In 1994, something strange translucent drops of a jelly-like substance rained over the tiny Pacific Northwest town of Oakville, Washington. Immediately after, the townspeople began falling ill, then the animals started dying. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/what-were-the-oakville-blobs-and-what-caused-them/ https://www.iflscience.com/oakville-blobs-in-1994-mysterious-gelatinous-goo-rained-down-on-washington-73717 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bVpc4mWWuM https://www.netflix.com/title/81593881 https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/oakville-blobs-mystery https://web.archive.org/web/20240719053950/https:/www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/04/22/army-report-details-germ-war-exercise-in-ny-subway-in-66/70772a8b-8223-47de-99b4-876d5e57dd9c/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1950-us-released-bioweapon-san-francisco-180955819/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_jelly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I'm going to tell you three stories about some of the most horrific diving accidents in history. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://divemagazine.com/scuba-diving-news/pipeline-diver-tragedy-corporate-manslaughter https://medium.com/@mrodriguez0/the-terrifying-paria-diving-disaster-trapped-in-an-underwater-oilpipe-7001ce9a5179 https://newsday.co.tt/2024/07/11/3-face-court-over-paria-diving-tragedy/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/diver-pipeline-deaths-blamed-on-oil-companys-gross-negligence/ https://www.coursehero.com/file/85910708/Assessment-about-Star-Canopus-diving-accidentdocx/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Canopus_diving_accident#CITEREFPrangley/Ward_FAI1979 https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/byford-dolphin-accident.htm https://zero.sci-hub.se/5268/7dda7cee52d7eb3ec606a82d0f1b9a61/giertsen1988.pdf https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/norway/540650/byford-dolphin-diving-incident-casts-long-shadow-40-years-on/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the late 1980s and 1990s, a series of reported sightings throughout Elkhorn, Wisconsin and northern Michigan began appearing about large, hairy, half man, half dog hybrid creatures that can only be described, as a real life werewolf. In this episode I'm going to tell you the history of the Beast of Bray Road and the Michigan Dogman. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Beast-Bray-Road-Wisconsins-Werewolf/dp/0996263055 https://www.amazon.com/Real-Wolfmen-Encounters-Modern-America/dp/1585429082/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_2/140-5513919-1736818?pd_rd_w=jrhKC&content-id=amzn1.sym.4c8c52db-06f8-4e42-8e56-912796f2ea6c&pf_rd_p=4c8c52db-06f8-4e42-8e56-912796f2ea6c&pf_rd_r=FE9JQNTS4SBJWVW088VH&pd_rd_wg=dreQR&pd_rd_r=88733dcd-fb14-482b-a396-4db68a64714c&pd_rd_i=1585429082&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/I-Know-What-I-Saw-Linda-S-Godfrey-audiobook/dp/B07T3HTQ1W/encoding=UTF8&pdrd_w=SFIUg&content-id=amzn1.sym.f76d456a-cb0d-44de-b7b0-670c26ce80ba&pf_rd_p=f76d456a-cb0d-44de-b7b0-670c26ce80ba&pf_rd_r=140-5513919-1736818&pd_rd_wg=Mr8Ra&pd_rd_r=592795e2-a266-40f2-b5b8-6495b8d3276c&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk https://allthatsinteresting.com/beast-of-bray-road https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Legend-or-lore-Michigan-s-Dogman-still-haunts-17292455.php https://mysteriousmichigan.com/the-michigan-dogman https://radio.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-10-31/dog-man-story-starts-as-song-continues-as-legend https://kryptos.fandom.com/wiki/Gable_film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2n2vVyT8cw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lake Lanier is a man-made reservoir in the northern part of Georgia. It's one of the state's biggest tourist attractions, drawing in millions of visitors each year. But Lake Lanier also has a sinister reputation for being or cursed. Since the lake was formed in the 1950s, more than 700 people have either drowned or vanished entirely in the lake. In this episode I dive into the lake's dark and tragic history. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Check out my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-113-summer-2021/the-haunting-of-lake-lanier https://www.sam.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Recreation/Lake-Sidney-Lanier/ https://time.com/6984594/georgia-death-lake-lanier-haunted/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/america/2024/05/10/lake-lanier-oscarville-local-hidden-gem/73455267007/ https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/31/us/lake-lanier-urban-legends-trnd/index.html https://www.11alive.com/article/news/community/voices-for-equality/oscarville-lanier-lake-black-town-riot-mae-crow-chattahoochee-beulah-rucker/85-8647e2be-a07b-4e80-91cc-61613d0ff472 https://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/learning-research/projects-initiatives/originals/forsyth-1912/ https://www.amazon.com/Underwater-Ghost-Towns-North-Georgia/dp/1540235602?keywords=underwater+ghost+towns+of+north+georgia&qid=1649991264&sprefix=underwater+ghost+t%2Caps%2C138&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=sogomedia-20&linkId=b92257593dc8ae4dcc519005e3b75573&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In October 1978, an Australian private pilot named Frederick Valentich took off on what should have been a one hour flight to nearby King Island. But 40 minutes into his flight, Valentich radioed into ground control telling them he was being pursued by a UFO. Minutes later, Frederick Valentich vanished without a trace. Patreon: theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: @darkchronicles42 Notes: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/what-were-mysterious-foo-fighters-sighted-ww2-night-flyers-180959847/ https://skepticalinquirer.org/2013/11/the-valentich-disappearance-another-ufo-cold-case-solved/ https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/ufos/australia/B1497_V116-783-1047_10491375.pdf https://unsolved.com/gallery/ufo-disappearance/ https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/farmer-may-hold-ufo-clue-to-36year-valentich-plane-mystery/news-story/5d495b78d705f6d2efdcd8d8a4a7797e https://allthatsinteresting.com/frederick-valentich https://www.ranker.com/list/frederick-valentich-ufo-disappearance-facts/linda-meyers https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/truth-was-out-there-after-all/news-story/2973bd131c27da0a31f4a7b8eba643fe https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/ufo-suspicions-still-cloud-disappearance-of-frederick-valentich/news-story/238397f0c2734c8b91cf4b96ae497bc5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between 1962 to 1964, 13 women in the Boston area were strangled to death by a serial killer. A 33 year old handyman named Albert DeSalvo would go on to confess to the murders. But did he really do it? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Boston-Stranglers-Susan-Kelly/dp/0786032510 https://time.com/6263843/boston-strangler-hulu-true-story/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-tenacious-women-reporters-who-helped-expose-the-boston-strangler-180981786/ https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/serial-killer/how-the-boston-stranglers-identity-was-finally-confirmed-50-years-after-his-reign-of-terror-ended https://www.boston.com/culture/movies/2023/03/17/boston-strangler-movie-whats-real-not/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special episode, I'm bringing to you three stories around some of the ways magic and mysticism played a role in World War II. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/conspirators and get on your way to being your best self. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast In this episode I'm bringing you a collection of short stories, all around the central theme of some strange events during World War II involving magic and mysticism. Notes: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/86145/operation-cone-power-when-british-witches-attacked-adolf-hitler https://www.thoughtco.com/british-witches-hitler-spell-4134250 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/78979/jewish-psychic-who-tricked-hitler https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780922915682 https://www.salon.com/2002/02/27/hanussen/ https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23456119# https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-man-who-wrote-hitlers-horoscope/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the history of the Delta blues, there is no bigger name than that of Robert Johnson. According to popular legend, Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads, in exchange for his musical talent. Patreon: theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Up-Jumped-Devil-Robert-Johnson/dp/1641600942 https://www.robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/obituaries/robert-johnson-overlooked.html https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/devils-music-myth-robert-johnson/ https://www.npr.org/2011/05/07/136063911/robert-johnson-at-100-still-dispelling-myths https://www.classicfm.com/composers/paganini/niccolo-gifted-violinist-deal-with-devil/ https://www.vialma.com/en/articles/266/Niccolo-Paganini-The-Devils-Violinist https://radiolab.org/podcast/199705-crossroads https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0981600212/radiolabbooks-20/ https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0452279496/radiolabbooks-20/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Hawley Crippen is one of the most notorious murderers in history. But modern forensic D.N.A. tests may change everything we think we know. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/conspirators to get 10% off your first month. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-nov-16-la-me-basement-babies-20101116-story.html https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/hawley-crippen/199/ https://www.amazon.com/Thunderstruck-Erik-Larson/dp/1400080673 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7050714.stm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was Charles Manson part of a CIA mind control program? In 1969, Charles Manson and his cult shocked the world when they committed the Tate-LaBianca murders. But is that the whole story? A 2019 book by journalist Tom O'Neill offers evidence that there's a lot more to the story than we know. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Chaos-Charles-Manson-History-Sixties/dp/0316477559?dplnkId=3442e754-04ae-46cc-8842-b198b10fdd5f&nodl=1 https://jacobin.com/2023/05/the-manson-murders-may-have-something-to-do-with-cia-mind-control-experiments https://theintercept.com/2019/11/24/cia-mkultra-louis-jolyon-west/ https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2017/dec/19/mkruby/ Related Episodes: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chrt.fm/track/1E7F5E/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML4983956598.mp3?updated=1669082087 https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/49030b9e-6e7b-11ec-9fbd-ff69d6d10229/podcasts/aa483608-607f-11ed-98ab-6f1b56b5ae45/episodes/570b5eb0-6080-11ed-8a08-13714bedceeb https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chrt.fm/track/1E7F5E/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML3512600676.mp3?updated=1669168556 https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chrt.fm/track/1E7F5E/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1307743201.mp3?updated=1669168433 https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chrt.fm/track/1E7F5E/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML7970774041.mp3?updated=1669168338 Music: The following music was used for this media project: Music: Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Approximately 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans. Yet 95% of that area remains unexplored. Throughout history there have been people who have encountered gigantic creatures we would describe as sea monsters. In this episode, I'm going to tell you about some of them. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bloop.html https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/fishermen-dredged-up-30ft-dinosaur-30731086 https://www.wired.com/story/bloop-mystery-not-solved-sort-of/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-mythical-sea-monsters-may-have-been-whales-with-unusual-dining-habits-180981729/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/five-real-sea-monsters-brought-life-early-naturalists-180953155/ https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-05-22/regaling-tales-of-the-gloucester-sea-serpent-a-forgotten-legend-of-cryptozoology https://skepticalinquirer.org/2019/09/gloucester-sea-serpent-mystery-solved-after-two-centuries/ https://www.history.co.uk/articles/strange-sea-serpent-sightings-from-history https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2016/08/great-american-sea-serpent/ https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-history/the-unexplained-mystery-of-the-sea-serpent/#:~:text=Their%20origins%20can%20be%20traced,multi%2Dhead%20serpent%20called%20Tiamat. https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/water/sea-monsters#:~:text=Hundreds%20of%20years%20ago%2C%20European,longer%20than%20a%20school%20bus. https://www.iflscience.com/the-uss-stein-monster-in-1978-a-massive-creature-attacked-a-navy-frigate-shredding-parts-of-its-hull-65325 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I talk about the golden age of pirates. I dispel some of the myths and misconceptions of pirates throughout history, and focus on the lives of two of the most famous pirates ever, Captain Kidd and Blackbeard. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Under-Black-Flag-Romance-Reality/dp/081297722X https://www.amazon.com/Born-Be-Hanged-Gentlemen-Princess/dp/031670363X/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_3/130-5994515-7318958?pd_rd_w=4OVxs&content-id=amzn1.sym.1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&pf_rd_p=1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&pf_rd_r=N614Y4X83Q8T1ZGSY5VJ&pd_rd_wg=Kpz8j&pd_rd_r=98e213d1-bd89-4a77-bef0-f4e1b695ace3&pd_rd_i=031670363X&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/Pirate-Hunter-True-Story-Captain-ebook/dp/B0042XA38A/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3K8MZUQR10ICU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rn8jIL4ZM1Xj1EKJY0kLqCh7cOSKxPuCJDPDjxNqhKI4P8dvTCbJKJFDIY-GYmqd-vdO3v1aAZVVwk2zmcCJmbswDhwH-fN3bLdRR1shxCoA_u8v_Edl7euP3RbHLN9-OmQDXYuA5-xx1aWniwddUUWXfnRij6NRb9qShJkM2ZUYL7QtZ91SAer3hHBekhWpFT90QFqcoDqibR4gx0uCcQIBNRo-Bfk-tCMUpuCgzI0.n77Ag-ch7Y-r-ysVlH23--Z6e9CGWLzxtrcsN4NGYeo&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+pirate+hunter&qid=1716664110&s=books&sprefix=the+pirate+hunter%2Cstripbooks%2C113&sr=1-1 https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/blackbeard-edward-teach-pirate https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/execution-captain-kidd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this second part of my 2-part episode on the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. In this episode I talk about some of the major theories on what happened to Hoffa. Notes: https://slate.com/culture/2019/08/the-irishman-scorsese-netflix-movie-true-story-lies.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/06/jimmy-hoffa-donald-frankos-there-was-never-any-reason-to-think-jimmy-hoffa-was-buried-under-giants-stadium.html https://thecasebreakers.org/2023/11/hoffa-has-moxy-the-dog-solved/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record/42409431/ https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2021/11/25/jimmy-hoffa-theories/8758204002/ https://www.history.com/news/9-places-investigators-have-searched-for-jimmy-hoffa https://www.cnn.com/2013/01/14/us/hoffa-burial-claim/index.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimmy Hoffa was the most powerful labor leader in American history. But when he disappeared in 1975 from a Detroit area restaurant, he left behind one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history. Part 1 of a 2 part episode. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/investigation/who-killed-jimmy-hoffa/index.html https://abc7chicago.com/what-happened-to-jimmy-hoffa-found-body-chicago-outfit/13565582/ https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/07/31/jimmy-hoffa-disappeared-48-years-ago-his-case-is-still-unsolved/ https://www.amazon.com/Hoffa-Wars-Jimmy-Forbidden-Bookshelf-ebook/dp/B00S7EFYRU/ref=sr_1_2?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JO5Nr8DJzbRpFKN1bE_jYI93QIqSB3zfEIr2FIsbNreG6FeFzIeQIxoQc6afQy1fz_HmIP2tlbWLu1ZulUTHy_E1rimA77BsSWCMgOjrtxmFjAsclf6XLo06_rhZNSDNvF762fZ4HPwKLHeCydtNNQmcRb5dBUALpgO9ALfFEepMZQMFZAt5r9U7S6M-JASASuymRIEiD8WcVxbI2zikNtoFqMYATb8O9zb2A7UBE_I.WXBEIfKnMAa5oE1WT0NUNCD0deQhk8DFRK5fyWQF0BY&dib_tag=se&keywords=Jimmy+Hoffa&qid=1714229565&s=books&sr=1-2 https://www.amazon.com/The-Irishman-Charles-Brandt-audiobook/dp/B001LNK9IS/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JO5Nr8DJzbRpFKN1bE_jYI93QIqSB3zfEIr2FIsbNreG6FeFzIeQIxoQc6afQy1fz_HmIP2tlbWLu1ZulUTHy_E1rimA77BsSWCMgOjrtxmFjAsclf6XLo06_rhZNSDNvF762fZ4HPwKLHeCydtNNQmcRb5dBUALpgO9ALfFEepMZQMFZAt5r9U7S6M-JASASuymRIEiD8WcVxbI2zikNtoFqMYATb8O9zb2A7UBE_I.WXBEIfKnMAa5oE1WT0NUNCD0deQhk8DFRK5fyWQF0BY&dib_tag=se&keywords=Jimmy+Hoffa&qid=1714229565&s=books&sr=1-1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout history there have been reports of people who claim to have stepped through rifts in time. In this episode I discuss some of the most famous time slip incidents ever reported. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/where-physics-meets-psychology/202201/time-slips-the-multiverse-and-you https://listverse.com/2021/01/26/ten-amazing-slips-in-time/ https://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/history/history-with-phil-historic-phenomena-time-slips-paranormal-hoax-dj-vu/article_abafdcf4-e7e6-11ee-918f-4379c062ae24.html https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/12/08/versailles-time-slip/ https://www.ranker.com/list/moberly-jourdain-incident-and-time-travel/genevieve-carlton https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231110-doctor-who-is-time-travel-really-possible-heres-what-physics-says#:~:text=Answering%20this%20question%20requires%20understanding,wildly%20difficult%20or%20absolutely%20impossible. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-time-travel-possible/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1944, the town of Mattoon, Illinois was gripped in fear. The townspeople came to believe a madman was stalking their quiet little town spraying poison gas into homes. This individual has become known in history as the Mad Gasser of Mattoon. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.library.illinois.edu/hpnl/blog/the-mad-gasser-of-mattoon/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/column-mad-gasser-of-mattoon https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/10/30/mad-gasser-mattoon-illinois-mystery/ https://www.eiu.edu/localite/gasserhome.php https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/madgasser https://allthatsinteresting.com/mad-gasser-of-mattoon https://www.illinoistimes.com/arts-culture/the-case-of-the-mad-gasser-of-mattoon-11450083 https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1850364 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Massachusetts there is a five mile long train tunnel cutting through the Hoosac Mountains that is purportedly haunted. When you hear about the terrifying history of the place, you'll understand why.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/01/us/man-identified-100-years-later-trnd/index.html https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/hoosac-tunnel-disaster-1867/ https://hoosactunnel.net/history.php https://www.journeysandjaunts.com/hoosac-tunnel/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hoosac-tunnel https://obscurevermont.com/the-bloody-pit/ https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/hoosac Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most enduring parts of UFO folklore involves mysterious darkly dressed individuals who identify themselves as government agents who go on to harass and intimidate witnesses into silence. These creepy and mysterious individuals have come to be known as the Men in Black. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Real-Men-Black-Mysterious-Connection/dp/160163157X https://www.everand.com/book/235278174/The-Truth-Behind-Men-In-Black-Government-Agents-Or-Visitors-From-Beyond https://www.history.com/news/men-in-black-real-origins https://www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/living/the-legacy-of-men-in-black/index.html https://allthatsinteresting.com/real-men-in-black https://www.amazon.com/Flying-Saucers-Three-Men/dp/B00T6LY6E0/ref=sr_1_1?crid=5337Q8ELOGL2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jjeGEaSpsO1wxvigHkRvv5fjO618P-DxeyOIXlVH0CWbCStuOVG31z3hia-8Zbbl5adg-vz-Ex4UdHXN7cwHmd4VXybvI9bbpWXASuqMxlF2D9YwiYCz5ap9UPXrKWR8aBtIl0KPho7hp6S9cJd0lEUZ75-EaslRHWqzcAkQyDP6sVDTIZQndU8MRm5eUpg85EE_A_bwjU21IcFh7Ck53znCdwNJuZ8RlS2_ea8hVSA.UDMvGcc0xUFQea41OGPXR0z2oNd0f5B3CtUTxqKnQB8&dib_tag=se&keywords=albert+bender&qid=1709464142&sprefix=albert+bender%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1 https://www.facebook.com/watch/BBCStories/1915690495329993/ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/07/conspiracy-theorist-max-spiers-died-taking-anxiety-drug-poland https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-46810312 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On February 2, 1922, Hollywood was rocked to its core when one of the town's top film directors William Desmond Taylor was found shot to death in his home. This story has all the elements of a Hollywood thriller, sex, drugs, secret identities and of course, murder. His murder has become known as one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in Hollywood history. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Tinseltown-Murder-Morphine-Madness-Hollywood/dp/0062242199/ref=asc_df_0062242199/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312149981494&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3402803931616266181&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9016906&hvtargid=pla-540659115968&psc=1&mcid=d0117c7d449e3008a7a58ce4e41cfddc&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqtWauOqyhAMVJEt_AB1tkwENEAQYAiABEgI79_D_BwE https://www.amazon.com/Deed-Death-Unsolved-Hollywood-Director/dp/0394580753 https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/unsolved-mystery-of-director-william-desmond-taylor-needs-featured-image/ https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/celebrity/william_d_taylor2/1.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1959, a group of nine hikers set off into the Ural Mountains on a winter expedition. Their bizarre deaths would go on to become known as the greatest unsolved mystery in Russian history. For more than sixty years this has remained a mystery, that is until recently when some scientists believe they may have solved it.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0_SAREQYopjrr0CNIrrRrQ Notes: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12617712/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/dyatlov-pass-incident-solved https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Mountain-Untold-Dyatlov-Incident/dp/1452140030 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/17/has-an-old-soviet-mystery-at-last-been-solved Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Although we tend to think of mass shooters as a modern day phenomenon, in truth these deranged individuals have been around for a lot longer than you think. In this episode I tell you the story of Howard Unruh, who in 1949 strolled through his Camden, New Jersey neighborhood and murdered 13 people in just as many minutes. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0_SAREQYopjrr0CNIrrRrQ Notes: https://www.pulitzer.org/article/mass-shooting-tight-deadline https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/story-first-mass-murder-us-history-180956927/ https://www.amazon.com/Rampage-Bloodlands-collection-Harold-Schechter-ebook/dp/B07CSZ5YY5/ref=sr_1_24?crid=19O7V46CTNEFV&keywords=harold+schechter&qid=1705754859&s=digital-text&sprefix=harold+schechter%2Cdigital-text%2C134&sr=1-24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are we living in the Matrix? What is reality? Many scientists, philosophers and mathematicians believe in the simulation theory, the idea that everything you see, hear, touch, smell and feel is all just a computer generated simulation of what you think is real life.  In this episode we explore the evidence and try to figure out if everything is real...isn't.  Hear the story of the tech company executive who died mysteriously and her disturbing final words. Hear the stories about glitches in the matrix, the Mandela Effect, and the mathematical evidence that points to us all being part of some massive computer generated illusion.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0_SAREQYopjrr0CNIrrRrQ Sources:  https://www.simulation-argument.com/https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar... https://www.wired.com/story/living-in...https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/26/op...https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/n...https://www.discovery.com/science/Dou... https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Simul.... https://www.simulation-argument.com/s...https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/n...https://www.nspirement.com/2022/03/06...https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/...https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article...https://www.space.com/universe-simula... https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/20...https://bigthink.com/thinking/why-the... https://bigthink.com/13-8/simulation-... https://www.wired.com/2014/11/planck-length/ Music: Music: Long Note Three by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3993-long-note-three Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3993-long-note-three Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nate is planning on taking a much needed break for the holidays. But in keeping with the season he wanted to make sure you get you open your presents early. So here's the latest episode, released early for everyone. The story of the Bell Witch has been called the greatest ghost story in American history. During the 1800s the Bell family moved to a farm in Tennessee, and were soon terrorized by an invisible entity. In this episode we delve into the legend and try to figure out how much we should believe. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/what-is-designation/heritage-highlights/did-oliver-cromwell-really-ban-christmas/ https://carnegiemnh.org/history-of-holiday-ghost-stories/#:~:text=The%20reaction%20to%20hearing%20a,were%20halted%20by%20the%20Puritans. https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/tsla/exhibits/myth/bellwitch.htm http://www.bellwitch.org/home.htm https://www.bellwitchcave.com https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044022643282&view=1up&seq=9 https://www.amazon.com/American-Haunting-Bell-Witch/dp/0312363532/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1VB7F8MYO6H40&keywords=the+bell+witch&qid=1702826162&sprefix=the+bell+witch%2Caps%2C118&sr=8-5 https://www.amazon.com/Bell-Witch-Full-Account/dp/097051560X/ref=sr_1_11?crid=1VB7F8MYO6H40&keywords=the+bell+witch&qid=1702826162&sprefix=the+bell+witch%2Caps%2C118&sr=8-11 Music: Music: Cryptic Sorrow by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3568-cryptic-sorrow Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1936, an English schoolteacher led a group of 27 boys on a hiking tour of Germany. What happened next was a horrible tragedy, that turned into a public relations coup for the Nazi regime. Patreon: theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0_SAREQYopjrr0CNIrrRrQ Notes: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/06/fatal-hike-became-nazi-propaganda-coup https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-freiburg-school-trip-disast/54890384/ https://hainmueller.de/publikationen/ Music: Music: Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Cryptic Sorrow by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3568-cryptic-sorrow Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this part 2 of my 2-part episode about the legendary skyjacker D.B. Cooper, I take a look at many of the major suspects in the case, as well as the latest developments in forensic science that some investigators hope may finally identify the mysterious skyjacker. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0_SAREQYopjrr0CNIrrRrQ Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Skyjack-Hunt-D-B-Cooper/dp/0307451305 https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/db-cooper-hijacking https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/a45639586/who-was-db-cooper/ https://www.history.com/news/who-was-d-b-cooper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The name D.B. Cooper has become legendary and has become known as one of the greatest unsolved mysteries ever. In part 1 of this 2 part episode, I'm going to take you through the events of the only unsolved skyjacking in history. Episode Sponsor: HelloFresh http://hellofresh.com/conspiratorsfree Get a free breakfast item for life per subscription Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0_SAREQYopjrr0CNIrrRrQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Email us and let us know how we're doing, or send show suggestions to: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In honor of the Halloween season, I'm bringing you four ghostly urban legends, and the true stories behind them. Including the story of the house that many claimed to be the most haunted home in America.  Patreon: theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0_SAREQYopjrr0CNIrrRrQ Notes: https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/cause-of-death/ legend-of-fishers-ghost https://thewillistree.info/the-legend-of-fred-fishers-ghost/ https://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2020/09/04/bizarre-beijing-last-bus-fragrant-hills https://www.thatsmags.com/beijing/post/13130/tales-from-the-chinese-crypt-beijing-s-ghost-bus ridge https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/congelier-house-pittsburgh/ https://theghostinmymachine.com/2018/07/09/haunted-house-never-congelier-mansion-pittsburgh-pennsylvania/ Music: Music: Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Jason's Open House by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9876-jasons-open-house Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Ancient Basement by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8486-ancient-basement Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Creepy Piano Ambience by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8725-creepy-piano-ambience Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I take you through some of the ways people throughout the 17th century punished accused witches. I take you through the story of the Salem Witch Trials, as well as an earlier tale that helped inspire one of our most famous modern day authors. Episode Sponsor: HelloFresh Get 50% off your first order, plus free shipping at: http://hellofresh.com/50conspirators Check out my new YouTube Channel, "Dark Chronicles" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0_SAREQYopjrr0CNIrrRrQ Get ad free early episode releases and access to our bonus mini-episodes on Patreon! theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/09/07/the-witches-of-salem https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/ https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/special-edition-on-infectious-disease/2014/the-fight-over-inoculation-during-the-1721-boston-smallpox-epidemic/ https://genius.com/Margaret-atwood-half-hanged-mary-annotated https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/mary-webster-witch-hadley-survives-hanging/ https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=evans;idno=N00392.0001.001 https://www.massreview.org/node/7575 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this second part of a two-part episode into the alleged secret underground base beneath Dulce, New Mexico, we delve into the origins of the rumors about the base, and we learn the terrible lengths members of the United States government went to in order to keep its secrets. Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Project-Beta-Bennewitz-National-Security/dp/0743470923 https://www.amazon.com/Mirage-Men-Mark-Pilkington/dp/1845298578/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YZEFYAJ4J8UV&keywords=mirage+men&qid=1696080392&s=books&sprefix=mirage+men%2Cstripbooks%2C127&sr=1-1 https://www.amazon.com/Dulce-Truth-Evidence-Files-Valdez-ebook/dp/B00EI3X5V6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=23R0U5KB63TZM&keywords=dulce+base+greg+valdez&qid=1696080420&s=books&sprefix=dulce+base+greg+valdez%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-1 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Check out my YouTube Channel, "Dark Chronicles": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0_SAREQYopjrr0CNIrrRrQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For decades there have been conspiracy theories surrounding Dulce, New Mexico claiming that beneath the earth lies a secret underground base that is being run in cooperation between the United States military and several sinister alien races. In part one of my two part series, I talk about a few of the people who were the biggest proponents of the base, and I break down how much of their story we should believe. Check out my brand new YouTube Channel Dark Chronicles:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0_SAREQYopjrr0CNIrrRrQ Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Dulce-Truth-Evidence-Files-Valdez/dp/0989102807 https://www.discovery.com/exploration/Secret-Underground-Alien-Base-Dulce-New-Mexico https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTTYd6JwQ90 https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/branton/esp_dulcebook11.htm https://www.amazon.com/Saucers-Spooks-Kooks-Disinformation-Aquarius/dp/0994617682?&linkCode=sl1&tag=thewhyfiles01-20&linkId=543000acb3b5ceebec47a74b1b181c7e&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/pentagon-budget-mystery-807276/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am excited to announce my brand new YouTube channel, The Dark Chronicles. It's the next evolution of The Conspirators podcast, featuring all new stories for your eyes and ears. I invite you to check us out and subscribe by clicking the link below. Thanks so much in advance! https://www.youtube.com/@darkchronicles42 Music used in this preview: Echoes of Time by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300029 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Albert W. Hicks was once one of the most infamous considered one of the most infamous murderers in history. But today his name has been almost forgotten. He was a murderer, a gangster, and the last pirate publicly executed in America. Sources: https://www.nypl.org/blog/2011/06/01/history-half-shell-intertwined-story-new-york-city-and-its-oysters https://www.amazon.com/Last-Pirate-New-York-Gangster-ebook/dp/B07H73QH5J https://www.amazon.com/Pirate-Bloodlands-collection-Harold-Schechter-ebook/dp/B07CSWVB9Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=30NZ5YL8MM7PC&keywords=the+pirate+harold+schechter&qid=1693665454&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+pirate+harold+shechter%2Cdigital-text%2C105&sr=1-1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most controversial aspects of law enforcement occur when police investigators use psychics to provide information in solving crimes. Back in 1993, a Montana couple named John and Nancy Bosco were brutally murdered in their bed. Strangely enough, three people involved in the murder claim to have had psychic visions of the crime: the victim's mother, a famous psychic his mother hired, and the murderer himself.  Notes: https://www.ranker.com/list/john-nancy-bosco-true/jodi-smith https://billingsgazette.com/john-and-nancy-bosco/article_1c1fcd64-2dcf-5e33-8fdb-1dc0cf94ce72.html https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/John_and_Nancy_Bosco https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiD09fp5eiAAxWyMn0KHae3CGMQFnoECB8QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.americamagazine.org%2Fissue%2Fculture%2Fultimate-test&usg=AOvVaw2itEN-ocW33ApPGOnEjEcI&opi=89978449 https://www.amazon.com/Choosing-Mercy-Mother-Victims-Penalty/dp/157075358X https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/10/court.psychics/index.html https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP96-00788R000100280009-3.pdf https://mysteriesofcanada.com/manitoba/clairvoyance-on-the-canadian-frontier/ https://www.rd.com/list/mysteries-solved-by-psychics/ Music: Music: Cryptic Sorrow by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3568-cryptic-sorrow Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Lucid Nightmare by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8492-lucid-nightmare Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Alaska, there is a stretch of 186,000 miles of frozen wilderness with a terrifying reputation. Since 1972, more than 20,000 people have vanished there without a trace. This is the story, of the Alaska Triangle.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Check out our new TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/discover/the-conspirators-podcast Notes: https://www.kinyradio.com/news/news-of-the-north/mysteries-of-portlock-alaska-and-the-abandonment-of-the-small-town-in-the-1900s/ https://hwy.co/portlock-alaska/ https://www.anchoragepress.com/news/framing-nantiinaq-alaska-s-best-known-cryptid-homicide-case-debunked/article_ed6facfe-a1f9-11eb-b7fc-0bba856ee2fe.html https://www.historicmysteries.com/portlock-sasquatch/ https://www.way.com/blog/whats-haunting-portlock-alaska-and-more-mysteries/ https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/haunted/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-alaska-triangle-discovery-plus https://www.legendsofamerica.com/alaska-triangle/ https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/alaska-triangle/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/alaska-triangle https://www.thetravel.com/strange-facts-about-the-alaska-triangle/ Music: Music: Long note One by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3992-long-note-one Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3641-despair-and-triumph Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Long Note Four by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3991-long-note-four Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During his life, Bruce Lee became a pop culture icon. But the life of the man who has become widely known as the greatest martial arts actor of them all was cut tragically short, when he mysteriously died inside a Hong Kong apartment. Was Bruce Lee murdered by the Chinese triads? Or did he fall prey to an ancient curse against his family? In this episode we will explore all the theories, and try to figure out what really happened.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/the-conspirators-podcast Notes: https://bruceleefoundation.org https://www.amazon.com/Bruce-Lee-Life-Matthew-Polly-ebook/dp/B075RTTLPF/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bruce-lee-dies-at-age-32 https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/entertainment/movies/article/3055379/bruce-lee-curse-three-facts-will-leave-you https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9664576/ https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-martial-arts-news-shocking-conspiracy-theory-unfolded-linking-bruce-lees-mysterious-death-to-a-family-curse-in-2021/ https://unsolved.com/gallery/brandon-lee/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most widely publicized mysteries of the 1920s is the Hall-Mills Murders. Back in 1922 Reverend Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills were found shot to death in a secluded field outside New Brunswick, New Jersey. This is a sordid tale of infidelity, jealousy and unsolved murder.  Notes: HallMillsMurderWINSBroadcastTranscript.pdf https://www.newyorker.com/books/double-take/a-sensational-murder-trial-in-the-newly-founded-new-yorker https://crimereads.com/the-murder-of-edward-hall-and-eleanor-mills-new-jerseys-original-crime-of-the-century/ https://yalereview.org/article/hall-mills-murder-trial-1926 https://yalereview.org/article/hall-mills-murder-trial-1926 https://nymag.com/news/features/scandals/hall-mills-2012-4/ https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/books/2022/09/14/hall-mills-murders-case-location-nj-100-years/66060247007/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140307182051/http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/family/mills/1.html https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Ink-Scandalous-Double-America/dp/006300173X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There have been many secret societies throughout history, but the most feared and infamous of them all has to be the Illuminati. This notorious secret society is purported to control world events, and seeks to create a so-called "New World Order". Although skeptics are quick to dismiss the Illuminati as paranoid nonsense. The fact is, they were once very real.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.theweek.co.uk/62399/what-is-the-illuminati-and-what-does-it-control https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/03/29/illuminati-conspiracy-theory-thomas-jeffersion-1800-election-152934 https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170809-the-accidental-invention-of-the-illuminati-conspiracy https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/10/illuminati-conspiracy-theory-history-founding-fathers.html https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/14/illuminati-running-world-not-mad-idea-questioning-hidden-power-elites-sane https://www.historytoday.com/archive/history-matters/illuminating-conspiracy https://www.livescience.com/40048-what-is-the-illuminati.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/8-most-popular-illuminati-conspiracy-074348294.html https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2018/09/what-is-the-illuminati-conspiracy-and-who-are-its-members https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/608358/illuminati-facts https://timeline.com/illuminati-history-8f90c2e03bd9 https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2020/07/06/the-bizarre-beyonc-conspiracy-theory-explained/?sh=2a70e4dd34c4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My show is off this week. But we’ll be back next Monday with our regularly scheduled episode. In the meantime, I wanted to give you a special treat and introduce you to another podcast you might like by a friend of mine. Southern Gothic is an amazing show from my friends Brandon and Bryanne Schexnayder. In this show Brandon invites you to Step into the world of the unknown and unravel the dark history, and infamous legends of the American South. Join us as we journey into the heart of this rich and fascinating region, uncovering its ghostly stories, haunted places, and eeriest tales through captivating storytelling, in-depth historical research, and an immersive audio soundscape. From the Bell Witch of Tennessee to the haunted Waverly Hills Sanatorium, the ghostly tales of the Myrtles Plantation, the Curse of Lake Lanier and beyond, get ready for an unforgettable experience that brings history to life and uncovers the truth behind classic tales of the paranormal. Subscribe to Southern Gothic wherever you get your podcasts. https://podfollow.com/southern-gothic The Boo Hag of the Gullah Culture According to Gullah folklore, the swamps of the Lowcountry are home to a mythical creature who is said to sneak into the homes of its victims while they sleep and then suck the life force from their breath. The creature, known as the Boo Hag, is described as a large, hideous creature with no skin and glowing red eyes. It is said to be able to change its shape, making it difficult to track or identify. The Boo Hag is also said to be very strong and can easily overpower its victims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout history there have been many precious gems that have been reported to bring misfortune to any who possess them. But the most famous cursed diamond of all, has to be the Hope Diamond. In this episode, I'll tell you all about the cursed blue diamond's bloody history. Notes: https://www.npr.org/2023/05/04/1173260412/kohinoor-diamond-coronation-charles-camilla-crown https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-koh-i-noor-diamondand-why-british-wont-give-it-back-180964660/ https://www.livescience.com/18407-mysterious-cursed-gems-diamonds.html https://www.amazon.com/Cursed-Objects-Strange-Stories-Infamous-ebook/dp/B082S2SFT3 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-hope-diamond-102556385/ https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/the-cursed-hope-diamond/ https://www.si.edu/spotlight/hope-diamond/history https://www.legendsofamerica.com/hope-diamond-curse/ https://www.grunge.com/234677/historys-most-cursed-gems/ https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230224-the-10-most-iconic-jewels-through-history Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Irish folklore there's a story about a creature known as a changeling. This is a kind of fairy who replaces a human child and takes over its life. Throughout history there have been real cases where a child goes missing, only for the parents to get the wrong child back. In this episode I'll tell you about three of those stories. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://web.archive.org/web/20180213025539/https://www.ozy.com/flashback/the-terrifying-disappearance-of-little-pauline-picard/81719 https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/historical-strangeness/pauline-picard https://www.historicmysteries.com/pauline-picard-disappearance-story/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/bobby-dunbar https://www.iflscience.com/the-disappearance-of-bobby-dunbar-and-the-boy-who-came-back-67246 https://www.history101.com/bobbydunbarmystery/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/walter-collins https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-oct-19-ca-changeling19-story.html https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/72063/1920s-boy-who-impersonated-kidnapping-victim https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/wineville-chicken-coop-murders/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In October 1979, a riot broke out at a private military school in Miami experienced . The school was vandalized and several students were injured. The strangest part of the story though are the number of students who claimed that the devil made them do it.  Notes: https://jeffmaysh.medium.com/hysteria-high-how-demons-destroyed-the-miami-aerospace-academy-jeff-maysh-5a31b4770f29 https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/terror/etc/synopsis.html https://gizmodo.com/in-1979-an-entire-science-class-went-berserk-after-b-1726793143 https://www.grunge.com/32284/bizarre-instances-kids-suffering-mass-hysteria/ https://historycollection.com/panic-outbreaks-that-shaped-history-and-controlled-the-masses/19/ https://www.projectcontinua.org/antoinette-bourignon/ https://www.discoveryplus.com/gb/show/the-devils-academy Music: The following music was used for this media project: Music: Lucid Nightmare by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8492-lucid-nightmare License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The following music was used for this media project: Music: Classic Horror 1 by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3511-classic-horror-1 License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Perhaps it’s not the best-known cryptid, but the Michigan Dogman has crept across the Midwest’s imagination—and embedded itself in the region’s nightmares—largely thanks to a single event in 1987. Was it an attack? A sighting? A mysterious footprint? No, strangers, it was something even more powerful: a voice drifting out, over the radio waves.  Special Thanks: Alvin WIlliams of Affirmative Murder for his vocal talents!  Hosted, written, and researched by Laurah Norton Additional research by Michael Morrill  Produced by Maura Currie Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder  Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Pre-order Laurah’s book, LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/  and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the 1950s and 1960s the United States Air Force ran a secret program to investigate the growing number of reports of unidentified flying objects. This is the story of Project Blue Book.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Close-Encounters-Man-World-Believe/dp/0062484176 https://www.archives.gov/research/military/air-force/ufos https://vault.fbi.gov/Project%20Blue%20Book%20%28UFO%29%20 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/arts/television/project-blue-book-history-true-story.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/us/politics/pentagon-program-ufo-harry-reid.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/25/us/politics/pentagon-ufo-report.html https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/01/obituaries/j-allen-hynek-astronomer-and-ufo-consultant-dies.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In January 1937, the badly mutilated body of a young English woman named Pamela Werner was discovered near the Fox Tower in old Peking. Her murder would shock the city's residents. And afterwards, nothing would ever be the same in China.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.pamelawernermurderpeking.com/ https://www.amazon.com/s?k=midnight+peking&hvadid=241590146597&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9058221&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=b&hvrand=10781687911523190948&hvtargid=kwd-36626949300&hydadcr=15274_10334797&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_8rvisktvqk_b https://www.amazon.com/Death-Peking-policeman-investigates-conclusion-ebook/dp/B09P7CQY8X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=25EMWY29D8AIA&keywords=death+in+peking&qid=1681566801&sprefix=death+in+peking%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-1 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-46450210 https://www.grunge.com/775700/the-biggest-pamela-werner-theories-who-really-killed-her/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1989, a man named Ken Webster released a book titled "The Vertical Plane" in which he made a remarkable claim. He said that just a few years earlier, while living in the quaint English village of Dodleston, he began receiving messages on his BBC Micro computer. What's so strange about that you might ask? Well according to Ken, those messages were coming from a man living on the same property in the 16th century. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Vertical-Plane-Mystery-Dodleston-Messages/dp/0955983150 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/jun/09/farout https://allthatsinteresting.com/chronovisor https://anthony-hand61.medium.com/did-a-ghost-speak-through-a-machine-or-were-the-dodleston-messages-fake-65b506b98419 https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/couple-say-ghost-typed-message-23451225 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thomas Edison has gone down in history as one of our greatest inventors. But toward the end of his life he created one last invention that if it worked, would have changed the world forever. That was when Edison built a device that he hoped could help him talk to ghosts. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristintablang/2019/10/25/thomas-edison-bc-forbes-mystery-spirit-phone/?sh=19fcd629addb https://weirdnj.com/stories/unexplained-phenomena/thomas-edisons-spirit-phone/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/602456/thomas-edison-nikola-tesla-spirit-phone https://www.amazon.com/Edison-vs-Tesla-Battle-Invention/dp/1510718761 https://www.sciencealert.com/edison-s-last-breath-lives-in-a-test-tube-in-the-henry-ford-museum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are few names more legendary in the history of science than that of Nikola Tesla. The inventions he created are still in use today. He helped change and power our modern world. Yet he was also a deeply troubled individual, who may have created some inventions that could have destroyed the world as well. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.pbs.org/tesla/ll/ll_warcur.html https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/tesla/ https://www.amazon.com/Wizard-Times-Nikola-Biography-Genius/dp/0806539968/ref=asc_df_0806539968/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312111868559&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17679175998994409122&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9016906&hvtargid=pla-332218662882&psc=1 https://allthatsinteresting.com/tesla-death-ray https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2020/01/07/nikola-teslas-earthquake-machine/?sh=49ee733852c5 https://theweek.com/articles/472881/5-crazy-inventions-from-mind-nikola-tesla Music: The following music was used for this media project: Music: Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The following music was used for this media project: Music: Cryptic Sorrow by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3568-cryptic-sorrow License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The following music was used for this media project: Music: Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3641-despair-and-triumph License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Listener Survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listeners, I can hardly believe it, but this is my 200th episode of The Conspirators. So to honor the occasion, I'm providing you some updates in three of the biggest stories I've covered about mysterious individuals whose identities have remained a secret...until now. Recent developments in DNA testing and good old fashioned detective work have revealed the names of these individuals to the world, and I'm going to tell you who they were.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/have-scholars-finally-identified-the-mysterious-somerton-man-180980540/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-body-on-somerton-beach-50795611/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-62314555 https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/georgia-guidestones https://www.npr.org/2022/07/28/1113855150/a-georgia-monument-was-destroyed-locals-blame-conspiracy-theories https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-south/what-happened-to-americas-stonehenge https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21351188/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/us/boy-in-the-box-philadelphia-homicide.html https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/boy-in-the-box-philadelphia-case-backstory-20221207.html https://allthatsinteresting.com/boy-in-the-box Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leap Castle in Ireland is considered by many paranormal investigators to be the most haunted castle in the world, and it's easy to see why. In this episode I tell you all about Leap Castle's bloody history, and about the terrifying discovery that was made in its walls.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.livinginireland.ie/culture-society/a-brief-history-of-ireland/ https://the-line-up.com/leap-castle https://www.irelandbeforeyoudie.com/10-most-haunted-castles-in-ireland/ http://leapcastle.net https://www.irelandbeforeyoudie.com/leap-castle-history-and-info-about-the-worlds-most-haunted-castle/ https://www.irishtimes.com/news/leap-in-the-dark-1.1261979 Music: The following music was used for this media project: Music: Lucid Nightmare by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8492-lucid-nightmare License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The following music was used for this media project: Music: Classic Horror 1 by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3511-classic-horror-1 License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The following music was used for this media project: Music: Cryptic Sorrow by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3568-cryptic-sorrow License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 1950s and 1960s marked a time when the United States and the Soviet Union were in a proverbial space race to see who could be the first to successfully send human beings into outer space. But did the Soviet Union cover up several embarrassing and tragic accidents even before Yuri Gargarin was credited with being the first man to orbit the earth? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between 1976 and 1977 four children were abducted and murdered in Oakland County, Michigan. To this day no arrests have ever been made in the case of the Oakland County Child Killer.  Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Jar-Obsession-Detroits-Notorious/dp/1507204027 https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Killings-Inside-Oakland-Investigation/dp/1476684006/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_w=yqUe9&content-id=amzn1.sym.116f529c-aa4d-4763-b2b6-4d614ec7dc00&pf_rd_p=116f529c-aa4d-4763-b2b6-4d614ec7dc00&pf_rd_r=N69MPGA8PSVXPQDQ6AMH&pd_rd_wg=j6CnA&pd_rd_r=57353770-bacf-4c6b-8670-276a06357d85&pd_rd_i=1476684006&psc=1 https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2019/02/01/the-oakland-county-child-killer-case-background/ Music: The following music was used for this media project: Music: Classic Horror 1 by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3511-classic-horror-1 License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The following music was used for this media project: Music: Lucid Nightmare by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8492-lucid-nightmare License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The following music was used for this media project: Music: Creepy Piano Ambience by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8725-creepy-piano-ambience License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the strangest stories to come out of medieval England is that of the Campden Wonder. It's a peculiar mystery involving a missing man, witches, pirates, and so much more.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.chippingcampdenonline.org/the-campden-wonder http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2018/04/time-england-three-people-hanged-murder-william-harrison-turned-alive/ https://www.worldhistory.org/article/906/mithridates-poison-elixir-fact-or-fiction/ http://www.campdenwonder.plus.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout history there are many stories of mysterious ghost ships. Stories of vessels found adrift on the ocean, missing their passengers and crew. In this episode I'm going to tell you about some of the creepiest and most disturbing stories of such ghost ships ever recorded. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/no-abandoned-ship-full-diseased-rats-not-floating-towards-britain-180949477/ https://www.amusingplanet.com/2020/12/ss-baychimo-unsinkable-ghost-ship.html https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/what-happened-to-the-ss-baychimo-and-was-it-really-a-ghost-ship/ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/02/05/ss-baychimo/?safari=1 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/651575/ourang-medan-ghost-ship https://www.historicmysteries.com/ourang-medan/ https://www.historicmysteries.com/mv-joyita/ https://www.grunge.com/668410/the-mystery-behind-the-abandoned-mv-joyita-ship/ https://coolinterestingstuff.com/the-unexplained-mystery-of-the-missing-people-from-the-mv-joyita Music: The following music was used for this media project: Music: Lucid Nightmare by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8492-lucid-nightmare License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://timkulig.com/albums The following music was used for this media project: Music: Classic Horror 1 by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3511-classic-horror-1 License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com The following music was used for this media project: Music: Creepy Piano Ambience by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8725-creepy-piano-ambience License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://timkulig.com/albums Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout history you'll find hundreds of stories of so-called "feral children" who were raised by animals in the forest, taking on their animalistic traits. In this episode I'll tell you about some of the most famous feral children ever reported, including the story that inspired "The Jungle Book".  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-conspirators-podcast?ref_id=13696 Notes: https://allthatsinteresting.com/feral-children https://www.historyextra.com/period/general-history/history-feral-children-mowgli-wild-raised-wolves/ https://study.com/learn/lesson/feral-children-documented-cases-issues.html https://www.amazon.com/Savage-Girls-Wild-Boys-Children/dp/0571201393/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=feral+children&qid=1669477838&sr=8-2 https://timeline.com/feral-children-france-leblanc-e758585729b1 Music: The following music was used for this media project: Music: Lucid Nightmare by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8492-lucid-nightmare License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://timkulig.com/albums Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1972, Eastern Airlines Flight 401 crashed in the Florida Everglades, killing more than 100 people, including the pilot and crew. That story on its own would be incredibly tragic. But in the months that followed, several Eastern Airlines employees and passengers began reporting that they had begun seeing the ghosts of Flight 401 on other planes.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Flight-401-John-Fuller/dp/0425035530 https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2020/10/21/ghost-flight-401/3715665001/ https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/flying-the-ghostly-skies/232247/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1s&v=rHPEn_Krq44 https://sites.google.com/site/eastern401/epilogue http://repaonline.com/repa-news/2-repa-news/400-what-happened-in-atlanta-today https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196178/lady-be-good/ http://ealflt401.blogspot.com/2010/01/eastern-airlines-l-1011-n310ea-flight.html https://hauntedwalk.com/news/the-vengeful-ghost-of-lady-be-good/ Music: The following music was used for this media project: Music: Creepy Piano Ambience by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8725-creepy-piano-ambience License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://timkulig.com/albums The following music was used for this media project: Music: Lucid Nightmare by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8492-lucid-nightmare License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://timkulig.com/albums Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In honor of Halloween season, I'm giving you this spooky treat. Here's a special episode from one of my favorite podcasts, "Historical Blindness." In this episode, the host, Nathaniel Lloyd, tells you some ghost stories from German folklore you probably never hear of before.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the most famous haunted house story in history. In 1976, the Lutz family moved into their dream home in Amityville, Long Island. 28 days later, the family fled, claiming that demonic forces drove them out. This is the true story of the Amityville Horror. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Amityville_Horror/NGADV7J25ggC?hl=en&gbpv=0 https://www.amazon.com/My-Amityville-Horror-Daniel-Lutz/dp/B00BUJ5KFK https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=132035&page=1 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ronald-defeo-jr-whose-slayings-of-family-members-launched-the-amityville-horror-dies-at-69/2021/03/16/29bd8f88-8665-11eb-82bc-e58213caa38e_story.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7762873/Original-Amityville-Horror-house-on-sale-for-1.15-million.html https://www.biography.com/news/the-real-amityville-horror-facts https://web.archive.org/web/20041029003848/http://www.amityvillehorror.com/docs/docs.htm Music: The following music was used for this media project: Music: Classic Horror 1 by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3511-classic-horror-1 License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com The following music was used for this media project: Music: Creepy Piano Ambience by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8725-creepy-piano-ambience License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://timkulig.com/albums Music: Lucid Nightmare by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8492-lucid-nightmare License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://timkulig.com/albums Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout history there are numerous stories you can find about people who have been sighted in two different places at the same time. This is a phenomena that has allegedly occurred so many times, that a German word has become part of the popular lexicon: Doppelgänger.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/23/science/doppelgangers-twins-dna.html https://www.livescience.com/doppelgangers-act-alike-too https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150821-the-dangerous-consequences-of-seeing-your-doppelganger https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/doppelgangers-and-mythology-spirit-doubles-001825 https://www.vice.com/sv/article/wdax8n/the-time-when-youre-most-likely-to-see-your-doppelgnger-234 https://www.jstor.org/stable/3630394 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/readersblog/james/emilie-sagee-and-the-strange-case-of-the-doppelganger-5362/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On September 19, 1961, an American couple named Betty and Barney Hill claimed something remarkable happened to them. This was an event so shocking and terrifying, it created an entirely new mythology in the world of the paranormal. That was when the Hills claimed to be the very first alien abductees in history. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/features/60-years-later-the-alien-abduction-of-betty-and-barney-hill/97-ae2cf39f-f89c-4ba2-bde0-5cd69c9ae518 https://library.unh.edu/find/archives/collections/betty-barney-hill-papers-1961-2006 https://www.history.com/news/first-alien-abduction-account-barney-betty-hill https://www.concordmonitor.com/In-Lincoln-a-UFO-story-that-is-out-of-this-world-15987667 https://lithub.com/the-moment-the-myth-of-alien-abduction-was-born/ https://astronomy.com/bonus/zeta https://www.livescience.com/20250-alien-abductions-origins.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between 1903 and 1910, many bodies were found floating in Grays Harbor near Aberdeen, Washington. Police would eventually arrest a local resident named Billy Gohl, a man who has gone down in history as one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. But is any of that true? And was Billy Gohl actually framed? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://en.wikipedia.org/&httpsredir=1&article=1002&context=history_theses https://www.amazon.com/Port-Missing-Men-Pacific-Northwest/dp/0295751207/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Aaron+goings&qid=1662213770&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Ghoul-Grays-Harbor-Pacific-Northwest/dp/B07NNMTSR5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YU02VKY3P12E&keywords=the+ghoul+of+grays+harbor&qid=1662214145&sprefix=the+ghoul+of+grays+harbor%2Caps%2C118&sr=8-1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this extra special episode, I'm presenting to you five mini stories, each telling a different strange tale from different parts of history. Hear the story of the casket girls of New Orleans, the time wolves caused a truce during World War I, the hilarious circumstances where a Nazi U-Boat commander accidentally sunk his own boat, the tale of the fastest surgeon in Victorian London, and of the creepy tale of a missing boy and a C.B. radio.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/ghost-stories/truth-casket-girls/ https://gonola.com/things-to-do-in-new-orleans/history/the-casket-girls-wives-for-french-new-orleans https://www.military.com/military-life/soldiers-world-war-eastern-front-fought-common-enemy-wolves.html https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/germans-and-russians-wwi.html?safari=1 https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/nazi-u-boat-sunk-toilet-malfunction-1455820 https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/poop-sank-wwii-german-u-boat https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/10/time-me-gentlemen-the-fastest-surgeon-of-the-19th-century/264065/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/robert-liston https://medium.com/true-crime-by-cat-leigh/child-pleads-for-help-through-cb-radio-21e1cc6489e0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Boy_Larry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a story that claims back in the middle of the 9th century CE, there once lived a Pope named John Anglicus. Very little is known about what this Pope actually did during their reign. But one thing that is believed by some historians is that Pope John actually held a shocking secret. You see, legend has it, Pope John Anglicus was actually a woman known as Pope Joan, who managed to hide her gender and rise to the most powerful throne in Europe.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/how-history-keeps-ignoring-james-barry https://www.history.com/news/the-extraordinary-secret-life-of-dr-james-barry https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Pope-Joan-Alain-Boureau/dp/0226067459 https://www.press.umich.edu/135037/afterlife_of_pope_joan https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329309405_Pope_Joan_The_covered-up_pontificate_of_a_woman_or_a_fictional_legend_Second_Edition https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/medieval-coins-suggest-legendary-female-pope-may-have-existed-after-all-180970297/ https://www.livescience.com/63598-female-pope-joan-medieval-coins.html Music: The following music was used for this media project: Music: Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout history there have been a few scientists considered so brilliant they become household names. People like Albert Einstein or Galileo. But one name you might not be familiar with is Ettore Majorana, a genius Italian physicist who helped develop our understanding of the structure of the atom. One day in March of 1938, Majorana vanished without a trace, leaving behind a mystery to this day.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://cerncourier.com/a/ettore-majorana-genius-and-mystery/ https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/173/1/012019/pdf https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XC74T7W/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200103141035.htm https://theconversation.com/this-is-what-happened-the-morning-the-first-atomic-bomb-created-a-new-world-142184 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/us/trinity-test-anniversary.html https://www.energy.gov/lm/doe-history/manhattan-project-background-information-and-preservation-work/manhattan-project-1 Music: The following music was used for this media project: Music: Cryptic Sorrow by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3568-cryptic-sorrow License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com The following music was used for this media project: Music: Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a car bomb kills Daphne Caruana Galizia on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Malta, the hunt for her killers exposes secrets with consequences that go far beyond its shores. In the aftermath of her death an international team of journalists comes together to continue her work. Along the way they start to uncover clues that might lead to her killers. From Wondery, comes a new story about power, corruption and one woman’s fight for the truth. Hosted by investigative reporter Stephen Grey. http://wondery.fm/TCP_Daphne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lot of conspiracy theories can be explained away as simple coincidence, and the way our human minds are designed to seek connections in places where there aren't any. And yet, there are some stories that make you wonder if something more sinister really is going on. During the 1980s nearly two dozen people working for a British defense firm all died under unusual circumstances. Were these just coincidences, as the British government insisted? Or were they all killed in a game of foreign espionage? Episode Sponsor: Manscaped https://www.manscaped.com/ Get 20% off your first order with promo code “Conspirators” Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://theunredacted.com/dead-scientists-the-marconi-murders/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-04-08-mn-185-story.html https://medium.com/illumination-curated/the-mysterious-death-of-indian-prime-minister-and-top-indian-nuclear-scientist-7bcf40b8562e https://www.amazon.com/Open-Verdict-Tony-Collins/dp/0747401462 https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/01/06/from-the-archives-when-several-indian-nuclear-scientists-died-mysteriously.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDA3gGBzMKA Music: The following music was used for this media project: Music: Cryptic Sorrow by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3568-cryptic-sorrow License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com The following music was used for this media project: Music: Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3641-despair-and-triumph License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1908, news broke that the legendary outlaws known as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were gunned down in a shootout in Bolivia. But is that what really happened? Almost as soon as the gunsmoke cleared, rumors began to spread that Butch and Sundance might have survived, and lived on for years after. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/butch/ https://www.amazon.com/Butch-Cassidy-Story-American-Outlaw/dp/1501117483/ref=asc_df_1501117483/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=509234950067&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10024823998848774111&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9016906&hvtargid=pla-923944284217&psc=1 https://www.biography.com/news/butch-cassidy-sundance-kid-real-story https://www.grunge.com/180040/the-truth-about-butch-cassidys-death/ https://www.history.com/news/the-mysterious-deaths-of-butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butch_Cassidy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Near the town of Homestead, Florida stands one of the most unique tourist attractions in the United States. It's a massive monolithic park built from 1,100 tons of limestone that today is known as the Coral Castle. The strangest part of this remarkable structure is that it was built by one man. Did the creator Edward Leedskallnin discover the secret of anti-gravity? Find out in this episode. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/gobekli-tepe-the-worlds-first-temple-83613665/ https://coralcastle.com https://www.livescience.com/41075-coral-castle.html https://www.amazon.com/Coral-Castle-Leedskalnin-American-Stonehenge/dp/098421321X/ref=asc_df_098421321X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312176338241&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17409254240294197034&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9016906&hvtargid=pla-570489770565&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=60258870897&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312176338241&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17409254240294197034&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9016906&hvtargid=pla-570489770565 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout history, many cultures have considered blood to have magical properties. In fact, some people have held blood in such high regard that they actually turned to drinking blood in order to prolong their lives. Episode Sponsor: Manscaped https://www.manscaped.com/ Get 20% off your first order with promo code “Conspirators” Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.livescience.com/15899-drinking-blood-safe.html https://www.ranker.com/list/carter-brothers-vampire-legend/jodi-smith https://yesterdaysamerica.com/the-forgotten-history-of-two-new-orleans-vampires/ https://scholarworks.uark.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5085&context=etd https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/blood-lust-the-early-history-of-transfusion/ https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Wakeman-vs-Antichrist-Strange-but-True-ebook/dp/B00INIXUAS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In February 1933, a pair of sisters, Christine and Lea Papin were working as servants in a wealthy household, when the pair snapped and committed one of the most brutal and horrific crimes in French history. Was this a case of shared madness or class warfare? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://allthatsinteresting.com/papin-sisters https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/05/12/the-papin-sisters-and-the-murder-case-that-still-haunts-france-after-more-than-80-years/?safari=1 https://www.amazon.com/Sisters-Oxford-Studies-European-Culture/dp/0198160119 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-crimes-of-the-papin-sisters-amy-delaney/1126474717 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ur family members are not always who we think. When Eleonore Richland exposed her father’s dark legacy, she vowed to clean up the family business – and hired her half-brother, Santino Reyes, to help her do it. But old habits die hard. In the shocking new third season, Eleonore reckons with what her father always taught her growing up: medicine is a bloody business. From Wondery, the makers of “The Shrink Next Door” and “Dr. Death,” Blood Ties stars Gillian Jacobs (Community, Love), Christian Navarro (13 Reasons Why), and Peter Stormare. Listen to all six episodes ad free on Wondery+ on May 9.  Listen to Blood Ties - Strange Days:  https://wondery.app.link/wplus/tcop_bts3 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 2 of a 2-part episode. In October 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 carrying an amateur rugby team crashed in the Andes mountains. In our previous episode I told you about the events leading up to the crash, and about the shocking things the survivors needed to do to survive. On their 17th day, things went from bad to worse when an avalanche buried the wreckage in snow. This is what happened next. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/environment/article/avalancheshttps://www.history.com/news/miracle-andes-disaster-survivalhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9437057/Survivor-1972-Andes-plane-crash-resorted-cannibalism-recalls-pain-eating-friends-flesh.htmlhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JTVGF7C/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/stranded/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1776935/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In October 1972, a chartered flight carrying an amateur Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes mountains. What followed was one of the most harrowing tales of survival in history. Notes: https://www.history.com/news/miracle-andes-disaster-survival https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9437057/Survivor-1972-Andes-plane-crash-resorted-cannibalism-recalls-pain-eating-friends-flesh.html https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JTVGF7C/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/stranded/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1776935/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Music: Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3641-despair-and-triumph License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the annals of ufology, there are certain places and certain names that have become legendary. Two of those names are Area 51 and Bob Lazar. In this episode we dive deep into the history of Area 51, and hear the story of the man who claims to have worked on reverse engineering alien flying saucers on the top secret base. Episode sponsor: https://www.manscaped.com/ Use promo code “Conspirators” to get 20% off. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Area-51-Uncensored-Americas-Military/dp/0316202304 https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a24152/area-51-history/ https://www.amazon.com/Bob-Lazar-Area-Flying-Saucers/dp/B07L139C66 https://www.nevadacurrent.com/2021/06/01/ufos-the-pentagon-and-the-enigma-of-bob-lazar/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YN81TRQ/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the mid-19th century there lived a woman named Lydia Sherman, who came from a poor upbringing only to raise her position in life through the only means she saw possible, murder. She began by murdering her husband and children, and went on to become one of the worst serial killers you never heard of. Episode Sponsor: SurfShark VPN https://surfshark.deals/TC Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009NH77LQ/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1https://connecticuthistory.org/lydia-sherman-the-derby-poisoner/https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/lydia-sherman-the-derby-poisoner-commits-the-horror-of-the-century/https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/sherman-lydia.htmhttps://midwesterncitizen.com/2021/02/the-luck-of-lydia-sherman-how-gender-in-the-19th-century-impacted-felony-prosecution-and-criminal-justice/ Music: Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the 1920s, the term poltergeist became popularized to describe the variety of hauntings in which spirits could actually make loud noises and actually move physical objects. In 1938, a Hungarian paranormal researcher named Nandor Fodor investigated the poltergeist haunting of a seemingly average housewife named Alma Fielding. Fodor came away from the experience believing he had solved the mystery of what was really behind poltergeists. Episode Sponsor: SurfShark VPN https://surfshark.deals/TC Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/lost-ghost-hotel-dark-history-18984182 https://web.archive.org/web/20070813211151/http://www.mara.org.uk/Palace.htm https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22737728/ https://www.amazon.com/Trail-Poltergeist-Nandor-Fodor/dp/1258086166/ref=sr_1_1?adid=082VK13VJJCZTQYGWWCZ&campaign=211041&creative=374001&keywords=On+the+Trail+of+the+Poltergeist&qid=1646481941&s=books&sr=1-1 https://www.amazon.com/Haunting-Alma-Fielding-Ghost-Story/dp/B08FKSB2BC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1I16LGHRTBCJ7&keywords=the+haunting+of+alma+fielding&qid=1646481757&sprefix=the+haunting+of+alma+fielding%2Caps%2C89&sr=8-1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout history there have been certain individuals who have tried to change their position in life by pretending to be someone they're not. In this episode I tell you about three such impostors, and the strange mysteries that followed. Episode Sponsor: SurfShark VPN https://surfshark.deals/TC Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/the-mysterious-princess-caraboo/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/princess-caraboo https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/89321/mysterious-disappearance-and-reappearance-roger-tichborne https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GX4QD1G/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://www.amazon.com/Unsolved-Mysteries-History-Eye-Opening-Investigation/dp/0471442577 Music: Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most brutal murders in Finland's history occurred in June 1960. At that time, four teenagers out camping near Lake Bodom were brutally attacked by a knife wielding maniac, killing three of them. To this day, no one knows who did it, or why. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://allthatsinteresting.com/lake-bodom-murdershttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/584241/lake-bodom-murdershttps://www.grunge.com/748684/the-biggest-lake-bodom-murder-theories-what-really-happened/https://www.historicmysteries.com/lake-bodom-murders/https://www.ranker.com/list/unsolved-lake-bodom-facts/cristina-sanzahttp://imgur.com/gallery/ToNeshttps://fotostrasse.com/lake-bodom-murders/#.YfxjXy-B30o http://hejac.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=31&start=460https://www.lansivayla.fi/paikalliset/1740609 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back during the start of the 20th century, the Gilded Age gave way to the Progressive Era as immigrant labor was forced to work long hours in terrible working conditions. This all came to a head on March 25, 1911, when a fire broke out in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York's Lower East Side, killing 146 people. It was one of the greatest tragedies in the history of America. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast/posts Merchandise: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-conspirators-podcast?ref_id=13696 Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Triangle-Fire-That-Changed-America/dp/080214151X/ref=asc_df_080214151X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=353874173411&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10690795438936146453&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9016906&hvtargid=pla-488229178480&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=71634025176&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=353874173411&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10690795438936146453&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9016906&hvtargid=pla-488229178480https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/triangle/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/uncovering-the-history-of-the-triangle-shirtwaist-fire-124701842/https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/triangle-remembering-the-fire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout the American southwest, a young artist named Everett Ruess became a household name. There are arts festivals in his name, and you can buy posters and mugs bearing Everett's artwork. But in 1934, at age 20, Everett vanished while on a lengthy trip through the desert. In this episode I tell you about the life of Everett Ruess, and of the many mysteries he left behind. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Merch Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-conspirators-podcast?ref_id=13696 Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Everett-Ruess-Vagabond-W-L-Rusho/dp/0879052104/ref=asc_df_0879052104/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312065538926&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10411978680814241139&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9016906&hvtargid=pla-650923804952&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Everett-Ruess-Disappearance-Wilderness/dp/B005DCA1HC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3TPL55DOITA7W&keywords=Everett+ruess&qid=1641572810&s=books&sprefix=everett+ruess%2Cstripbooks%2C93&sr=1-1 https://www.saltlakemagazine.com/everett-ruess-nowhere-man/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/everett-ruess-found-dna-test-proves-skeleton-in-utah-desert-is-ruess Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout the late 1960s all the way up to the present day, farmers and cattle ranchers around the world have reported thousands of mysterious deaths and mutilations of their livestock. Theories range from cultists, to government experiments all the way to extraterrestrial visitors. In this episode I give you the history of cattle mutilation, and the terrifying implications this phenomena may have for the human race. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Merchandise: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-conspirators-podcast?ref_id=13696 Notes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IRMSXFM/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://www.history.com/news/cattle-mutilation-1970s-skinwalker-ranch-ufosx https://www.npr.org/2019/10/08/767283820/not-one-drop-of-blood-cattle-mysteriously-mutilated-in-oregon https://vault.fbi.gov/Animal%20Mutilation https://7news.com.au/spotlight/the-ufo-phenomenon-australias-cattle-mutilation-mystery-c-3035029 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1994, the residents of a quiet suburban Detroit neighborhood were startled by the site of an Environmental Protection Agency cleanup crew in hazardous materials suits swarming a house on Pinto Street. It turned out the 17 year old son of the homeowner had attempted to build an atomic breeder reactor in the back yard. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Merchandise: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-conspirators-podcast?ref_id=13696 Notes: https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/the-legend-of-david-hahn-the-radioactive-boy-scout-e0fefdd4261a https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FC1AJS/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1638961144&ref_=tmm_kin_swatch_0&sr=8-1 https://harpers.org/archive/1998/11/the-radioactive-boy-scout/ https://www.iflscience.com/chemistry/the-radioactive-boy-scout-who-built-a-nuclear-reactor-in-his-back-yard/ https://archive.epa.gov/epa/aboutepa/love-canal-tragedy.html http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1936731_1936743_1936745,00.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout the history of the old west, there are few lawmen with as interesting a story as that of Bass Reeves. He was a former slave who became known far and wide as perhaps the most prolific law enforcement officer in history. Some stories claim he arrested more than 3,000 criminals in his career, and shot and killed as many as fourteen men. He's also widely believed to be the inspiration for the one of the most famous fictional cowboys ever, the Lone Ranger. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Merchandise: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-conspirators-podcast?ref_id=13696 Notes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003SLFBOS/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/the-resurrection-of-bass-reeves/ https://www.ranker.com/list/wild-west-misconceptions/nida-sea Music: Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3641-despair-and-triumph License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You've probably heard stories about child prodigies, those remarkable children who show incredible aptitudes in art, music, science and mathematics at an early age. Well, once there lived a little girl named Barbara Newhall Follett, who published her first novel at age 12, and for a time became the darling of the literary world. But fame and critical acclaim at such an early age comes with a price, and one day when Barbara was 25 years old, she walked out of her apartment and was never seen again. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Teepublic: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-conspirators-podcast?ref_id=13696 Notes: https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/celebrity/vanishing-act https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/a-place-of-vanishing-finding-barbara-newhall-follett/ https://www.npr.org/2010/12/18/132135938/barbara-newhall-follett-disappearing-child-genius https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/05/20/the-benefits-and-pressures-of-being-a-young-genius/often-child-prodigies-do-not-grow-into-adult-genius https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/may/15/child-geniuses-prodigies https://vtdigger.org/2017/12/03/vermont-prodigy-wows-world/ Music: Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientists estimate anywhere from eight to fifteen percent of the public suffers from the condition known as sleep paralysis sometime during their lives. Although scientists believe they can explain this strange sensation of waking up feeling paralyzed with fear. The people who suffer this affliction often insist they are being terrorized by evil forces bent on harming them. In this episode I'll tell you about the long history of sleep paralysis, and about the time during the late 1970s and early 80's when 117 otherwise healthy men died in their sleep. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-conspirators-podcast?ref_id=13696 Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Terror-That-Comes-Night-Experience-Centered/dp/081221305X/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=david+hufford&qid=1634695361&sr=8-1 http://alexandrabittner.com/mara-the-nightmare-legend/ http://www.furorteutonicus.eu/germanic/ashliman/mirror/nightmare.html https://www.sleepfoundation.org/parasomnias/sleep-paralysis https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/09/the-dark-side-of-the-placebo-effect-when-intense-belief-kills/245065/ https://www.history.com/news/nightmare-on-elm-street-real-inspiration-hmong-death https://thehatmanproject.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In October 1966 a terrible mining disaster occurred in the Welsh village of Aberfan, killing 116 children and 28 adults. One strange thing that occurred following the disaster were the number of stories that began emerging that several children who were killed along with a number of other adults who should have had no knowledge of the flood, began reporting having psychic premonitions of the disaster before it occurred. This led a British psychiatrist named John Barker to create a premonitions bureau, where he collected stories of psychic visions, in the hope that they could one day use this information to save lives. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-aberfan-disaster-featured-crown-180973565/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-is-the-nocebo-effect-5451823/ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/03/04/the-psychiatrist-who-believed-people-could-tell-the-future https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1360777/Can-dreams-predict-future-Book-examines-psychology-paranormal.html https://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/11-07-06/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part two of my two-part series, I tell you about what happened next with cult leader Terri Hoffman and the mysterious deaths that continued to occur among the members of her North Dallas cult known as Conscious Development. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1982/december/rise-and-fall-of-a-north-dallas-cult-conscious-development/https://culteducation.com/group/1188-terri-hoffman/20405-the-curse-of-the-black-lords.htmlhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-13-mn-22283-story.htmlhttps://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Southern_Jr.https://truenoirstories.wordpress.com/2016/12/31/terri-hoffman/ Music: Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3641-despair-and-triumph License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Cryptic Sorrow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3568-cryptic-sorrow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the early 1970s, a new age movement called Conscious Development run by a guru named Terri Hoffman became popular in Dallas, Texas. But this group also had a lot of dark secrets behind it. Some say, even murder. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1982/december/rise-and-fall-of-a-north-dallas-cult-conscious-development/https://culteducation.com/group/1188-terri-hoffman/20405-the-curse-of-the-black-lords.htmlhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-13-mn-22283-story.htmlhttps://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Southern_Jr.https://truenoirstories.wordpress.com/2016/12/31/terri-hoffman/ Music: Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3641-despair-and-triumph License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Cryptic Sorrow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3568-cryptic-sorrow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between 1896 and 1897, hundreds of sightings were reported of strange airships over the United States and Europe, years before the Wright Brothers' first flight. Were these mysterious airships alien spacecraft? Or the work of clever human inventors? And were they perhaps the work of a secret society of aviators from decades earlier, who were all part of a vast conspiracy? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097CJJT72/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 http://www.auroratexas.gov/board-of-commisions/historic-preservation/ned/ https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Aurora-UFO-crash-remains-a-Texas-alien-mystery-5410990.php https://texashillcountry.com/1897-aurora-texas-ufo-alien-buried-cemetery/ https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/yellow-journalism-the-fake-news-of-the-19th-century https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/03/charles-a-a-dellschau-dreams-of-flying-the-amazing-story-of-an-airship-club-that-might-never-have-existed/274170/ https://www.houstonpress.com/news/secrets-of-the-sonora-aero-club-6567727 Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3641-despair-and-triumph License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1892, a convicted serial killer named Dr. Thomas Neill Cream was led to the gallows. One story goes that just before the hangman pulled the lever, Dr. Cream was in the middle of confessing to being the most famous serial killer of all time, Jack the Ripper. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cream-thomas-neill.htm https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GFZQ442/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://www.police1.com/bizarre/articles/15-infamous-last-words-from-criminals-on-death-row-SSCSJ5XRWVk2Osva/ https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/politics-law/the-evil-deeds-of-dr-cream Music: Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3641-despair-and-triumph License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Cryptic Sorrow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3568-cryptic-sorrow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In rural Georgia there stands a mysterious monument built in 1980 that bears a series of Ten Commandments that appear to call for wiping out much of humanity. Who built the Georgia Guidestones? And how do they tie into a secretive Protestant group from the Middle Ages who often get mentioned in a number of conspiracy theories? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.wired.com/2009/04/ff-guidestones/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nobody-knows-how-to-interpret-this-doomsday-stonehenge-in-georgia-5592082/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/georgia-guidestoneshttps://medium.com/the-mystery-box/the-truth-about-the-georgia-guidestones-323cd33bd68https://www.onlineathens.com/article/20150411/NEWS/304119923https://www.newsweek.com/fake-secret-society-secret-society-323248https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cross-purposes-who-are-rosicrucians-1767848.htmlhttps://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/the-origins-of-rosicrucianism/https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4164https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/reimagining-a-shadowy-medieval-brotherhood-that-probably-didnt-exist Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout the Algonquian speaking tribes of Canada there exist legends of a terrifying, cannibalistic creature that stalks the forest. Windigo legends have grown so popular they've even become part of our own modern pop culture in movies, comics and video games. But the history of the winding goes much deeper than that. And it turns out, involves some very real murders.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast/posts Notes: https://www.backstoryradio.org/blog/the-mythology-and-misrepresentation-of-the-windigo/ https://legionmagazine.com/en/2003/01/beware-the-windigo/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mn-wendigo/ http://www.murderpedia.org/male.R/r/runner-swift.htm https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/meet-jack-the-cannibal-killer/67368/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/vince-li-discharge-1.3977278 https://allthatsinteresting.com/vince-li Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In February 1957, a man walking through the woods of the Fox Chase area outside Philadelphia made a gruesome discovery. It was the body of a little boy, who had been badly beaten and discarded inside a cardboard box. More than six decades later, the identity of the little boy and who murdered him, remains a mystery. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.phillymag.com/news/2006/05/15/who-is-the-boy-in-the-box-part-one/ https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/real-time/the-boy-in-the-box-1957-DNA-philadelphia.html https://www.truecrimeedition.com/post/the-box-in-the-box https://the-line-up.com/boy-in-the-box-case https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/01/us/01boy.html Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Loss by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4003-loss License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3641-despair-and-triumph License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the 18th century there once live a rather remarkable individual in France who is considered today to be the father of modern criminology. Eugene Vidocq lived his life by one philosophy, in order to catch a criminal, you had to be able to think like one. Which was fortunate in his case, because on top of being the first modern detective, Vidocq was also a wanted criminal. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/edgar-allan-poe-invented-detective-story-180962914/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/edgar-allan-poe-tried-and-failed-to-crack-the-mysterious-murder-case-of-mary-rogers-7493607/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P88796W/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1https://www.headstuff.org/culture/history/terrible-people-from-history/eugene-francois-vidocq-french-criminal-detective/https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/Eugne-Franois-Vidocq-The-Convict-Who-Became-the-Father-of-Modern-Criminal-Investigationhttps://www.vidocq.org/history/https://allthatsinteresting.com/eugene-francois-vidocq Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in 1932, a mysterious stranger who led the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on a wild manhunt through the frozen wilderness of the Canadian Northwest. What should have begun as a simple questioning by police, turned into a violent gun battle and one of the largest manhunts in the history of the northwest. Although the man went by what is most likely an alias of Albert Johnson, he's better known by the name given to him by the newspapers, The Mad Trapper of Rat River.  Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1955/10/1/who-was-the-mad-trapper-of-rat-river https://www.amazon.com/Arctic-Manhunt-Hunt-Mad-Trapper/dp/B01K10D9IS https://www.whitehorsestar.com/History/a-most-bizarre-case-the-mad-trapper-of-rat-river1 https://www.ashcroftcachecreekjournal.com/community/the-mad-trapper-part-4-the-quest-to-identify-albert-johnson-begins/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/mad-trapper-albert-johnson Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Long note One by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3992-long-note-one License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For centuries, stories have existed of a large, hairy ape man roaming the Himalayas. Hear the stories of the people who have hunted this elusive creature that some people call the Yeti, while others call the Abominable Snowman. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Tom-Slick-True-Encounters-Cryptozoology/dp/0941936740/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_0/138-5558208-5801144?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0941936740&pd_rd_r=6e7576c5-1778-45c6-9094-134134e0d39a&pd_rd_w=LC253&pd_rd_wg=mPLFe&pf_rd_p=a0d6e967-6561-454c-84f8-2ce2c92b79a6&pf_rd_r=9SY9H2ZNNCGNNHN5S99F&psc=1&refRID=9SY9H2ZNNCGNNHN5S99Fhttps://birthmoviesdeath.com/2011/09/06/the-badass-hall-of-fame-tom-slick-millionaire-yeti-hunterhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/yeti-abominable-snowman-bear-daniel-taylorhttps://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/11/so-much-abominable-snowman-study-finds-yeti-dna-belongs-bearshttp://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150630-is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-yetihttps://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Cryptozoology-Mongolian-Deathworms-Not-So-Mythical-ebook/dp/B07N1WS26W Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3641-despair-and-triumph License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in 1929, the nude body of a young woman named Netta Fornario was discovered on the tiny Scottish island of Iona. She was draped in a black cloak, and her body was laid out over a cross carved in the earth. To this day no one knows exactly what caused her death. But there are those who believe she was killed by supernatural forces, and they all lead back to a mysterious secret society of magicians. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/historical-strangeness/netta-fornariohttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/555841/strange-1920s-death-iona-scotland-nora-emily-fornariohttps://medium.com/@anncarney51/the-strange-death-of-netta-fornario-b4d6817d7e6fhttps://www.nps.gov/subjects/air/humanhealth-sulfur.htmhttps://www.google.com/books/edition/Priestess/H5JCPgAACAAJ?hl=enhttps://books.google.com/books/about/The_Magicians_of_the_Golden_Dawn.html?id=1sc2AAAAMAAJhttp://www.branchcollective.org/?ps_articles=dennis-denisoff-the-hermetic-order-of-the-golden-dawn-1888-1901https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/cambridge-handbook-of-western-mysticism-and-esotericism/golden-dawn-and-the-oto/89C65341BF3D3912E35E25A6F3759B07 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey everyone, here’s the latest conspiracy-laden episode, featuring guest host Rob Kristofferson of "Rolling Through the Realms", "The Order of Podcasters" and "Our Strange Skies". During the 1930s, Huey Long was the ultimate political heavyweight in Louisiana. He simultaneously acted as the state's governor and U.S. Senator. But in 1935, according to the history books, a young doctor named Carl Weiss assassinated Long by gunning him down inside the state capitol. But is that what really happened? In this episode we tell you about the wild and colorful history of Long's political career, and explain why Long's alleged assassin might really be innocent. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/huey-long/ https://www.nola.com/news/politics/article_1f01fd4b-424d-55d6-95cc-b3782e81da79.html https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AO54EWA/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://www.hueylong.com/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/13089/when-julius-caesar-was-kidnapped-pirates-he-demanded-they-increase-his-ransom Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey everyone! While I’m recuperating I wanted to introduce you to my special guest host for this episode, the amazing Nina Innsted of the Already Gone Podcast! The history books generally state that the inventor of motion pictures would either go to Thomas Edison or the Lumiere brothers. But there's considerable evidence that title should actually go to a lesser known inventor named Louis LePrince, who built his first single-lens motion picture camera years before Edison or the Lumieres. The reason you may never have heard of Louis LePrince though is because before the inventor ever got a chance to publicly demonstrate his remarkable invention, he vanished without a trace from a moving train, along with all his plans. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Age-Edison-Electric-Invention-America/dp/0143124447https://www.amazon.com/Missing-Reel-Christopher-1-Nov-1990-Hardcover/dp/B012HUROVS/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=christopher+rawlence&qid=1618589576&sr=8-1https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369702108701603https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/06/01/was-thomas-edison-a-patent-troll/id=10829/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33198686https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/587550/Louis-Le-Prince-new-documentary-world-s-first-motion-picturehttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claims_to_the_first_powered_flighthttps://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/dawn-of-electronics/who-invented-radio-guglielmo-marconi-or-aleksandr-popov Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey listeners, while I'm recuperating from surgery, here are three of my favorite spooky mini episodes Patreon to tide you over: The Valley of the Headless Men There's a massive section of pristine wilderness in Northern Canada called the Nahanni National Park Reserve. But legend has it during the early 20th century, several decapitated bodies were found there, giving it the more descriptive nickname The Valley of the Headless Men Notes: https://www.outdoorjournal.com/news/secrets-nahanni-valley-headless-men/ https://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/canada/experiences/news/the-haunting-history-of-this-canadian-national-park https://medium.com/chameleon/the-valley-of-headless-men-e249a493efed Music: March of the Mind by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4020-march-of-the-mind License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The Entity In 1986, two teenage girls performed a seance to try to summon the spirit of their deceased mother. Instead, they caught the attention of something altogether terrifying. Notes: https://www.joeturnerbooks.com/post/daniel-laplante https://medium.com/chameleon/daniel-laplante-a-chilling-story-of-a-disturbed-young-killer-8ee51bfc7db9 https://www.wattpad.com/769259411-real-crime-stories-paranormal-hauntings-daniel Music: Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3641-despair-and-triumph License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The Iceman Curseth In 1991, some hikers in the Otztal Alps came across a remarkable discovery: the frozen remains of a prehistoric man dating back to between 3400 to 3100 BC. Although Otzi the Iceman, as he's become known, was a major scientific discovery, there are those who believe his remains came with a deadly curse. Notes: https://www.dw.com/en/curse-of-the-iceman-linked-to-scientists-death/a-1765550 https://www.iceman.it/en/the-iceman/ https://www.ranker.com/list/otzi-iceman-curse/april-a-taylor https://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/apr/20/science.italy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Merchandise Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-conspirators-podcast?ref_id=13696 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A charismatic Russian woman arrives in the US on a mission to improve relations between the two countries, and she soon makes some powerful friends. But who is Maria Butina? And who is she working for? As Maria gets closer to the rich and connected she also attracts the attention of the FBI. In the politically charged world of US-Russia relations, everyone has secrets and almost nothing is what it seems. From Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and Dr. Death comes SPY AFFAIR a story about deception, appearances, and betrayal. Hosted by Celia Aniskovich. Listen today at wondery.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In December 1945, a group of five TBM Avenger bombers carrying 14 crewmen took off from a naval base in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This should have been a normal training flight, but instead things took a bizarre turn when the group of airplanes known as Flight 19 vanished without a trace. And when the Navy sent out a search and rescue mission soon after, so to did one of the rescue planes vanish over the same mysterious stretch of the Atlantic Ocean that has come to be known as The Bermuda Triangle. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-conspirators-podcast/id1137465797 Notes: https://www.history.com/news/bermuda-triangle-uss-cyclops-mystery-world-war-i https://www.history.com/news/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-flight-19 https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-flight-19-sleuths-20140406-story.html https://www.nasflmuseum.com/flight-19.html https://www.navyhistory.org/2013/06/unanswered-loss-uss-cyclops-march-1918/ https://www.physics.smu.edu/~pseudo/BermudaTriangle/vincentgaddis.txt https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B4JFCJQ? https://www.livescience.com/23435-bermuda-triangle.htmlpf_rd_r=CP3W1PPA25QH6WYSPD5W&pf_rd_p=27eb236c-7697-41b0-9dfe-0fdfb96dd235&pd_rd_r=6081e028-c2db-479b-975e-4f75c56ee8c1&pd_rd_w=Vm8Tp&pd_rd_wg=Y2h0P Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout the annals of true crime you'll often hear certain murders being described as "The Crime of the Century". Back in 1924, the press dubbed the kidnapping and murder of a 14 year old boy named Bobby Franks with that title. But what was especially unusual about the crime wasn't the murder itself. But rather, the two suspects the police arrested. They were a couple of wealthy 19 year old college students named Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, and when they confessed to the crime they shocked the nation by telling everyone they had done it simply for the thrill of it all. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/leopold-and-loebs-criminal-minds-996498/https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/perfectcrime/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001D23SXA/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3641-despair-and-triumph License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license With the Sea by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4638-with-the-sea License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Loss by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4003-loss License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Reminiscing by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4275-reminiscing License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license March of the Mind by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4020-march-of-the-mind License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between 2006 and 2007, something strange was happening in a girls school in Mexico. More than 600 students began complaining of phantom pains in their legs and other mysterious ailments. But what was even stranger was the fact that the girls also began to believe their school was cursed by evil spirits.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Merchandise Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-conspirators-podcast?ref_id=13696 Notes: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/14117464.flashback-hundreds-blackburn-pupils-hit-fainting-frenzy/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-1962-laughter-epidemic-of-tanganyika-was-no-jokehttps://www.vox.com/the-highlight/21242299/outbreak-girlstown-chalco-world-villages-villa-de-las-ninashttps://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/16/world/americas/16mexico.htmlhttps://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-22/edition-7/dancing-plagues-and-mass-hysteriahttps://www.vice.com/en/article/exqyzp/how-does-mass-hysteria-take-over-a-school Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the late 19th century, there still remained a pervasive fear throughout rural Ireland about fairy changelings, who were said to steal your loved ones, and replace them with inhuman duplicates. It was this sort of fear that would drive a man named Michael Cleary to commit a truly horrible crime against his own wife, Bridget. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004CJ8QCO/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1https://www.amazon.com/Coopers-Wife-Missing-Trials-Bridget/dp/0465030882https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/s-not-my-child-case-capgras-syndromehttps://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/10/assorted-bizarre-tales-of-people-abducted-by-fairies/https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/08/scary-encounters-with-evil-fairies/ Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3641-despair-and-triumph License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Cryptic Sorrow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3568-cryptic-sorrow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the early 1900s there lived one of the most remarkable detectives in history that you've likely never heard of. Her name was Grace Humiston, although back then newspapers began singing her praises, and dubbed her Mrs. Sherlock Holmes. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Merchandise Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-conspirators-podcast?ref_id=13696 Notes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H03I7KE/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1https://narratively.com/they-called-her-mrs-sherlock-holmes/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/mrs-sherlock-holmes-takes-on-the-nypd-60624549/https://www.historyextra.com/period/first-world-war/what-happened-mrs-sherlock-holmes-mystery-ruth-cruger-disappearance-murder-grace-humiston/ Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you could call a number and say you’re sorry, and no one would know…what would you apologize for? For fifteen years, you could call a number in Manhattan and do just that. This is the story of the line, and the man at the other end who became consumed by his own creation. He was known as “Mr. Apology.” As thousands of callers flooded the line, confessing to everything from shoplifting to infidelity, drug dealing to murder, Mr. Apology realized he couldn’t just listen. He had to do something, even if it meant risking everything. From Wondery the makers of Dr. Death and The Shrink Next Door, comes a story about empathy, deception and obsession. Marissa Bridge, who knew Mr. Apology better than anyone, hosts this six episode series. Listen today at http://wondery.fm/AL_TheConspirators Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In New Mexico's Hembrillo Basin there stands a small mountain called Victorio Peak. Back in the 1930s, a man named Doc Noss claimed to have discovered a secret passage into the mountain leading to an enormous cavern. Inside that cavern, Doc Noss claimed to have discovered a treasure estimated at $2 billion dollars.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Merchandise Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-conspirators-podcast?ref_id=13696 Notes: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/victorio-peak-treasure/https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Victorio_Peak_Treasurehttps://unsolved.com/gallery/victorios-peak-treasure/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-16-vw-1352-story.htmlhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VBWSY7L/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1https://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/29/us/following-1937-story-of-buried-gold-family-searches-new-mexico-s-sands.htmlhttp://www.mcguiresplace.net/the%20treasure%20of%20victorio%20peak/http://culturecrossfire.com/etc/unsolved-mysteries-victorio-peak-part-2/https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjV3Ki_h4_uAhXBU80KHftfBAwQFjADegQIARAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsmr.army.mil%2FPAO%2Fvps%2FPages%2FPart2--2990--Howthegoldwasfoundhowitgotthere.aspx&usg=AOvVaw05j634pyxMMxBgiGlX92aF Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3641-despair-and-triumph License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most remarkable stories to come out of World War II is that of Jan Baalsrud. He was a Norwegian saboteur who found himself wounded, barefoot and on the run from German soldiers swarming the country looking for him. Listen as I tell you what happened on the man's harrowing journey. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Conspirators merchandise: https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=13696 Notes: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/magazine/the-fugitive.htmlhttps://nordnorge.com/en/artikkel/jan-balsrud-is-the-man-that-never-gave-up/https://www.offgridweb.com/survival/the-wwii-survival-story-of-jan-baalsrud/https://www.amazon.com/We-Die-Alone-David-Howarth/dp/B000JCBCXShttps://www.amazon.com/12th-Man-WWII-Escape-Endurance/dp/151071863X/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_2/145-4535570-7808019?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=151071863X&pd_rd_r=0bed382e-5e94-40ec-bc03-5c39c4ca45f6&pd_rd_w=cjAGI&pd_rd_wg=fa63O&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=GY1QNJ9KWH04QEWYFNJB&psc=1&refRID=GY1QNJ9KWH04QEWYFNJB Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout its long history, the Catholic Church has anointed countless saints. And with all those many, many saints there also come many strange stories. Some of the strangest tales have occurred long after these saints were dead. Listen as I tell you some tales of miracles, of murder, of intrigue and of mysteries that remain unsolved to this day.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Merch Store: https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=13696 Notes: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/10/28/blessed-carlo-acutis-first-millennial-saint-catholic-church-children-canonizationhttps://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Thomas-Becket/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H2MDYCW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/becket_thomas.shtmlhttps://blog.britishmuseum.org/thomas-becket-the-murder-that-shook-the-middle-ages/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/meet-the-fantastically-bejeweled-skeletons-of-catholicisms-forgotten-martyrs-284882/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/12/131219-santa-claus-origin-history-christmas-facts-st-nicholas/https://www.history.com/news/who-was-st-nicholas Music: Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3641-despair-and-triumph License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license We Wish you a Merry Christmas by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4612-we-wish-you-a-merry-christmas License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 1980s were a dangerous time to be a child in Ohio. Throughout the decade, several young girls were abducted, raped and murdered in seemingly connected crimes. Although one man, Robert Buell, would be convicted and sentenced to death for one of these crimes, some investigators believe Buell had an accomplice who was never caught. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast?fan_landing=true Merchandise: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-conspirators-podcast?ref_id=13696 Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Serial-Killers-Apprentice-James-Renner-ebook/dp/B007BXNHTU http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/buell801.htm https://www.indeonline.com/article/20100313/NEWS/303139992 https://www.cleveland19.com/story/947368/with-eyes-closed-convicted-killer-is-executed/ https://www.toledoblade.com/news/state/2002/09/26/Killer-claims-secret-before-his-execution/stories/200209260049 Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the Scottish lowlands there stands an ancient castle that some historians claims holds a terrible secret. Although Glamis Castle has more than its fair share of ghost stories attached to it, there's an even darker rumor that a flesh and blood creature once lived inside the castle's walls.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Merchandise: https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=13696 Notes: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2540030/Mysterious-room-hidden-ruins-Medieval-Scottish-castle-opened-time-500-years.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-monster-of-glamis-92015626/ https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/200-year-old-mystery-monster-glamis-603388 https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/dark-secret-behind-hidden-room-glamis-castle-006821 http://www.normanconnections.com/en/norman-sites/important-norman-buildings/the-white-tower/ https://mikedashhistory.com/2012/02/11/the-monster-of-glamis-2/ https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/nostalgia/1319138/from-the-human-toad-to-the-tongueless-woman-glamis-castle-hides-some-dark-secrets/ Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the late 1600s, King Louis XIV's kingdom was rocked by a deadly scandal that threatened to destroy his monarchy. There was a rash of poisonings going on throughout France, often perpetrated by the king's fellow noblemen who were murdering one another in order to speed up their inheritances or to knock off their rivals. It's a story that includes murder, political intrigue, black magic, sex, Satanism and conspiracies. It's a story that has gone down in history to be known as The Affair of the Poisons. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Merchandise Store: https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=13696 Notes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H0UT5DQ/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1https://www.historyextra.com/period/stuart/scandal-conspiracy-and-the-affair-of-the-poisons-inside-the-court-of-louis-xiv/https://mikedashhistory.com/2015/04/06/aqua-tofana-slow-poisoning-and-husband-killing-in-17th-century-italy/https://www.historytoday.com/archive/madame-de-montespan-and-affair-poisonshttps://www.headstuff.org/culture/history/terrible-people-from-history/catherine-monvoisin-affair-poisons/ Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Cryptic Sorrow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3568-cryptic-sorrow License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey everyone! Halloween is my favorite time of year. So as a special treat, no tricks, I wanted to share with you two extra spooky mini stories which have never appeared on this show before. Enjoy, and Happy Halloween! Notes: http://weekinweird.com/2016/01/31/silver-bullets-in-talbot-county-the-strange-grave-of-emily-isabella-burt-georgias-real-life-werewolf/ http://georgiamysteries.blogspot.com/2009/10/legend-of-georgia-werewolf-girl.html https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/dekes-ghost-flight https://www.flyertalk.com/articles/terrifying-tales-spooky-happenings-from-the-haunted-skies.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Uintah Basin in Northeast Utah has long held a reputation for strange occurrences. Within that area is a 480-acre ranch that has gained a reputation for a laundry list of practically every paranormal occurrence imaginable. UFOs, poltergeist activity, strange cryptids and much, much more have been witnessed there. In recent years, the ranch has gained a terrifying nickname, Skinwalker Ranch. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Merchandise Store: https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=13696 Notes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003YCPXPI/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://www.history.com/news/skinwalker-ranch-paranormal-ufos-mutilation https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7qb54/inside-skinwalker-ranch-a-paranormal-hotbed-of-ufo-research Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Voodoo is a religious practice that grew up in Haiti after the Spanish imported tens of thousands of African slaves to the island, bringing their beliefs and religion with them. One of the core beliefs in the religion is that some powerful voodoo practitioners have the ability to resurrect the dead, bringing them back to life in a form Hollywood has made well known to all of us. In this episode I tell you all about the secret history of zombies. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Merchandise Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-conspirators-podcast?ref_id=13696&utm_campaign=13696&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=The%2BConspirators%2BPodcast Notes: https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/people-politics/papa-doc-duvalier-the-voodoo-president-who-killed-kennedy/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,876967,00.htmlhttps://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/10/how-america-erased-the-tragic-history-of-the-zombie/412264/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0043RSJ5O/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HD7I7IE/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://dexterbritain.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Australia Day in 1966, three young children, Jane, Arnna and Grant Beaumont, went to Glenelg Beach in Adelaide and never returned. The disappearance of the Beaumont children has proven to be one of the most enduring and widely investigated mysteries in Australian history. And to this day, the children have never been found. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Merchandise Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-conspirators-podcast?ref_id=13696 Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Searching-Beaumont-Children-Australias-Unsolved/dp/174031106X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=searching+for+the+Beaumont+children&qid=1601121100&s=books&sr=1-1 https://www.amazon.com/The-Satin-Man/dp/1742573088/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=the+satin+man&qid=1601121077&s=books&sr=1-2 https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/01/asia/australia-beaumont-children-intl/index.html https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/beaumont-children-search-police-begin-digging-at-new-castalloy-factory-north-plympton-in-latest-search-for-missing-children/news-story/91981ecc0dbde57d5251e228580248b8 https://www.smh.com.au/national/mother-of-missing-beaumont-children-dies-aged-92-20190919-p52svt.html Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The story of Bluebeard, the wealthy man how murdered his wives, has become so lasting it's actually become a recognized term in true crime lore. In this episode I tell you about two such Bluebeard killers, Henri Landru, one of the most infamous French serial killers in history, and Joe Ball, who legend has it murdered his girlfriends and fed them to his pet alligators. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Merchandise Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-conspirators-podcast?ref_id=13696&utm_campaign=13696&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=The%2BConspirators%2BPodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QCPGCKF/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://mikedashhistory.com/2015/12/28/the-breton-bluebeard/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/henri-landru https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/two-barmaids-five-alligators-and-the-butcher-of-elmendorf/ Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Long note One by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3992-long-note-one License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Long Note Three by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3993-long-note-three License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Long Note Four by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3991-long-note-four License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a tiny atoll of the western coast of Mexico called Clipperton Island. Back in 1917, a group of women and children had to fight for survival, against a monster who held them in terror. Check out our new merchandise store! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-conspirators-podcast?ref_id=13696&utm_campaign=13696&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=The%2BConspirators%2BPodcast Notes: https://clippertonislandstory.com https://themazatlanpost.com/2019/03/22/the-tragic-history-of-clipperton-the-last-territory-lost-by-mexico/ https://www.damninteresting.com/the-tyrant-clipperton-island/ https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/the-age-of-scurvy https://mikedashhistory.com/2011/02/13/an-abandoned-lifeboat-at-worlds-end/ Music: Long Note Three by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3993-long-note-three License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2012, an 18-year-old woman named Samantha Koenig mysteriously disappeared in Anchorage, Alaska. Her case would lead police to arrest a man named Israel Keyes, who may just be one of the most terrifying serial killers you've never heard of. Episode Sponsor: Raycon Get 15% of your first order by visiting buyraycon.com/tc Notes: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201401/jack-the-ripper-identifiedhttps://www.biography.com/crime-figure/israel-keyeshttps://www.aetv.com/real-crime/israel-keyes-serial-killer-fbihttps://www.thoughtco.com/profile-of-serial-killer-israel-keyes-973103https://www.amazon.com/American-Predator-Meticulous-Serial-Century-ebook/dp/B07L2GMT7J Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Long Note Three by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3993-long-note-three License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Long note One by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3992-long-note-one License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part two of our special two-part episode about the U.S. Government's psychic spy program, we talk about what happened after the military took over the project that would eventually come to be known as Project Stargate. Episode Sponsor: Buttercloth Get 20% off your first order at www.buttercloth.com/tc Notes: https://slate.com/technology/2017/03/did-the-cia-really-astrally-project-to-mars-in-1984.htmlhttps://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP96-00788R001200340009-4.pdfhttps://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP96-00788R001900760001-9.pdfhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I1AIUQ6/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1https://www.amazon.com/Men-Who-Stare-Goats-ebook/dp/B00570B6TM/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+men+who+stare+at+goats&qid=1596302088&s=digital-text&sr=1-1 Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For 23 years, the United States Government secretly ran a research program into using alleged psychics for intelligence gathering purposes. What's truly bizarre about the program, is the final report by the government might prove psychic abilities are real. Notes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I1AIUQ6/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP96-00789R003300210001-2.pdf https://fas.org/irp/program/collect/stargate.htm https://www.cnet.com/news/cia-releases-psychic-experiment-documents-online-stargate-project-stranger-things/ Episode Sponsor: Raycon Get 15% off your first order  http://www.buyraycon.com/tc Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com All other music: https://www.storyblocks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1973, John Paul Getty III, the grandson of J. Paul Getty, the world's richest man, was kidnapped in Rome. What happened next was one of the most bizarre and twisty kidnap stories in history. My special guest for this episode is Moxie LaBouche of the "Your Brain on Facts" podcast. http://yourbrainonfacts.com/ Notes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/afontevecchia/2014/07/11/the-tragedy-of-the-gettys-billions-affairs-severed-ears-drug-overdoses-and-oil/#3430c6b2353a https://www.forbes.com/sites/afontevecchia/2014/07/11/the-tragedy-of-the-gettys-billions-affairs-severed-ears-drug-overdoses-and-oil/#3430c6b2353a https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/world/europe/08gettyobit.html https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/john-paul-getty-iii-the-true-story-behind-trust-203954/ https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a9173861/john-paul-getty-kidnapping/ https://www.bustle.com/p/heres-what-happened-to-john-paul-getty-iii-after-his-kidnapping-8531739 https://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/article/life-j-paul-getty-richest-man-history-world/ https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/George-Weyerhaeuser-kidnap-Tacoma-PNW-84-years-ago-13893614.php http://www.nostalgiamagazine.net/2019/01/29/the-george-weyerhaeuser-kidnapping-of-1935/ Music: Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Long note One by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3992-long-note-one License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3641-despair-and-triumph License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Normally I release new episodes every Monday, but I'm releasing this special episode early in honor of Juneteenth. In this episode I discuss one of the ugliest racist incidents in American history, the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. It started with allegations of a black man assaulting a white woman. That led to an angry mob of white Tulsa residents burning the prosperous black neighborhood of Greenwood to the ground. Notes: https://www.tulsaworld.com/tulsa-race-massacre-what-happened-to-sarah-page-and-dick-rowland-following-the-massacre/article_67810913-0f34-58da-af38-f6a9ff8ea5e0.html https://www.tulsahistory.org/exhibit/1921-tulsa-race-massacre/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/18/trumps-visit-tulsa-spurs-renewed-call-1921-racial-massacre-reparations https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/tulsa-race-massacre https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DK40HR4/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Music: Meditation Impromptu 01 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Meditation Impromptu 02 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Meditation Impromptu 03 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ March of the Mind by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4020-march-of-the-mind License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3641-despair-and-triumph License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Kai Engel, "November", "December", "January", "February", "March", "April" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel Support Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatter.com/contact/ https://naacp.org/take-action/ https://bailproject.org https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-for-black-lives-matter.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's February 2nd 1922, and all of Hollywood is about to wake up and learn that William Desmond Taylor, the most famous film director in town, was murdered in his home last night. The investigation will shine a light on some of Hollywood's most scandalous affairs, backroom deals, and underground drug dens. This real life Murder Mystery is one of the most iconic "whodunnit" cases of the 20th century that will leave you guessing and second guessing who killed William Desmond Taylor for weeks to come. Listen today at wondery.fm/conspiratorsMiH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introducing the newest Audioboom original podcast, Truth vs Hollywood. Join Film lovers David Chen and Joanna Robinson as they do a deep dive into well known films and discuss how similar they are to the actual story.  Truth vs Hollywood premieres 6/12. Subscribe to Truth vs Hollywood on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/truth-vs-hollywood/id1510582080 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most terrifying stories to come out of the Bible, is that of the Antichrist, the evil opposite number of Jesus who is said to be planning on bringing about Armageddon. Back during the mid-19th century, a woman named Rhoda Wakeman gathered a group of religious followers who together claimed to have murdered the Antichrist. Then after that, another one of Rhoda's followers killed again and again in her name. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Omen-Movie-Curse-42514085 https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/creepy-strange-tales-cursed-movies/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/apocalypse/antichrist/white.html https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/apocalypse/primary/adsoletter.html https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00INIXUAS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/Taking-Up-Serpents-American-Messiahs-ebook/dp/B0876FF39D/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=taking+up+serpents&qid=1591450309&s=digital-text&sr=1-1 Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Long Note Three by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3993-long-note-three License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Long note One by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3992-long-note-one License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Long Note Four by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3991-long-note-four License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On January 15, 1947, a gruesome discovery was made in a vacant lot in south Los Angeles. It was the nude body of a young woman, severed into two pieces at the waist. She would soon be identified as Elizabeth Short, but in what has gone down as one of the most famous unsolved murders in L.A. history, she will forever be known as The Black Dahlia. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: http://blackdahlia.web.unc.eduhttps://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/the-black-dahliahttps://www.amazon.com/Black-Dahlia-Red-Rose-Corruption/dp/1631492268/ref=nodl_ Music: Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Kai Engel, "December", "January", "February", March" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3641-despair-and-triumph License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Cryptic Sorrow by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3568-cryptic-sorrow License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many cultures across the globe and throughout history believe that the human soul, doesn't ascend to some higher plain of being, but actually becomes reborn in a new human body. In this episode I tell you some of the history of reincarnation, and of some of the more chilling cases in which an individual has claimed to have live before. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Search-Omm-Sety-Jonathan-Cott/dp/0446390402https://www.brown.edu/Research/Breaking_Ground/bios/Sety_Omm.pdfhttps://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/26/books/she-had-her-life-to-live-over.htmlhttps://history.denverlibrary.org/news/bridey-murphy-saga-yesterdays-news-vol-vhttps://medium.com/@DeepakChopra/is-reincarnation-actually-real-3c0521376a41https://people.howstuffworks.com/reincarnation.htmhttps://www.historicmysteries.com/pollock-twins/ Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Kevin MacLeod “Long Note One" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com Alex Mason & the Minor Emotion, "Soul Breaker" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When photography was first invented back in the 19th century, it launched a number of people to find new ways to innovate and expand the craft. One photographer in particular who did something unique, was William Mumler. He was an amateur chemist, engraver and portrait photographer, who promised to give his customers something they couldn't get anywhere else--a photo of themselves with the ghost of a dead loved one. Notes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I4FPNG8/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/meet-mr-mumler-man-who-captured-lincolns-ghost-camera-180965090/https://www.history.com/news/spirit-photography-civil-war-william-mumlerhttp://www.duhaime.org/LawFun/LawArticle-1291/James-Kidds-Will-A-Photograph-of-the-Soul-Leaving-the-Human-at-Death.aspxhttps://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/photographer-who-claimed-to-capture-abraham-lincoln-ghosthttps://occult-world.com/james-kidd/ Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Kevin MacLeod “Impromptu No 1", "Impromptu No 2", "Impromptu No 3", "Mesmerize", "March of the Mind" , "Relaxing Piano Music" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On December 4, 1872, the British Brigantine The Dei Gratia found another ship floating abandoned in the ocean. The entire crew had mysteriously vanished, leaving untouched meals on the table, and no clear sign where they could have gone. The name of that ship was the Mary Celeste. Notes: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/abandoned-ship-the-mary-celeste-174488104/https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/shows/the-true-story-of-the-mary-celeste/0/130102https://www.americanheritage.com/mystery-mary-celestehttps://yesterday.uktv.co.uk/blogs/article/5-theories-what-happened-mary-celeste/ Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Kevin MacLeod “Impromptu No 1", "Impromptu No 2", "Impromptu No 3","Colorless Aura", "Cryptic Sorrow", "Despair and Triumph", "Mesmerize", "Touching Moments" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I tell you the story of long-forgotten serial killer Lizzie Halliday. During the late 19th century, she became well-known for murdering several of her husbands, among others. There were even those who claimed she might have been the most famous serial killer of all, Jack the Ripper. Notes: https://newyorkhistoryblog.org/2014/08/a-short-history-of-serial-killer-lizzie-brown-halliday/https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/the-horrifying-story-of-the-worst-woman-in-the-worldhttp://www.murderbygaslight.com/2014/12/the-worst-woman-on-earth.html Music: Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion, "Soul Breaker" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Kevin MacLeod “Impromptu No 1", "Impromptu No 2", "Impromptu No 3" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special episode I tell you the story of the Spanish Flu outbreak of 1918, a pandemic unlike any other in human history. You'll hear what's known and still unknown about this mysterious epidemic, and I try to make sense of it all, and draw parallels with the strange situation we find ourselves living in today. Notes: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/influenza/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ten-myths-about-1918-flu-pandemic-180967810/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/journal-plague-year-180965222/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079LB96CJ/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/1918-flu-pandemic Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Kevin MacLeod “Despair and Triumph", "Heartbreaking" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Kai Engel, "September", "October", "November", https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion, "Silent Park Inside Your Soul", "I Will Not Return", "Cry About Me", "No More Words", "Hope" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life's Little Mysteries is the newest Audioboom original podcast and co-production with Live Science. This podcast is for everyone and anyone who loves science and wants to know more about everything around us. Join hosts Mindy Weisberger and Jeanna Bryner of Live Science every Monday as they give you the low-down on all things big and small that truly make you wonder. Life's Little Mysteries has new episodes every Monday. Subscribe to Life's Little Mysteries on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lifes-little-mysteries/id1496044775.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For many of us, it may be difficult to recall a time when every consumable product didn't have a product safety seal on it. But those tamper proof packages all stem from a very real series of unsolved murders in Chicago in 1982. Back then, someone laced several bottles of Extra Strength Tylenol with Potassium Cyanide and distributed them in stores throughout Chicago. As a result, seven people died, and the murderer was never caught. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/TYLENOL-MAFIA-Marketing-Johnson-Revised-ebook/dp/B005P81BO6 https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/tylenol-murders-still-unsolved-after-34-years https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/tylenol-murders-poisonings-cyanide-chicago-1982 https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=the+tylenol+murders&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/tylenol-murders-1982 https://abcnews.go.com/Health/PainManagement/fda-official-testify-agency-knew-johnson-johnson-recall/story?id=11765649 Music: Kai Engel, Mist & Clouds, Difference, December, January, February, November, Pacific Garbage Patch, Oneiri, Snowfall Intro, Rejecting the Sirens https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the early part of the 20th century, radium was being promoted as a miracle cure for what ailed you. But a group of young women working in a New Jersey factory learned the deadly consequences of being exposed to the radioactive element. The story that followed is both tragic and horrifying.  Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Radium-Girls-Story-Americas-Shining/dp/149264935X/ref=nodl_ https://www.amazon.com/Poisoners-Handbook-Murder-Forensic-Medicine/dp/014311882X/ref=nodl_ https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Kevin MacLeod “Impromptu No 1", "Impromptu No 2", "Impromptu No 3", "Touching Moments One", "Parting of the Ways Part Two", "With the Sea", "Despair and Triumph", "Mesmerize" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some stories you come across are so tragic and outrageous, it's difficult to believe they could really happen in modern society. On July 9, 1982, a French-born 14 year old girl living in Germany named Kalinka Bamberski died under mysterious circumstances. This would lead her father Andre to spend the next three decades on a tireless quest to uncover the truth, and to bring the man who raped and murdered his daughter to justice. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://magazine.atavist.com/the-kalinka-affairhttps://morbidology.com/the-man-who-abducted-his-daughters-killer-andre-bamberski/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27902154https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/24/thirty-year-search-justicehttps://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/world/europe/for-3-decades-french-father-pursued-justice-for-his-daughter.htmlhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/8412049/German-doctor-Dieter-Krombach-retried-for-murder-of-Kalinka-Bamberski.html Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Kevin MacLeod “Cryptic Sorrow", "Despair and Triumph" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Coldnoise, "Weakness", "Malaika", "Remember Piano" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Coldnoise Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion, "Emotional Park Inside Your Soul", "Parting", "Cry About Me", "No More Words" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to win the lottery? Throughout history, there have been a handful of people who managed to beat the lottery and become rich, not by random luck, but by cheating, or by outsmarting the people behind the game. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotteryhttps://thehustle.co/the-local-tv-star-who-rigged-the-lottery/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/03/magazine/money-issue-iowa-lottery-fraud-mystery.htmlhttps://thehustle.co/the-man-who-won-the-lottery-14-timeshttps://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/this-couple-found-a-math-error-in-lottery-made-27-million-playing-over-over-for-55-weeks.htmlhttps://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/lotto-winners/ Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Kevin MacLeod “Impromptu No 1", "Impromptu No 2", "Impromptu No 3" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion, "Emotional Park Inside Your Soul", "I Will Not Return", "Parting", "You Promise", "Cry About Me", "No More Words", "Hope", "Again Alone" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in 1880, a tiny island off the coast of Chile became the site of one of the last witch trials in South America. The defendants who were rounded up told a horrific tale of black magic, extortion and murder. And if we are to believe the whole story, they may also have created something unspeakable in a remote hidden cave.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/into-the-cave-of-chiles-witches-20138093/https://www.wired.com/2007/01/khipu/http://thatbackpacker.com/2018/03/05/chiloe-travel-guide/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/chile/chiloehttps://www.fodors.com/news/arts-culture/wizards-are-terrifyingly-present-on-chiloe-islandhttps://www.npr.org/2008/06/26/91931716/myth-and-magic-infuse-chilean-islandhttps://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/chiles-mysterious-island-of-warlocks/ Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Kevin MacLeod “Long Note Three" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion, "You Promise", "Cry About Me", "No More Words", "Hope", "Only", "Emotional Park Inside Your Soul", "I Will Not Return" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout history there have been numerous cases where people have mysteriously burst into flames for no apparent reason, leaving behind little more than piles of ash, and many questions. In this episode we discuss the history of spontaneous human combustion, and talk about the many theories why this may or may not occur. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.history.com/news/is-spontaneous-human-combustion-realhttps://www.livescience.com/42080-spontaneous-human-combustion.htmlhttps://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/8200790/spontaneous-human-combustion-real-burns-incendiary-bomb-scientist-claims/https://allthatsinteresting.com/spontaneous-human-combustionhttps://www.amazon.com/Ablaze-Larry-Arnold/dp/0871317893https://skepticalinquirer.org/newsletter/spontaneous_human_nonsense/ Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Kai Engel, "Mist and Clouds", "Morbid Imagnation", "December", "January", February", "March", "April" "Difference", "May", "Rejecting the Sirens", "Moonlight Reprise" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2014, a family purchased their dream home in an upscale New Jersey neighborhood. What they didn't know was the home secretly came with a nightmare--a mysterious individual who called himself "The Watcher". This person claimed to know their every move, to know the names of their children, and to have left something terrible inside the walls of their dream house. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://people.com/archive/harassed-by-an-unknown-author-of-vicious-rhymes-ruth-finley-confronts-the-stranger-within-herself-vol-30-no-10/https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article231411383.htmlhttps://www.thecut.com/2018/11/the-haunting-of-657-boulevard-in-westfield-new-jersey.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/09/nyregion/the-watcher-house-sold-new-jersey.htmlhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-jersey-home-stalked-by-the-watcher-sells-after-years-of-torment/ Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Kevin MacLeod “Long Note One", "Anxiety", "Despair and Triumph" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion, "You Promise", "Cry About Me", "No More Words", "Hope", https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion Kai Engel, "Mist and Clouds", "Morbid Imagnation" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout the late 19th and early 20th century, the United States was plagued by hundreds of grisly murders, all committed with the same terrifying weapon, an ax. Between 1911 and 1912, a string of ax murders occurred in western Louisiana and eastern Texas that police came to believe were the work of a most unlikely serial killer--an 18 year old girl, who some believe may have been the leader of a deadly voodoo cult, dedicated to committing blood sacrifice with the ax.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/502014/voodoo-murders-clementine-barnabet-who-claimed-have-killed-35-peoplehttps://www.amazon.com/Dark-Bayou-Infamous-Louisiana-Homicides/dp/1476662959https://www.amazon.com/Man-Train-Solving-Century-Old-Mystery/dp/B071NYFW6K/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+man+on+the+train&qid=1574518836&s=books&sr=1-1https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-justice-story-ax-woman-20190609-qf5yebikjvhj7bok5odmnzoboq-story.html Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Kevin MacLeod “Peace of Mind", "Impromptu No. 3" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Kai Engel, "November", "December", "January", "February", "Snowfall Intro", "Rejecting the Sirens", "Difference" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The planet Mars has fascinated human beings for centuries. Ever since our ancestors first peered up at our closest planetary neighbor, we've wondered, is anyone up there looking back at us? In this episode I tell you about the history of our belief in life on Mars, and delve into many of the most popular conspiracy theories that have arisen as a result.  Episode Sponsor: Mack Weldon https://mackweldon.com/ Get 20% off your first order by using promo code: conspirators Notes: https://www.history.com/news/life-on-mars-human-search-for-alienshttps://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=percival+lowell+boston+globe&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/10/30/241797346/75-years-ago-war-of-the-worlds-started-a-panic-or-did-ithttps://www.space.com/37366-mars-slave-colony-alex-jones.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_C._Hoaglandhttps://www.livescience.com/63048-proof-of-mars-life-accidentally-burned.htmlhttp://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/alternative3 Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Kevin MacLeod “Impromptu No 1", "Impromptu No. 2", "Impromptu No. 3" "Relaxing Piano Music" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is Halloween, my favorite holiday of them all. So in honor of the occasion, I'm releasing this bonus mini episode to all my listeners. You've probably heard the urban legends about sinister adults poisoning trick or treaters with tainted candy. This is the real story. Notes: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-equation/201510/the-men-who-murdered-halloween https://historythings.com/halloween-twisted-history-ronald-obryan/ https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/30/health/halloween-candy-panic-conversation-wellness/index.html Music: Kevin MacLeod “Heartbreaking", "Measured Paces", "Cryptic Sorrow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audioboom presents: What Makes a Killer. Listen to new episodes of What Makes a Killer for a look into the life and crimes of the world’s most infamous serial killers. Featuring interviews with family members, forensic experts, law enforcement, and witnesses. What Makes a Killer premieres 10/31. Subscribe to What Makes a Killer on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-makes-a-killer/id1483611909 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One relatively modern fear many people share, is fear of dolls. Throughout history there have been a number of children's toys that are purported to be haunted by evil spirits. In this episode I tell you about a few of these terrifying dolls, including the story of the real Annabelle, and probably the most famous haunted doll of them all, Robert.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Doll-David-L-Sloan/dp/0978992180/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Robert+the+doll&qid=1572035567&sr=8-2https://allthatsinteresting.com/robert-the-dollhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-creepy-dolls-180955916/https://www.bustle.com/articles/180212-5-creepy-haunted-dolls-who-want-to-play-with-you-forever-and-ever-and-everhttp://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/annabelle/ Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Desolation, Nightmare https://www.purple-planet.com Kevin MacLeod “Dreams Become Reality", "Long Note One", "Long Note Three", "Long Note Four", "Anxiety", "Come Play With Me", by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Wondery's new series Bad Batch, host Laura Beil (Dr. Death) investigates the multi-billion dollar underregulated industry of stem cell therapy where greed and desperation collide. When a group of patients wind up in a Texas hospital in critical condition, the trail leads back to one stem cell company and its charismatic CEO. What happens when a supposed miracle cure leaves you worse off than before? Listen to Bad Batch at wondery.fm/BBConspirators Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in the 1930s, North Carolina's Duke University became home to the United States' first Department of Parapsychology. This group of scientists studied all sorts of paranormal phenomena, including Ghosts, Extra Sensory Perception and even demonic possession. They were, in many ways, the very real Ghostbusters. Episode Sponsor: Mack Weldon For 20% off your first order, visit mackweldon.com AND ENTER PROMO CODE: CONSPIRATORS Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001UFP6H6/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1http://archived.parapsych.org/members/jb_rhine.htmlhttps://www.snopes.com/fact-check/weight-of-the-soul/http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2015/11/03/weight-of-the-soul/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Lodge Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Kevin MacLeod “Impromptu 01" "Impromptu 02" "Impromptu 03" "March of the Mind" "Awkward Meeting" "Nervous" "Colorless Aura" "Measured Paces" "Snow Drop" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For most of his life, Jeffrey Epstein was a mystery-- who he was, how he made his money, and how he got away with horrific crimes for so many years. The Mysterious Mr. Epstein explores how Epstein was able to use his wealth to buy status and credibility, to buy power, and ultimately to buy himself freedom from justice. From the network that brought you Dirty John. Listen now at Wondery.fm/conspirators Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For more than 150 years, a deadly black magic cult has driven fear into the hearts of the people living in Western Africa. Their members stalk the night, brutally mutilating and cannibalizing their remains for their secret rituals. The members of this cult believe they have the ability to transform themselves into the animals they worship and from which they take their name. This is the story of the Leopard Society. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://face2faceafrica.com/article/how-this-secret-african-society-dressed-as-leopards-and-ate-humans-for-success-until-the-20th-century1 https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/leopard-society-garb http://www.liberiapastandpresent.org/RitualKillings1900_1950b.htm http://www.unexplainedstuff.com/Secret-Societies/The-Leopard-Men.html https://www.jstor.org/stable/716184 http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0041-476X2009000100006 https://www.guernicamag.com/topic/africa/ Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Kevin MacLeod  “Long Note One", "Long Note Two", "Long Note Three", "Long Note Four" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are all sorts of reasons that people have turned to cannibalism. But perhaps the most terrifying reason of all, is because some people evidently develop a taste for it. In this episode I tell you the stories of several cannibal killers throughout history. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7bwvvx/whos-hungry-502-v16n1https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1372752/poetic-justicehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/04/germany.lukehardinghttps://allthatsinteresting.com/armin-meiweshttps://allthatsinteresting.com/james-jameson-cannibalhttps://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/the-legend-of-liver-eating-johnson-keeps-getting-taller/article_7864cffc-afe4-5adf-8403-dbad9fe37450.htmlhttps://www.amazon.com/Crow-Killer-New-Liver-Eating-Johnson/dp/0253020832https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-boonehelm/https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/cianciulli-leonarda.htmhttps://medium.com/@jashan.kaur/leonarda-cianciulli-saponificatrice-of-corregio-35eaa42206d3 Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Kevin MacLeod “Heartbreaking”, “Nervous”, "Parting of the Ways, Part 2", "Meditation Impromptu_02", "Measured Paces", "Snow Drop", "Cryptic Sorrow", "Mesmerize" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a special bonus for listeners I'm releasing two episodes this week. I recently was approached by Magnolia Pictures to preview their new documentary "Cold Case: Hammarskjold" and interview the director, Mads Brugger. This special bonus episode  contains the interview with the film's director Mads Brugger. Be sure to check out my full-length regular episode as well in which I go into detail about the death of U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold. Notes: https://www.coldcasehammarskjold.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is one of two special episodes I'm releasing this week. I recently was approached by Magnolia Pictures to preview their new documentary "Cold Case: Hammarskjold" and interview the director, Mads Brugger. In this episode, I tell the story of the mysterious death of U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold. While, the bonus episode this week contains the interview with the film's director. Notes: https://www.coldcasehammarskjold.com https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/17/world/africa/hammarskjold-crash-mystery.html https://www.daghammarskjold.se/ https://www.history.com/news/dag-hammarskjold-death-plane-crash Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Kai Engel, Snowfall Intro, Protecting the Sirens, Nothing (Bonus Track), Floret, Paranoia http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the foothills of Chile’s Andes Mountains likes a quaint little village with a dark past. It was founded by a former Nazi who led a murderous cult that was responsible for some of the worst crimes in Chile’s history. This is the story of the Colonia Dignidad. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast/ Notes: https://theamericanscholar.org/the-torture-colony/#. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/07/01/what-happened-in-colonia-inside-the-terrifying-nazi-cult-that-in/ https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/aljazeeracorrespondent/2013/11/colony-chile-dark-past-uncovered-2013114105429774517.html Music: Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion, “Parting” http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion/ Dexter Britain, “The Tea Party’ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain Kevin MacLeod  “Long Note One”, ”Long Note Two”, ”Long Note Three”, ”Long Note Four”, “Measured Paces”, “Nervous” by Kevin MacLeod(https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lighthouses have been around in one shape or another for thousands of years. Over the centuries, several lighthouses have been the locations of many great tragedies and great mysteries. Listen as I tell you about some of these tragedies, of the ghosts that allegedly haunt some of these lighthouses, and of one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in history. Episode Sponsor: https://www.shudder.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast/posts Notes: https://thehaegtesse.wordpress.com/2017/07/29/the-smalls-lighthouse-incident/ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vbw9x3/three-men-vanished-from-a-scottish-island-120-years-ago-and-people-are-still-looking http://weekinweird.com/2017/01/10/seguin-island/ https://www.nelights.com/blog/ghost-at-penfield-reef-lighthouse-still-rescues-mariners/ Music: Kevin MacLeod “Parting of the Ways, Part 2”, “Long Note One”, ”Long Note Two”, ”Long Note Three”, ”Long Note Four”, by Kevin MacLeod(https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Kai Engel, Mist and Clouds http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/Creative_Commons_Volume_2/The_Tea_Party Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The idea that some crimes are punishable by death is something that appears in legal systems dating back at least as far as the ancient Babylonian Code of Hammurabi. But the death penalty isn’t always fair, and often times throughout history, tragic and horrible mistakes have been made. Listen to the stories of some executions gone wrong, of two men who apparently couldn’t be hanged, and what happens when an innocent man is put to death. Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast/ Notes: https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/hammurabi https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/facts-and-research/history-of-the-death-penalty/early-history-of-the-death-penalty https://thoughtcatalog.com/jeremy-london/2018/08/botched-executions/ https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/crime-history/5-most-terrifying-botched-executions-in-modern-history http://friendsofjoearridy.com Music: Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion, “Parting”, “No More Words” http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion Dexter Britain, “The Tea Party” http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/Creative_Commons_Volume_2/The_Tea_Party Kevin MacLeod “Luminous Rain”, “Lost Time”, “Serene”, “Sad Trio”, “Heartbreaking”, “Sovereign”, “Relaxig Piano”, “Parting of the Ways, Part 2”, by Kevin MacLeod(https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I tell you about the lives, and deaths of two of the most famous artists who ever lived. Canada’s Tom Thomson and Vincent Van Gogh have a lot in common. They both started painting late in life, they both struggled financially while they were alive, and there’s evidence that both men may have been murdered. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.canadianmysteries.ca/sites/thomson/home/indexen.html https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/a-break-in-the-mysterious-case-of-tom-thomson-canadas-van-gogh/article1214427/ https://www.amazon.com/Many-Deaths-Tom-Thomson-Separating/dp/1459731964/ref=nodl_ https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2014/12/vincent-van-gogh-murder-mystery https://www.amazon.com/Van-Gogh-Life-Steven-Naifeh/dp/0375758976/ref=nodl_ Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Kai Engel, Far From Home PON VII, Pacific Garbage Patch, January, Oecumene Sleeps, November, October, September https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Kevin MacLeod “Smoother Move”, “Danse Morialta”, "Meditation Impromptu 03", ”Impromptu in Quarter Comma Meantone” by Kevin MacLeod(https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all know the story of the sinking of the Titanic, but the early 20th century also saw several other equally tragic maritime disasters that are almost forgotten to history. In this episode I tell you the stories of the capsized S.S. Eastland, and of the tragic fire that swept through the cruise ship the Morro Castle. The story of the Morro Castle is especially disturbing because much of the evidence points to the fire being deliberately set by one man.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: http://www.eastlanddisaster.org/history/what-happenedhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/ss-eastland-disasterhttps://mashable.com/2016/11/19/morro-castle-disaster/https://weirdnj.com/stories/mystery-history/morro-castle/https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/ss-morro-castle-shipwreck/ Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1926, two of the most famous women in the world vanished, then just as mysteriously reappeared. These are the stories of Agatha Christie and Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. What do they have in common? And what secret did each of them hold that led to their vanishing? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/agatha-christie-disappearance-mystery-facts-poirot-miss-marple-detective/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/08/mystery-agatha-christies-disappearance-solved-author-suggests/ https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Curious-Disappearance-of-Agatha-Christie/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/sister/ https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/denominationalfounders/aimee-semple-mcpherson.html https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/10/13/aimee-semple-mcpherson/ Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Kia Engel, July, September, Mist and Clouds, Fading Rays Waltz, March, May http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Meditation Impromptu 01", "Meditation Impromptu 02" , "Meditation Impromptu 03", ”Impromptu in Quarter Comma Meantone” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Episode Sponsor: American Hysteria Subscribe to American Hysteria on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The year 1952 was an eventful one for the city of London. Not only was it the year a deadly smog settled over the city, killing thousands of people. But that was also the year one of the city's most notorious serial killers was stalking women. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N9ZVAM0/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/londons-1952-killer-fog-cause-revealed/ https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/christie-john.htm Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Impromptu 01", "Impromptu 02" , "Impromptu 03", "Impromptu in Blue", "Unease", "Nervous", "Reawakening", "Long Note Four" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Through meticulously crafted storytelling and sound design, Murder Minute delivers a unique and immersive listening experience for the die-hard true-crime fan. Plus - Each episode of Murder Minute includes exciting news updates in addition to a full true-crime story distilled into a bite-size package just for you. Subscribe by clicking the link below, on Himalaya, or wherever you listen to podcasts. https://link.chtbl.com/murderminute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Teleportation is a concept that has been around a long time. All the way from the Bible up to the modern day, stories exist of people who mysteriously vanished and reappeared far away. Hear the story of an unusual Spanish nun who managed to perform missionary work half a world away, of a prison inmate who could walk through walls, and of a college student whose disappearance has to be heard to be believed. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.desertusa.com/desert-people/lady-in-blue.html https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/12/more-strange-cases-of-spontaneous-human-teleportation/ https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/01/truly-mysterious-cases-of-spontaneous-human-teleportation/ https://www.historicmysteries.com/gil-perez-and-his-spontaneous-teleportation/ https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/02/mysterious-cases-of-people-who-teleported-out-of-prison/ https://coolinterestingstuff.com/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-steven-kubacki-and-his-odd-reappearance-15-months-later Music: Dreams Become Real Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Kai Engel, When the Lights Came On, Fading Ray's Waltz, Twinkling Stars Won't Answer Me, Interlude: In Anxious Shadows, A Note is My Gift, I Am Climbing on Air, Smiles Throughout the Sky, Irsen's Tale, Laceration http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For my 100th episode, I take a step back and return to a subject I talked a bit about in my very first episode. This is the story of Karen Silkwood, a nuclear energy activist who in 1974 died in a single car accident on a lonely stretch of Oklahoma highway. But was it an accident? Or was Karen murdered to keep her quiet about what she knew? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast/ Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Karen-Silkwood-Kerr-McGee-Plutonium-ebook/dp/B00M7JBQSM/ref=sr11?keywords=karen+silkwood&qid=1556448419&s=gateway&sr=8-1 https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/karen-silkwood-the-case-of-the-activists-death-52287/ http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,947011,00.html http://www.delphiniumbooks.com/the-death-of-karen-silkwood/ Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ All other music by Kai Engel.  December, January, February, Morbid Imagination, Mist and Clouds, Snowfall Intro, Curtains Are Always Drawn, Pacific Garbage Patch, Cobweb Morning http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1931, a young woman named Thalia Massie claimed to police that a group of native islanders from Hawaii brutally kidnapped and assaulted her. The fallout from her claims would spark off decades of racial tensions between the natives and the white ruling class in Hawaii. What followed was a sordid tale of sex, racism, revenge and murder. It's a story that threatened to destroy all of tranquil Hawaiian society. Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Honor-Killing-Clarence-Darrows-Spectacular-ebook/dp/B001OLROX0/ref=sr14?keywords=the+honor+killing+book&qid=1555174107&s=gateway&sr=8-4 https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/island-murder-five-men-accused-assaulting-thalia-massie/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/hawaiis-scandalous-thalia-massie-trial-a7921741.html Music: Kevin MacLeod, Dreams Become Real Dreams Become Real Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Alex Mason & the Minor Emotion http://freemusicarchive.org/music/AlexMasonTheMinor_Emotion/ Kai Engel http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this second part of this special two-part episode, we discuss Marilyn Monroe's last days, along with many of the conspiracy theories that have sprung up following the superstar's death. Was she the victim of suicide? Or was she murdered to cover up what she knew? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast/posts Notes: https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00552R000404360011-4.pdf https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/the-wrap/article/7-Conspiracy-Theories-About-Marilyn-Monroe-s-11189934.php https://allthatsinteresting.com/inga-arvad https://www.amazon.com/Last-Days-Marilyn-Monroe/dp/0062206494/ref=sr11?keywords=the+last+days+of+Marilyn+monroe&qid=1552826074&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ All other music from this episode by Kai Engel http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1962, one of Hollywood's biggest stars died tragically. Officially, Marilyn Monroe's cause of death was listed as an apparent suicide. But ever since then, questions have been raised by investigators looking into the case. Was Marilyn Monroe really murdered? And was her death to cover up one of the biggest political scandals in history? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast/posts Notes: https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00552R000404360011-4.pdf https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/the-wrap/article/7-Conspiracy-Theories-About-Marilyn-Monroe-s-11189934.php https://allthatsinteresting.com/inga-arvad https://www.amazon.com/Last-Days-Marilyn-Monroe/dp/0062206494/ref=sr11?keywords=the+last+days+of+Marilyn+monroe&qid=1552826074&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Music: Kevin Macleod, Impromptu 1 and 2 https://incompetech.com/music/ Dexter Britain, The Tea Party https://incompetech.com/music/ Kai Engel, Fading Ray's Waltz, November, September, Irsen's Tale, Nothing Lasts Forever, Twinkling Stars Last Forever, I Am Climbing on Air http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2007, a man living in the tiny Czech Republic town of Kurim set up a video baby monitor in his infant son's room. But what he saw on the monitor was something altogether different. Something horrible. This would be the beginning of one of the strangest and most disturbing stories you've ever heard. Warning: this episode contains graphic descriptions of child abuse https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/child-abuse-case-exposes-czech-sect-1.1209298 https://www.amazon.com/Kuřim-Case-Terrifying-Story-Cannibalism-ebook/dp/B01HS95ZEQ Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/DexterBritain/CreativeCommonsVolume2/TheTeaParty Kai Engel, Morbid Imagination, Rejecting the Sirens http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Myuu, Lights Out https://soundcloud.com/myuu Coldnoise, Demise and Downfall, Weakness, Tale for Mind http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Coldnoise/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mummies have been found all over the world for centuries. It turns out there's a lot more to mummies than you've seen in monster movies. Hear the stories of the strange journey of an old west outlaw, the tragic death of a B-Movie queen, the mummified remains of a little girl who won't rest, and many more. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.si.edu/spotlight/ancient-egypt/mummies https://allthatsinteresting.com/elmer-mccurdy https://listverse.com/2013/10/12/10-mummies-with-mysterious-stories-to-tell/ https://the-line-up.com/sarah-jane-harvey-mummy-in-cupboard Music: Alex Mason & the Minor Emotion http://freemusicarchive.org/music/AlexMasonTheMinor_Emotion/ Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between 1966 to 1967, strange things were happening in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. People throughout the region began reporting sightings of all sorts of paranormal phenomena, including a large, winged creature which would become legendary around the world. The Mothman.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.ranker.com/list/true-mothman-stories/lyra-radford https://www.mothmanmuseum.com https://www.prairieghosts.com/moth.html Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Kai Engel, Moonlight Reprise, The Burden of Empathy, Oneiri, Laceration, Pacific Garbage Patch, Rejecting the Sirens, Floret, Difference http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1944, police made a gruesome discovery inside a Paris townhouse, a mass collection of dismembered body parts being burned in a furnace. This would lead them to a massive manhunt for a vicious serial killer named Marcel Petiot, who operated freely during the World War II Nazi occupation.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004P8JPJU/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://allthatsinteresting.com/marcel-petiot https://www.ahctv.com/tv-shows/wartime-crime/videos/marcel-petiot-was-destined-to-be-a-psychopath Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Kai Engel, Mist and Clouds http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Lee Rosevere, First Light, At the Edges of Sleep http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/ Blear Moon,Cold Summer Landscape http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blear_Moon/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In February, 1994, a 34-year-old cancer patient named Gloria Ramirez was rushed into the Riverside General emergency room having difficulty breathing. Soon after, more than a dozen nurses, doctors and patients began passing out from toxic fumes that allegedly came from the woman's body. But what really caused this bizarre incident? Can science explain it? Or was it all part of a deeper conspiracy that people tried desperately to cover up? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4291 http://discovermagazine.com/1995/apr/analysisofatoxic493 https://littlespyeye.wordpress.com/2012/09/09/the-toxic-lady-gloria-ramirez/ Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Kai Engel http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Alex Mason & the Minor Emotion http://freemusicarchive.org/music/AlexMasonTheMinor_Emotion/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special Christmas episode, I present eight short holiday themed tales. Listen as I tell you the strange story of an astronaut's UFO encounter, the tragic tale of a Christmas card that was never sent, of bizarre Christmas traditions from around the world, and many more.  Notes: http://mentalfloss.com/article/54184/8-legendary-monsters-christmas https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/12/frightening-holiday-hauntings-tied-to-christmas/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/iceland-elves https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/jfk-christmas-card-was-never-sent-180948006/ Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ All other music from this episode by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most tragic and disturbing stories from American history has to be that of the Donner Party. But the story of the ill-fated journey by the group of settlers is one that has been twisted and exaggerated over time. In this episode I tell you the story of what really happened, and try to dispel some of the myths. Sponsor:  Sudio Headphones https://www.sudio.com/us/ Use coupon code CONSPIRATOR at checkout to receive 15% off your order. You'll also receive free shipping and if you order before Christmas your package will come in a complementary gift box. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Land-Under-Heaven-Manifest/dp/0871407698/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1544294436&sr=8-1&keywords=Michael+wallis https://www.amazon.com/Indifferent-Stars-Above-Harrowing-Donner/dp/0061348112/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1544294473&sr=8-1&keywords=the+indifferent+stars+above Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Kai Engel, December, January, February, Snowfall Intro, Blizzard, Snowmen, Floret, Morbid Imagination, Curtains are always drawn, Mist and Clouds http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1892, one of the most infamous murders ever occurred in American history in Fall River, Massachusetts. Someone brutally murdered Andrew and Abby Borden with a hatchet. To this day most everyone believes it was their daughter Lizzie Borden who did it. But did she? Hear the true story behind the gruesome children's rhyme. Sponsor:  Sudio Headphones https://www.sudio.com/us/ Use coupon code CONSPIRATOR at checkout to receive 15% off your order. You'll also receive free shipping and if you order before Christmas your package will come in a complementary gift box. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Borden-Murders-Lizzie-Trial-Century/dp/0553498088/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1543196110&sr=8-1&keywords=Lizzie+Borden+book https://www.lizzieandrewborden.com https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/lizzie-borden-why-a-19th-century-axe-murder-still-fascinates-us-250467/ https://newengland.com/today/travel/massachusetts/lizzie-borden-house/ http://mentalfloss.com/article/81765/how-lizzie-borden-spent-her-life-after-being-acquitted Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Kai Engel, Silence, Mist and Clouds, Oneiri, The Burden of Empathy, Difference http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Coldnoise, Remember http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Coldnoise/ Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion, Only, Silent Park Inside Your Soul, Parting, Again Alone, Hope http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I tell you the strange history of the drug LSD, from it's origins involving a deadly fungus that may have caused a bizarre dancing plague in 1518, all the way up until the CIA began experimenting with it in their top secret program known as Project MK-Ultra. Did the CIA really murder one of its own scientists? And how does the man's death tie into a bizarre outbreak of mass hallucinations in a tiny French village. Notes: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris_Zabriskie/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/was-scientist-frank-olsons-death-an-lsd-induced-suicide-or-cia-cover-up/ https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/12/errol-morris-wormwood-netflix-interview https://www.bbc.com/news/world-10996838 http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/wong/BOT135/LECT12.HTM https://www.history.com/news/what-was-the-dancing-plague-of-1518 Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Chris Zabriskie, I Need to Start Writing Things Down, John Stockton Slow Drag, There's Probably No Time, Undercover Vampire Policeman, I Am a Man Who Will Fight For Your Honor http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris_Zabriskie/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I tell you about the history of Satanism. Hear about Anton LaVey and the origins of the Church of Satan, and how it relates to the notorious death of a famous starlet, as well as a brutal murder in rural Georgia.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.livescience.com/56341-where-did-satan-come-from.html https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-the-devil http://time.com/3973573/satanism-american-history/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/corpsewood-manor-murders Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Kai Engel, Mist and Clouds, Curtains Are Always Drawn, Take a Look Around You, Mist and Clouds, Floret, July, Moonlight Reprise, Far From Home Pon VII, Rejecting the Sirens http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ghosts and the law don't seem like two things that go together. But throughout history there have been several instances where the two intersect. In this episode we tell you about several ghosts that solved their own murders, about the only legally haunted house in the United States and the time when testimony from a ghost was used in court. Notes: https://www.lifedeathprizes.com/spooky-stuff/the-story-of-the-hammersmith-ghost-murder-hunt-64344 https://www.prairieghosts.com/shue.html https://the-line-up.com/the-red-barn-murder-1827 https://www.lifedeathprizes.com/real-life-crime/allan-showery-murdered-teresita-basa-68416 Music: Coldnoise, "Remember", "Weakness" http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Coldnoise/ Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Naoya Sakamata, "The Intent of Revenge" https://soundcloud.com/naoya-sakamata Kai Engel, "Difference", "Better Way", "January", "February", "Curtains Are Always Drawn", "Oecumene Sleeps" http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, spiritualism was all the rage across America. People across the country regularly visited so-called psychic mediums to communicate with ghosts. But in 1874, an ardent skeptic of the paranormal heard about a pair of brothers from Vermont, who claimed to be able to conjure the spirits of the dead on their rural farm. What happened next would change that skeptic's life forever.  https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/spiritualism/history/history.shtml https://www.prairieghosts.com/eddy.html https://www.the-voicebox.com/eddybrothersthe.htm Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Myuu, Hopeless, Outsider, Shelter, Identity Crisis, Keep Going, Lost World https://soundcloud.com/myuu Naoya Sakamata, Incident https://soundcloud.com/naoya-sakamata Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I tell you about the lives of two men, John Wilkes Booth, the man who shot Abraham Lincoln, and Boston Corbett, the man who shot Booth. Or did he? Stories persist over the years that the man Boston Corbett shot was not really John Wilkes Booth, and that Booth lived on for decades after.  Notes: https://www.history.com/news/the-john-wilkes-booth-mummy-that-toured-america https://www.annmarieackermann.com/mysterious-fate-boston-corbett/ https://theamericanscholar.org/the-man-who-shot-the-man-who-shot-lincoln/ did john wilkes booth survive Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Chris Zabriskie, Undercover Vampire Policeman http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris_Zabriskie/ Kevin MacLeod, Impromptu I-III http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/ Coldnoise, Fragments, Chance to Noice http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Coldnoise/ Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion, Silent Park Inside Your Soul, Only http://freemusicarchive.org/music/AlexMasonTheMinor_Emotion/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1979, a four person Cessna crashed on the frozen peak of a California mountain. One of those people on board was a remarkable 11 year old boy named Norman Ollestad, Jr., and he would be pushed to the limits as he attempted to climb down the mountain alone.  Notes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002BD2UQ6/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://www.nytimes.com/1979/02/21/archives/boy-survives-air-crash-and-trek-in-snow-huddled-under-wing-he-never.html Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Kai Engel, March, Floret, Difference, January, Far From Home, Laceration, Heart and Mind, Rejecting the Sirens, Nothing http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hypnotism is a controversial subject that has been around in one form or another since the time of the ancient Egyptians. Under hypnosis, a person becomes susceptible to suggestion. But just how far can you compel a person under hypnosis to go? For centuries, hypnosis has been tied to a number of murders and suspicious deaths. In this episode, we'll discuss some of these incidents, including one that may involve one of the most famous assassinations in American history. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast/posts Notes: http://johnmongiovi.com/blog/2014/10/22/a-history-of-hypnosis-from-ancient-temples-to-modern-psychology https://listverse.com/2015/10/16/10-deadly-cases-of-hypnosis/ https://www.ranker.com/list/hypnosis-crimes/lee-emjay https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/12/north-port-florida-students-death-hypnosis https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-equation/201207/look-my-eyes-and-kill-your-husband https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2018/06/04/the-assassination-of-bobby-kennedy-was-sirhan-sirhan-hypnotized-to-be-the-fall-guy/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8eced32fa327 Music: Chris Zabriskie, Stories of the World That Once Was http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris_Zabriskie/ Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Kai Engel, December, January, February, March, Summer Days, Floret, Difference, Curtains Are Always Drawn http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Countess Elizabeth Bathory is considered by many historians to be the most prolific female serial killer in history. Stories persist of the vicious torture and brutal murder of hundreds of young girls in 16th century Hungary. But was she really guilty, or was she the victim of a conspiracy of wealthy and powerful people out to get her? Notes: http://www.gods-and-monsters.com/vampire-origin.html https://www.medicalbag.com/grey-matter/the-legend-of-elizabeth-bathory-the-blood-countess/article/472831/ https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/elisabeth-bathory https://www.amazon.com/Lady-Killers-Deadly-Throughout-History-ebook/dp/B01N9SANW5/ref=sr111?ie=UTF8&qid=1533407915&sr=8-11&keywords=female+serial+killers+book Music: Chris Zabriskie, Land on the Golden Gate http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris_Zabriskie/ Coldnoise, Life of Butterflies, Weakness http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Coldnoise/ Kai Engel, Snowfall Intro, Morbid Imagination, December, January, Oneiri http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the 18th century there lived a mysterious man known as The Count of Saint Germain. He was a master musician, artist, linguist and alchemist...and some people say he was immortal. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast/posts Notes: https://www.historicmysteries.com/saint-germain/ http://findingcountstgermain.blogspot.com/p/timeline.html https://coolinterestingstuff.com/the-strange-mystery-of-saint-germain-the-immortal-count https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/vampire-new-orleans-mysterious-case-jacque-and-comte-de-st-germain-009019 Music: Chris Zabriskie, There's Probably No Time http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris_Zabriskie/ Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion, Soul Breaker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In July, 1954, a young Ohio woman named Marilyn Sheppard was brutally murdered in her home. Her husband Dr. Sam Sheppard was tried and convicted for her murder, but did he do it? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Wrong-Man-Verdict-Sheppard-Murder/dp/0679457194/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1530985153&sr=8-1&keywords=the+wrong+man+James+neff&dpID=41mkoY1NXPL&preST=SY291BO1,204,203,200QL40&dpSrc=srch https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/05/us/dna-test-absolves-sam-sheppard-of-murder-lawyer-says.html Music: Kai Engel, In the End Everyone Dies, Deserted City, Difference, Silence, Curtains are Always Drawn, Celestial Plains, Heart and Mind http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Dexter Britain, The Tea Party Alex Mason, Against Ghost http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1957, an odd, soft-spoken man named Ed Gein shocked the nation. What they discovered on his remote farm in rural Wisconsin was the stuff of nightmares, and would go on to inspire many modern horror movies, including Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Silence of the Lambs. But the true story of Ed Gein, is so much worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For just as long as people were being put on trial for being witches, what is much less known is that people were also being tried and convicted of being werewolves. Hear the stories of these trials, as well as the gruesome tales of some very real murders people believed were caused by werewolves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For centuries, there have been people who have believed that the earth is a hollow ball. These stories include practically everything strange and  unusual you can imagine, UFOs, Giants, Atlantis, Bigfoot, Nazis, and government conspiracies. This episode features a special guest appearance by Nathan Lloyd of the Historical Blindness podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stories of people who believe they could predict the future have been around for nearly as long as recorded history. Hear the stories of noted prophets, such as the Oracle of Delphi, Nostradamus and the men who may have predicted the sinking of the Titanic and the death of an American pop idol. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To some people, the Winchester Mystery House is the most haunted house in the world. Was it fear of ghosts that drove Sarah Winchester to build this bizarre sprawling mansion, or was there something else? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1932, Charles Lindbergh's infant son was kidnapped and murdered. To this day there are some people who believe that the man who was convicted of the crime, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, may not have been guilty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been said that there's a fine line between genius and madness. In 1937, a gifted but mentally disturbed sculptor named Robert Irwin shocked New York City by committing a series of horrific murders. This led to one of the largest manhunts in New York history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1991, police found the body of 41 year old journalist named Danny Casolaro in a West Virginia hotel room with his wrists slashed. Although investigators were quick to write the man's death off as a suicide, it turns out he was investigating an alleged criminal and covert intelligence organization he called The Octopus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The national parks system is sometimes called the greatest idea in the history of America. But there's a dark side to the parks as well. For hundreds of years, people have mysteriously disappeared in the national parks, something that former police officer David Paulides has catalogued in his Missing 411 books. In this episode we discuss some of the creepiest stories, and the legends and history behind those stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alcatraz. It's the most infamous prison in American history, and it will forever be tied to the most famous prison escape in history as well. In this episode we tell you the complete history of the Rock, from it's early days as a Civil War era military prison, all the way up to the famous 1962 escape by Frank Morris and the Anglin Brothers. Did they drown in San Francisco Bay? Or did they escape until this very day? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the darker aspects of some religions, is ritual human sacrifice. Mexico is one of those countries that is steeped in tradition, but some of those traditions are drenched in blood. Hear the stories of the Aztec empire, which was centered around human sacrifice. And hear about some modern tales of human sacrifice, including a 20th century self-proclaimed high priestess who began her own religious cult, and demanded human blood in return. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are thousands of islands scattered across the globe, and many of those islands contain dark and terrifying stories of their own. In this episode we tell you some of these stories, including the tale of an island tomb where the coffins seem to move around on their own, of an island off the coast of Australia that was the location of one of the worst mass murders in history, and of a tiny island near Italy that some people claim is the most haunted place on earth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hollywood caught on long ago that one of the ideal settings for a horror movie is the isolated cabin in the woods. But in real life, many murders have occurred in such cabins far away from prying eyes. Here are two such stories, the tale of a group of fur trappers who met their brutal end, and the story of a single mother of five who left a terrible situation, only to end up in a nightmare beyond imagination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's a special holiday minisode for all my listeners. It's the true story of the remarkable event that occurred on Christmas 1914, along the western front of World War I. Notes: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-story-of-the-wwi-christmas-truce-11972213/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zxsfyrd Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/DexterBritain/CreativeCommonsVolume2/TheTeaParty Alex Mason & the Minor Emotion, Only, Hope, I Will Not Return http://freemusicarchive.org/music/AlexMasonTheMinor_Emotion/ Naoya Sakamata, Comeback https://soundcloud.com/naoya-sakamata Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1873, three women were trapped on a tiny island of the coast of Maine with a vicious axe murderer, in a true story that seems like something straight out of a horror movie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

England's official laws regarding the prosecution of witches date back to the 1600s. Those laws would be responsible for the persecution and deaths of at least 4,000 people in the Middle Ages. Those very same laws would also remain on the books until well into the 20th century. In 1944, a psychic medium named Helen Duncan would gain notoriety by becoming the last woman to be tried under England's witchcraft laws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The city of Florence, Italy is the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. It's also the birthplace of a terrifying serial killer who helped inspire the fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter. The story of the Monster of Florence is a terrifying and twisting tale that went on for more than two decades, destroying countless lives and unearthing dark secrets that many people would rather keep buried. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a special Halloween treat, here's a special bonus mini episode, featuring myself and a special guest, my son, Nate Hale, Jr., another entirely fictional identity. In this episode we tell you the stories of several haunted ships throughout history, including the tale of a ship during the Revolutionary War that had a higher body count than every battle of the war combined. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most major religions around the world have some concept of demons and hell. The history of exorcism is both tragic and terrifying. In this episode we tell the true story that inspired the book and film of The Exorcist, as well as several other accounts of alleged demonic possession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the conclusion of our three-part series on Charles Manson and the Manson Family, we discuss the events surrounding the Tate-LaBianca murders, as well as the subsequent arrest and trial of the murderers. We also discuss several other unsolved murders that may have been committed by the Manson Family. #manson #mansonfamily #charlesmanson #murder #helterskelter #scary #murder #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #history #historypodcast #hippies #the60s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the second part in a special three-part series on Charles Manson and the Manson Family murders. In part one we discussed Charles Manson's upbringing. In this episode we discuss the group of devout followers Manson gathered together leading up to the massacre he directed them to go out and do.  #charles Manson, #manson, #manson family, #horror #helter skelter #murder #history #history podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout history there have been certain crimes that have shaped a generation. This is the first in a special three-part series on the life and crimes of Charles Manson. The brutal murders committed by his followers under his direction changed the 1960s forever. #manson #Charlesmanson #mansonfamily #horror #scary #murder #truecrime #murders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout history, many cultures around the world have claimed to have had people who could contact the spirits. In the late 19th century, during the height of Spiritualism, a Baltimore novelty and toy company began selling a device they claimed could allow the user to gain knowledge from spirits beyond the grave. The history of the Ouija board is nearly as mysterious as the way it's supposed to work. Some people have even been driven to commit murder by the board. #ouija #ouijaboard #horror #mystery #history #scary #historypodcast #murder #ghosts #ghoststory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During World War II, the German Luftwaffe began a massive bombing campaign over London and the surrounding British countryside known as The Blitz. By night, London would shut off all the city lights in order to make it more difficult for bombers to find targets. This also allowed for a brutal serial killer to begin stalking the city streets. #serialkiller #serialkillers #murder #world war II #podcast #history #historypodcast #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the winter of 1874, prospector Alfred G. Packer headed out into the Colorado mountains with a group of five other men. Only Packer returned alive. According to stories, either Packer was a desperate man driven to do some terrible things to survive, or one of the greatest monsters the old west has ever known. #cannibal, #history, #alfred packer, #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1916, a series of deadly shark attacks occurred along the Jersey shore. This is the true story that some people say inspired Jaws. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Close-Shore-Terrifying-Shark-Attacks-ebook/dp/B000FBFN2E/ref=sr11?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1501113922&sr=1-1&keywords=close+to+shore http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/07/150702-shark-attack-jersey-shore-1916-great-white/ Music: Phillip Weigl, Not the Streets You Used to Walk Along http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Philipp_Weigl/ Chris Zabriskie, The Oceans Continue http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris_Zabriskie/ Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/DexterBritain/CreativeCommonsVolume2/TheTeaParty Kai Engel, Oeucumene Sleeps, Summer Days, Rejecting the Sirens, Difference, Pacific Garbage Patch, Homelands Ashes http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Without a doubt, the greatest detective in literature is Sherlock Holmes. When the world’s most foremost expert on Sherlock Holmes was found strangled to death, he left behind a mystery that may have baffled even... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starvation is a terrible way to die. This is the true story of Linda Hazzard, a quack doctor who lived in Washington in the early 20th century. Hazzard’s bizarre treatments may have resulted in as... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The true stories of Charles Domery and Tarrare, two men whose insatiable hunger needs to be heard to be believed. Each of these men were able to eat insane amounts of food, and very possibly... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A full three years before Jack the Ripper stalked the streets of London, there was another vicious serial killer who terrorized people in the city of Austin, Texas. The killer known sometimes as The Servant... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A recent National Geographic poll showed that more than 77 percent of the public believes that aliens from another planet have visited the earth at some point in history. It’s disturbing enough when a person... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York in the early part of the 20th century was struck by a typhoid epidemic. An investigator managed to track down the unlikely cause, a 37-year-old cook named Mary Mallon. Although would go on... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In New Orleans in the 1800s, a mysterious Turkish Sultan moved into a lavish mansion in New Orleans’s French Quarter. Legend has it that a bloody massacre occurred  and no one knows who did it.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1853, a reverend named John Murray Spear attempted to do something shocking. He believed he was receiving messages from spirits beyond the grave, who gave him instructions on how to build a mechanical messiah... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One common legend that appears over and over in many forms throughout cultures around the world, is the legend of the vampire. Listen to hear some vampire stories from history, including the real unsolved murder... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1932, actress Peg Entwistle made a name for herself in Hollywood. But it wasn’t because of any movie role. Peg gained worldwide infamy by jumping off the Hollywood sign to commit suicide. And even long... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1946, the town of Texarkana was terrorized by a serial killer who stalked people parked in lover’s lanes at night. This mysterious madman has been the inspiration for countless songs, movies, books and urban... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special bonus episode, I interview Ed Dentzel, host of the Unfound podcast. In this interview, Ed and I discuss some of his most interesting missing persons cases and what it takes to create... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1868, the cargo ship The Arran set sail for Quebec, Canada from Greenock, Scotland. Unknown to the captain, on board were a group of seven young stowaways. What happened to those boys is the... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Without a doubt the telephone is one of the greatest inventions in human history. But the invention also has a dark side. Listen to hear several true stories from history of unsolved murders, strange conspiracies... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can often judge a society by how it treats it’s least fortunate members. In particular, the disabled and the mentally ill. Throughout history, people with mental illness have been shuttered away in massive insane... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1896, the British decided to build a railroad across their colony in Africa. An Army colonel named John Henry Patterson was brought in to supervise construction of a railroad bridge across the Tsavo River.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the early 20th century, America was caught up in a growing spiritualist movement that swept the nation. One hotspot for seances and new religious movements during the 1920s was Detroit. There, a self-styled “Divine Prophet” named... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first lonely hearts ads were published in 1695, just five years after the first newspapers were created. Almost from the very beginning, there have been criminals who have used these ads to prey on... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout history there have been many self-appointed witch hunters who dedicated themselves to wiping out the minions of Satan. Hear the strange stories of witch hunts throughout history, including Matthew Hopkins, the Witchfinder General, the Salem... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the 1940s and early 1950s, a string of strange disappearances occurred around Glastenbury Mountain in Vermont. Theories range from alien abduction, to Bigfoot, to dimensional gateways, to a serial killer on the loose. The... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the great myths about serial killers perpetuated by books and the movies is that they’re all criminal geniuses like Hannibal Lecter. In truth, the criminal mastermind is extremely rare. Back in the late... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1958, 19 year old Charles Starkweather and 14 year old Caril Anne Fugate, set out on a murder spree that shocked a nation. Was Caril an innocent victim, or was she as violent as... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Logic tells us curses aren’t real. Yet history is full of instances that make you scratch your head and wonder. Hear some of the strange true stories, including the legend of King Tut’s curse, the serial... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in 1927, an immigrant named Lillian Alling grew fed up with life in the United States, and she decided she would return to her homeland no matter what. What happened next is one of... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in 1912, on a warm June night in the little Iowa town of Villisca, an unknown madman murdered eight people with an axe. Learn the horrifying true story of the Moore family murders, and... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Although there’s no accurate count, it’s estimated there are about 100,000 islands scattered around the globe. Sometimes, remote islands have been used to hide dark secrets, and stories of absolute horror and human misery. These... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve all heard the story about how John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theater. But did you ever hear the story about the men who drove a mummy around the U.S. claiming... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout history, there have been a number of shadowy groups dedicated to the art of deception and murder. Today, we have a name for these people. We call them assassins. Hear the true story of... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

H.H. Holmes was the alias of one of America’s first serial killers. In Chicago in the late 1800s, he built an enormous “murder castle” where he may have killed as many as 200 people.  ... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In survival stories, we often play the “what if” game, and wonder what we would do differently under the same circumstances. Here are two true stories of people lost in the jungle, including the remarkable... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Christmas Eve, 1945, the home of George and Jennie Sodder was destroyed by fire. George, Jennie and four of their ten children managed to escape unharmed. But five more of the Sodder children mysteriously... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Long before the Zodiac Killer terrorized southern California, there was another similar string of murders in which a bizarre killer stalked and murdered people at local lover’s lanes then sent taunting, coded messages to the... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On April 7, 1994, FedEx Flight 705 took off on a routine flight from Memphis to San Jose. What happened next was anything but routine though. A rogue FedEx employee attempted to seize control of... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s bizarre enough when a single serial killer is terrorizing the community. But an entire family of serial killers is almost unheard of. In 1843, in rural Kansas a family of serial killers known as... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1943, a group of teenage boys in England’s Hagley Woods discovered a woman’s skeleton inside the trunk of a gnarled old wych elm. Was it a bizarre occult murder? Or was it another type... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.T. Barnum was many things in life–a showman, a con artist, a politician, and much more. This is the amazing true story of the man who managed to hoax the world.   Notes: www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-p-t-barnum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.T.Barnum... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The story of what happened to Edgar Allan Poe in his final days has endured for centuries. In his final days, the writer disappeared for days, then mysteriously reappeared delirious and lying in the gutter... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For three years during the mid 18th Century, the Gevaudan region of southern France was terrorized by a real life monster. To this day, no one knows precisely what the creature was, or where it... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For centuries there have been stories of people who were buried alive. These are the macabre true stories of people who were declared dead and buried, even though they really weren’t.   Notes: https://www.bizarrepedia.com/joseph-burrus/ Supposed... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1961, millionaire Michael Rockefeller disappeared in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. Did he drown as the official stories claim? Or did he suffer a much more grisly fate at the hands of native... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They say that revenge is a dish best served cold. History has many tales of people who took the act of revenge to a whole new level. In this episode hear the stories of The... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the mid-1870s two of the most prominent paleontologists in the world, Edward Drinker Cope and O.C. Marsh, waged an epic and often ridiculous war against one another. This is the bizarre true story of The Bone Wars.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever been home alone and felt like you were being watched? Here are two stories of people whose killers may have been living with them unaware victims for months. Notes: http://modernnotion.com/hinterkaifeck-murders/ The Mysterious... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the 18th century in Britain, there was a thriving business in black market body snatching. An enterprising duo named Burke and Hare took the practice to its next logical conclusion, but murdering multiple people... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The true story of the Cleveland Torso Murders, and legendary lawman Eliot Ness’s investigation into the murders. Although officially the killer was never caught, did Ness actually discover the murderer’s identity?   Notes: http://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/case-closed- http://www.ifip.com/ness.html http://www.clevelandpolicemuseum.org/collections/eliotness.html... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The strange true story of Jack Parsons, one of the co-founders of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and fathers of modern rocket science, as well as the member of a black magic sex cult with ties... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The strange true story of The Galapagos Affair. On a tiny tropical island, a self-described “Baroness” mysteriously vanished after running afoul of a small group of settlers.  Was it murder? Notes: http://latinamericacurrentevents.com/headless-gringa-of-the-galapagos-islands/32118/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FloreanaIsland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheGalapagos_Affair http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/20thcenturylatinamerica/a/09galaffair.htm... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

http://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2014/10/a-man-dug-up-the-corpses-of-29-girls-turned-them-into-dolls-and-lived-with-them-in-his-bedroom/It’s hard to let your loved ones go after they die. Some people find it so difficult, in fact, that they bring their remains home with them. Hear about the true bizarre story of Carol... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Isdal Woman of Norway and the Somerton Man of Australia are two of the most famous unsolved crimes in history. Who were these mysterious people? No one knows. Here are their stories. Notes: The... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1961, an 11-year-old girl named Terry Jo Dupperault narrowly escaped death at the hands of a clever killer who murdered her entire family. Then she was forced to survive on her own clinging to... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the night of March 19, 1919, all the dance halls and bars and nearly every home in the city of New Orleans was blasting jazz all through the night. But this wasn’t any ordinary... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 3: The Heiress In 1968, a Detroit woman discovered she was adopted. Her quest for the truth about her past would lead her down a path leading to an automotive fortune and dark secrets... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Psychologists have been experimenting on humans for as long as the profession has been around. But what happens when the experiment goes too far? Listen here and find out about... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Death has always followed the nuclear industry in one way or another. Usually those deaths are accidents, but in some cases it’s murder. Listen to the stories of murdered Russian spies,... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices