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The Conspirators Podcast

The Conspirators Podcast

The Conspirators Podcast

History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

Overview

The Conspirators is a bi-weekly show dedicated to the dark and disturbing stories from history your teacher never told you about. On the show I discuss unsolved mysteries, serial killers, survival stories, strange disappearances and other bizarre true events from the past.

279 Episodes

Ep. 257 - The Lost

Amelia Earhart was the famous aviator of her day. But in 1937, when she took off on her around the world trip, she also became the most famous missing person in the world. Patreon https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.ameliaearhart.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120412224805/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/media/uploads/special_features/download_files/amelia_transcript.pdf https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/will-search-for-amelia-earhart-ever-end-180953646/ https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/21/science/amelia-earhart-plane-anomaly-update/index.html https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-general-history-famous-people/amelia-earhart-0021864 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2025

The Whistleblower Whose Life Was Crushed, From Targeted

Sharing an episode of a brand new podcast I’m loving, called Targeted. Imagine that someone wants to see you crushed. Now, imagine they have the power to easily turn the system against you—to take away your job, your family, your business, even your basic rights like the ability to bank or travel freely. And imagine it didn’t even cost them much to do it. This is the story of those who have been targeted. Targeted uncovers the harrowing stories of people who have been singled out and systematically dismantled—whether for political reasons, personal vendettas, or simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Each episode deep dives into the tactics used against them, the devastating consequences, and the remarkable lessons they’ve learned in their fight to survive. Targeted breaks down the playbooks of those who weaponize systems of power, and gives listeners the tools to recognize and resist being targeted themselves. If you’ve ever wondered how systems meant to protect can be weaponized, or what to do if you find yourself in the crosshairs, this podcast is for you. You can find more episodes of Targeted at Targeted.com, YouTube or wherever you get podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2025

Ep. 256 - The Monsters of Plum Island

About two miles away from Long Island, New York, lies a tiny island with a mysterious and terrifying reputation. Plum Island is home to an animal research center run by the U.S. government. But it's also at the center of a number of conspiracy theories as to what they are really doing there. Was Plum Island responsible for Lyme Disease? Or were they even making monsters there? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Lab-257-Disturbing-Governments-Laboratory/dp/0060011416 https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/plum-island-animal-disease-center https://now.tufts.edu/2019/07/18/lyme-bacterium-predates-us-lab-conspiracy-theorists-say-unleashed-ticks-public https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-09-08/plum-island-why-area-51-of-the-east-coast-is-moving-to-kansas https://www.easthamptonstar.com/villages/202073/gruesome-find-stirs-memories-montauk-monster https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2008/07/the_monster_of_montauk.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 31 March 2025

Ep. 255 - The Hysteria

Throughout the Victorian era and into the 20th century, women throughout Europe and America were often sent to insane asylums for so-called hysteria. In this episode I'll tell you about the history involved, as well the tragic story of what happened to one woman who vanished from an asylum in Indianapolis. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.wired.com/2014/05/fantastically-wrong-wandering-womb/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JKNHQR2/?bestFormat=true&k=unwell%20women&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-pd-bk-d_de_k0_1_12&crid=3PR3IRMBYDVZX&sprefix=unwell%20women https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/the-controversy-of-female-hysteria https://www.nytimes.com/1920/04/27/archives/find-womans-skeleton-after-20-years-quest-miss-selvage-indianapolis.html https://www.amazon.com/Historic-Indianapolis-Crimes-Murder-Mystery/dp/1596299894 https://historicindianapolis.com/rufus-cantrell-intruder-in-the-dust/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 17 March 2025

Ep. 254 - The Secret of Rennes Le Chateau

In the late 19th century, a priest named Berenger Sauniere was sent to take over a decrepit church in the tiny French village of Rennes Le Chateau. After that, the poor country priest discovered a secret that made him fabulously wealthy. There are those who say Sauniere discovered a vast treasure of gold, jewels and possibly even the actual Holy Grail. Others say he discovered a secret that threatened to break the Catholic Church. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/conspiracy-theories-b-renger-sauni-re-and-rennes-le-ch-teau-002460#google_vignette https://storiusmag.com/a-tiny-town-a-problematic-priest-and-a-massive-mystery-85f9837e0ed7 https://louiswolf.com/english/2023/4/29/the-mystery-of-berenger-sauniere-and-the-legend-of-the-hidden-treasure-of-rennes-le-chateau https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-priory-of-sion/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 3 March 2025

Ep. 253 - The Kaleidoscope

Phillip Taylor Kramer was the former bass player for the rock group Iron Butterfly who traded in his guitar and became a scientist. But in 1995 Kramer mysteriously vanished. Some people believe that Kramer was killed because he had managed to unlock the secrets to faster than light travel. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast/videos Notes: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/iron-butterfly-philip-taylor-kramer-found-dead/ https://web.archive.org/web/20040807081111/http://www.mrkabc.com/mrkabc/news/kramer01.html https://web.archive.org/web/20020204114404/http://www.maximonline.com/maximwear/articles/article_2193.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120303004204/https://www.skeptictank.org/kramer.htm https://thedebrief.org/the-strange-death-of-rockstar-and-tech-mogul-philip-taylor-kramer-remains-baffling-almost-three-decades-after-his-disappearance/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-03-30-vl-48798-story.html https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bizarre-disappearance-iron-butterfly-philip-taylor-kramer/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 17 February 2025

Ep. 252 - The Haunted Anthology

In this episode I tell you three stories of strange ghost stories throughout history. Hear the story of two cursed stone objects that led an expert on the BBC to say that werewolves were real. In story two, a group of paranormal investigators create a ghost. In the third story you'll hear a mysterious tale that sounds like a real life Scooby Doo plot. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/theconspiratorspodcast Youtube: https://youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast?si=VIzDWIoEtLeNs7dc Notes: https://www.bbc.com/articles/cdxyzq5g9vgo https://burialsandbeyond.com/2021/06/13/the-hexham-heads/ https://mythoi.substack.com/p/the-horrifying-hexham-heads https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/358897/the-philip-experiment-we-want-ghosts-to-be-real/ https://livinglibraryblog.com/the-philip-experiment/ https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/2/article/904496/pdf https://historiclondontours.com/tales-of-london/f/scratching-fanny-of-cock-lane https://aplacebetweenthetrees.com/2020/05/20/the-cock-lane-ghost-ghostbusting-in-the-age-of-enlightenment/ https://www.jocelynmcgregor.com/scratching-fanny-intro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 3 February 2025

Ep. 251 - The Lost Japanese Gold

During the days leading up to World War II, the Japanese army plundered hundreds of millions of dollars worth of gold and jewels from countries throughout their empire. But where did all that gold go? One story claims the Japanese took it all to the Philippines, and hid it inside secret underground tunnels, and that all that treasure is still waiting there to be discovered. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/theconspiratorspodcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Gold-Warriors-Americas-Recovery-Yamashitas/dp/1844675319 https://crimereads.com/hawaii-search-yamashitas-gold/ https://www.livescience.com/treasure-hunters-fabled-gold-philippines-island.html https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-important-events/yamashitas-gold-enormous-war-treasure-hoard-remains-elusive-007246 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 20 January 2025

Ep. 250 - The Devil of London

Victorian London was once terrorized by a mysterious figure in a strange costume, who reportedly could leap great distances, and breathe fire. They called this demonic figure Spring-Heeled Jack. Was he an actual demon? Or just a clever prankster? Patreon: theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Spring-Heeled-Jack-Fiend-Penny-Dreadful/dp/1546689338 https://www.amazon.com/Mystery-Spring-Heeled-Jack-Victorian-Steampunk/dp/1620554968/ref=sr_1_2?crid=712RXTDEEIT4&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Y83uxAzfk1kJTD9ddA7VVmohSHPMyiw0voh2rTJnqk_BmmX7whL-3sPEe_nYKy3yOasdRadOcSEo0GidZcyVUZUAsZHTPU767565K_pVAgPBqpJHIdb7k-Sps6TK22GJfvpg2-QaY1Th4FspX-o2u-QbFafjHrSChWzcdppXM5B3jxuxsiQY8vX2kLFk5SM5tfRh4QltCJitXqyTMUdyur8yCXuJMSNtfEDbi4Uw-pQ.pR-h7371tAXbEsu6G93U_3-yCv-aRXWhvjQ3ummgzy8&dib_tag=se&keywords=spring-heeled+jack&qid=1736009055&sprefix=spring-heeled+jack%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-2 https://www.amazon.com/Spirits-Industrial-Age-Impersonation-Spring-heeled/dp/1499268777/ref=sr_1_4?crid=712RXTDEEIT4&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Y83uxAzfk1kJTD9ddA7VVmohSHPMyiw0voh2rTJnqk_BmmX7whL-3sPEe_nYKy3yOasdRadOcSEo0GidZcyVUZUAsZHTPU767565K_pVAgPBqpJHIdb7k-Sps6TK22GJfvpg2-QaY1Th4FspX-o2u-QbFafjHrSChWzcdppXM5B3jxuxsiQY8vX2kLFk5SM5tfRh4QltCJitXqyTMUdyur8yCXuJMSNtfEDbi4Uw-pQ.pR-h7371tAXbEsu6G93U_3-yCv-aRXWhvjQ3ummgzy8&dib_tag=se&keywords=spring-heeled+jack&qid=1736009055&sprefix=spring-heeled+jack%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-4 https://www.amazon.com/Spring-Heeled-Jack-Philip-Pullman/dp/044041881X/ref=sr_1_5?crid=712RXTDEEIT4&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Y83uxAzfk1kJTD9ddA7VVmohSHPMyiw0voh2rTJnqk_BmmX7whL-3sPEe_nYKy3yOasdRadOcSEo0GidZcyVUZUAsZHTPU767565K_pVAgPBqpJHIdb7k-Sps6TK22GJfvpg2-QaY1Th4FspX-o2u-QbFafjHrSChWzcdppXM5B3jxuxsiQY8vX2kLFk5SM5tfRh4QltCJitXqyTMUdyur8yCXuJMSNtfEDbi4Uw-pQ.pR-h7371tAXbEsu6G93U_3-yCv-aRXWhvjQ3ummgzy8&dib_tag=se&keywords=spring-heeled+jack&qid=1736009055&sprefix=spring-heeled+jack%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-5 https://allthatsinteresting.com/spring-heeled-jack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 6 January 2025

Ep. 249 - The Encounter in Rendlesham Forest

In the English countryside back in 1980 there were two Royal Air Force Bases, RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge that were on loan to the United States Air Force. In the early morning hours after Christmas, in nearby Rendlesham Forest, a group of U.S. Air Force officers had one of the most well documented and legendary close encounters with a U.F.O. in history. https://www.patreon.com/c/theconspiratorspodcast https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Encounter-Rendlesham-Forest-Best-Documented-Incident/dp/1250038103 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-54649675 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/britains-roswell-really-happened-rendlesham-forest-ufo-incident/ https://metro.co.uk/2024/11/27/ufo-expert-says-aliens-werent-involved-famous-rendlesham-forest-incident-21904466/ http://www.ianridpath.com/ufo/halttape.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 23 December 2024

Ep. 248 - The Zodiac Pt. 2

In 1969, the Zodiac Killer sent the San Francisco Bay Area into terror. In this second part of my 2-part series, I tell you what happened next. I also tell you who I think is the most likely suspect. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Zodiac-Shocking-Nations-Elusive-Serial/dp/0425212181/ref=sr_1_1?crid=WR17ZHLP4RFY&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Bjt1G-62yKKAxCwM7Xsvj1mQNBbgmewNLx0BkWYkLZvrGEzXDudkqJlKYrSlOjTeVOlWqR9tC7uvDGPvDJfXiFSdzhB5WURLqH1DqoDyRETIzx38IV0GMYkNiTHMpGgwKscEanu3-1kLIrTrJx5V-LI28pv-Xst2fr-5sCS8yV5TWex2_BF6cdtdQvumYXY6MKT_kKFSJUuk3M59O6Y-5uKq3MJhYOJQFNemmAycwww.0ZqzkApmr8zIwFDu_FJucTnyOtm221rHJwcTr5PdZl0&dib_tag=se&keywords=zodiac+graysmith&qid=1732365813&sprefix=zodiac+graysmith%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1 https://vault.fbi.gov/The%20Zodiac%20Killer https://zodiackiller.com/ https://www.zodiacciphers.com/cheri-jo-bates.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 9 December 2024

Ep. 247 - The Zodiac Pt. 1

The Zodiac Killer is one of the most legendary and mysterious serial killers in history. In part 1 of this 2 part series, I break down the details of the five murders believed to have been committed by the Zodiac Killer, and I tell you the story of the maniac who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1960s. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/theconspiratorspodcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Follow me on Bluesky: @natehale.bsky.social Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Zodiac-Shocking-Nations-Elusive-Serial/dp/0425212181/ref=sr_1_1?crid=WR17ZHLP4RFY&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Bjt1G-62yKKAxCwM7Xsvj1mQNBbgmewNLx0BkWYkLZvrGEzXDudkqJlKYrSlOjTeVOlWqR9tC7uvDGPvDJfXiFSdzhB5WURLqH1DqoDyRETIzx38IV0GMYkNiTHMpGgwKscEanu3-1kLIrTrJx5V-LI28pv-Xst2fr-5sCS8yV5TWex2_BF6cdtdQvumYXY6MKT_kKFSJUuk3M59O6Y-5uKq3MJhYOJQFNemmAycwww.0ZqzkApmr8zIwFDu_FJucTnyOtm221rHJwcTr5PdZl0&dib_tag=se&keywords=zodiac+graysmith&qid=1732365813&sprefix=zodiac+graysmith%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1 https://vault.fbi.gov/The%20Zodiac%20Killer https://zodiackiller.com/ https://www.zodiacciphers.com/cheri-jo-bates.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 25 November 2024

Ep. 246 - The Happy Valley Murder

In 1941, a member of British High Society, Josslyn Hay, the Earl of Erroll, was murdered in Kenya. His still unsolved murder would reveal a seedy underbelly of sex and drugs among the wealthy elite. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/White-Mischief-Murder-Lord-Erroll/dp/0394756878 https://www.amazon.com/Temptress-Scandalous-Alice-Mysterious-Erroll/dp/0312584180 https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/white-mischief-murder-finally-solved-after-66-years-6581781.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-20-mn-8918-story.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 11 November 2024

Halloween Minisode - The Dark Forest

Hi everyone! I couldn't let my favorite day of the year go by without giving everyone a Halloween treat. So here's an extra bonus mini episode. It's both a dark true crime story out of Japan, as well as a story that might make you a believer in ghosts. Notes: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2058684/how-gruesome-photos-memory-stick-revealed-identity-killer-who https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-path-she-took-miyakos-last-walk-d213bf941f91 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 31 October 2024

Ep. 245 - The Death Car

In this episode I tell you several stories about haunted cars. Hear the story of the Surrey Ghost Car, the deadly Golden Eagle and the most infamous cursed vehicle of them all, James Dean's Little Bastard. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://yourirish.com/folklore/coiste-bodhar https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/looking-back-infamous-a3-ghost-25385369 https://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/hauntings/a3-burpham-ghost-crash-2002/ https://dragonquillca.medium.com/the-murderous-motorized-golden-eagle-8c14a678f1f9 https://jalopnik.com/meet-the-golden-eagle-the-car-claimed-to-have-killed-a-1830037928 https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/us-scene/what-really-happened-to-james-deans-cursed-porsche/ https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/james-deans-car-cursed.htm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 28 October 2024

Ep. 244 - The Oakville Blobs

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

Transcribed - Published: 14 October 2024

Ep. 243 - The Deep

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

Transcribed - Published: 30 September 2024

Ep. 242 - The Dogmen

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

Transcribed - Published: 16 September 2024

Ep. 241 - The Lake of Death

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

Transcribed - Published: 2 September 2024

Ep. 240 - The Deadly Skies

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

Transcribed - Published: 19 August 2024

Ep. 239 - The Stranglers

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

Transcribed - Published: 5 August 2024

Ep. 238 - The Anthology

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

Transcribed - Published: 29 July 2024

Ep. 237 - The Devil's Music

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

Transcribed - Published: 22 July 2024

Ep. 236 - The Cellar

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

Transcribed - Published: 8 July 2024

Ep. 235 - The Crash Pad

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

Transcribed - Published: 24 June 2024

Ep. 234 - The Darkest Depths

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

Transcribed - Published: 10 June 2024

Ep. 233 - The Pirates

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

Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2024

Ep. 232 - The Teamster, Pt. 2

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

Transcribed - Published: 13 May 2024

Ep. 231 - The Teamster - Part 1

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

Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2024

Ep. 230 - The Slip

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

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2024

Ep. 229 - The Mad Gasser

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

Transcribed - Published: 1 April 2024

Ep. 228 - The Ghosts of the Bloody Pit

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

Transcribed - Published: 18 March 2024

Ep. 227 - The Men in Black

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

Transcribed - Published: 4 March 2024

Ep. 226 - The Director

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

Transcribed - Published: 19 February 2024

Ep. 225 - The Dead Mountain

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

Transcribed - Published: 5 February 2024

Ep. 224 - The Walk of Death

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

Transcribed - Published: 22 January 2024

Ep. 223 - The Matrix

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

Transcribed - Published: 8 January 2024

Ep. 222 - The Bell Witch

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

Transcribed - Published: 22 December 2023

Ep. 221 - The Pied Piper

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

Transcribed - Published: 11 December 2023

Ep. 220 - The Skyjacker - Part 2

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

Transcribed - Published: 27 November 2023

Ep. 219 - The Skyjacker - Part 1

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

Transcribed - Published: 13 November 2023

Ep. 218 - The Halloween Anthology

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

Transcribed - Published: 30 October 2023

Ep. 217 - The Half-Hanged

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

Transcribed - Published: 16 October 2023

Ep. 216 - The Mesa (Pt. 2)

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

Transcribed - Published: 2 October 2023

Ep. 215 - The Mesa (Part 1)

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. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast 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

Transcribed - Published: 18 September 2023

Special Announcement!

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

Transcribed - Published: 11 September 2023

Ep. 214 - The Last Pirate

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

Transcribed - Published: 4 September 2023

Ep. 213 - The Second Sight

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

Transcribed - Published: 21 August 2023

Ep. 212 - The Alaska Triangle

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

Transcribed - Published: 7 August 2023

Ep. 211 - The Curse of the Dragon

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

Transcribed - Published: 24 July 2023

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