas history took place. Within a week, Santa and his accomplices were tracked down. Before the legal system managed to dispense justice though, over 1000 Texans took matters into their own hands.

Michael Taylor - Worst Exorcism Ever pt2

In part 2 we discuss the gruesome killing that Michael Taylor committed shortly after his 7 hour exorcism.  We speak again with Phil who was, in 1974, dating the daughter of the couple that performed Michael's exorcism.  We'll cover Michael Taylor's trial, and we'll also find out whether or not we ourselves are susceptible to demonic influence by way of taking "The Demon Test."   

Michael Taylor - Worst Exorcism Ever Pt 1

Nine months after the release of the film The Exorcist an Ossett West Yorkshire man named Michael Taylor underwent a 7 hour exorcism.  The following morning Michael killed and mutilated his wife along with their family dog.  In part 1 of "The Worst Exorcism Ever," we discuss the release of the The Exorcist and the impact that the movie had on its mid-1970s audience.  We also speak with a new friend and genuine Englishman who was very close to some key players in this story and who shared with us a previously unconsidered perspective on who was really behind this now infamous exorcism.