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Michigan Monsters

S1 Ep27: Circus Freaks

Michigan Monsters

Jenn Carpenter

True Crime, History

4.9656 Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2019

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

The tradition of the modern circus dates back 250 years, and has a history rife with tragedy. In this episode, Jenn and Dani discuss the time a dancing elephant went on a rampage in South Lansing, and a cursed traveling circus that left a trail of death and destruction across the midwest.

Cases: Rajee the Dancing Elephant, Durand Circus Train Wreck, Hammond CIrcus Train Wreck 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to So Dead, a podcast where we talk about some freaky shit.

0:20.8

I'm Jen Carpenter.

0:22.1

And I'm Danny Fairman.

0:23.6

Happy True Crime Tuesday.

0:25.3

And happy Taco Tuesday, Deadheads.

0:28.1

Hey, Danny.

0:29.5

Hey, Jen.

0:30.6

You know what's terrifying?

0:33.1

The circus.

0:34.5

Because of the clowns.

0:35.7

I'm not afraid of clowns.

0:37.0

I just, the whole circus in general gives me bad vibes.

0:40.3

It does.

0:41.4

Maybe it was because of the movie Dumbo.

0:45.1

The new one or the original one?

0:47.1

I haven't seen the new one yet.

0:48.6

The original one's so sad.

0:50.5

It is sad.

0:51.0

Dumbo is adorable, but the story is sad.

0:53.7

I never liked it as a kid. I is sad. Dumbo is adorable, but the story is sad. I never liked it.

0:55.1

I've seen water for elephants.

0:58.0

Oh, is that with Zach Efron?

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