Side Stories: The Piggyback Bandit

January 21, 2026

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5 min read

🎙️ The Voices & The Context

The Format: Casual banter-filled comedy podcast episode with a "cold open" announcement, true crime updates, listener stories, and absurd anecdotes.
The Key Players:
- Hosts: Henry Zabrowski (snarky leader, true crime enthusiast) and Ed Larson (goofy straight man); explosive chemistry full of crude jokes and roasting.
- Guest mention: Marcus Parks joins briefly for Netflix partnership reveal.
The Vibe: Hilariously irreverent and chaotic—fun, profane, darkly comedic with zero filter now on Netflix.

🗝️ Key Themes & Topics

The episode kicks off with exciting podcast news, dives into creepy crime updates, and spirals into bizarre "sinister six" tales of predators and fatal mishaps, all laced with sponsor plugs and live show hype.

Topic 1: Netflix Partnership & New Content. Hosts announce video rights deal (not a sale), episodes on Netflix tiers, old backlog stays on YouTube/Patreon. New shows: Last Letterboxd on the Left (movie reviews w/ Ed & Marcus), Miss Education of Ed Larson (Ed watches docs to "catch up"), Last Stream on the Left After Dark (Patreon-exclusive user video reactions). Frees them from YouTube censorship—no more "unalive."
Topic 2: Grave Robber Jonathan Gerlach Update. Bone collector/photographer faces burglary charges for robbing graves (incl. babies). Discuss

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **🎙️ Introduction: Marcus Parks**
2 (07:22) **Interview with the Vampire Talkback Rejection**
3 (10:42) **Netflix is a Joke Live Show Promo**
4 (13:23) **Jonathan Gerlach Update: Crimes & Music**
5 (25:39) **DHS Sound Weapon Purchase**
6 (31:01) **Piggyback Bandit: Sherman Sheagen**
7 (42:54) **Hatton Clark Drawing**

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Show Notes

The boys are back with this week's stories, but first - Henry & Eddie are joined by Marcus Parks for a huge announcement - THEN - The Bone Collector Jonathan Gerlach's worst crimes revealed, The twisted tale of The Piggyback Bandit, Famous wingsuit pilot killed after slamming into rocks next to horrified family in Cape Town, Man killed by a Bread Mixer, Listener Rav4 E-Mails, and MORE!

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Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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