Strange Weapons, True Crime Robert Escobar
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- True Crime
Strange Weapons, True Crime is guilty of truth in advertising. As the show’s title implies, it tells tales of criminal acts that are tied together by the unusual objects that were used during the dastardly deeds.
Robert ‘Kiki’ Escobar is a court recognized weapons expert, author, martial artist and YouTuber (channel Object History)
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Episode XI - Season One, Closing Thoughts
I wanted to give a little more information about myself and the podcast as well as touch on future plans.
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Ep X - Weeping Knives Part II
We go further back in time for more cruel cutting with an item only invented for sharpening quills.
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Ep IX - Weeping Knives Part I
A once common and mostly harmless instrument that has fallen far out of favor in the modern world, the pen knife was used offensively many times. As we'll learn in the episode, the term weepin' (as in weeping) knife may have been a part of this item's history, hence our episode's title.
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Ep VIII - Citizen Cane, Part II
Canes, walking sticks, etc. have some surprises we need to get to, uncovered in Part I.
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Ep VII: Citizen Cane Part I
The cane was once a very common item for gentleman and one that is actually well-suited for self-defense, and offense. As such there is no shortage of crimes committed with them over the years.
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Episode VI - Bottled Up
This time we tackle an item that was created for the innocent purpose of containing liquid but ends up getting used regularly as an improvised weapon. Bottles are actually a multi-faceted tool in impromptu battles with more than a few surprises for those not in the know.