The Conspirators Podcast

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-harris...

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-shi...

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/st...

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/theconspiratorsp...

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

It's the most famous haunted house story in history. In 1976, the Lutz family moved into their dream home in Amityville, Long Island. 28 days later, the family fled, claiming that demonic forces drove them out. This is the true story of the Amityville Horror. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Amityville_Horror/NGADV7J25ggC?hl=en...

Throughout history there are numerous stories you can find about people who have been sighted in two different places at the same time. This is a phenomena that has allegedly occurred so many times, that a German word has become part of the popular lexicon: Doppelgänger.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/23/science/doppelgangers-twins-d...

On September 19, 1961, an American couple named Betty and Barney Hill claimed something remarkable happened to them. This was an event so shocking and terrifying, it created an entirely new mythology in the world of the paranormal. That was when the Hills claimed to be the very first alien abductees in history. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.newscenterma...

Between 1903 and 1910, many bodies were found floating in Grays Harbor near Aberdeen, Washington. Police would eventually arrest a local resident named Billy Gohl, a man who has gone down in history as one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. But is any of that true? And was Billy Gohl actually framed? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://digit...

In this extra special episode, I'm presenting to you five mini stories, each telling a different strange tale from different parts of history. Hear the story of the casket girls of New Orleans, the time wolves caused a truce during World War I, the hilarious circumstances where a Nazi U-Boat commander accidentally sunk his own boat, the tale of the fastest surgeon in Victorian London, and of the c...

There's a story that claims back in the middle of the 9th century CE, there once lived a Pope named John Anglicus. Very little is known about what this Pope actually did during their reign. But one thing that is believed by some historians is that Pope John actually held a shocking secret. You see, legend has it, Pope John Anglicus was actually a woman known as Pope Joan, who managed to hide her g...

Throughout history there have been a few scientists considered so brilliant they become household names. People like Albert Einstein or Galileo. But one name you might not be familiar with is Ettore Majorana, a genius Italian physicist who helped develop our understanding of the structure of the atom. One day in March of 1938, Majorana vanished without a trace, leaving behind a mystery to this day...

When a car bomb kills Daphne Caruana Galizia on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Malta, the hunt for her killers exposes secrets with consequences that go far beyond its shores. In the aftermath of her death an international team of journalists comes together to continue her work. Along the way they start to uncover clues that might lead to her killers. From Wondery, comes a new story about p...

A lot of conspiracy theories can be explained away as simple coincidence, and the way our human minds are designed to seek connections in places where there aren't any. And yet, there are some stories that make you wonder if something more sinister really is going on. During the 1980s nearly two dozen people working for a British defense firm all died under unusual circumstances. Were these just c...

In 1908, news broke that the legendary outlaws known as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were gunned down in a shootout in Bolivia. But is that what really happened? Almost as soon as the gunsmoke cleared, rumors began to spread that Butch and Sundance might have survived, and lived on for years after. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americ...

Near the town of Homestead, Florida stands one of the most unique tourist attractions in the United States. It's a massive monolithic park built from 1,100 tons of limestone that today is known as the Coral Castle. The strangest part of this remarkable structure is that it was built by one man. Did the creator Edward Leedskallnin discover the secret of anti-gravity? Find out in this episode. Patre...

Throughout history, many cultures have considered blood to have magical properties. In fact, some people have held blood in such high regard that they actually turned to drinking blood in order to prolong their lives. Episode Sponsor: Manscaped https://www.manscaped.com/ Get 20% off your first order with promo code “Conspirators” Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https...

In February 1933, a pair of sisters, Christine and Lea Papin were working as servants in a wealthy household, when the pair snapped and committed one of the most brutal and horrific crimes in French history. Was this a case of shared madness or class warfare? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://allthatsinteresting.com/papin-sisters https://www.thevintagenews.com/...

ur family members are not always who we think. When Eleonore Richland exposed her father’s dark legacy, she vowed to clean up the family business – and hired her half-brother, Santino Reyes, to help her do it. But old habits die hard. In the shocking new third season, Eleonore reckons with what her father always taught her growing up: medicine is a bloody business. From Wondery, the makers of “The...

Part 2 of a 2-part episode. In October 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 carrying an amateur rugby team crashed in the Andes mountains. In our previous episode I told you about the events leading up to the crash, and about the shocking things the survivors needed to do to survive. On their 17th day, things went from bad to worse when an avalanche buried the wreckage in snow. This is what happen...

In October 1972, a chartered flight carrying an amateur Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes mountains. What followed was one of the most harrowing tales of survival in history. Notes: https://www.history.com/news/miracle-andes-disaster-survival https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9437057/Survivor-1972-Andes-plane-crash-resorted-cannibalism-recalls-pain-eating-friends-flesh.html https:...

In the annals of ufology, there are certain places and certain names that have become legendary. Two of those names are Area 51 and Bob Lazar. In this episode we dive deep into the history of Area 51, and hear the story of the man who claims to have worked on reverse engineering alien flying saucers on the top secret base. Episode sponsor: https://www.manscaped.com/ Use promo code “Conspirators” t...

In the mid-19th century there lived a woman named Lydia Sherman, who came from a poor upbringing only to raise her position in life through the only means she saw possible, murder. She began by murdering her husband and children, and went on to become one of the worst serial killers you never heard of. Episode Sponsor: SurfShark VPN https://surfshark.deals/TC Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theco...

During the 1920s, the term poltergeist became popularized to describe the variety of hauntings in which spirits could actually make loud noises and actually move physical objects. In 1938, a Hungarian paranormal researcher named Nandor Fodor investigated the poltergeist haunting of a seemingly average housewife named Alma Fielding. Fodor came away from the experience believing he had solved the my...

Throughout history there have been certain individuals who have tried to change their position in life by pretending to be someone they're not. In this episode I tell you about three such impostors, and the strange mysteries that followed. Episode Sponsor: SurfShark VPN https://surfshark.deals/TC Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/artic...