A Household Name: Candido and Company

A poet named Ern, so they say/Wrote verses that dazzled one day/But Ern, it turned out, was a hoax, past a doubt/Cooked up by two dorks just for play!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Elmer McCurdy came of age at the end of the Old West, and as it vanished he tried to grab at that outlaw life while it was still a real thing. Trouble was, he was not good at being a bad man. In death, he became an avatar and totem of the fast disappearing Wild West. There he rem ...  Show more

Family should always be close. The two cousins did everything together.

They slept with their son's underage girlfriends together, started a business, and even lived together.

They wanted to experience life’s greatest pleasures - together, as a family.

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A story about religion, sex, an assassination, and silverware. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-th ...  Show more

There's a darker side to elegance and extravagance, and these curious tales will give you a look at some of our favorites.

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