Weary Willie: Hobo Clowns and Violent Obsessions

Welcome to The Oddity Shop, Where the Bizarre is Always on Sale!  This week in the shop, Kara tells us about the peculiar story of Weary Willie.

 Ever wondered about the life lurking behind the painted face of a clown? The spotlight shines on Emmett Kelly III, the bearer of the iconic Weary Willie legacy. From a scruffy figure, Weary Willie morphs into a beloved, even if sorrowful, symbol of the American circus. However, there is more to this story than America's most famous clown.

 Could it be more than a character, perhaps a tulpa or even a possession? With a deeper look into to the mental health of Emmett Kelly III and Paul, we dissect the eerie circumstances surrounding Weary Willie. The episode hits a nerve-racking crescendo with the sinister episode of Paul Kelly's murders and his subsequent psychiatric defense. 

So come along, as we take a stroll down the tightrope of circuses, clowns and the blurred lines of reality and fantasy. 

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Reference Shout Outs: 

• https://aadl.org/taxonomy/term/138482

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Kelly_Jr.

• https://www.google.com/search?q=waery+willie&rlz=1C9BKJA_enUS793US794&oq=waery+willie&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIJCAEQLhgNGIAEMgkIAhAAGA0YgAQyCQgDEAAYDRiABDIJCAQQABgNGIAEMgkIBRAAGA0YgAQyCQgGEAAYDRiABDIJCAcQABgNGIAEMgkICBAAGA0YgATSAQg1NDM2ajFqN6gCALACAA&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

• https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-haunted-objects-podcast/id1652260827?i=1000598222030

• https://theskeletonkeychronicles.com/2019/12/09/sad-clown-the-tragic-legacy-of-weary-willy/

• https://theskeletonkeychronicles.com/2019/12/09/sad-clown-the-tragic-legacy-of-weary-willy/

• https://thesilentfilms.wordpress.com/2012/03/14/weary-willie-and-the-three-kellys/

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Kelly_Jr.

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulpa#:~:text=Tulpa%20is%20a%20concept%20in,spiritual%20practice%20and%20intense%20concentration.

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