The Conspirators Podcast
Episodes
Ep. 282 - The Lemurians
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most mysterious places in North America, is Mount Shasta in Northern California. It's a lone mountain that attracts thousands of visitors e...
Ep. 281 - The Vatican Girl
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Vatican City is one of the most secretive and secure places in the world. In June of 1983, a 15 year old girl named Emanuela Orlandi vanished just out...
Ep. 280 - The Spirited Anthology
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I tell you two stories of the ways spirits and spirituality have had a very real effect on people and society. In the first story, I t...
Ep. 279 - The Bully
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Back in 1981, Ken McElroy was the town bully in Skidmore, Missouri. That is until one day when the townspeople got together and decided that they had ...
Ep. 278 - The G.A.T.E. Program
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1980s and 90s, a series of programs for exceptionally talented students began appearing in schools across the United States. But in recent year...
Ep. 277 - The Philadelphia Experiment
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In 1943, an experiment was allegedly conducted in a Philadelphia naval shipyard that attempted to make a warship invisible. But according to theories ...
Ep. 276 - The Light at the End of the Tunnel
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout history many people have claimed to have died and returned to life with tales of what lies ahead in the afterlife. In this episode I tell y...
Ep. 275 - The Witch of New York
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Christmas 1843, a horrific discovery was made on New York's Staten Island. Inside a cottage, the bodies of a young mother and her infant daughter w...
Ep. 274 - The Girl Who Was Taken By Bigfoot
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout the Unites States you can find stories of sightings of the large, hairy creature we all know as Bigfoot. According to most modern researche...
Ep. 273 - The Murder of Mary Phagan
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 1913, the body of a 13 year old girl named Mary Phagan was found in the basement of an Atlanta pencil factory. The factory Jewish manager Leo Frank...
Ep. 272 - The Man With the X-Ray Eyes
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ingo Swann was one of the most well known and highly regarded psychics to emerge from the top secret psychic spy program that came to be known as Proj...
Bonus Halloween Mini Episode - The Pack
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus mini episode, I tell you the story of a family who purchase a farm in rural Maine, who encounter something terrifying in the woo...
Ep. 271 - The Curse of Dudleytown
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tucked away in the northwest corner of Connecticut, are the remains of a once thriving place called Dudleytown. This town has earned a reputation as t...
Ep. 270 - The Floating Wonder
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout history there have been stories of people who claimed they could fly. In this episode I'll tell you stories of a flying saint, a Missouri f...
Ep. 269 - The Ballad of Zack and Addie
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Addi...
Ep. 268 - The Missingest Man in New York
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 267 - The Demons Within
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Exorcism is a controversial practice from centuries ago that still exists even in the modern day. But what happens when an exorcism goes wrong? Pa...
Ep. 266 - The Invaders
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 265 - The Havana Syndrome
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2016, a number of diplomats inside the American Embassy in Cuba began complaining they were hearing an unidentified sound, followed by headaches, f...
Ep. 264 - The Ripper
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 terrorize...
Ep. 263 - The Money Pit
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 262 - The Jonestown Massacre
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
Ep. 261 - The People's Temple
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
Ep. 260 - The Hollow Moon
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
During the Apollo missions to the moon, something strange happened. An experiment to send the lunar module crashing into the moon's surface, caused th...
Ep. 259 - The Empty Frames
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 M...
Ep. 258 - The Revenants
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 dea...
Ep. 257 - The Lost
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Whistleblower Whose Life Was Crushed, From Targeted
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 pow...
Ep. 256 - The Monsters of Plum Island
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 rese...
Ep. 255 - The Hysteria
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout the Victorian era and into the 20th century, women throughout Europe and America were often sent to insane asylums for so-called hysteria. ...
Ep. 254 - The Secret of Rennes Le Chateau
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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. Af...
Ep. 253 - The Kaleidoscope
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 252 - The Haunted Anthology
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 251 - The Lost Japanese Gold
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 throug...
Ep. 250 - The Devil of London
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Victorian London was once terrorized by a mysterious figure in a strange costume, who reportedly could leap great distances, and breathe fire. They ca...
Ep. 249 - The Encounter in Rendlesham Forest
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the English countryside back in 1980 there were two Royal Air Force Bases, RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge that were on loan to the United States...
Ep. 248 - The Zodiac Pt. 2
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1969, the Zodiac Killer sent the San Francisco Bay Area into terror. In this second part of my 2-part series, I tell you what happened next. I also...
Ep. 247 - The Zodiac Pt. 1
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Zodiac Killer is one of the most legendary and mysterious serial killers in history. In part 1 of this 2 part series, I break down the details of ...
Ep. 246 - The Happy Valley Murder
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1941, a member of British High Society, Josslyn Hay, the Earl of Erroll, was murdered in Kenya. His still unsolved murder would reveal a seedy unde...
Halloween Minisode - The Dark Forest
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi everyone! I couldn't let my favorite day of the year go by without giving everyone a Halloween treat. So here's an extra bonus mini episode. It's b...
Ep. 245 - The Death Car
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I tell you several stories about haunted cars. Hear the story of the Surrey Ghost Car, the deadly Golden Eagle and the most infamous c...
Ep. 244 - The Oakville Blobs
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1994, something strange translucent drops of a jelly-like substance rained over the tiny Pacific Northwest town of Oakville, Washington. Immediatel...
Ep. 243 - The Deep
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I'm going to tell you three stories about some of the most horrific diving accidents in history. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/the...
Ep. 242 - The Dogmen
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
During the late 1980s and 1990s, a series of reported sightings throughout Elkhorn, Wisconsin and northern Michigan began appearing about large, hairy...
Ep. 241 - The Lake of Death
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lake Lanier is a man-made reservoir in the northern part of Georgia. It's one of the state's biggest tourist attractions, drawing in millions of visit...
Ep. 240 - The Deadly Skies
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In October 1978, an Australian private pilot named Frederick Valentich took off on what should have been a one hour flight to nearby King Island. But ...
Ep. 239 - The Stranglers
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Between 1962 to 1964, 13 women in the Boston area were strangled to death by a serial killer. A 33 year old handyman named Albert DeSalvo would go on ...
Ep. 238 - The Anthology
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 237 - The Devil's Music
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Ep. 236 - The Cellar
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 e...
Ep. 235 - The Crash Pad
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 mu...
Ep. 234 - The Darkest Depths
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 233 - The Pirates
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 232 - The Teamster, Pt. 2
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 231 - The Teamster - Part 1
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 230 - The Slip
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 famou...
Ep. 229 - The Mad Gasser
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 poi...
Ep. 228 - The Ghosts of the Bloody Pit
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Massachusetts there is a five mile long train tunnel cutting through the Hoosac Mountains that is purportedly haunted. When you hear about the terr...
Ep. 227 - The Men in Black
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most enduring parts of UFO folklore involves mysterious darkly dressed individuals who identify themselves as government agents who go on t...
Ep. 226 - The Director
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 225 - The Dead Mountain
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 greate...
Ep. 224 - The Walk of Death
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 223 - The Matrix
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are we living in the Matrix? What is reality? Many scientists, philosophers and mathematicians believe in the simulation theory, the idea that everyt...
Ep. 222 - The Bell Witch
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 221 - The Pied Piper
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 pu...
Ep. 220 - The Skyjacker - Part 2
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 219 - The Skyjacker - Part 1
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 g...
Ep. 218 - The Halloween Anthology
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 217 - The Half-Hanged
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 S...
Ep. 216 - The Mesa (Pt. 2)
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 215 - The Mesa (Part 1)
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For decades there have been conspiracy theories surrounding Dulce, New Mexico claiming that beneath the earth lies a secret underground base that is b...
Special Announcement!
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 sto...
Ep. 214 - The Last Pirate
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 forgott...
Ep. 213 - The Second Sight
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most controversial aspects of law enforcement occur when police investigators use psychics to provide information in solving crimes. Back i...
Ep. 212 - The Alaska Triangle
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
Ep. 211 - The Curse of the Dragon
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
Ep. 210 - The Reverend, the Choir Girl and the Pig Woman
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 w...
Ep. 209 - The Illuminati
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Introducing Southern Gothic
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 208 - The Hope Diamond
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 207 - The Wrong Child
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
Ep. 206 - The Miami Ouija Riot
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Introducing One Strange Thing
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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’...
Ep. 205 - The Real X-Files
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
During the 1950s and 1960s the United States Air Force ran a secret program to investigate the growing number of reports of unidentified flying object...
Ep. 204 - The Last Murder in Old Peking
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 wou...
Ep. 203 - The Dodleston Messages
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 earlie...
Ep. 202 = The Ghost Phone
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 worke...
Ep. 201 - The Magician
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ch...
Ep. 200 - The Answers
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 thre...
Ep. 199 - The Oubliette
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ep...
Ep. 198 - The Lost Cosmonauts
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 success...
Ep. 197 - The Snow Angels
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 196 - The Campden Wonder
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
Ep. 195 - The Black Sea
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout history there are many stories of mysterious ghost ships. Stories of vessels found adrift on the ocean, missing their passengers and crew. ...
Ep. 194 - The Wild Child
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 192 - The Ghosts of Flight 401
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
"The White Ladies of German Lore" by Historical Blindness (Special Presentation)
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 191 - The House on Ocean Avenue
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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, t...
Ep. 190 - The Uncanny
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 phen...
Ep. 189 - The Interrupted Journey
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...