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Jun 2024
2h 42m

#499 - Hermit Horrors - Denio, Nevada

James Pietragallo, Jimmie Whisman
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This week, in Denio, Nevada, multiple bloody bodies are found in the desert, near the underground dwelling of a very odd hermit, who is later called "one of the most dangerous men ever". He has a history of withdrawing from society, eating from the dump, living in a hole, trying to stab cops, and also claiming he's a US Army General, who authority over the land! And that's just the start of this insane tale!! What happened to the treasure map?!?!


Along the way, we find out that you can pull uranium out of the ground with your hands, that if you cook it enough, you shouldn't follow treasure maps to fantasies of gold, and that if your crazy goes "into remission", you are judged sane, again!!


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