Episode 125: Thomas Perez v. City of Fontana / The Cardiff Giant

Jun 7

We’ve made it to another Wednesday, Queerdos! And we’ve brought stories! First, in our True Crime Story, Edie drags us down to Bummersville. This time, we’ll talk about a police interview that went very long and very wrong. Next, in our Spoopy Tale, Miss lifts our spirits with the story of a big stone man with a big stone d*ck. So don’t talk to cops, get a load of this huge hog, and get ready for this week’s show. Let’s dive in!

Thomas Perez:

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16115756/thomas-anthony-perez-v-city-of-fontana/

https://www.ocregister.com/2024/05/23/fontana-pays-nearly-900000-for-psychological-torture-inflicted-by-police-to-get-false-confession/

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-24/police-pressured-him-to-confess-to-a-murder-that-never-happened-now-fontana-will-pay-him-900-000

https://www.propublica.org/article/911-call-analysis-fbi-police-courts

https://www.propublica.org/article/911-call-analysis-ban-review-convictions

https://eji.org/issues/qualified-immunity/

Cardiff Giant:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/cardiff-giant

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cardiff-giant-was-just-big-hoax-180965274/

https://www.history.com/news/the-cardiff-giant-fools-the-nation-145-years-ago

https://www.newspapers.com/article/buffalo-courier-express-an-alleged-revel/68874501/