The Conspirators Podcast

Zack Bowen and Addie Hall fell in love during the tragic days of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. But in 2006, Zack did something so horrific to Addie, people still wonder if he was driven to do it by demonic forces. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/ghost-stories/zack-addie/ https://www.amazon.com/Shake-Devil-Off-Murder-Orleans/dp/1250035228 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In August of 1930 New York Supreme Court Judge Joseph Force Crater mysteriously vanished without a trace. His disappearance would come to be known as one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in history. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Judge-Crater-Phenomenal-Disappearance/dp/081561134X https://somethingisgoingtohappen.net/2023/05/11/judge-crater-call-your-office-the-curious-disappearance-of-a-prohibition-era-judge-by-kate-hohl/ https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/when-judge-crater-went-missing-all-eyes-turned-to-maine/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exorcism is a controversial practice from centuries ago that still exists even in the modern day. But what happens when an exorcism goes wrong? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Exorcism-Anneliese-Michel-Felicitas-Goodman/dp/1597524328 https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/a-brief-history-of-exorcism https://www.history.com/articles/exorcisms-christianity-gospels-movie https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/the-early-history-of-exorcism https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ancient-origins-of-catholic-exorcism https://allthatsinteresting.com/demonic-possession/5 https://books.google.com/books?id=fdB-AAAAMAAJ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In October of 1989, a young couple named Steve and Dawn Hess went on a camping trip to the Mojave Desert. What happened next to them is nothing short of terrifying. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast?si=vXFqNd2kZp_-Xcjh Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Mojave-Incident-Inspired-Chilling-Abduction/dp/1569802130 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5915758/ https://www.coasttocoastam.com/guest/hess-steve-77891/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2016, a number of diplomats inside the American Embassy in Cuba began complaining they were hearing an unidentified sound, followed by headaches, fatigue and other symptoms. Over time this mysterious ailment came to be known as the Havana Syndrome. Episode sponsor: https://www.homeaglow.com/CONSPIRATORS to get your first 3 hours of cleaning for only $19. Thanks so much to Homeaglow for sponsoring this episode https://youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast?si=WaA4IG3f0SmX_F4X Notes: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/01/the-real-story-behind-the-havana-embassy-mystery https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/its-catching/202110/evidence-mounts-mass-suggestion-caused-havana-syndrome?msockid=09c8976888d96cc13ba68208894b6dc6 https://www.state.gov/anomalous-health-incidents-and-the-health-incident-response-task-force/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55203844 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/havana-syndrome-white-house-cabinet-60-minutes-2022-06-26/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/us/politics/diplomat-attacks-havana-syndrome.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Of all the serial killers in history there is one name that stands out from all the others, and that is Jack the Ripper. In 1888, the Ripper terrorized London's Whitechapel District when he murdered five women. In this episode I tell you all about Jack the Ripper's murder spree, and about some of the most likely suspects. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Jack-Ripper-Donald-Rumbelow/dp/0753541505 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1784162345/?bestFormat=true&k=the%20five%20hallie%20rubenhold&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-pd-bk-d_de_k0_1_16&crid=3U96FTZH0NLQ8&sprefix=the%20five%20hallie%20 https://www.jack-the-ripper.org https://www.science.org/content/article/does-new-genetic-analysis-finally-reveal-identity-jack-ripper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1795, a young man began digging for buried for treasure on Oak Island off the coast of Nova Scotia. In this episode, I dive deep into the hunt for treasure in the Oak Island Money Pit. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Treasure-Oak-Island-Centuries-Old/dp/1493037005 https://www.amazon.com/Oak-Island-Mystery-Solved/dp/1772060089 https://www.history.com/shows/the-curse-of-oak-island/articles/what-is-the-money-pit https://www.oakislandmystery.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part 2 of my 2-part deep dive into the Jim Jones and the Jonestown Massacre, I tell you all about what happened to Jones's followers in Jonestown. I also explore the conspiracy theories that persist that Jonestown may have been part of a CIA experiment. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Raven-Untold-Story-Jones-People/dp/1585426784 https://www.amazon.com/Road-to-Jonestown-Jeff-Guinn-audiobook/dp/B06XD7D32L/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2KM4LJ4UYDU8O&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.h2xHa_LkQQurkNGEyPYIKqgDRxqRgQ277jLIr5ryeOB5ob6xi4sUMY78e5rDuRLIuTeVaZFh2RrQebMw6NEaAMSK9mknVa2o4-O3kRNzW6EUjQ-6eGbdHjpBbxc72ON7J0xiY4sN4dpTrXpuh483L6JcOFzwnNiXWeQyTz4WaNg5kHrzDsfeaBZJWwAO3ijbGXqrYDGpihSbyaOY8uQ16QJHnicPsXRMttsGScV-50Y1B4qma9RyVZBEmIWrLuI&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+road+to+jonestown&qid=1750512843&s=books&sprefix=the+road+to+jonestown%2Cstripbooks%2C186&sr=1-1 https://www.amazon.com/Love-Them-Death-Devil-Jonestown-ebook/dp/B07685RM1L/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3JFA8M3LNUZI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.UnEgEp19G6Spq0WImvPmncljRgwde7-JuMpVm8RCpyXGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.23fFfpYgF9sr_TG6q76frCqp1rQekomEQ7QlkJ3c8ck&dib_tag=se&keywords=tim+stoen&qid=1750512860&s=audible&sprefix=tim+stoen%2Caudible%2C147&sr=1-2 https://theunredacted.com/the-peoples-temple-massacre-welcome-to-jonestown/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part 1 of a special 2-part episode, I tell you the story of the Reverend Jim Jones, who in 1978 caused the deaths of 918 people in Jonestown. In this episode I tell you about the life of Jim Jones, and what led to him becoming one of the deadliest cult leaders in history. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Marked-Death-Jones-Devil-Jonestown/dp/1511757434 https://www.amazon.com/Road-to-Jonestown-Jeff-Guinn-audiobook/dp/B06XD7D32L/ref=sr_1_1?crid=QWRBJMQLRCFV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.h2xHa_LkQQurkNGEyPYIKqgDRxqRgQ277jLIr5ryeOClan0Ijwspexl3JQ9VPH2rZgZJunGImSXXk62BnD3SOTPrFTDam1iMKa2RgcyX--3VKF4uYXZosUopv4xknfI7dooReg6oR5OygGvcO3vxHZQlc38jhn4YgIANjDNJ8ex5oo3pFBn6DxVAaAhNAoz2GXqrYDGpihSbyaOY8uQ16Q.UW5dBakpYYLvbLPhFubQtI4JzJBX-LSUPKWM15KNQZ4&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+road+to+jonestown&qid=1749305447&s=books&sprefix=the+road+to+jonestown%2Cstripbooks%2C106&sr=1-1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the Apollo missions to the moon, something strange happened. An experiment to send the lunar module crashing into the moon's surface, caused the moon to ring like a bell, leading to speculation that the moon is a hollow satellite. In this episode I dive into the hollow moon conspiracy and we discuss the other conspiracy theories about life on the moon. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Mission-Secret-History-Nasa/dp/B0043ML7EE https://www.amazon.com/Our-Moon-Celestial-Companion-Transformed/dp/0593129725/ref=sr_1_10?crid=3LIJIYJG92DRZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.C7e-8YHOVlPOnP0_HWOQKvPorh0_kvKADyuUkFuGgbU2Xl3WvfvI6ScyC1cT0dt5lB9FVjKrbPMBDAk9F1TQqJKjd5SdFlG3riWDSq8HBM8-33TjHJObaDS42utcv_fxS0Pqas1FYbITJlW8krlwAgussT2FlYFx4pn9s5bLZSam_Jce6x_Sd3qjoRf4QuQwbdXVcV0kogZsbc8UOi2ekYqEqkSC8SAB4-7xm6nntcD1tiMqAVZYxVP9VNpb7W2h-bdj9KHYazf9JnfAr8HJd54b2jcK5FcmqZb8q3pvy2g.3bUPZQlaX8fEradzY5LbtNtSwFQ0_qzefG0CXKLQCao&dib_tag=se&keywords=moon+book&qid=1748095677&s=books&sprefix=moon+book%2Cstripbooks%2C152&sr=1-10 https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/63142/1/moon-cave-hollow-moon-conspiracy-theory-nasa-space https://www.nasa.gov/missions/radar-points-to-moon-being-more-metallic-than-researchers-thought/https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a41651560/hollow-moon-theory/ https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/10/moonfall-look-roland-emmerich-hollow-moon-conspiracy?srsltid=AfmBOooYT1PielyNZ-OOWeW-FZ5KxYxtkoUTw1PSsOXe54wX3ijpmksd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1990, two men dressed as police officers pulled off the largest art heist in history. That was when they robbed Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum of approximately $500 million in priceless art. To this day, the thieves have never been caught. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/ https://www.amazon.com/Gardner-Heist-Worlds-Largest-Unsolved/dp/0061451843 https://www.netflix.com/title/81032570 https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/03/18/gardner-museum-heist-anniversay-empty-frames Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I tell you about the origins of many vampire legends. Hear about the Medieval monk who wrote about the walking dead, and about the deadly diseases that spurred many vampire stories. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast?si=W49WI8dxdHkMVV9K Notes: https://archive.org/details/afterlivesreturn0000caci/page/112/mode/2up https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-new-england-vampire-panic-36482878/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/decomposing-bodies-1720s-gave-birth-first-vampire-panic-180976097/ https://www.ancient-origins.net/revenant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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