Elmer McCurdy spent years as a prop in a Long Beach funhouse before being discovered on a 1976 television set. Learn the bizarre true story of how an outlaw became a mannequin. This video details the strange history of Elmer McCurdy and his accidental discovery during the filming of The Six Million Dollar Man. If you enjoy historical oddities and true crime stories that sound like fiction, this breakdown clarifies how a mummified body ended up in an amusement park. We examine the timeline of how this outlaw was mistaken for a cheap prop for decades. You will understand the specific chain of events that led a television crew to realize the orange mannequin hanging in the corner was actually a real human remain. It is a classic example of truth being stranger than any scripted drama. Subscribe for weekly historical mystery breakdowns, and tell me in the comments if you know of any other strange stories from classic television sets.