"If Her Sitting on My Face is Abuse, I'm a Victim" | (Ep 6 Bonus) | Wease Family Circus

In this bonus episode of Wease Family Circus, the family does something they've never done before: they get Woody Mower on the phone directly from prison. This is the raw, unfiltered conversation that happened right after recording Episode 6 with true crime author Susan Ashline. While that episode explored the story of Ungrateful Bastard, this bonus episode lets you hear the story straight from the man who lived it. Woody is currently serving life without parole at Shawangunk Correctional Facility, 90 miles from New York City. He murdered both of his parents at 18, sparked an international manhunt, and later became infamous for orchestrating an elaborate escape plan involving what he called a "coffin." His case runs parallel to the Menendez brothers, complete with allegations of horrific childhood abuse, ineffective legal counsel, and a constitutional appeal that recently brought him into a public courtroom for the first time in 30 years. But this isn't a typical interview. This is Woody speaking candidly about his life behind bars, the abuse he endured growing up, the corruption that shaped his case, and the survival tactics that kept him alive in some of New York's most brutal maximum security prisons. The conversation covers: What really happened with his court-appointed attorney, who confessed under oath to taking a $10,000 payoff and lying about Woody's case The horrific abuse Woody and his grandmother endured at the hands of his father and mother on an isolated farm in Richfield, outside Utica Life in the box at Attica, Auburn, Southport, and Upstate—where he survived 700 days in solitary confinement Drinking from toilets when the water was shut off, living through two weeks with no running water at Attica, and the garbage bag protocol that became daily life The infamous Southport shit fights, where inmates would throw feces at each other during recreation, spit it from their mouths, and squirt it from toothpaste tubes How Woody had relationships with multiple female guards over the years, including the correspondence officer who made him watch her use the bathroom on his second day at Elmira The escape plan that took over a year to build, his intention to disappear into the woods without hurting anyone, and why he never stole from civilians Why he wanted to kill his former attorney Randy Sharp, how other inmates ruined the plan, and why seeing him in court recently made all the anger disappear How his girlfriend changed his life, kept him out of trouble for seven years, and gave him a reason to mature behind bars Running 50 miles in an afternoon, staying ripped, and maintaining his physical and mental strength after three decades in prison Woody also addresses the recent court hearing where new evidence corroborated his claims of abuse, bribery, and legal malpractice. His attorney had a fake resume, couldn't write motions, and was never qualified to handle a death penalty case. The supervisor testified that interns were doing all of Sharp's work because he was incapable of doing his job. Yet this is the attorney New York State assigned to an 18-year-old kid facing the death penalty. Wease admits he couldn't put Susan's book down. He took notes. He told Doreen everything at dinner each night. And despite all the brutality, all the crimes, all the rage—Wease found himself feeling sympathy for Woody. The family listens as Woody recounts stories that sound impossible but have been verified by Susan, by court testimony, and by other inmates who lived through the same hell. This episode is intense, disturbing, and unlike anything Wease Family Circus has done before. From childhood trauma to prison survival to the possibility of a retrial, Woody's story is raw, unfiltered, and impossible to forget. Whether you've read Ungrateful Bastard or you're hearing this story for the first time, this bonus episode delivers a perspective you won't get anywhere else. It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. Chapters 00:00:00 Bonus Episode Introduction: Woody Calls from Prison 00:02:05 Prison Life and Department of Corrections Dysfunction 00:05:18 Drinking from Toilets and Attica's Brutal Conditions 00:07:06 The Two-Week Water Crisis and Garbage Bag Toilets 00:08:58 Sex with Female Guards: The Correspondence Lady 00:17:36 Relationships Behind Bars and Emotional Attachment 00:18:34 The Finger Incident: An Unexpected Turn 00:21:56 The Dark Truth About Grandma: Abuse and Alzheimer's 00:28:04 The Coffin Escape Plan and Life on the Run 00:31:31 The Box: 700 Days in Solitary Confinement 00:34:20 Southport's Shit Fights and Extreme Conditions 00:38:51 The Lawyer's Betrayal and Missing Money 00:40:10 Ted Fox, the Payoff, and Feelings of Revenge 00:44:53 Hope for Retrial and Life Today