Ep. 304 - The Baba Yaga
One of the most terrifying Russian and Slavic legends is that of the Baba Yaga, an evil witch who lures in unsuspecting victims before murde...
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The Conspirators Podcast
The Conspirators is a bi-weekly show dedicated to the dark and disturbing stories from history your teacher never told you about. On the show I discuss unsolved mysteries, serial killers, su...
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20 of 328 episodesEp. 303 - The Black Monk of Pontefract
Back in the late 1960s, the Pritchard family moved into a house at 30 East Drive in the English town of Pontefract. Soon, strange things beg...
Ep. 302 - The Witch of Kilkenny
Back in 14th century there lived a woman named Alice Kyteler who would become the first person ever tried for witchcraft in Ireland. The thi...
Ep. 301 - The Travis Walton Abduction
The most famous story about an alien abduction in history is almost certainly that of Travis Walton. In 1975, he was part of a 7 man logging...
Ep. 300 - Jolly Jane Toppan
Back in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the late 19th century there lived a nurse whose cheery personality earned her the nickname Jolly Jane To...
Classic Episode: The Oubliette
Hey everyone, I need to take a week off from our regular schedule to take care of some personal business. In the meantime, I'm re-releasing...
Ep. 299 - The Moon Landing
In 1969, history was made when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. Or did they? In this episode I di...
Ep. 298 - The Exorcism of Anna Ecklund
Back in the 1920s, a woman named Anna Ecklund reportedly began hearing voices and experiencing terrible pain when she went to church. This w...
Ep 297 - The Horrors of War
In this episode I tell you three short horror stories from World War 1 and 2. In the first story, I tell you the horrific true tale of what...
Ep. 296 - The Sons of Sam
Between the summers of 1976 and 1977, the serial killer known as the Son of Sam terrorized New York City. After police arrested a postal wor...
Ep. 295 - Operation Highjump
In 1946, the United States sent the largest naval fleet of its kind on a secret mission to Antarctica. Officially, the reason given for this...
Ep. 294 - The Finders
Back in 1987 in Tallahassee, Florida, a pair of well dressed men were arrested in a playground under suspicion of child trafficking. This wa...
Ep. 293 - The Loch Ness Monster
One of the most famous cryptids in history is the Loch Ness Monster. This serpent-like creature has been sighted thousands a times over the...
Ep. 292 - The Franklin Expedition
One of the most famous lost expeditions in history was led by Sir John Franklin back in 1845. The famous explorer led a group of 129 men on...
Ep. 291 - The Kecksburg UFO
In February 1965, something crashed into the woods near Kecksburg, Pennsylvania. Was it a meteor as the U.S. Government claimed? Or was it a...
Ep. 290 - The Yuba County Five
Back in 1978, one of the most bizarre mysteries in American history occurred. That's when five men on their way home from a basketball game...
Ep. 289 - The Game
One of the most famous modern urban legends is that of Polybius, a mysterious video game that was released in Portland arcades back in the e...
Ep. 288 - The Montauk Project
One thing that fans of the Netflix series Stranger Things might not know, is that it was inspired by an actual conspiracy theory involving s...
Ep. 287 - The Lonely Butcher
Dennis Nilsen was one of the worst serial killers in British history. In this episode I tell you about Nilsen's life and horrific crimes, an...
Ep. 286 - The Lost City of Z
Percy Fawcett was one of the most famous explorers of the early 20th century. In 1925 he ventured into the Amazon rainforest looking for a m...