The Conspirators Podcast

Ep. 188 - The Ghoul of Grays Harbor

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Between 1903 and 1910, many bodies were found floating in Grays Harbor near Aberdeen, Washington. Police would eventually arrest a local resident name...

Ep. 187 - The Anthology

22 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

Ep. 186 - The Secret Life of Pope Joan

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 thi...

Ep. 185 - The Angel Particle

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout history there have been a few scientists considered so brilliant they become household names. People like Albert Einstein or Galileo. But o...

Wondery Presents: Who Killed Daphne?

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When a car bomb kills Daphne Caruana Galizia on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Malta, the hunt for her killers exposes secrets with consequence...

Ep. 184 - The Pattern

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Ep. 183 - The Outlaw Trail

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Ep. 182 - The Coral Castle

13 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Ep. 181 - The Blood Gospel

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout history, many cultures have considered blood to have magical properties. In fact, some people have held blood in such high regard that they...

Ep. 180 - The Madness of Two

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Wondery Presents Blood Ties Season 3 "Strange Days"

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 –...

Ep. 179 - The Valley of Tears Pt. 2

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 prev...

Ep. 178 - The Valley of Tears - Pt. 1

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In October 1972, a chartered flight carrying an amateur Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes mountains. What followed was one of the most harrowi...

Ep. 177 - The Engineer

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Ep. 176 - The Poisoner’s Tale

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 m...

Ep. 175 - The Haunting of Alma Fielding

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

During the 1920s, the term poltergeist became popularized to describe the variety of hauntings in which spirits could actually make loud noises and ac...

Ep. 174 - The Return

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 thi...

Ep. 173 - The Lake Bodom Murders

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most brutal murders in Finland's history occurred in June 1960. At that time, four teenagers out camping near Lake Bodom were brutally atta...

Ep. 172 - The Triangle

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Back during the start of the 20th century, the Gilded Age gave way to the Progressive Era as immigrant labor was forced to work long hours in terrible...

Ep. 171 - The Vagabond

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout the American southwest, a young artist named Everett Ruess became a household name. There are arts festivals in his name, and you can buy p...

Ep. 170 - The Harvest

27 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout the late 1960s all the way up to the present day, farmers and cattle ranchers around the world have reported thousands of mysterious deaths...

Ep. 169 - The Atomic Boy Scout

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In 1994, the residents of a quiet suburban Detroit neighborhood were startled by the site of an Environmental Protection Agency cleanup crew in hazard...

Ep. 168 - The Silver Star

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout the history of the old west, there are few lawmen with as interesting a story as that of Bass Reeves. He was a former slave who became know...

Ep. 167 - The Prodigy

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You've probably heard stories about child prodigies, those remarkable children who show incredible aptitudes in art, music, science and mathematics at...

Ep. 166 - The Night Hag

31 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Scientists estimate anywhere from eight to fifteen percent of the public suffers from the condition known as sleep paralysis sometime during their liv...

Ep. 165 - The Premonitions Bureau

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In October 1966 a terrible mining disaster occurred in the Welsh village of Aberfan, killing 116 children and 28 adults. One strange thing that occurr...

Ep. 164 - The Guru

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of my two-part series, I tell you about what happened next with cult leader Terri Hoffman and the mysterious deaths that continued to occu...

Ep. 163 - The Black Lords

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

During the early 1970s, a new age movement called Conscious Development run by a guru named Terri Hoffman became popular in Dallas, Texas. But this gr...

Ep. 162 - The Phantom Airships

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Between 1896 and 1897, hundreds of sightings were reported of strange airships over the United States and Europe, years before the Wright Brothers' fi...

Ep. 161 - The Murderous Dr. Cream

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In 1892, a convicted serial killer named Dr. Thomas Neill Cream was led to the gallows. One story goes that just before the hangman pulled the lever, ...

Ep. 160 - The Rose and Cross

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In rural Georgia there stands a mysterious monument built in 1980 that bears a series of Ten Commandments that appear to call for wiping out much of h...

Ep. 159 - The Windigo

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout the Algonquian speaking tribes of Canada there exist legends of a terrifying, cannibalistic creature that stalks the forest. Windigo legend...

Ep. 158 - The Boy in the Box

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In February 1957, a man walking through the woods of the Fox Chase area outside Philadelphia made a gruesome discovery. It was the body of a little bo...

Ep. 157 - The First Detective

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

During the 18th century there once live a rather remarkable individual in France who is considered today to be the father of modern criminology. Eugen...

Ep. 156 - The Mad Trapper

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Back in 1932, a mysterious stranger who led the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on a wild manhunt through the frozen wilderness of the Canadian Northwes...

Ep. 155 - The Yeti Hunters

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For centuries, stories have existed of a large, hairy ape man roaming the Himalayas. Hear the stories of the people who have hunted this elusive creat...

Ep 154 - The Dark Night of the Soul

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Back in 1929, the nude body of a young woman named Netta Fornario was discovered on the tiny Scottish island of Iona. She was draped in a black cloak,...

Ep. 153 - The Kingfish

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hey everyone, here’s the latest conspiracy-laden episode, featuring guest host Rob Kristofferson of "Rolling Through the Realms", "The Order of Podc...

Ep. 152 - The Last Train to Paris

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hey everyone! While I’m recuperating I wanted to introduce you to my special guest host for this episode, the amazing Nina Innsted of the Already Go...

Ep. 151 - The Anthology

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hey listeners, while I'm recuperating from surgery, here are three of my favorite spooky mini episodes Patreon to tide you over: The Valley of the He...

Special Announcement

02 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hi listeners, I need to share with you a special announcement regarding the future of the show.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

Introducing: Spy Affair

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A charismatic Russian woman arrives in the US on a mission to improve relations between the two countries, and she soon makes some powerful friends. B...

Ep. 150 - The Final Flight

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In December 1945, a group of five TBM Avenger bombers carrying 14 crewmen took off from a naval base in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This should have bee...

Ep. 149 - The Crime of the Century

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout the annals of true crime you'll often hear certain murders being described as "The Crime of the Century". Back in 1924, the press dubbed th...

Ep. 148 - The Haunting of Girlstown

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Between 2006 and 2007, something strange was happening in a girls school in Mexico. More than 600 students began complaining of phantom pains in their...

Ep. 147 - The Changeling

08 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

During the late 19th century, there still remained a pervasive fear throughout rural Ireland about fairy changelings, who were said to steal your love...

Ep. 146 - The Detective in Black

25 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the early 1900s there lived one of the most remarkable detectives in history that you've likely never heard of. Her name was Grace Humiston, althou...

Wondery Presents: The Apology Line

19 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you could call a number and say you’re sorry, and no one would know…what would you apologize for? For fifteen years, you could call a number in...

Ep. 145 - The Lost Treasure of Victorio Peak

11 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In New Mexico's Hembrillo Basin there stands a small mountain called Victorio Peak. Back in the 1930s, a man named Doc Noss claimed to have discovered...

Ep. 144 - The Hotel Savoy

04 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most remarkable stories to come out of World War II is that of Jan Baalsrud. He was a Norwegian saboteur who found himself wounded, barefoo...

Ep. 143 - The Bones of the Saints

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout its long history, the Catholic Church has anointed countless saints. And with all those many, many saints there also come many strange stor...

Ep. 142 - The Apprentice

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The 1980s were a dangerous time to be a child in Ohio. Throughout the decade, several young girls were abducted, raped and murdered in seemingly conne...

Ep. 141 - The Monster of Glamis

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the Scottish lowlands there stands an ancient castle that some historians claims holds a terrible secret. Although Glamis Castle has more than its ...

Ep. 140 - The Affair of the Poisons

09 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the late 1600s, King Louis XIV's kingdom was rocked by a deadly scandal that threatened to destroy his monarchy. There was a rash of poisonings goi...

Halloween 2020 Mini Show

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hey everyone! Halloween is my favorite time of year. So as a special treat, no tricks, I wanted to share with you two extra spooky mini stories which ...

Ep. 139 - The Path of the Skinwalker

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Uintah Basin in Northeast Utah has long held a reputation for strange occurrences. Within that area is a 480-acre ranch that has gained a reputati...

Ep. 138 - The Rising

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Voodoo is a religious practice that grew up in Haiti after the Spanish imported tens of thousands of African slaves to the island, bringing their beli...

Ep. 137 - The Satin Man

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Australia Day in 1966, three young children, Jane, Arnna and Grant Beaumont, went to Glenelg Beach in Adelaide and never returned. The disappearanc...

Ep. 136 - The Bluebeards

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The story of Bluebeard, the wealthy man how murdered his wives, has become so lasting it's actually become a recognized term in true crime lore. In th...

Ep. 135 - The Mad King of Clipperton Island

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There's a tiny atoll of the western coast of Mexico called Clipperton Island. Back in 1917, a group of women and children had to fight for survival, a...

Ep. 134 - The Predator

17 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In 2012, an 18-year-old woman named Samantha Koenig mysteriously disappeared in Anchorage, Alaska. Her case would lead police to arrest a man named Is...

Ep. 133 - The Psychic Spies Pt. 2

03 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of our special two-part episode about the U.S. Government's psychic spy program, we talk about what happened after the military took over ...

Ep. 132 - The Psychic Spies Pt. 1

20 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For 23 years, the United States Government secretly ran a research program into using alleged psychics for intelligence gathering purposes. What's tru...

Ep. 131 - The Miser

05 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In 1973, John Paul Getty III, the grandson of J. Paul Getty, the world's richest man, was kidnapped in Rome. What happened next was one of the most bi...

Ep. 130 - The Massacre

19 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Normally I release new episodes every Monday, but I'm releasing this special episode early in honor of Juneteenth. In this episode I discuss one of th...

Wondery presents Murder in Hollywoodland

17 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's February 2nd 1922, and all of Hollywood is about to wake up and learn that William Desmond Taylor, the most famous film director in town, was mur...

Introducing Truth vs Hollywood

12 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Introducing the newest Audioboom original podcast, Truth vs Hollywood. Join Film lovers David Chen and Joanna Robinson as they do a deep dive into wel...

Ep. 129 - The Antichrist Slayer

08 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most terrifying stories to come out of the Bible, is that of the Antichrist, the evil opposite number of Jesus who is said to be planning o...

Ep. 128 - The Lady in Black

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On January 15, 1947, a gruesome discovery was made in a vacant lot in south Los Angeles. It was the nude body of a young woman, severed into two piece...

Ep. 127 - The Comeback

11 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Many cultures across the globe and throughout history believe that the human soul, doesn't ascend to some higher plain of being, but actually becomes ...

Ep. 126 - The Black Art

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When photography was first invented back in the 19th century, it launched a number of people to find new ways to innovate and expand the craft. One ph...

Ep. 125 - The Jinx

13 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On December 4, 1872, the British Brigantine The Dei Gratia found another ship floating abandoned in the ocean. The entire crew had mysteriously vanish...

Ep. 124 - The Worst Woman on Earth

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I tell you the story of long-forgotten serial killer Lizzie Halliday. During the late 19th century, she became well-known for murderi...

Ep. 123 - The Spanish Lady

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode I tell you the story of the Spanish Flu outbreak of 1918, a pandemic unlike any other in human history. You'll hear what's kno...

Introducing Life’s Little Mysteries

02 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Life's Little Mysteries is the newest Audioboom original podcast and co-production with Live Science. This podcast is for everyone and anyone who love...

Ep. 122 - The Bitter Pill

02 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For many of us, it may be difficult to recall a time when every consumable product didn't have a product safety seal on it. But those tamper proof pac...

Ep. 121 - The Shining Girls

17 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

During the early part of the 20th century, radium was being promoted as a miracle cure for what ailed you. But a group of young women working in a New...

Ep. 120 - The Hunt

03 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Some stories you come across are so tragic and outrageous, it's difficult to believe they could really happen in modern society. On July 9, 1982, a Fr...

Ep. 119 - The Fix

20 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to win the lottery? Throughout history, there have been a handful of people who managed to beat the lotte...

Ep. 118 - The Cave of Witches

06 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Back in 1880, a tiny island off the coast of Chile became the site of one of the last witch trials in South America. The defendants who were rounded u...

Ep. 117 - The Fire Within

23 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout history there have been numerous cases where people have mysteriously burst into flames for no apparent reason, leaving behind little more ...

Ep. 116 - The Watcher

09 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In 2014, a family purchased their dream home in an upscale New Jersey neighborhood. What they didn't know was the home secretly came with a nightmare-...

Ep. 115 - The Church of Sacrifice

25 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout the late 19th and early 20th century, the United States was plagued by hundreds of grisly murders, all committed with the same terrifying w...

Ep. 114 - The Martian Chronicles

11 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The planet Mars has fascinated human beings for centuries. Ever since our ancestors first peered up at our closest planetary neighbor, we've wondered,...

Bonus Minisode - The Candyman

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today is Halloween, my favorite holiday of them all. So in honor of the occasion, I'm releasing this bonus mini episode to all my listeners. You've pr...

Introducing What Makes a Killer

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Audioboom presents: What Makes a Killer. Listen to new episodes of What Makes a Killer for a look into the life and crimes of the world’s most infam...

Ep. 113 - The Play Thing

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

One relatively modern fear many people share, is fear of dolls. Throughout history there have been a number of children's toys that are purported to b...

Introducing Bad Batch

23 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Wondery's new series Bad Batch, host Laura Beil (Dr. Death) investigates the multi-billion dollar underregulated industry of stem cell therapy wher...

Ep. 112 - The Institute

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Back in the 1930s, North Carolina's Duke University became home to the United States' first Department of Parapsychology. This group of scientists stu...

Introducing the Mysterious Mr. Epstein

01 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For most of his life, Jeffrey Epstein was a mystery-- who he was, how he made his money, and how he got away with horrific crimes for so many years. T...

Ep. 111 - The Leopard Society

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For more than 150 years, a deadly black magic cult has driven fear into the hearts of the people living in Western Africa. Their members stalk the nig...

Ep. 110 - The Long Pig

16 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There are all sorts of reasons that people have turned to cannibalism. But perhaps the most terrifying reason of all, is because some people evidently...

Bonus Episode - Interview with Mads Brugger, director of Cold Case: Hammarskjold

02 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As a special bonus for listeners I'm releasing two episodes this week. I recently was approached by Magnolia Pictures to preview their new documentary...

Ep. 109 - The Commodore

02 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is one of two special episodes I'm releasing this week. I recently was approached by Magnolia Pictures to preview their new documentary "Cold Cas...

Ep 108 - The Torture Colony

19 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In the foothills of Chile’s Andes Mountains likes a quaint little village with a dark past. It was founded by a former Nazi who led a murderous cult...

Ep. 107 - The Keepers

05 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lighthouses have been around in one shape or another for thousands of years. Over the centuries, several lighthouses have been the locations of many ...

Ep. 106 - The Happiest Man on Death Row

22 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The idea that some crimes are punishable by death is something that appears in legal systems dating back at least as far as the ancient Babylonian Cod...

Ep. 105 - The Fine Art of Murder

08 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I tell you about the lives, and deaths of two of the most famous artists who ever lived. Canada’s Tom Thomson and Vincent Van Gogh h...

Ep. 104 - The Castle

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We all know the story of the sinking of the Titanic, but the early 20th century also saw several other equally tragic maritime disasters that are almo...

Ep. 103 - The Lady Vanishes

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In 1926, two of the most famous women in the world vanished, then just as mysteriously reappeared. These are the stories of Agatha Christie and Evange...