Mar 11 2020

Short Stuff: Teresita Basa

Short Stuff 14 min 3 movies discussed
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In the annals of American justice there is a 1977 case where the police were tipped off to the identity of a murderer by a woman who said she was possessed by the victim.

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In this creepy installment of Short Stuff, Josh and Chuck dive into one of the strangest murder cases in American legal history that took place in Chicago—a city Josh insists is genuinely haunted. The episode covers the 1977 murder of Teresita Bassa, a Filipino respiratory therapist found dead in her apartment, and the absolutely bizarre way the case was solved: through the supposed psychic visions of another woman who claimed to be possessed by the murder victim. The guys explore whether the trance was genuine supernatural intervention or something more grounded in psychology and guilt, while also examining what this case means for law enforcement and justice in America.


Movies Discussed

Barbershop
Barbershop
2002 PG-13 1h 42m
★ 6.5
"Barbershop, Corten, Skokie. That's right, Skokie, Illinois. — Chuck mentions Barbershop as another film associated with Skokie, Illinois in a list of references." — Chuck
Poltergeist
Poltergeist
1982 1h 54m
★ 7.2
"Do you remember AOL Instant Messenger and the dial-up sound like poltergeist? — Advertisement mentions poltergeist in reference to the dial-up internet sound from the 90s."
The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects
1995 1h 46m
★ 8.2
"Skokie, Illinois, which always reminds me of usual suspects. — Josh mentions that Skokie, Illinois reminds him of The Usual Suspects, likely referencing the famous line about Keyser Söze." — Josh

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