Frozen Solid, Feathered Giants, and Final Words

The Box of Oddities

John Elliott and Kat Walls

True Crime, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.9 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Freak Family Favorites, we ask the following question: What happens when a person literally freezes solid and somehow lives to tell the tale? Meet Jean Hilliard, the woman who defied science after spending six hours in subzero temperatures—completely frozen. Then, we waddle into the world of the kākāpō, the 9-pound, nocturnal, flightless parrot that’s just as bizarre as it sounds (and somehow weirder). Finally, we explore some of the most haunting and downright unsettling last words ever spoken on a deathbed. From chilling final confessions to cryptic utterances that leave more questions than answers, you won’t believe what some people say before they go. Prepare for mystery, absurdity, and just the right amount of dark humor—it’s another delightfully weird ride with The Box of Oddities! #WeirdHistory #TrueStories #ParrotFacts #FrozenMiracle #FinalWords #Podcast If you would like to advertise on The Box of Oddities, contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.8	What follows may not be suitable for all audiences.
1:04.6	Listener discretion is advised.
1:08.4	The world is full of stories.
1:20.2	Join Cat and Jethro Gilligan Toth for the strange, the bizarre, the unexpected, as they lift the lid and cautiously peer inside the Box of Oddities.
1:25.7	We always love hearing from you guys, curator at the box of oddities.com, or message us on social media or wherever.
1:34.7	And we encourage you to send us your favorite episode.
1:39.5	We call it Freak Family Favorites.
1:41.8	You tell us which stories you'd like to hear again.
1:44.7	We love it when you send us a recording of your voice, giving us that information because we just love the sound of your voice.
1:52.2	Or as J.G. said, you can send us a message, like Laura did. I don't remember if I learned about this case from you guys. I might have. Have you heard of Gene Hilliard?
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