Who R U? Curious Stories of Family Lore
Sep 25, 2026 · 1 hr · 16 segments
Hey Fam! **Trigger Warnings: SA, Harm against those under 18, Beastiality** This week we are talking about a person who turned out to be absolutely horrific after a childhood straight out of a…
He was named after his dad, though.
robert garrow senior i think they had different middle names and then i say that because there's a robert garrow junior he ends up having a son who is a junior so it's just a little bit confusing but when i refer to robert senior i'm talking about the killer and i just refer to robert his dad as his dad okay
so
Um, he was the second oldest of six, and he was born during the Great Depression, so his family was struggling.
Like, they were struggling.
Uh, his dad had been a farmer before the Great Depression, but once that happened, his crops were wiped out, and he didn't have enough money for water and taking care of the farm, so he ultimately lost it.
Didn't even sell it, just lost it.
So then that forced him to have to turn to mining, and...
For those of you who don't know, there's a lot of iron in these hills here in New York State.
So...
So he got into the mining business.
And he would work long, hard hours.
Like, grueling.
Everybody...
Well, I shouldn't speak for everybody.
Just imagine...
The old-fashioned mines.
You're covered in soot.
You have your little headlamps.
You go down on wooden elevators like you're down there probably more than 12 hours.
12 hours was probably a short day for you.
So he dealt with all of that.
He was named after his dad, though.
robert garrow senior i think they had different middle names and then i say that because there's a robert garrow junior he ends up having a son who is a junior so it's just a little bit confusing but when i refer to robert senior i'm talking about the killer and i just refer to robert his dad as his dad okay
so
Um, he was the second oldest of six, and he was born during the Great Depression, so his family was struggling.
Like, they were struggling.
Uh, his dad had been a farmer before the Great Depression, but once that happened, his crops were wiped out, and he didn't have enough money for water and taking care of the farm, so he ultimately lost it.
Didn't even sell it, just lost it.
So then that forced him to have to turn to mining, and...
For those of you who don't know, there's a lot of iron in these hills here in New York State.
So...
So he got into the mining business.
And he would work long, hard hours.
Like, grueling.
Everybody...
Well, I shouldn't speak for everybody.
Just imagine...
The old-fashioned mines.
You're covered in soot.
You have your little headlamps.
You go down on wooden elevators like you're down there probably more than 12 hours.
12 hours was probably a short day for you.
So he dealt with all of that.
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