Crime, Wine & Chaos

Episode 255 - Marybeth Tinning & Lawn Chair Larry

Amber Clifton | Naomi Lackaff

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This week, Naomi covers what some believe to be the most extreme and shocking case of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy ever recorded.

Then Amber takes us on an adventure in the skies with a man who made his childhood dream come true in a most unorthodox way.

This episode, Amber was drinking Kirkland Signature Rose Prosecco.

Naomi's sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marybeth_Tinning

https://murderpedia.org/female.T/t/tinning-marybeth.htm


Amber's sources:

Wikipedia — “Lawnchair Larry flight” / “Larry Walters.” Wikipedia

National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) — object entry: Chair, Lawn, Larry Walters. National Air and Space Museum

Smithsonian / Air & Space Magazine — “How the Balloon-Borne ‘Flying Lawn Chair’ Got Into the Smithsonian.” Smithsonian Magazine

Los Angeles Times — obituary and reporting on Larry Walters’ death (1993). Los Angeles Times

The New Yorker — “The Man in the Flying Lawn Chair” (1998 profile). The New Yorker

Wired — “July 2, 1982: Up, Up and Away With 42 Balloons.” WIRED

AOPA / Plane & Pilot — aviation analysis and legacy pieces. AOPAPlane & Pilot

Guinness World Records — retrospective coverage of the ascent. Guinness World Records

YouTube archival interviews and Letterman appearances with Larry Walters. YouTube

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