Shannon Whisnant bought an abandoned storage locker, and found a human foot inside. John Wood came forward and was like, "Um, hey, that's my foot, can I have it back please?" But Shannon liked the foot, and didn't want to give it back. He bought it fair and square, damn it! That's how the most bizarro (and hilarious) legal battle began - two men fighting over a LITERAL MUMMIFIED FOOT. Who is the rightful owner in the end?

Story starts at approx 14:36

We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:

Make sure you watch the Finders Keepers documentary on Amazon Prime or Google Play - you will LOVE it! https://www.amazon.com/Finders-Keepers-John-Wood/dp/B079599877 

Rolling Stone article that came out around the time of the Finders Keepers documentary: https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/two-men-and-a-severed-foot-inside-the-most-bizarre-doc-of-the-year-72903/  

Hear Shannon talking about the movie and his plans for the future in an episode of the podcast “In the Mouth of Dorkness”: http://inthemouthofdorkness.podbean.com/e/the-foot-man-in-the-mouth-of-dorkness/

Or just read a summary of it here in an obituary for Shannon published shortly after his death in 2016: https://filmschoolrejects.com/win-win-winning-e5377c8b9f97/#.eltnvxb8e

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