Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

CLASSIC: Interview: Dark Waters: Corporations, Corruption and Pollution with Rob Bilott

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When corporate defense lawyer Rob Bilott first learned about Wilbur Tennant's dying livestock, the frustrated West Virginian farmer was at his wits' e...

Strange News: The Massive Tennessee Meat Heist, Roblox and Privacy, the CIA and the Ark of Covenant, Chemicals in Your Food and More

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A massive meat heist in Tennessee leaves Ben, Matt and Dylan asking: "Who needs 80,000 pounds of off-the-books meat?" A babysitter learns there really...

Big Chicken: A Fowl Conspiracy

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chicken! It's one of the world's most popular food stuffs, and nowadays it's a global, multibillion dollar industry. But a dark side comes with all th...

CLASSIC: The Far-out World of Deep Fakes

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For centuries, it was often understood that "seeing was believing" -- while people might embellish a story, and write whatever falsehoods they wished,...

What is the Disposition Matrix?

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's no secret that all powerful countries have used assassination as an aspect of statecraft. Yet in the wake of 9/11, the United States sought to be...

CLASSIC: What really happened to Amelia Earhart?

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Amelia Earhart was a living legend -- this high-flying aviation pioneer garnered international acclaim and accolades for her daring flights across the...

Strange News: Signal Leaks Worse than 23andMe, Bird Jokes, Japan Bans Moonies

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Birds are fighting. A pilot loses a passport. Boeing scores a big win with a contract that will surely work out great. Let's hang out on Signal. All t...

Interview: OBSCURUM, with Gabe Lenners

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Beginning in 2019, locals in rural areas of Nebraska and Colorado were astonished to witness multiple mysterious lights and objects in the sky. Everyo...

Listener Mail: The Piasa Bird, Bots and the Post Office, and Horoscopes for AI

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The guys explore the legend of the mysterious Piasa Bird. A Conspiracy Realist at the US Post Office inspires an exploration of post-human automation....

Why are so many spies getting busted?

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Forget pretty much everything you've heard about James Bond. While loosely based on espionage tactics of yesteryear, actual human-based tradecraft is ...

CLASSIC: What are "Black Sites"?

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the United States, people accused of crimes are entitled to certain well-known protections under the law. And, in the international sphere, global ...

Strange News: "Freedom Cities" are the New Company Towns, Sackler Family Doesn't Go To Jail

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A phenomenally powerful international lobbying group -- Freedom Cities -- pushes the idea of US communities run by corporations. An opioid update reve...

The Trouble With Tariffs: the Smoot-Hawley Act

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tariffs! If you're like most people in the US, you probably didn't think much about the concept until recently -- it's always been one of those histor...

Listener Mail: (non-human) Cognition, Diplomatic Immunity, the Cops Tell Us About The Manchester Pusher

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dognition asks for a nickname. Big Randy checks in. Multiple folks in the Greater Manchester area follow up with their opinions on murder. All this an...

China Hacked The US Treasury -- And This Is Only The Beginning

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With global impact and domestic dissent, the U.S. Treasury remains one of the world's most impactful institutions. What happens when this institution ...

CLASSIC: Film Conspiracies -- an Interview with Chuck Bryant, From Earlier

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did someone really hang themselves on camera in the Wizard of Oz? Did Stanley Kubrick hide a secret message in Eyes Wide Shut? It's no secret that the...

Strange News: Love on the Train, Space Updates, AI as G-d, Pre-crime Targeting of Protestors, and More

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Updates on space exploration. A seemingly-symbolic quarrel between an eagle and a goose. Large language models try out religion and pre-crime, all as ...

Astrology and the Government, Chapter Two: Fortune-telling in the White House

15 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While astrology is often portrayed as a belief system of ancient empires and ages past, the popular assumption could not be further from the truth. In...

Listener Mail: The Prophecy of the Popes, Canada vs. the US, Sovereign Wealth Funds and More

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is the world genuinely witnessing the unfolding Prophecy of the Popes? The Wondering Wizard wants to know. Alpha Flight comments on the growing tensio...

Astrology and the Government, Chapter One: The Myanmar Move

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Astrology! To true believers, this genre of divination provides deep inside to the secret mechanicisms of the Heavens and the Earth. To skeptics, it's...

CLASSIC: Can weather make you "crazy"?

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For thousands of years, people have been convinced that the weather and the position of the moon can wreak profound havoc on human behavior. This beli...

Strange News: Wooly Mice, Severed Hands, and Space Updates (Spacedates?)

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The race toward de-extincting mammoths (and other creatures) continues apace, here at what Ben calls "the end of history." The newest step toward this...

Scam Factory, with Denise Chan

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's a harrowing story, often untold in the West: while everyone's tired of scam calls and texts, we rarely ask about the lives of people on the other...

CLASSIC: The Wide World of Shipping Conspiracies

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Look around you as you listen to tonight's episode -- how far did these objects travel to meet you here? In centuries past, the average person would b...

The Mysterious Star-Shaped Towers of Sichuan Province

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

True story: throughout China's Sichuan province right along the border with Tibet, the land is riddled with ancient towers of unknown origin. No one k...

CLASSIC: Closed Cities: Secret Towns Kept Off Your Maps

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The majority of human beings currently live in urban areas -- and this trend seems set to continue. According to the most recent estimates, two-thirds...

CLASSIC STDWYTK, Live: Real-life Covens

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

True story: Ben, Matt and Noel know 'witches.' We’re all familiar with the spooky, stereotypical witch depicted in film, fiction and folklore &n...

CLASSIC: Cryptids You've Never Heard Of

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone's heard of Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster -- but what about the hundreds of other cryptids rumored to exist around the world? Join the guy...

CLASSIC: Conspiracy and the Cure: People Who Believe They've Cured Cancer

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Each year, millions of people across the planet grapple with some form of cancer. Doctors work around the clock to create better treatments methods, e...

CLASSIC: The Disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On March 8th, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished during a routine flight from Kuala Lumpaur to Beijing. While public -- and, later, private -...

CLASSIC: The Bizarre Clown Panic of 2016

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It began in August -- five photographs of what appeared to be a sinister figure dressed as a clown loitering in a Green Bay, Wisconsin parking lot wen...

Yes, The CIA Hired Magicians, Chapter Two: The Hidden Hands

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While it might sound weird to think of the CIA conspiring to hire magicians, tradecraft and stage magic actually have a lot in common: sleight-of-hand...

Listener Mail: Exploding Headsets, Firefighters, Attention Spans and Elon

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Multiple Conspiracy Realists reach out regarding firefighters. Sacremento responds to the exploration of social media and attention spans. A Combustab...

Yes, The CIA Hired Magicians, Chapter One: The Craft and The Art

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The US Central Intelligence Agency gets a lot of criticism these days - historically, the institution has a number of missteps. The thing about unorth...

CLASSIC: The Nazi Gold Conspiracy

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Toward the end of World War II, German forces realized they were in an unsustainable situation, on the losing side of a war rapidly drawing to a close...

Strange News: Renaming Greenland, AI Running the Government, Eric Adams Goes Free, Drone DUIs, Fatbergs, and More

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A massive olive oil heist. Some US politicians apparently genuinely want to annex Greenland, and rename it to "Red, White and Blueland." New York Mayo...

CLASSIC: Smart Devices and Surveillance

15 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you're like more than 90% of Americans, you own a cellphone of some kind -- and it's no wonder. Like tablets or smart speakers, these handy devices...

Listener Mail: Exotic Landscapers, Telepathy Tapes, and Chimera Ethics

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Colby Jack Cheese continues the conversation about chimeras. Ward invites the gang to a Bigfoot Festival. Mike gives a first-hand account of fighting ...

State Militias: Fact and Fiction

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does the Consitution say about self-armed paramilitary forces? Can a state create its own defense force, functioning under the supervision of a g...

CLASSIC: What is Gang Stalking?

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever felt as if somebody was watching, following or even stalking you? If so, you're not alone. Most people have, at some time or another, ha...

Strange News: Elon Musk vs. the USA, The Egg Updates, Google AI Weapons, Pentagon News and More

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Unelected "special government employee" Elon Musk continues to lead an unprecedented flurry of changes and cuts to US institutions - supporters call i...

How Social Media Attacks Your Attention Span

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What's the longest amount of time you've spent away from social media? For many of us, the answer is "not long." Across the planet, billions of people...

Listener Mail: Mobile Phone Tracking, the Psychology of Healthcare, The U.S. is Firing So Many People

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Anonymous Fed provides a chilling first-hand experience with the US government's recent and sudden moves to fire, lay off, or buy out numerous federal...

Accident or Murder? The Mystery of the Manchester Pusher

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Manchester, England is a city with an amazing history and -- according to some -- a terrible secret. For years a rumor has been spreading, first throu...

CLASSIC: ODESSA: The Secret Nazi Escape Route

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As World War II drew to a close, multiple Nazi officials saw the writing on the wall: Germany would lose the war, and members of the Nazi party would ...

Strange News: Chinese Corgi Cops, Massive Tuberculosis Outbreak, ICE Cream Trucks, The Doomsday Clock, DeepSeek, and More

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A Chinese Corgi Cop loses his bonus. The largest tuberculosis outbreak in US history is occurring, right now, in Kansas. A Las Vegas ice cream truck i...

Horror in the Jungle: Crossing the Darién Gap, Chapter Two

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the only land bridge between South and Central America, the notorious Darién Gap is a lawless, unforgiving region through which thousands of...

Listener Mail: Chimera, The Bible, A Controversial Salute

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Griffin explores the nature of chimera and ethics.Oz Woman prompts the guys to quote the Bible. Marvelous Marvin has questions about salutes. All this...

Horror in the Jungle: Crossing the Darién Gap, Chapter One

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you look at a world map, you'll see one tiny stretch of land connecting South, Central, and North America. As the only break in the great Pan-Ameri...

CLASSIC: Secret Rooms, Secret Societies and an Unexpected Guest

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When the guys get together to trace the story of secret societies, they aren't expecting a surprise guest to crash their podcast, revealing first-hand...

Strange News: Billionaires are Booming, Elon Musk Cheats at Games, Pardons and Commutations

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As one U.S. President leaves and another returns to office, both administrations launch an extraordinary number of pardons and commutations, sparking ...

Whatever happened to Ambrose Small?

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

During the turn of the 19th century, a man named Ambrose Small ran Ontario's theatre scene. A known womanizer, gambler and all-around jerk, Ambrose ma...

CLASSIC: Inside Scientology with Mike Rinder, Part II: The Future of the Church

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How many members does the Church of Scientology actually have? What are they doing in Clearwater, Florida? Perhaps most importantly, what is the futur...

Dangers of the Dark Web: Kill List, with Carl Miller

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We've all heard of the Dark Web -- and it's often mischaracterized in popular media. But what happens when you find a site people genuinely think will...

Inside Scientology with Mike Rinder, Part I: An Origin Story

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Founded in 1953 by L. Ron Hubbard, the Church of Scientology describes itself as a religion that puts its adherents on a path toward complete and cert...

Strange News: The California Wildfires Update, Jack the Ripper Breakthroughs, Banning Food Coloring Additives, and More

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As California continues to struggle with raging wildfires, the guys explore a proliferation of strange and disturbing allegations related to the ongoi...

Cults and Catholicism: The Story of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Catholic Church is, by any measure, one of the largest religious forces on the planet. Throughout its long, at-times troubled history, it has weat...

Listener Mail: The Shepherd's Point, Dream Communication, and the Inevitable Rise of Superpowers

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mr. Wiggles responds to the earlier conversation with The Shepherd on the dilemma of food and monoculture. Cabeza de Vaca prompts a conversation about...

Is Stockholm Syndrome Real?

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Doubtlessly familiar to any fan of exploitative true crime shows, the concept of "Stockholm Syndrome" argues that people victimized by kidnappers, hos...

CLASSIC: Psilocybin: Fact, Fiction and Future with Robert Lamb

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Evidence indicates human beings have been using psychedelics since ancient times, and a recent paradigm shift has launched a new renaissance in psyche...

Strange News: Fake AI Invades Social Media, Taliban Bans Windows, Rent Conspiracies, Airplane Stowaways and the Death of Mike Rinder

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Facebook and Instagram's parent company Meta sparks massive public outcry as their plan to inundate social media platforms with AI bots backfires -- a...

The Luigi Mangione Story, Chapter Two: The Larger Context

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As we record, Luigi Mangione is currently in police custody on suspicion of murdering former UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. In the second chapte...

CLASSIC: Animals At War: Fact vs. Fiction

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Whether as beasts of burden, scouts, sentries or attack dogs, animals have been conscripted into human conflict since the dawn of recorded history. Th...

The Luigi Mangione Story, Chapter One: A Murder in Manhattan

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the early hours of December 4, 2024, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in New York City as he walked toward the annual investor'...

CLASSIC: A Long Shadow: Life and Times of David Koch

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When philanthropist, business magnate and political activist David Koch passed away, the media scrambled to address his legacy - but what is that lega...

CLASSIC: Conspiracies and Crime: The World's Biggest Heists

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone loves a good heist film -- but how accurate are they? Join Ben and Matt as they delve into the stories of modern history's biggest heists, ac...

CLASSIC: Can memories be erased?

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It sounds like a quandry straight out of science fiction -- given the opportunity, would you erase your own painful or traumatic memories? Join Ben an...

CLASSIC: The Rise of the Chimera

02 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From ancient stories of shapeshifters to works of fiction like "The Island of Dr. Moreau", humanity has always been fascinating with the line between ...

CLASSIC: Church Burning, Metal, and Scandinavian ‘Satanists’

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the 1990s international media was captivated by a bizarre epidemic of church arsons in Norway, often attributing these crimes to so-called Satanic ...

Religious Syncretism: The Ultimate Conspiracy?

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Religions are as old as humanity, and predate the written word. They've also been home to a great many secrets -- in fact, some religions have been pr...

CLASSIC: What are the Phoenix lights?

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recent drone sightings across the United States inspire Ben, Matt and Noel to return with a Classic conspiracy episode: On March 13th, 1997, thousands...

When was Jesus actually born? Chapter Two: Why December?

27 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Why is the Western world's most famous birthday celebrated on a seemingly-arbitrary date? As Ben, Matt and Noel discover in the second chapter of this...

Listener Mail: Big Chicken, Modified Parachutes, and the Big Vegetarian Conspiracy

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"The Shepherd" reaches out from France to explore earlier conversations about what, who, and how humans should eat. Phantom Flyer responds to the DHL ...

When was Jesus actually born? Chapter One: An Origin Story

25 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's December 25th, 2024. Across this wide world, people commemorate one of the most famous birthdays in all of history: the birth of Jesus Christ. Th...

CLASSIC: Contras, Cocaine and the CIA: The True Story of Barry Seal

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Ben, Matt and Noel for a Classic conspiracy episode, which only grows more relevant as the years wend on: Across the course of his strange and ch...

Strange News: Mysterious Deaths Ignored, Landmark Assault Trial in France, Banning Junk Fees

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji is found dead in what US officials deem a "suicide." French national Gisèle Pelicot takes an heroic stand in...

The Illuminati of Online Dating, Chapter Two: One Match To Rule Them All

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the new age of social media and constant information, it seems there are countless dating apps, often specializing in any number of increasingly sp...

Listener Mail: Pork Skyscrapers, Star Wars, EMDR Therapy, and a Letter From PETA

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Outlier prompts an investigation of China's fascinating -- and, objectively, terrifying! -- "pork skyscrapers." Oz Woman shares first-hand experience ...

The Illuminati of Online Dating, Chapter One: The Game of Love

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Prior to the emergence of chronically-online civilization, people often met romantic partners through geographical, socioeconomic, or religious proxim...

CLASSIC: Pop Music, Black Magic and Murder: The Mona Fandey Case

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Born Nur Maznah Binti Ismail in Kangar, Perlis, the musician Mona Fandey achieved national success with her song Ku Nyanyikan Lagu Ini in 1987 -- yet ...

Strange News: The Mystery Drones, AI Granny Versus Scammers, Santa as a "Foreign Agent," YMCA, Grocery Store Monopolies, DRC Mystery Disease, Elite Russian Goats and More.

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An AI-generated Granny baffles and bedevils phone scammers across the UK. The US collectively freaks out as unidentified swarms of drones appear over ...

The Third Man Factor, Chapter Two: The Science and The Spirit

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Could mysterious, possibly supernatural strangers really appear at just the right time to save someone's life? It's a question that's haunted humanity...

CLASSIC: The Death of Jeffrey Epstein

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this year the guys traced the rise of the enigmatic financier and child abuser Jeffrey Epstein, discovering a quagmire of crime, corruption an...

The Third Man Factor, Chapter One: "Who is the third who walks always beside you?"

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine you are on the edge of death. You're summiting Everest, surviving on a space station, lost in the woods or losing consciousness after a car ac...

CLASSIC: Uncle Sam Opens The Gateway: The Monroe Institute

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From the late 1970s to the 1980s, the US Government paid for intelligence officers to undergo weeklong training sessions at a remote place called the ...

Strange News: Australia and the UK need Spies! South Korea Fights Itself, Oxford Loves Brain Roat, A Criminal Detective Dies in Kansas, You're 9 Billion Dollars Away From Execution in Vietnam.

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's strange news segment, Ben, Matt and Noel explore the Anglosphere's need for active trade and craft. The Oxford "Word of the Year" -- "b...

Thank You, Dr. Fauci, with Jenner Furst

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, human civilization has grappled with global chaos -- and, even now, experts disagree on the provenance o...

Listener Mail: Falun Gong, Eye Movement Desensitization, Is Genetic Memory Real?

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Winter Juniper notes Falun Gong is accused of human traffikicking. Eye movement feedback may provide breakthroughs in therapy - the boys discuss "Gene...

What is Crime Tourism?

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What would you do if folks in your home country offered you the chance to travel abroad, all expenses paid -- with one caveat: do some crime? In tonig...

CLASSIC: Marm Mandelbaum, the Queen of Thieves

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How did a young, struggling German immigrant build one of the country's most successful criminal empires? In this classic live episode, the guys join ...

Strange News: Spies May Be Sabotaging DHL, Pokemon and the Military, A Drug Gnome, DB Cooper, and More

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A tragic airplane crash -- coupled with a series of sinister, earlier explosions -- prompts serious concerns that someone, cough, cough, Russia, may b...

CLASSIC: Have any celebrities been secretly replaced?

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did the real Paul McCartney die in a car accident, only to be replaced by a doppleganger? What about the similar stories surrounding Taylor Swift, Avr...

Listener Mail: Kangaroo Court, The Blue Zone Conspiracy, Fake Court TV, and Letters From Home

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Darcy prompts a conversation about the etymology of "Kangaroo Court." Blue About Blue Zones inspires Ben, Matt and Noel to explore what may well be an...

Fecal Transplants: The Future of Poop

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From prince to pauper, from empress to enemy, literally everybody poops. And even now, in 2024, civilization is learning more about the fascinating, d...

CLASSIC: Project Horizon: The Secret US Moon Base

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There have always been conspiracy theories about secret structures on the lunar surface, and in modern decades numerous fringe researchers have allege...

Strange News: Bear Fraud, Iraq and Child Marriage, The Onion Buys Infowars, China's Peruvian Megaport and More

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Swedish leader is terrified of bananas. A group of ne'er-do-wells get busted for bear fraud. Some Iraqi politicians want to lower the legal age of c...

The Troubled Border of Myanmar, Chapter Two: Slavery in the Information Age

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Modern-day Myanmar remains home to a unique cultural heritage and stunning natural beauty -- yet today it's also home to a wide range of deeply distur...

Listener Mail: Election Conspiracies, Wild Animal Legislation, and What To Do When You Find An Injured Animal

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's listener mail segment: Old Makalya responds to the hubbub surrounding the tragic death of Peanut the Squirrel. Bones prompts a larger c...

The Troubled Border of Myanmar, Chapter One: A Peaceful History. A Terrifying Present.

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Most people in the global west aren't too familiar with Myanmar. Formerly known as Burma, the Southeast Asian country has a deep history as a cultural...

CLASSIC: The Windover Bog Bodies

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 1982, in Titusville, Florida, construction worker Steve Vandejagt happened across a skull amid the muck and debris of the job site. And this was on...