Episode 164: Meltdown at the Wax Museum - Recorded Live in Dallas
Thousands of square feet filled wall to wall with your favorite celebrities. While this may sound like a dream come true for some, when you notice none of them are moving - or even alive - it quickly turns into a nightmare. This palace on the highway is a fun destination for school kids and tourists, but don’t find yourself locked inside after hours. You may encounter something spooky or worse. This week’s episode is MELTDOWN AT THE WAX MUSEUM.
SOURCES
Southwestern Historical Wax Museum, Grand Prairie Daily News (Grand Prairie, TX), January 31, 1972 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Museum Tells Life-Like History, Grand Prairie Daily News (Grand Prairie, TX), May 19, 1972 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
New Wax Museum is Officially Opened, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), May 19, 1972 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Doors Open at Wax Museum, Grand Prairie Daily News (Grand Prairie, TX), May 19, 1972 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
‘Last Supper’ Wax Creation Open to the Public, El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX), June 6, 1975 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Picking Up The Pieces, Irving Daily News (Irving, TX), May 14, 1978 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Haunts for the Brave, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), October 26, 1984 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Wax Museum Residents Stand Still for Visitors, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), August 28, 1985 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Wax Museum Fire Damage Estimated Near $4 Million, The Tyler Courier-Times (Tyler, TX), September 11, 1988 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Wax museum to reopen with double attraction, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), January 13, 1989 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Poisoning link pursued in 1984 death, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), August 25, 1989 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Arrest called breakthrough in mysterious wax museum fire, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), September 27, 1989 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Man charged with burglary in wax museum investigation, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), October 3, 1989 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Artist sculpts wax figures for museum, The Paris News (Paris, TX), March 17, 1990 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Wax museum reopens after fire, Austin American-Statesman (Austin, TX), April 2, 1990 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Bizarre wax museum case is still a mystery, The Monitor (McAllen, TX), August 4, 1991 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Famous Figures, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), August 5, 2003 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Illness leads to wax museum sale, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), January 17, 2004 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
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"Dr. Blood's Trial By Fear" at the wax museum, Grand Prairie, TX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBr8xvYE6fA
Dr. Blood's history of horror, Shreveport Times: https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/09/10/dr-bloods-history-horror/15395205/
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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marie-Tussaud
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The Wax Museum Murder Mystery, D Magazine: https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1989/august/t-h-e-wax-museum-murder-mystery/
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