Welcome to What The Heck season 3! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. This week, we're looking at the Leatherman. During the "anti-tramp" panic of the 1800s, the area between the Connecticut and Hudson Rivers were visited every 35 or so days by a man clad only in leather. Because he was harmless, polite, and unlike the other vagrants at the time, he was able to avoid all the laws passed against vagrancy. At the end of the winter in 1889, his body was discovered in one of the many caves he stayed in. Who was the Leatherman? Why was he wandering? Did everyone he met like him? Listen in to hear all the theories!
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References for the episode:
Jackson, Ashawnta. “The Legend of the Leatherman - JSTOR Daily.” JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2023, https://daily.jstor.org/the-legend-of-the-leatherman/.
“The Legend of The Leatherman – The Leatherman’s Loop.” The Leatherman’s Loop, 25 Feb. 2009, https://leathermansloop.org/2009/02/the-legend-of-the-leatherman/.
“The Old Leather Man — Ossining Historic Cemeteries Conservancy.” Ossining Historic Cemeteries Conservancy, https://www.ossininghistoriccemeteries.org/the-old-leather-man. Accessed 11 May 2024.
Zucker, Dave. “Who Was Westchester’s Mysterious and Legendary Leatherman?” Westchester Magazine, 24 Mar. 2021, https://westchestermagazine.com/life-style/leatherman/.
You can email Glen at whattheheckpod3@gmail.com with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!
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