In this gripping episode of They Were Both Found Dead, we uncover the devastating cost of human greed in some of the most tragic architectural disasters in history. We begin with the Quebec Bridge, which collapsed twice during construction in 1907 after warnings were ignored. In post-war London, the Battersea Park funfair disaster reveals how profit-driven neglect turned a simple amusement ride into a deadly trap. In Omaha, a meatpacking plant crumbled onto its workers, the result of years of cutting corners and ignoring safety. The Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside, Florida highlights how delayed repairs and cost-saving decisions became a death sentence for its residents. Finally, we revisit the Kansas City Hyatt Regency skywalk disaster, where a last-minute design change made to save time and money led to one of the deadliest structural failures in American history.
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In this gripping episode of They Were Both Found Dead, we uncover the devastating cost of human greed in some of the most tragic architectural disasters in history. We begin with the Quebec Bridge, which collapsed twice during construction in 1907 after warnings were ignored. In post-war London, the Battersea Park funfair disaster reveals how profit-driven neglect turned a simple amusement ride into a deadly trap. In Omaha, a meatpacking plant crumbled onto its workers, the result of years of cu...