EPISODE · Jan 4, 2014 · 27 MIN
Tunnel Joe Holmes - UI Podcast #069
from Useless Information Podcast · host Airwave Media Podcast Network
Joseph Ellsworth Holmes was a career criminal serving a twenty-year sentence for being the "dinner-time burglar." His great escape in 1951 elevated him to celebrity status overnight. Also, learn about the origin of Pepsodent toothpaste, a man who waited 36 years to be reunited with his wife, a dying Navy officer's wish fulfilled after eighteen years, and a pastor who earned his medical degree after 45 years of part-time study. Retrosponsor: Pepsodent Toothpaste Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/tunnel-joe-holmes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Joseph Ellsworth Holmes was a career criminal serving a twenty-year sentence for being the "dinner-time burglar." His great escape in 1951 elevated him to celebrity status overnight. Also, learn about the origin of Pepsodent toothpaste, a man who waited 36 years to be reunited with his wife, a dying Navy officer's wish fulfilled after eighteen years, and a pastor who earned his medical degree after 45 years of part-time study. Retrosponsor: Pepsodent Toothpaste Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/tunnel-joe-holmes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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