Oct 25 2025

Selects: The Great Finger in the Wendy’s Chili Caper

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In 2005 a woman named Anna Alaya discovered a length of human finger – nail and all – in her Wendy’s chili. Her cries of disgust would set off a media firestorm, a criminal investigation and a prison sentence for her and her husband. Listen to Josh and Chuck go through the whole mess in this classic episode.

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# The Wendy's Finger Chili Scam

In this wild true crime episode, Josh and Chuck dive into one of the most bizarre fraud cases in restaurant history—the 2005 incident where a woman found a severed finger in her Wendy's chili in San Jose, California. What initially seemed like a horrifying public health disaster quickly unravels into an elaborate scam involving a web of lawsuits, financial desperation, and criminal conspirators working together, as investigators piece together how the finger actually got there and uncover the real perpetrators behind the scheme.


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