80. The Zanesville Zoo

Today we are talking about Terry Thompson, exotic animals, and the Zanesville Zoo. Our oddity is the tale behind the Claddagh ring.CONNECT WITH US:https://linktr.ee/mortalmusingspodcastBONUS CONTENT:https://www.patreon.com/MortalMusingsPodcastSUPPORT THE PODCAST:https://buymeacoffee.com/mortalmusingshttps://www.paypal.me/mortalmusingspodcast15% OFF XERO PICKShttps://www.xeropicks.com/Mortal10% OFF DEAD INSIDE DESIGNhttps://deadinsidedesign.com/?ref=MORTALSources: https://www.gq.com/story/terry-thompson-ohio-zoo-massacre-chris-heath-gq-february-2012https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a12653/zanesville-0312/https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/nation-now/story/2011-10-21/exotic-animals-endured-abuse-neglect-at-ohio-farm-documents-sayhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/nation-now/story/2011-10-20/all-exotic-animals-killed-captured-or-eaten-case-not-overhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/nation-now/story/2011-10-19/owner-of-exotic-animal-preserve-known-for-guns-run-ins-with-lawhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/nation-now/story/2011-10-20/exotic-animals-owner-suffered-bite-marks-to-head-was-draggedhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/nation-now/story/2011-10-20/six-exotic-animals-saved-from-carnage-settling-in-at-ohio-zoohttps://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2011-oct-19-la-na-ohio-wild-animals-20111020-story.htmlhttps://eu.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2024/10/18/zanesville-wild-animal-release-2011-terry-thompson/75732591007/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-15602401https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-15364027https://people.com/celebrity/terry-thompson-ohio-zoo-owner-the-inside-story/https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Zanesville,_Ohio_animal_escapeOddity:https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/claddagh-rings-ireland-barbary-pirates-corsairs#:~:text=The%20Claddagh%20ring%20design%20draws,crown%20sometime%20in%20the%201690s.&text=Nearly%20350%20years%20ago%2C%20a,Galway%20across%20the%20Atlantic%20Ocean. https://claddaghring.ie/history-of-the-claddagh-ring/https://www.claddaghrings.com/claddagh-ring-history/https://galwaycitymuseum.ie/blog/richard-joyce-and-the-oldest-known-claddagh-ring/