Ep.97 - Live Episode! Real-Life Superheroes: Masked Vigilantes Who Went Too Far

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Note: The audio is a little rough on this episode because we recorded it live at our very first convention! However, I have edited it. 

Thanks to the Internet, a subculture of real-life superheroes has flourished over the past decade. While most of these masked vigilantes are do-gooders, some take their mission a little too far. We’ll be talking about superheroes who crossed the line and became accused criminals themselves, as well as a burgeoning superhero who attracted the most boring villain ever.

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Episode Source List:

Phoenix Jones AKA Ben Fodor

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/10/11/141231690/seattle-superhero-phoenix-jones-arrested-accused-of-assault

https://mynorthwest.com/1299501/seattle-superhero-phoenix-jones-retiring/

https://globalnews.ca/news/6473130/phoenix-jones-arrested-superhero/

https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2020/01/capitol-hill-masked-superhero-phoenix-jones-charged-for-selling-molly-at-the-westlake-starbucks/

https://komonews.com/news/local/real-life-superhero-phoenix-jones-in-super-trouble-facing-drug-charges

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/seattle-superhero-phoenix-jones-charged-after-undercover-drug-bust/

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/03/14/134539750/dcs-guardian-and-phoenix-jones-real-life-super-heroes-open-up-a-bit

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/oct/11/seattle-superhero-phoenix-jones-arrested 

Mark Wayne Williams AKA Petosky Batman

https://www.timesnews.net/news/local-news/batman-says-hes-not-guilty-of-obstructing-cops-at-accident-scene/article_3a980422-e98b-53cd-bfc3-e7a9fc079256.html 

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/petoskey-batman-busted-police-michigan-article-1.1173713

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2011/10/19/real-life-batman-must-hang-up-tights/

https://upnorthlive.com/news/neighborhood/new-suit-same-attitude-petoskey-batman-returns

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-wayne-williams-batman_n_2078873

https://www.record-eagle.com/news/local_news/man-dressed-as-batman-is-sentenced/article_1f36e09c-9786-594a-b6c6-3824cdd6a6d5.html

Adam Thomas Besso AKA Bee Sting
https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2012/05/16/real-life-superhero-bee-sting-faces-court-hearing-for-gun-discharge/

https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2012/05/shotgun-wielding_superhero_bou.html

https://burtonview.mihomepaper.com/articles/self-proclaimed-superhero-arrested-at-twin-meadows/

https://www.dailytribune.com/2012/06/27/self-professed-superhero-bee-sting-to-give-up-gun-mask/ 

Shadow Hare in Cincinnati

https://www.wlwt.com/article/what-happened-to-cincinnati-s-masked-superhero-shadow-hare/20645699# 

https://web.archive.org/web/20110107031424/http://www.wlwt.com/news/19305002/detail.html 

https://web.archive.org/web/20110107085821/http://www.wlwt.com/news/19329060/detail.html 

https://www.tmz.com/2009/05/06/broke-ass-super-villain-after-shadow-hare/