Strange Country Ep. 46: Elmer McCurdy

Elmer McCurdy died in 1911 but wasn't put to rest until 1977. What was he doing all that time? In our shortest episode to date, Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly talk about this outlaw's after life all the while trying to prepare the best mac and cheese ever. Theme music: Resting Place by A Cast of Thousands. Cite your sources: Engel, Matthew. "More than 100 Bodies Found as US Crematorium Gives up Grisly Secret." The Guardian, 17 Feb. 2002, www.theguardian.com/world/2002/feb/18/matthewengel. "Grave of Elmer McCurdy the Sideshow Mummy." Roadside America, www.roadsideamerica.com/story/14196. Sutter, Ellie. "Guthrie Cemetery Tours Stir Claims of Devil Worship." The Oklahoman, 14 June 1991, newsok.com/article/2360005/guthrie-cemetery-tours-stir-claims-of-devil-worship. Sutter, Ellie. "'Squabble' Ridiculous." The Oklahoman, 15 July 1991, newsok.com/article/2362895/squabble-ridiculous. Svenvold, Mark. Elmer McCurdy: The Misadventures in Life and Afterlife of an American Outlaw. Basic    Books, 2002. Traxel, David. "Where's Elmer?" The New York Times, 26 Jan. 2003. The New York Times,    www.nytimes.com/2003/01/26/books/where-s-elmer.html. Accessed 7 June 2016. Washington, Glynn, producer. "The Long, Strange, 60-Year Trip of Elmer McCurdy." Snap Judgment, NPR,    9 Jan. 2015, www.npr.org/2015/01/09/376097471/the-long-strange-60-year-trip-of-elmer-mccurdy.    Accessed 7 June 2018.