Rattlesnake James

Cult Liter with Spencer Henry

Spencer Henry | Morbid Network

True Crime, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Brace yourselves for one of the most bizarre stories in Cult Liter history as we discuss the life and times of ‘Rattlesnake James.’ What started out as an accidental death led authorities in Los Angeles down a rabbit hole of marriages, mysteries, and moidah. New episodes come out every Tueday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. SEE OBITCHUARY LIVE IN IRVINE ON AUGUST 4TH: https://tinyurl.com/3fvwbsnz Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://news.prairiepublic.org/show/dakota-datebook-archive/2022-05-02/rattlesnake-lisemba https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/rattlesnake-killer-los-angeles-robert-s-james/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattlesnake_James https://www.newspapers.com/image/380656970 https://www.newspapers.com/image/689032227/?terms=1329%20verdugo%20road&match=1 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-09-18-me-47332-story.html

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime members, you can listen to Cult Leader Early and Add Free on Amazon Music.
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0:06.6	The show you're about to listen to may contain themes of violence, occult activities, strong
0:10.6	language, and other sensitive material.
0:12.8	With an emphasis on Cult's murder and other adult matters, listener discretion is advised.
0:17.1	On Cult Leader I strive for telling stories in a truthful matter, though press media and
0:20.6	other resources cannot always be verified, sources can be found in the show notes.
0:50.6	Hello and welcome back to Cult Leader.
0:58.4	I'm your Cult Leader Spencer Henry, how's it go and babes?
1:01.7	Hope you all had a nice, safe weekend.
1:03.7	Hope none of you were abducted by aliens.
1:07.1	Don't worry, this week we're staying right here in the most terrifying place in all of
1:11.6	the universe.
1:12.6	That's right, planet Earth.
1:14.4	No spaceships, no extraterrestrials.
1:17.5	Instead we're telling the story of a man that was dubbed Rattlesnake James.
1:23.0	And boy is it a doozy.
1:24.8	No really, this is one of the wildest stories that I've ever heard of.
1:29.2	It happened here, Los Angeles.
1:31.5	Shocked I've never heard of this before.
1:33.9	I was over at Madison's house last night and we were just chatting.
1:37.8	We were talking about, what were you doing today?
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