2021 Holiday Special — Kevin McCallister & The Wet Bandits

Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History

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True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2021

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Episode 200: The story we are about to tell is a harrowing tale of child neglect that leaves a young boy badly scarred for life. In December of 1990, after being overlooked by his family who were on their way to Paris for a Christmas visit, Kevin McCallister is left on his own in the family’s large Winnetka, Illinois home. There the 7-year-old not only has to care for himself, but has to do his best fend off two serial burglars, a team known as the Wet Bandits, attempting to break into the McCallister residence. Leaving Kevin McCallister with lifelong issues due to the effects of post traumatic stress, and later problems with addiction. Sources: An inaccurate Film Dramatization of Actual Events 671 Lincoln Ave, Winnetka, IL 60093 - realtor.com® Bill Breakdown: How Much Kevin McCallister’s Dad Spent In Home Alone | Sideshow Collectibles All Injuries Sustained In Home Alone - Assessed By A Real Doctor - Thrillist Home Alone | Home Alone Wiki | Fandom Kevin McCallister | Home Alone Wiki | Fandom Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Mike here, I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to Dark Poutine early and
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0:59.9	Ho, ho, ho, and welcome to Dark Poutine Episode 200. I can't believe it. Episode 200, I am Mike Brown,
1:13.2	creator and host. With me across the table is my large elf, bigger than me, taller than I am.
1:20.6	Okay. Matthew, not large like fat large, just taller. I think I weigh more than you. I don't
1:28.9	know. But anyway, Matthew, welcome Matthew. I am so glad that you're here. Happy holidays, everybody.
1:37.4	Happy holidays. And also, what a long way we have come from Episode 100 to here. There has been
1:46.3	changes in personnel. There has been, yeah, there has been a pandemic. Since you started? No, since the
1:56.7	since episode 100, between 100 and 200. Episode 100 took place in 2019. Right before this all
2:09.6	started. Actually, it was December of 2019. So, yeah, very, very interesting how things have
2:18.0	changed over the last two years. And luckily, people are still doing crimes.
2:21.8	You're right. Well, we're covering a lot of crimes that happened previous. We can have more shows.
2:26.9	Well, I don't keep up the crime people. No, I don't want that to happen.
2:33.2	The views, information and opinions expressed during the Dark Poutine podcast are solely those
2:40.0	of the producer and do not necessarily represent those of curious cast. It's affiliate,
2:45.8	global news, nor their parent company, chorus, entertainment. Dark Poutine is not for the faint of
2:53.4	heart or squeamish. Our content is often intense and some listeners may find it disturbing.
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