Let Them Fight Podcast

It's time for another trip back to the wild west day, dear listeners. And we're talking about a man so religious and wholesome that it earned him his nickname, "Deacon" Jim Miller. That's the image he portrayed anyways, meanwhile he was basically a wild west serial killer. Just roaming the lands and shotgunning anyone he decided needed killing, which was quite a few people apparently. 

Today we have a kind, gentle soul for you, dear listeners. Just kidding, it's a colossal piece of shit. Now, Arthur Shawcross was more than just a hideous pile of mashed potatoes with the brain of a, well, potato, he was also a gross, creepy murderous son of a bitch. And yet again, police incompetence rears its head and allowed this dude to keep doing his thing for way too long. Tune in if you want to find out more about all the shenanigans Lenny Clarke's evil twin got into. Enjoy!

Happy Thanksgiving, dear listeners. Now our person today doesn't have anything to do with the holiday, but he was a lot of crazy good fun that should brighten up the holiday, whether or not you celebrate it. Frederic Ives Lord got off to a rough start with his piloting career, but man did he make up for it quickly. He went bonkers all over the sky for years. Then things got kind of weird and mysterious, and ended in a way that would give any conspiracy theorist a hard-on. Enjoy!

Today we have the ultimate example of one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. Michael Collins loved his country, Ireland, with a burning passion and wanted to see it free from English rule. So he went to work with both a rifle and a pen and fought to make that happen. Making him a hero to a lot of people. Of course, no Englishman looks at any member of the IRA, let alone a significant one such as him, and thinks "There goes my hero." They just see a fire breathing, potato eating, civilian killer. So pick a side I guess, and enjoy!

Well, dear listeners, we got a real scumbag for you today. Lonnie Franklin ran all around Los Angeles, but mostly the poorer areas, and killed a whole bunch of women. More than we'll ever know actually. Also his nickname was The Grim Sleeper, which is something an 8 year old would find cool. And to the surprise of nobody, yet again the level of police incompetence is staggering. Not a lot of winners to be found in this story, but enjoy!

Today we're returning to one of Tim's favorite time periods, the Civil War, to talk about Benjamin Grierson. This dude was fucking dope. He conquered his fear of horses to become one of the baddest cavalrymen of the whole damn war. The stuff he managed to accomplish is legitimately bonkers, and the fact that I haven't heard his story before should be a crime. Anyways, this was a real fun story, so enjoy!

Well, dear listeners, with the moratorium officially lifted, Tim has decided to bring you yet another Nazi shitbag. This time it's Otto Skorzeny, who has what I like to call resting Nazi face. Even out of uniform this guy couldn't look like anything else. Sorry Germans and Austrians, you can't have facial scars and look like regular people. You just can't. Might as well call them marks of the henchman. Anyways, he killed a lot of people and did a bunch of Nazi shit. Enjoy!

Today we're heading over to Chicago, IL to talk about a fairly infamous figure in the city's history. Jon Burge had a pretty normal start to his life, then wound earning himself a place in the memory of everyone who lived in Chicago by being one of the biggest pieces of shit their police department has ever seen. And because this is Chicago, there's also plenty of corruption to go around as a cherry on top of our regularly scheduled violence. Enjoy!

Another fun episode for you today, dear listeners. We're talking about a man who looked nothing like his name, James Beckwourth. Mountain man, explorer, and frontier pimp. This dude may have exaggerated his exploits from time to time, but enough of his claims have been corroborated that he's still a badass who lived a bonkers life. And he always seemed to turn up where some significant shit was taking place. Enjoy!

It's time for another trip to that part of Europe where all the war crimes hang out. Today we'll be talking about Mr. Alphabet Soup, aka Arkan. He's a man of many hats, and all of them are ones you wear while killing somebody. As far as what kinda crazy shit we'll be getting into while discussing this guy, well, the picture for the episode is him holding a gun and a tiger. This is a fun one, and every time you think you know where his bonkers life story is gonna go, it goes in a completely different direction. Enjoy!

We have a nice fun episode for you today, dear listeners. We're talking about the world's most badass midget, Richard Flaherty. This dude may have needed a stepstool to get it done, but he kicked a lot of ass. Then things got pretty dark for him, or did they? Who knows, it's a mystery. I never thought I'd wish that someone was really an undercover government operative, but it's way less sad than the alternative. Anyways, enjoy!

Today we're bringing you the ever so rare lady scumnut, this time from notable trash person Dorothea Puente. This old broad put on the appearance of being a sweet grandmother type, but goddamn was she evil. And yea, her childhood sucked, but that excuse is getting pretty played out. Especially when she tried to pretend that said childhood encouraged her to help people. Well, it doesn't take a lie detector test to figure out that is supreme bullshit. Enjoy!

There have been a lot of times where I've said, "I wish I could have found more on this person." Today is not one of those days. I know more than I ever need to know about this gross German troll. Joachim Kroll. Even his name is gross. This little prick did move away from some of the usual stereotypes about serial killers, so I guess he's at least a bit unique. But yet again, his success was more about police incompetence. Enjoy!

Today we have one of those good, clean, fun episodes for you, dear listeners. We're covering naval badass Stephen Decatur. This dude put in work and kicked ass across all the seas America needed him to. Side note, don't worry about that buzzing at the beginning, it goes away before the intro is done. Anyways, despite the kind of disappointing ending, this dude's whole life was dope, so enjoy!

Today we have a person that left us feeling a little conflicted on whether or not he sucks. Ernst Junger loved his country, being a soldier, and writing a bunch of flowery bullshit and poetry. And boy was he active in all those things. As his life progressed he sided with some questionable people, had some questionable thoughts, but also did some real cool stuff. So maybe it all balances out. Or maybe not, I'm not an expert on morality. And yes I know there's supposed to be some accent marks or whatever in his name, but suck it, Germany. Enjoy!

Today we're talking about Harry Kendall Thaw, who's a member of one of the worst types of scumbag groups. The rich kind with power and influence. Dude got to do pretty much whatever he wanted his whole life and kept skating by, so big surprise that he kept doing more and more messed up stuff. Get ready for a story where almost everyone sucks and there is only one sympathetic character, and their name isn't in the title. Pretty interesting trial though. Enjoy!

Another pile of human garbage for you today, dear listeners! We're traveling to the fantasy realm of Scotland. Sure, it probably has cities, but to me the whole country is just a Dungeons and Dragons setting full of people with accents so thick they're barely speaking English anymore. Peter Tobin is one of their worst murderers, which is sad because he did messed up stuff and hurt people, but also sad because his numbers would barely crack the charts here in America. Get your shit together and get a real high score, Scotland.

Well, happy fucking Yom Kippur to me I guess. If you were wondering what Tim was going to do as revenge for covering Albert Fish on his birthday, here you go. We're talking about the big dickhead Nazi scientist himself, Josef Mengele. If you don't know anything about him, well, you're in for a real harsh lesson with this episode. Enjoy! Or well, try.

We're closing out this week with another bad motherfucker, dear listeners. Presley O'Bannon, like most Marines, did not go for half measures when it came to winning battles. This crazy bastard went all out, and he was damn good at it. Even some of the people who should have been in charge stepped out of his way so he could do his thing. And without spoiling anything, that was a good idea. One of the trophies for his accomplishments was so significant that it even influenced the Marine dress uniforms to this day. Enjoy!

Today we have another hard charging, pipe hitting, motherfucker for you, dear listeners. Richard Cavazos didn't join the Army to just ride a desk. He may have been an officer, but he went out and stacked bodies in Korea and Vietnam, with short breaks to rescue wounded men under his command himself. Then once he had been promoted too many times to keep shooting fools in the face, he came back state side to influence a whole generation of new officers before retiring. This dude was a badass, enjoy!