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No Better Death

by Sick Grayson

Welcome to No Better Death, the podcast that knows while you can die no better death than your own, that doesnt mean we cant look for the unusual and noteworthy in the deaths of others. Each episode we’ll take an in-depth look at some out-of-the-ordinary deaths and the events surrounding them. Hosted by Sick GraysonNoBetterDeath @ gmail, facebook, instagramNoBetterDeath1 @ twitterNoBetterDeath.info

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Episodes

  1. Mini #5: A Bitch Named Bathsheba

    In this mini episode we take a look at the case of Bathsheba Ruggles Spooner, the first woman to be executed in the US. With a word from Just the Tip-sters.

  2. Mini #4: The Twilight Zone Accident

    In this episode we look at the horrible tragedy on the set of The Twilight Zone movie that claimed the lives of 3 people, including 2 children. We also talk about what a massive shitbag John Landis is. Good times.

  3. Episode 25: Letters From My Friend, Dave

    In this episode, I give you the condensed version of the life and crimes of David Berkowitz, aka The Son of Sam aka The .44 Caliber Killer, before reading my collection of letters from the man himself.

  4. Mini #2: The Ramree Island Massacre

    In this mini we discuss the Ramree Island Massacre, where up to 500 Japanese soldiers tried to take a shortcut through the swamp and were slaughtered, not by allied forces, but by crocodiles.

  5. Mini #1: Rodney Alcala

    Minisode #1 is up now. In this first mini we look at serial killer #RodneyAlcala, known as the Dating Game Killer for his appearance, and win, on The Dating Game back in the 70s. His true body count is unknown to this day. http://www.nobetterdeath.info/e/mini-1-rodney-alcala/

  6. Episode 23: Dead In The Bathroom

    The average person spends over 90 days of their lifetime in the bathroom, so it stands to reason that at some point someone was going to die in a bathroom. In fact, many have, and we take a look at just a few of those instances in this episode; British politician Christopher Shale, actor Robert...

  7. Episode 22: Death By Selfie

    Over 250 people have died taking selfies since 2011. In this episode we attempt to breach the subject by looking at just a few of these unnecessary and perhaps idiotic deaths. Falls, gunshots, electrocution, trains, animal attacks, and more!

  8. Episode 21: Murder They Wrote

    This week we look at killer authors as we dive into the stories of mystery author Juliet Hulme aka Anne Perry, children's author Richard Horne aka Harry Horse, and Liu Yongbiao-the Chinese writer with a body count of 4.

  9. Episode 20: Rozz Williams

    This week we look at the life and suicide of Roger Allen Painter aka Rozz Williams, goth icon and frontman of Christian Death, Premature Ejaculation, Shadow Project, Heltir, and more.

  10. Episode 19: Killer Concerts Part 1

    This week we take a look at the Alrosa Villa shooting that claimed the life of Dimebag Darrell and several others, the Station Night Club fire at a Great White show that left 100 people dead, and a stampede at a The Who concert that claimed 11 lives in Cincinnati.

  11. Episode 18: Daredevils and Stuntmen

    This week we take a look at the deaths of daredevils and stutmen rooftopper Yu Wongning, stuntman Jose Marco, tightrope walker Karl Wallenda, and human cannonball Matt Cranch.

  12. Episode 17: Dead In Space

    Episode 17: Dead In Space This week we look at the tragedies of Apollo1, Challenger, Soyuz11, and Columbia.

  13. Episode 16: The New England Vampire Panic

    This week we take a look at the story of Mercy Brown and how tuberculosis sparked the New England Vampire Panic.

  14. Episode 15: Ian Curtis

    This week we look at the life, suicide, and legacy of Joy Division front-man Ian Curtis

  15. Episode 14: Dismembered In December

    This week we take a look at mankind's long and brutal history of lethal dismemberment and the reasons behind it.

  16. Episode 13: Holiday Horrors

    On this episode we take a look at the deaths of Johnny Ace, Hiroaki Hadaka, Nicolae Ceausecu, and civil rights leader Harry T. Moore, all of whom died in horrible ways on Christmas. Ads for Give Me Murder or Give Me Death and That's Weird. With music by Twisted Prophecy.

  17. Episode 12: Sick's Murder Mix

    This week we ditch the themes for a mix of random stories including an article about what mass shooters say may have stopped them, a serial killer's Amazon reviews, a free course on how to identify bodies, last words of famous people, and we close it out with a song from Revolution State-song...

  18. Episode 11: No Thanks Given

    This week look at 4 murders that took place on Thanksgiving in the cases of Christopher Gattis, Paul Merhige, Joel Guy Jr, and Byron David Smith. This episode does include audio of 2 murders so if you don't want to hear that, make sure you skip ahead when I give you the heads up in the episode.

  19. Episode 10: Shop Til You Drop...Dead

    This week we take a look at deaths that happen on, amid the chaos of, or caused by Black Friday. Shootings, tramplings, car wrecks, pepper spray and more!

  20. Episode 9: Dead on Halloween Part 2

    For this week's episode we take a look at non-celebrity deaths that occurred on Halloween, including the Trick-or-Treat murder of 1957, the murder of Katherine Lilian Armstrong, Taylor Van Diest, and more.

  21. Episode 8: Dead on Halloween Part 1

    In this episode we take a look at the deaths of Ramon Novarro, Harry Houdini, and River Phoenix.

  22. Episode 7: Bad Medicine Part 2

    We continue our look into bad medicine by exploring the 2012 New England Compound Center fungal meningitis outbreak, a batch of toxic cough syrup that hit Panama in 2007, HIV contaminated blood in 1985 Japan, and the thalidamide poisoning that swept across the world in the 50s and 60s.

  23. Episode 6: Bad Medicine Part 1

    In this episode we take a look at when medicine goes wrong while discussing the Jim the Horse Tetanus Scandal of 1901, the 2008 Chinese Heparin Adulteration, and the Elixir Sulfanilamide Mass Poisoning of 1937.

  24. Episode 5. Isn't it Ironic: The Ironic Death of James Heselden, Garry Hoy, and Others

    In this episode we take a look at ironic deaths including the owner of Segway Inc who died on a Segway, a man who went over Niagra Falls in a barrel but died from slipping on the sidewalk, and more.

  25. Episode 4 *SUPERSIZED*: Colorful Killarado-serial killer Vincent Groves and cannibal Alfred Packer

    In this episode we celebrate NBD's home state by looking at prostitute strangler Vincent Groves and cannibal Alfred Packer.

  26. Sick Reads #1: Thanatopsis by William Cullen Bryant

    In this microsode, Sick reads his favorite poem, Thanatopsis by William Cullen Bryant. The word thanatopsis means a consideration or contemplation of death, and as such is a fitting poem for our show. It is written in a way that attempts to put the reader at ease with death and reassures us that…

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  27. Episode 3. Down in the Park: The Haunted Castle Fire and Other Stories

    This episode we take a look at the 1984 Six Flags New Jersey Haunted Castle Fire and a few other amusement park accidents.

  28. Episode 2. Catchin the Vapors: The Bhopal Gas Leak and the Lake Nyos Disaster

    On this episode of No Better Death we take a look at the Bhopal India cyanate leak of 1984 and the Lake Nyos Cameroon CO2 disaster of 1986.

  29. Episode 1. Fucked Up Floods: The London Beer Flood and the Boston Molasses Disaster

    In the premier episode of No Better Death we take a look at the London Beer Flood of 1814 and the Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919. Both with multiple fatalities, both due to corporate negligence.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to No Better Death, the podcast that knows while you can die no better death than your own, that doesnt mean we cant look for the unusual and noteworthy in the deaths of others. Each episode we’ll take an in-depth look at some out-of-the-ordinary deaths and the events surrounding them. Hosted by Sick GraysonNoBetterDeath @ gmail, facebook, instagramNoBetterDeath1 @ twitterNoBetterDeath.info

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Welcome to No Better Death, the podcast that knows while you can die no better death than your own, that doesnt mean we cant look for the unusual and noteworthy in the deaths of others. Each episode we’ll take an in-depth look at some out-of-the-ordinary deaths and the events surrounding them....

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