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American Hauntings Podcast

The Death of Thelma Todd (The Ice Cream Blonde)

American Hauntings Podcast

Cody Beck and Troy Taylor

True Crime, Film Reviews, Spirituality, Tv & Film, History, Religion & Spirituality

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Thelma Todd – the woman that Hollywood would know as the “Ice Cream Blonde,” and who made 69 films during her too-short career- died in 1935. The official cause of Thelma’s death was said to be an accidental poisoning from carbon monoxide, but the true facts in this sensational case remain unresolved to this day.

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This episode was written by Troy Taylor

Produced and edited by Cody Beck



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0:00.0

Welcome to the new episode of American Haunting, the podcast dedicated to history, Haunting's

0:24.6

legends, lore, and the dark side of American history.

0:28.2

This is not one of the regular episodes of the podcast.

0:30.9

This is a Halloween season bonus that's been written and performed by Troy Taylor.

0:36.1

And that's me.

0:37.4

My partner in crime, Cody Beck, is sitting this one out, but he's definitely going to be

0:43.7

a part of it because he's going to be cleaning up the mess that I make with this recording.

0:48.6

But as we near the end of our season on Haunted Hollywood, as we told you the last couple

0:52.9

of weeks, we're going to be with you every week until Halloween is over.

0:58.0

And really, until the season is over, because this was a way of not only celebrating Halloween,

1:03.4

but it was a way of wrapping up that season that has just never seemed to end.

1:09.2

So again, I apologize for that, but you know, there were a lot of stories and we're not

1:14.4

quite finished with them yet.

1:16.3

But if you've missed any of the shows this season, or if this is your first time listening,

1:20.6

go back to episode 70, the podcast, and that will get you caught up on everything that's

1:24.7

already happened.

1:25.7

Just be aware, the episodes in the season are definitely not suitable for all listeners.

1:31.8

So if you keep on listening after this, you can never say that we did not warn you.

1:54.1

The ghost of Thelma Todd still walks today, more than 85 years after her death, or at

1:59.7

least that's what the owners of a building on the Pacific Ghost Highway have claimed

2:03.3

for a very long time.

2:05.1

It was in this building where Thelma's roadside rest cafe was once located, and it's

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