Episodes

  • Strange Stories: Identity Theft Romance

    Strange Stories: Identity Theft Romance
    Dec 22 2025
    Drew hosts a solo show to discuss the proliferation of online romance scam profiles involving fitness trainer Scott Cole and the pervasive issue of financial and other forms of online extortion users face every day. CW | TW: This episode discusses identity theft and romance scams. Profanity included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources News Clip: Romance Scammers Stole Man’s Photos For Years (KVUE) Article: “Palm Springs Man Says Romance Scammers Have Used His Picture To Attract Women For 15 Years” by Liz Neporent, Jared Kofsky, and Laura Romero (ABC 7 Eyewitness News) Article: “Man, 63, Claims romance Scammers Have Used His Photos To Attract Victims For 15 Years: ‘It’s So Awful, Tragic, and Mean’’’ by Charna Flam (People) Article: “Baffled Man Says His Profile Picture Is So Irresistible To Women That Romance Scammers Have Been Using It For 15 Years” by Jensen Bird (DailyMail) Article: “I Love You, Now Pay Up: Understanding Romance Scams” by Christopher Hadnagy (PsychologyToday) Article: “Romance Scam VictimTells Her Story; WarnsOthers To Be Vigilant” via FBI.gov TV Show: His Face Is Being Used As A Romance Scam | Tamron Hall Show (YT) Website: Get Moving With Scott Cole (scottcole.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • Strange Stories: DUI in a DeLorean

    Strange Stories: DUI in a DeLorean
    Dec 15 2025
    Harry solo hosts the Back-to-the-Future-esque criminal possession of drugs, alcohol, and one sweet (but crashed) DeLorean. He outlines the details of 33-year-old Luke Randall’s 80s-worthy cocaine binge and bottoming out in a parking lot. CW | TW: This episode discusses drugs, alcohol, and crashing a DeLorean in the year 2025. Profanity included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Royalty-Free Music: Fifties 50’s Music (Free to Use) by Dar Golan (via YT) Article: “New Jersey Man Arrested After Crashing DeLorean Loaded With Cocaine Into Parked Car” by Shawn Henry (Yahoo! Autos) Article: “Unlicensed DUI Driver Crashes DeLorean, Found With Cocaine, Vodka In New Milford: Cops” by Cecilia Levine (DailyVoice) Article: “Marty McHigh! NJ Driver Crashes His 1980s DeLorean, Is Busted With 87 Bags of Cocaine” by Natalie O’Neill (NY Post) Article: “New Jersey Driver Smashes 1981 DeLorean Into Parked Toyota With 87 Bags of Cocaine On Board” by Henry Cesari (MotorBiscuit)Facebook: New Milford, NJ Police Department Posts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 mins
  • Strange Stories: Silence of the Lambs Killer

    Strange Stories: Silence of the Lambs Killer
    Dec 8 2025
    Drew solo hosts to discuss the gruesome murders of Alex J. Mengel, New York State’s serial killer, and the inspiration for the film The Silence of the Lambs. Drew details the gripping pursuit of the fugitive by New York State and his actions that align with notable characters from the film, Buffalo Bill and Dr. Hannibal Lecter. CW | TW: This episode discusses murder with graphic details of dismemberment and the removal of flesh from a victim’s body (adult and child), domestic violence, attempted abduction, kidnapping, pedophilia, and allusion to unaliving oneself. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Royalty-Free Music: Dark Cinematic Soundscape | “Night” by Argsound (via YouTube; Argsound Music Channel–follow for Patreon information) Book: Unearthing A Serial Killer (2015) by David Paul and Kevin F. McMurray Article: “A Twisted Trail” via Time Magazine Archives (Time.com) Article: “Murder of Cop 30 Years Ago May Have Been Work of Serial Killer” (PIX 11) Article: “Alex J. Mengel” via Murderpedia (murderpedia.org) Article: “Westchester Murder Suspect Dies in Struggle With State Policemen” by James Feron (New York Times archive; nytimes.com) Article: “Unearthing A Serial Killer: The Murder of Alex J. Mangel” by David Paul (The Lineup; the-line-up.com) Article: “Girl Who Disappeared in 1984 Is Found Dead” by John T. McQuiston (NYT; non-paywalled article) Article: “Untitled” from AP Archives (via Associated Press) Petition: Justice 4 Antonella [Mattina] via iPetitions.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • True Crime: Lizzie Borden

    True Crime: Lizzie Borden
    Dec 1 2025
    Drew solo hosts to analyze the major highlights of the Lizzie Borden case. Drew chronologizes key details leading up to the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden from six years to days before the double homicide. The episode concludes with the perception of Lizzie Borden in the media, at trial, and her accounting of the day of the murders on August 4, 1892. CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details of the double homicide of Andrew and Abby Borden. Details include bodily injury and blood imagery. Lynching and sexual themes are included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Royalty-Free Music: Mysterious Dark Piano - “Shattered Glass” by CJBeards (BreakingCopyright–Royalty Free Music) via YouTube Website: Lizzie Borden Trial (1839) (via UMKC School of Law; Professor Douglas O. Linder) Website: Lizzie Andrew Borden - Virtual Museum & Library (lizzieandrewborden.com) Website: Lizzie Borden - Crime Museum (crimemuseum.org) Article: “How Lizzie Borden Got Away With Murder” by Joseph Conforti; Updated by Sonja Anderson) (Smithsonian Magazine) Article: “Arrest and Trial of Lizzie Borden: Topics in Chronicling America” via Library of Congress (loc.gov) Article: “The Lizzie Borden Collection at the Fall River Historical Society” via Fall River Historical Society (fallriverhistorical.org) Article: “Lizzie Borden | Rhyme, Biography, Trial, & Facts” by Britannica Editors (britannica.com) Article: “Lizzie Borden” via EBSCO (ebsco.com) Article: “Lizzie Borden’s Parents Found Dead” by History.com Editors (history.com) Article: “True Crime Collectables: Letter From Lizzie Borden” by Jamie Kingman Rice, MHS Deputy Director (Maine Historical Society; mainehistory.org) Article: “Fourteen Reasons to Believe Lizzie Murdered Her Parents” (via UMKC School of Law; Professor Douglas O. Linder) Article: “‘Lynch Law in America’: Annotated” by Liz Tracy (JSTOR Daily; jstor.org) Article: “The Gilded Age” by T. Jackson Lears (The Gilder Lehrman Institute; gilderlehrman.org) Article: “Crime, 1780-1925” via The Digital Panopticon (digitalpanopticon.org) Article: “Medical Management Guidelines for Hydrogen Cyanide” via CDC.gov Article: “Poisons and the Development of Toxicology in the 19th Century” by Maria Christodoulou (Royal College of Surgeons of England; rcseng.ac.uk) Article: “She Couldn’t Have Done It, Even If She Did” by Kathryn Allamong Jacob (American Heritage; americanheritage.com) Article: “The History of Lizzie Borden: Burying the Axe” by Christian Ford (JMU Scholarly Commons) Archive: The Trial of Lizzie Borden via UMKC Law School (famous-trials.com) Website: Lizzie Borden Home Floor Plan via Historical Trial Transcripts (historicaltranscripts.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Strange Stories: Tainted Teacher

    Strange Stories: Tainted Teacher
    Nov 24 2025
    We discuss the foul odors emanating from the hallways of West Florence High School, where a 32-year-old teacher’s assistant, Alexander Paul Robertson Lewis, was caught on video spraying fart spray into a hallway and a classroom, which eventually permeated the school’s ventilation system. Students were reportedly overcome by the odors, struggling to breathe, or absent to avoid exacerbating underlying health conditions. CW | TW: This episode discusses child endangerment by fart spray. Profanity included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources News Clip: Florence Teaching Assistant Arrested for Using Fart Spray (News 19 WLTX) Article: “Assistant Teacher Arrested For Allegedly Stinking Up His School with Fart Spray” by Bill Hutchinson (ABC News) Article: “Teaching Assistant Arrested After Ongoing Foul Odor at West Florence High School” by Juliet Colville (ABC 15 News) Article: “Poop Spray Causes $55K in Damage at South Carolina School; Teaching assistant Arrested and Charged” by Minyvonne Burke (NBC News) Article: “S.C. Teaching Assistant Arrested for Allegedly Releasing Fart Spray, Causing $55K Damage and Making Students ‘Physically Sick’” by Escher Walcott (People) Article: “Gas Smell That Sickened Some Kids Gone at West Florence High School” by Tonya Brown (ABC 15 News) Article: “Man Caught Using Foul Odor Spray on School’s Surveillance Videos: Florence Deputies” by Alexis Cooper (ABC 15 News) Article: “Conroe Students Face Felony Charges for ‘Fart Spray’ That Evacuated Caney Creek HS, Records Show” Lileana Pearson 9 (Eyewitness 13 News) Website: West Florence High School | Academic Calendar (WestFlorence.F1s.org) Website: Safety Facts Sheet (LiquidAss.com) Press Release: Florence County Sheriff’s Office - South Carolina’s Post (FB) South Carolina Code of Laws: “2024 South Carolina Code of Laws Title 16–Crimes and Offenses Chapter 7–Offenses Against The Peace Section 16-7-160. Illegal Use of Stink Bombs or Other Devices Containing Foul or Offensive Odors” (Justia U.S. Law) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 mins
  • Strange Stories: NYPD Blew It

    Strange Stories: NYPD Blew It
    Nov 17 2025
    We discuss the menacing NYPD Officer, Ryan Olsen, who flashed his gun at a stripper outside The Carousel: Gentlemen's Club in Huntington Station, Long Island. We outline the complaints against him and identify patterns in his behavior. CW | TW: This episode discusses police, abuse of power and authority, racial profiling, harassment, and gun imagery. Profanity included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources News Clip: NYPD Detective Suspended, Accused of Flashing Gun Near South Huntington Night Club (News 12 Long Island) Article: “NYPD Detective Suspended, Accused of Flashing Gun Near South Huntington Night Club” by News 12 Staff Article: “NYPD Detective With History Of Misconduct Busted for Flashing Firearm at Long Island Stripper: ‘Have You Ever Been Shot?’” by Tina Moore and Chris Harris (NY Post) Facebook Page: Carousel Lounge LI Instagram: The Carousel (@carousellongisland) Yelp Reviews: The Carousel Google Reviews: The Carousel Night Club NYC Civilian Complaint Review: Ryan Olsen #5992 (50-a.org) Website: NYPD | Property Division (NYC.gov) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • Strange Stories: Abandoned Kayak

    Strange Stories: Abandoned Kayak
    Nov 10 2025
    We discuss “dead” kayaker Ryan Borgwardt and his attempt to fake his own death, leaving his wife and three children in Watertown, Wisconsin, to be with his online lover in the former Soviet republic. CW | TW: This episode discusses death fraud, a premeditated plan to unalive oneself, and death imagery. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources News Clip: After Faking His Own Death, Ryan Borgwardt is Back in Court (WFRV) Article: “The Missing Kayaker: What Happened to Ryan Borgwardt?” by Jamie Thompson (The Atlantic) Article: “He Faked His Death to Start New Life with Woman He Met Online: Here Were His Last Texts to His Wife” by Nicole Acosta (People.com) Article: “Panicked texts Reveal Final Conversation Between Wife and Wisconsin Kayaker Who Faked His Death To Be With European Mistress Before He Vanished” by Richard Pollina (NY Post) Article: “The Wife of a Wisconsin Kayaker Who Faked His Own Death moves To End Their Message” by Todd Richmond (AP) Article: “Wisconsin Father Who Allegedly Faked Kayak Accident Was in Contact with Woman Overseas: Police” by Liam Quinn (People.com) Article: “Sheriff Says Runaway Wis. Father Who Faked His Own Death Returned ‘Willingly,’ Did So ‘For His Family, I Guess’” by KC Baker (People.com) Article: “Wisconsin Kayaker Who Faked His Death and Fled to Asia Says Plan Was A ‘Crazy, Emotional Dream’” by Todd Richmond (AP) Article: “Man Who Faked Death, Fled US Gets 89 Days in Jail For the 89 Days He Was Missing” by Emily Shapiro (ABCNews) Article: “Missing Kayaker in Green Lake Believed To Have Faked His Death and Fled the Country” by Joe Schulz (WPR; Wisconsin Public Radio) Article: “Man Who Faked His Own Death in Green Lake Sentenced to 89 Days in Jail” by Evan Casey (WPR; Wisconsin Public Radio) Article: “Update: Out On Bond After Fleeing the Country and Faking His Death, Ryan Borgwardt Charged with Misdemeanor” by Dylan Hunter Carter (WTMJ; 620WTMJ) Arbitration: Washington-Caldwell School District and OPEIU Local No. 9, AFL-CIO-CLC (WERC.WI.gov) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Strange Stories: Deviant

    Strange Stories: Deviant
    Nov 3 2025
    We discuss the salacious sexual scandal between Rev. Travis Clark and two dominatrices, Lady Vi (Mandy Dixon) and Melissa Cheng (Empress Cheng), that occurred at a church’s altar in 2020. Listener discretion is advised. NSFW. CW | TW: This episode is NSFW as it contains talk of sexual abuse, sexual deviance, pedophilia, defiling of church property, blasphemy, obscene sex acts, BDSM, and more. This is a record for us here at Severed. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources News Clip: Former Priest Gets 3 Years Probation for Obscenity (WGNO-TV) Article: “Priest Recorded Having Group Sex on Altar of Pearl River Church, Police Say; 3 Arrested” by Ramon Antonio Vargas and Sara Pagones (NOLA.com) Article: “Priest Recorded Having Group Sex on Altar of Louisiana Church, Cops and Records Say” by Ramon Antonio Vargas and Sara Pagones (Sun-Herald) Article: “Catholic Priest Caught Making Sex Tape on Pear River Church Altar Pleads Guilty to Felony Obscenity” by Ken Daley (KPLCTV) Article: “Disgraced Priest Who Had Sex on Church Altar Getting His Confiscated Electronics Back” by Chris Harris (NYPost) Article: “Louisiana Judge Orders Return of Devices to Ex-Priest Caught Having Sex on Church Altar” by Ramon Antonion Vargas (The Guardian) Article: “Pat Wattigny, Former Rummel Chaplain, Pope John Paul II President, Added to Clergy Sex Abuse List” by Ramon Antonio Vargas (non-paywalled; NOLA.com) Article: “‘So Shaken’ Dominatrix ‘Caught Filming S&M Porn Video with Priest at Church Altar’ Suffering Nightmares & Panic Attacks After Arrest” by Katy Forrester (The U.S. Sun) Article: “Louisiana Judge Orders Return of Devices to Ex-Priest Caught Having Sex on Church Altar” by Ramon Antonio Vargas (The Guardian) Press Release: “Pearl River Priest Pleads Guilty to Felony Obscenity” (J. Collins Sims; 22nd Judicial District Attorney) Lady Vi Promo: Lady Vi (Embedded via DailyMailUK) GoFundMe: Support Melissa Cheng’s Lawyer Fees and Med Leave (GoFundMe) Louisiana Obscenity Law: Obscenity (106) (Louisiana State Legislature) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min