Published on Jun 26, 2026, 11:00:00 PM
Total time: 01:10:20
Today's True Weird Stuff - Revisiting King of Quacks: The Greatest Medical Fraud in American History
Curtis Howe Springer claimed to be a doctor. He wasn't. He also claimed to be a minister. That was questionable, too. Yet somehow he convinced thousands of people to trust him with their health, their money, and their dreams. Selling miracle cures from his desert empire, Springer built a fortune on deception and became one of the most successful medical frauds in American history...the self-crowned King of Quacks.
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