Hitmansplaining, Alligator Antics, Fake Bears, Clown Robbers and more

<p>In this episode of World's Dumbest Criminals, Tara talks about an Australian woman who crashed her own funeral, terrifying her dodgy husband, who had paid to have her killed. As well as a Florida man who threw an alligator through a Wendy's drive-thru window, an Italian hospital worker who skipped work for 15 years, a man in a bear suit harassing real bears in Anchorage and more.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Sources: <em>Spared by the hitmen with principles, Richard Hooper, bbc.com, February 5, 2016. Man who had de facto kidnapped in Africa murder plot jailed in Melbourne, Jessica Longbottom, abc.net.au, December 11, 2015. Wife crashes her own funeral, horrifying her husband, who had paid to have her killed, Sarah Kaplan, washingtonpost.com, February 5, 2016. Florida man charged with throwing alligator through Wendy's drive-thru window, abc.net.au, February 9, 2016. Judge convicts, punishes man who threw gator into Wendy's, Marc Freeman, sun-sentinal.com, May 31, 2016. Italian Hospital Worker Got Away With Not Going To Work For 15 Years, Marco Margaritoff, allthatsinteresting.com, April 22, 2021. Italian ‘king of absentees’ allegedly skipped work for 15 years, Angela Giuffrida, Theguardian.com, April 21, 2021. The world’s weirdest and most strange criminals — these people actually exist, Andrew Koubaridis, news.com.au, May 30, 2014. The 9 Dumbest Criminals of 2015, Alex Heigl, people.com, Updated October 18, 2016. Lookout Parrot Trained By Drug Dealers – Ain’t No Snitch, clumsycrooks.com. Texas Grandma Defends Herself From Machete-Wielding Clowns With Just a Scooter, Eric Shorey, Oxygen.com, February 8, 2019. Machete-wielding robbers wearing clown masks chased off by victims with scooter, Megan Kennedy, Click2houston.com, February 6, 2019</em></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>