[Svengo42]

I didnt see anything on here about him (but i wasnt looking too hard either). I know its not gore, but its interesting none the less. I found this while exploring Creepypasta. Sorry about all the reading.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you
"Amazing Joe"

FRESNO, CA — Joseph W. "Amazing Joe" Burrus (32) thought he had it figured out: how to be "the next Houdini and Greater." But his death-defying escape from the grave ended in Fresno with death the victor — exactly 64 Halloweens from the day the Great Houdini died.
Burrus, 32, had set everything up. Although friends, associates, a radio station and even adoring children said his plan meant certain death, he had himself chained and handcuffed inside the coffin and buried in a 7-foot grave at Blackbeard's Family Fun Center.
Burrus died under 3 feet of dirt topped by about 6,000 pounds of wet concrete. The combined weight, estimated at about 7 tons, crushed a clear plastic coffin in which Burrus attempted to perform his trick.
His plan was simple, but an above-ground trial run showed the outcome probably would be fatal. He tried it at Pumpkin King, a Halloween pumpkin lot. Burrus entertained children with tricks for two weeks.Pumpkin King's David Byrd said Burrus told him he would have to get out of his chains, handcuffs and the coffin in one minute, before the concrete covered him. But by the time he emerged from the clear coffin, covered by an orange drape on the wooden platform, five minutes had passed. Not only that when he closed the coffin lid, Byrd heard a crack. People at Pumpkin King asked Burrus, "You sure your equipment's all right?" Burrus said he didn't know. He'd get the thing fixed.
The audience of 150 people included children 5 years and older. His own children, Joey and Joshua, 13 and 10, were also in the audience. Burrus did magic tricks before climbing into the coffin. A camera projected the burial onto a large video screen. Assistants lowered the plastic glass coffin and then shoveled dirt. Burrus made a signal, and the crew opened a window in the dirt. Burrus adjusted his chains, and the crew poured the heavy concrete. It took 10 minutes to fill the hole to a point one foot from ground level. One attendant said, "Stop. That's enough." Another said, "No, he wants it all the way to the top." They kept pouring until the concrete suddenly dropped two feet. It was obvious that the plastic coffin had collapsed.
After workmen pulled Burrus out of the hole, paramedics tried to revive him, but he was dead.
The Fresno County Coroner's Office said that the cause of death was asphyxia. It was uncertain whether Burrus had died because dirt and concrete filled in his available air pocket or because the weight pressed so heavily on his chest that he couldn't breathe.

Burrus made no attempt to calculate the weight of the dirt and wet concrete and tested the strength of the plastic coffin simply by jumping on it.

Oh and incase the video doesnt upload right (which it didnt), heres a link to the youtube where i downloaded it from:
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGSg0lP0Kd4"]YouTube - Death of Joe Burrus / Buried Alive[/nomedia]
<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="600" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tGSg0lP0Kd4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
And if that doesnt work...well...i got nothing.

[AmericanIllusions]

Magic is kinda lame anyway, unless you're David Copperfield. Now there's a guy that could bang my wife anyday, anytime, and I'll watch!

No seriously, I really wanna watch... :-/

[DISTURBED23]

Amazing joe.You know whats amazing? is that with all the people involved not one of those dumb fucks thought .....hmmm......do you think 7 FUCKING TONS OF DIRT AND CONCRETE MIGHT BE TO HEAVY ON TOP OF A SHEET OF FUCKING PLASTIC!!!!!! Stupid hicks,must be the mullet.

[kellyhound]

That's one hot assistant btw.
Almost like a 80's porn star.

[ag1kiko]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

That's one hot assistant btw.
Almost like a 80's porn star.

I second that! She could Assist me make the amazing Sausage disappear!

[The Last Nephilim]

At least people will remember him. Unfortunately it will be for being a dumbass.

[Parannoyed]

[ctxkt69]

Originally Posted by AmericanIllusions ↗

Magic is kinda lame anyway, unless you're David Copperfield. Now there's a guy that could bang my wife anyday, anytime, and I'll watch!

No seriously, I really wanna watch... :-/

me too

[popey_s]

what a dickhead

[denemarsden]

what a fucking bell end