S4 Ep16: I Seem to have Forgotten My…Self: The Perplexing Mystery of Fritz Johnson and/or Larry Bader

Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan

True Crime, Society & Culture, Science

4.1 • 10K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

One afternoon in May of 1957 a mysterious stranger arrived in Omaha, Nebraska and caused quite the stir. Everything was going pretty well for Fritz Johnson until suspicion suddenly arose that he wasn't who he claimed to be. The problem was, he had no idea who the man they said he was...was.

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0:00.0	If you're fascinated by the darker sides of humanity, join us every week on our
0:07.8	podcast serial killers, where we go deep into notorious true crime cases.
0:13.8	With significant research and careful analysis,
0:17.0	we examine the psyche of a killer,
0:19.3	their motives and targets, and law enforcement's pursuit to stop their spree.
0:25.0	Follow serial killers wherever you get your podcasts
0:28.0	and get new episodes every Monday.
0:41.0	Where does the concept of self live?
0:46.4	Is who you are something that lives in one part of your brain, like one little nugget? The nugget of self, if you will. Or is who you are something that lives throughout your entire brain?
0:54.4	Inside all the neural pathways and networks, grooves and folds?
0:59.2	What happens if that nugget gets damaged?
1:02.4	What happens if all those pathways and networks and grooves and folds somehow get damaged?
1:08.0	What happens to the self if something happens to where it lives?
1:14.3	Welcome to Strange and unexplained with me, Daisy Egan.
1:17.5	I am someone who fantasizes about running away from my life and starting fresh
1:21.6	somewhere where no one knows me and I can be anyone I want.
1:25.2	Who would I be? People think I'm prickly now. Jokes on them. If I could start fresh somewhere else,
1:31.0	I would instantly become that creepy lady who lives in the woods and hisses
1:34.6	any time anyone comes near. Of course these days it's virtually impossible to
1:39.4	disappear from your life. Our digital footprint is anywhere we are and pretty easily accessed.
1:45.8	But back before 24-hour news channels, CCTVs, and cell phones, someone determined to drop out
1:51.7	of their lives could and did do it.
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