The Basement: Scott Wolter | Knights Templar, the Green Jar and the Scroll That Changes Everything
episodePreviously titled “633: Knights Templar, the Green Jar and the Scroll That Changes Everything | Basement #006: Scott Wolter” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 2, 2026
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What is the background of Scott Wolter and his work?
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Okay, I'm excited about this one. We're going deep with Scott Walter, forensic geologist, TV host, and one of the most controversial researchers in America. Scott made his name by solving murders with rocks, using geological evidence to date concrete and crack cold cases. But then he applied those same scientific methods to the Kensington Runestone, and everything changed. His research led him down a path that started with medieval runes, moved through Knights Templar treasures hidden in North America, and ended up somewhere nobody expected, in a little green jar. Scott's newest book just dropped, The Greatest Templar Tale Never Told. And the story he tells me today, about the green jar... It's going to challenge everything you think you know about history, religion, and who we really are.
This conversation gets heavy, and I mean really heavy. Some people are going to be offended, but that's not Scott's intention. I think we should hear him out. Let's go down to the basement.
Scott, welcome to the basement. Before we get to the fun stuff, can you tell us how your TV, because we all know you from TV, how your TV journey started right here in Las Vegas with a murder case? Yeah, yeah. done your homework good for you well um yeah you know and and you know i do material forensics for a living i've run a materials forensic laboratory uh been doing the work since 1985 but i started my own lab in 1990 and uh in 2004 i was uh and and essentially what we do is For the most part, autopsy is on concrete and rock, and we try to solve problems, you know, mostly in the concrete industry. Why did it crack? Why did it have low strength? You know, what happens if it's exposed to fire damage?
What happens if a plane hits it? If a plane hits it, like at 9-11, that is true. We did that as well. Um, but, uh, one time I received a call from a guy by the name of Lieutenant, uh, Tom Monaghan. And he called from the Las Vegas homicide department. And he said, um, I said, why are you calling me? He said, well, we have a murder victim that was found buried in a shallow grave in the desert outside of Las Vegas, which I found out is not a rare thing. Nope. But what was unusual about this case was this person was totally encased in concrete. And of course, the first question I asked is, how was this person found? How did that happen? And he said that a man was out jogging with his dog and he stepped on what turned out to be the thinnest part of the concrete, which was
uh between the you know the pubic region and the belly button of this deceased female and it collapsed and the dog immediately went into the hole and this guy starts reaching in the hole and was pulling out bones oh my god and apparently this wasn't in a drum or something no it was the ground he i mean he didn't know what it was right and it collapsed under his the weight of his foot and if he had stepped anywhere else it wouldn't have collapsed it was that spot So maybe it was meant to be. But anyway, so once he started pulling out what he thought were human bones, he called 911. Anyway, so I said, well, that's crazy.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the background of Scott Wolter and his work?
0:01–7:07
2
How did Scott Wolter start his journey with the Kensington Runestone?
7:07–10:45
3
What unusual murder case did Scott Wolter investigate?
10:45–53:31
4
What significant findings did Scott Wolter uncover about the Kensington Runestone?
53:31–1:36:50
5
What significance does the alignment of the windmill have?
1:36:50–1:39:03
6
How did the recovery of treasures involve Freemasons and slaves?
1:39:03–1:41:46
7
What discoveries were made regarding the Templar treasure?
1:41:46–1:44:56
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What secrets does the green jar reveal?
1:44:56–3:14:30
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