Chiefsaholic: Superfan, Twitter Personality…Bank Robber?

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🗓️ 17 February 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Who is Chiefsaholic? Imagine a Chiefs superfan wearing a werewolf costume with a Chiefs cap, a KC shirt, and a red fanny pack. That’s Chiefsaholic, and in recent years he’s been a staple at Chiefs’ games both home and away, while at the same time becoming a fixture on social media for seemingly sparing no expense when it comes to proving his Chiefs devotion. But now everything Chiefs fans thought they knew about Chiefsaholic has been turned upside down, after he was arrested for robbing a bank in Tulsa, Oklahoma this December. The shocking revelation has led many to wonder, was Chiefsaholic funding his Chiefs’ fandom by robbing banks? With so many elements to this story, Liz Merrill is here to unravel this mystery which must be heard to be believed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	So, Liz Meryl, I thought the book on the Kansas City Chiefs had closed on Sunday when they,
0:06.0	you know, won the Super Bowl and everything.
0:08.4	But the reason that you are back on with us right now is because of a particular chapter
0:13.2	in this story that started back in December actually, right as the Chiefs were about
0:18.1	to make this whole postseason run.
0:22.0	What happened?
0:23.0	Chiefs kingdom, as they like to call it, is this very rabid, you know, millions of fans
0:29.1	who support their team and Patrick Mahomes.
0:32.5	And part of their routine, they follow this Twitter personality named Chief Saholik.
0:43.1	These prolific tweeter, he tweets more than it's like a bodily function for him almost.
0:50.2	And all the sudden, on December 16th, he goes radio silent.
0:58.6	I should also mention that he's a super fan who also dresses up in a wolf costume, goes
1:04.9	to every game, and he's supposed to be driving on that particular day.
1:10.0	The Chiefs are about to play the Texans.
1:13.4	And he's supposed to go to Houston to root on the team and a lot of times he'll tweet
1:20.0	along the way.
1:23.8	And nobody has heard from him on December 16th, and then it rolls into the 17th and the
1:30.0	18th, and they start to get worried.
1:34.8	He even posted the section in row he was going to be in for that game at Houston on the
1:41.6	18th.
1:42.6	And so, you know, the days pass on from his last tweet.
1:48.1	And then he's not even tweeting during the game.
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