Kate Bolin: The Story of Elmer McCurdy
Channel: Electromagnetic Field
Date: 2018-09-02

https://media.ccc.de/v/emf2018-16-the-story-of-elmer-mccurdy



In 1976, in an amusement park in Southern California, the crew of The Six Million Dollar Man were setting up a scene in a fun house.  They moved a waxwork dummy, accidentally broke off its arm, and discovered that rather than being made of wax, it was made of a real dead guy.

With a bit of investigation, the coroner discovered it was Elmer McCurdy, a failed bank robber who died in 1911.  Between his death and his discovery, he visited sideshows, hung out at Niagra Falls, rode on rollerskates, became a drug addict, and inspired the look of Skeletor from the He-Man cartoons and toys.

We'll get into Elmer's actual life, his adventures after his death, and where he's residing now.  FUN TIMES HAD BY ALL



Kate Bolin