The Conspirators Podcast

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. 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

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. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Check out our new TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@theconspiratorspodcast?_t=8dsLOT20eEd&_r=1 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