Last Podcast On The Left
Last Podcast On The Left
"She posed as her own mother and wrote an email or like her guardian into her own to back to school complaining that her daughter herself was getting bullied for looking old." — Ed Larsen
"She stopped taking her insulin because she listened to this guy who is an absolute. He's absolutely full of shit. If you could slap yourself better, I would have a long time ago." — Henry Zabrowski
"He was recovering from surgery. So, you know, it's not like it would just happen. No, yeah, good. But that's why when I first saw when I first saw that man sneezed his guts out of his butt, I thought I was like, man, that's hilarious." — Henry Zabrowski
The episode begins with a discussion about the Netflix series "Worst Roommates Ever," detailing unsettling stories of individuals exploiting others through living arrangements, often involving manipulation and financial deceit. This segues into a shocking case involving Janie Lynn Ridd, who poisoned her roommate, Rachel, and attempted to steal her son, even purchasing an antibiotic-resistant bacteria from the dark web. The conversation touches upon the complexities and potential dangers of the dark web.
A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to the case of Shelby Hewitt, a 32-year-old who posed as a 16-year-old named Danielle and a 13-year-old named Ellie Blake, infiltrating Boston-area schools for a year. Hewitt, who worked for the state's Department of Children and Families, used her knowledge to create fake personas and gain access to educational and therapeutic settings. The discussion highlights the role of a therapist, Rebecca Bernat, who allegedly became involved with Hewitt, moving her into her home and assisting with her fabricated identities, raising serious ethical and legal questions.
Later, the hosts recount several bizarre and dangerous incidents: a Florida man's intestines protruding after a sneeze following surgery, a 90-year-old woman who used a live hand grenade as a hammer for two decades, and a woman named Danielle Cargom who died of diabetes complications after her "slapping therapy" practitioner, Hong Chi Zhao, allegedly instructed her to stop taking her insulin. The episode also briefly touches on a woman attempting to poison her husband with weed killer in his Mountain Dew. The discussions underscore themes of deception, dangerous self-treatment, and the exploitation of vulnerable individuals.