"Free Fester" - White Tee

This is a limited edition of 200 shirts and only 70 shirts remain, sizes are beginning to sell out. 100% of the profit goes directly to Uncle Fester’s legal defense fund.

After earning his BSc in chemistry and biology from Marquette University in 1981, Uncle Fester built his first clandestine lab and began synthesizing methamphetamine. He was arrested in 1983 for meth possession and sentenced to probation. A year later, he was arrested again and imprisoned on further meth-related charges.

While serving his sentence, Fester pivoted from hands-on synthesis to chemistry education. Using a borrowed typewriter, he authored his first book, Secrets of Methamphetamine Manufacture, which has since been published in eight editions. That seminal title was followed by others, including Home Workshop Explosives, Vest Busters, Practical LSD Manufacture, and Silent Death.

In 1999, Fester broke new ground again, releasing Cooking Crank with Uncle Fester, one of the first video guides to meth synthesis. He also served as a consultant for Breaking Bad and helped foster the underground chemistry forum that would become The Hive, one of the most influential communities in the clandestine chemistry world.

Fester’s outspoken public persona and advocacy for synthetic chemistry have made him a recurring target for law enforcement. Since 2015, Green Bay police have been called to his residence nearly 200 times. In 2023, he was raided following an acquaintance’s alleged meth sale to an undercover officer. Months later, he was arrested at a traffic stop for cannabis possession. His home was seized, and he now faces multiple charges, including possession of amphetamine with intent to deliver.

Fester has always been a controversial figure, both in law enforcement and the clandestine chemistry community he helped create, but it’s crucial to support those who have sacrificed so much to spread the joy of organic synthesis. The money from these shirts will support Fester's legal defense and the fight to regain his home.