In 1976, the chance discovery of a mummified body inside a ghost ride at Long Beach in California unearthed a chain of events leading all the way back to Oklahoma territory in October 1911, along the way taking in cynical carnival showmen and exploitative film-makers.
The historical documentary series uncovers the story of a hopelessly bungled train robbery and an incompetent small-time burglar called Elmer McCurdy, shot dead 66 years before he was finally laid to rest.
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