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Morbid
Episode 675: The Life and Death of “Lobster Boy”, Grady Stiles Jr.

The fact that we treat each other this way and the fact that like we treat, people we supposedly love this way as, like, a society. We're the only species. We gotta get it together. I say that every time. Like, we gotta get it fucking together. We do. Like, this kind of shit pisses me off so much. I'm like, you don't have to be this way. You certainly don't.

Morbid
Episode 675: The Life and Death of “Lobster Boy”, Grady Stiles Jr.

The fact that we treat each other this way and the fact that like we treat, people we supposedly love this way as, like, a society. We're the only species. We gotta get it together. I say that every time. Like, we gotta get it fucking together. We do. Like, this kind of shit pisses me off so much. I'm like, you don't have to be this way. You certainly don't.

Morbid
Episode 675: The Life and Death of “Lobster Boy”, Grady Stiles Jr.

You do not have to be a fucking cruel piece of shit to the people who look to you for protection and to be a safe place. No. So by November 1992, life with Grady was fucking unbearable for Teresa and Glennie. Despite his attempts at sobriety a few years earlier, he was fully back. Fully back to being abusive, cruel, an alcoholic.

Morbid
Episode 675: The Life and Death of “Lobster Boy”, Grady Stiles Jr.

You do not have to be a fucking cruel piece of shit to the people who look to you for protection and to be a safe place. No. So by November 1992, life with Grady was fucking unbearable for Teresa and Glennie. Despite his attempts at sobriety a few years earlier, he was fully back. Fully back to being abusive, cruel, an alcoholic.

Morbid
Episode 675: The Life and Death of “Lobster Boy”, Grady Stiles Jr.

The same man who had beaten her while her husband watched helplessly, by the way, and then had threatened to murder her son, Glenn, when he was a child. Yep. So that, yeah. And now that same son is living under the roof with him. She was desperate to get out of the house and away from him. But it seemed like no matter what she did or where she looked, there was just no options for escape.

Morbid
Episode 675: The Life and Death of “Lobster Boy”, Grady Stiles Jr.

The same man who had beaten her while her husband watched helplessly, by the way, and then had threatened to murder her son, Glenn, when he was a child. Yep. So that, yeah. And now that same son is living under the roof with him. She was desperate to get out of the house and away from him. But it seemed like no matter what she did or where she looked, there was just no options for escape.

Morbid
Episode 675: The Life and Death of “Lobster Boy”, Grady Stiles Jr.

In the end, it wasn't Teresa who took charge of the situation.

Morbid
Episode 675: The Life and Death of “Lobster Boy”, Grady Stiles Jr.

In the end, it wasn't Teresa who took charge of the situation.

Morbid
Episode 675: The Life and Death of “Lobster Boy”, Grady Stiles Jr.

The 17-year-old Glenn Jr.

Morbid
Episode 675: The Life and Death of “Lobster Boy”, Grady Stiles Jr.

The 17-year-old Glenn Jr.

Morbid
Episode 675: The Life and Death of “Lobster Boy”, Grady Stiles Jr.

He resolved to do something about his stepfather and he wanted to save his mother. That November, Glenn called up the toughest person he could think of, which was 17-year-old Chris Wyant. Even though he was just 17, Chris, an occasional sideshow performer, had a very long criminal record. And Glennie was certain Chris would know what to do about his stepfather.

Morbid
Episode 675: The Life and Death of “Lobster Boy”, Grady Stiles Jr.

He resolved to do something about his stepfather and he wanted to save his mother. That November, Glenn called up the toughest person he could think of, which was 17-year-old Chris Wyant. Even though he was just 17, Chris, an occasional sideshow performer, had a very long criminal record. And Glennie was certain Chris would know what to do about his stepfather.

Morbid
Episode 675: The Life and Death of “Lobster Boy”, Grady Stiles Jr.

I don't know what happens, but that's what I have in my mind right now. You can't... Again, no one will ever say that murder is the correct endgame for anything. It's not a good choice. So if you take that from what we're saying, then you didn't listen. You're clearly not listening. But no one's saying that. But what this is a clear...

Morbid
Episode 675: The Life and Death of “Lobster Boy”, Grady Stiles Jr.

I don't know what happens, but that's what I have in my mind right now. You can't... Again, no one will ever say that murder is the correct endgame for anything. It's not a good choice. So if you take that from what we're saying, then you didn't listen. You're clearly not listening. But no one's saying that. But what this is a clear...

Morbid
Episode 675: The Life and Death of “Lobster Boy”, Grady Stiles Jr.

show of, like evidence of, is you cannot beat someone down their entire life. You just can't. Like people explode. You just can't do that. You can't treat someone like this for their whole life. As we saw with Ken McElroy, that whole thing, you can't do that. No. Because you do lose, people lose their humanity for you because you have treated them subhuman their whole life.

Morbid
Episode 675: The Life and Death of “Lobster Boy”, Grady Stiles Jr.

show of, like evidence of, is you cannot beat someone down their entire life. You just can't. Like people explode. You just can't do that. You can't treat someone like this for their whole life. As we saw with Ken McElroy, that whole thing, you can't do that. No. Because you do lose, people lose their humanity for you because you have treated them subhuman their whole life.

Morbid
Episode 675: The Life and Death of “Lobster Boy”, Grady Stiles Jr.

Like, you know what I mean? It's like, This kid wanted to protect his mom. And it's, like, really sad. And he didn't know any other option. And it's, like, obviously he made the wrong decision. Right. But, fuck. Like, the whole thing is just, like, goddamn. He's broken down. I just wish none of this happened. It's really sad.

Morbid
Episode 675: The Life and Death of “Lobster Boy”, Grady Stiles Jr.

Like, you know what I mean? It's like, This kid wanted to protect his mom. And it's, like, really sad. And he didn't know any other option. And it's, like, obviously he made the wrong decision. Right. But, fuck. Like, the whole thing is just, like, goddamn. He's broken down. I just wish none of this happened. It's really sad.

Morbid
Episode 675: The Life and Death of “Lobster Boy”, Grady Stiles Jr.

So on November 26th, Glennie and Chris met at a local park where Glennie gave his friend the details of everything that was happening and said, can you just help me? Help me end this. The price would later be disputed in court, but Chris initially told Glennie he would take care of the situation for 300 bucks. In the end, he would be paid $1,500.

Morbid
Episode 675: The Life and Death of “Lobster Boy”, Grady Stiles Jr.

So on November 26th, Glennie and Chris met at a local park where Glennie gave his friend the details of everything that was happening and said, can you just help me? Help me end this. The price would later be disputed in court, but Chris initially told Glennie he would take care of the situation for 300 bucks. In the end, he would be paid $1,500.