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The Conspirators Podcast

The Conspirators is a 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, survival stories, strange disappearances and other bizarre true events from the past.

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Ep. 307 - The Max Headroom Incident Nov 09, 2026

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Back in November of 1987, television viewers in Chicago were surprised when in the middle of their nightly news broadcast, a man in a rubber Max Headroom mask managed to interrupt the TV signal with his own video. The Max Headroom Incident remains one of the most legendary unsolved mysteries in television history.

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Notes:

https://news.wttw.com/2017/11/21/30-years-later-notorious-max-headroom-incident-remains-mystery

https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2019/11/22/to-the-max-headroom

https://www.wired.com/2014/10/max-headroom-interupt/

https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/max-headroom-broadcast-signal-intrusion-tvs-strangest-hack/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/max-headroom-incident

https://www.vice.com/en/article/headroom-hacker/

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Ep. 306 - The Vampire Killers Nov 02, 2026

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There is a real psychiatric condition in some people that's sometimes referred to as Renfield's Syndrome. This is a condition where some people believe they are real vampires. In this episode I'm going to tell you four stories of real murderers who thought they were vampires, including the story of Richard Chase, the serial killer known as the Vampire of Sacramento.

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Notes:

https://toothpickings.medium.com/how-american-vampires-wrecked-a-russian-ghost-ship-47b2df18e6d

https://jacksonianamerica.com/2013/01/07/president-andrew-johnsons-vampire-story/

https://the-avocado.org/2021/09/28/history-thread-vampire-of-liberty/

https://www.nytimes.com/1924/07/22/archives/vampire-murderer-indicted-in-hanover-charged-with-17-killings-and.html

https://serialkillercalendar.com/THE-BLOOD-LUST-OF-FRITZ-HAARMANN.php?srsltid=AYCX9vIW32Wu_-782P5PZ4aQM6MnEfR_qqVBsHtI7Mu053UP6ooqypJA

https://allthatsinteresting.com/real-vampires/5

https://www.grunge.com/1121101/what-the-butcher-of-hanover-fritz-haarmann-had-as-his-final-meal/

https://scholar.ufs.ac.za/items/3d780c66-0515-4e2a-963e-a3cd5a47ac26

https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/richard-trenton-chase/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/richard-chase

https://hauntedhistorytours.com/blog/kentucky-vampire-teen-murders/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/double-death-for-vampire-killer/

https://www.ranker.com/list/rod-ferrell-facts/nathan-gibson

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Ep. 305 - The Jersey Devil Oct 26, 2026

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One of the most beloved and feared legends to come out of the state of New Jersey is that of the Jersey devil. This mysterious cryptid is said to live in the Pine Barrens. During one week in 1909, the Jersey Devil terrorized the region. In this episode I'll tell you all about that terrifying week, and about the legend behind this legendary creature.

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Notes:

https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/11818/secret-history-jersey-devil?srsltid=AYCX9vLXRp4aoZ6dwz_5Yks2JNuXczA3y5_dirMqssn-6CwCPlkalOF6

https://pinelandsalliance.org/learn-about-the-pinelands/pinelands-history-and-culture/the-jersey-devil-and-folklore/

https://www.atlanticcountynj.gov/government/government-information/history-of-atlantic-county/jersey-devil-fact-or-fiction

https://weirdnj.com/stories/jersey-devil/

https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/exhibits/running-jersey-devil-1

https://njhumanities.org/humanities-to-go/psp/the-jersey-devil-in-myth-and-history/

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Ep. 304 - The Baba Yaga Oct 19, 2026

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One of the most terrifying Russian and Slavic legends is that of the Baba Yaga, an evil witch who lures in unsuspecting victims before murdering them. But back in 2015, St. Petersburg police arrested a very real serial killer, who a lot of people compared to the legend of the Baba Yaga. This was a 68 year old woman named Tamara Samsonova, who claimed to have murdered and eaten as many as 13 people.

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Notes:

https://snowwhitewrites.com/baba-yaga/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Baba-Yaga

https://ces.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/162/Baba-Yaga-informational-material.pdf

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20221118-baba-yaga-the-greatest-wicked-witch-of-all

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamara_Samsonova

https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/07/world/russia-granny-ripper-cannibalism

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/world-news/granny-ripper-who-beheaded-neighbour-32989038

https://www.utterlyinteresting.com/post/the-chilling-case-of-tamara-samsonova-russia-s-granny-ripper

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Ep. 303 - The Black Monk of Pontefract Oct 12, 2026

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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 began happening in the house. This began what is known as the most violent poltergeist haunting in British history.

Notes:

https://www.amazon.com/Poltergeist-Destructive-Haunting-Colin-Wilson/dp/1840672846

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crlpx8jz1jyo

https://www.ianjarviswriter.com/post/2018/03/20/the-black-monk-of-pontefract

http://www.30eastdrive.com/

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Ep. 302 - The Witch of Kilkenny Oct 05, 2026

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Back in 14th century there lived a woman named Alice Kyteler who would become the first person ever tried for witchcraft in Ireland. The thing about Alice though, is that although she almost certainly was not a witch, she may have been one of Ireland's first serial killers.

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Notes:

https://www.historickilkenny.com/alice-kyteler

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/lady-alice-kyteler-found-guilty-witchcraft/

https://www.kytelersinn.com/dame-alice-kyteler/

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/21127378-dame-alice-kyteler-the-sorceress-of-kilkenny-a-d-1324

https://www.kilkennycastle.ie/event/alice-kyteler-witch-victim-or-feminist-icon/

https://www.historyhit.com/the-infamous-witch-case-of-alice-kyteler/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx241e9d222o

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Ep. 301 - The Travis Walton Abduction Sep 28, 2026

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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 crew in the forests of eastern Arizona. But when the crew encountered a UFO on their way back home, Travis disappeared without a trace for five days. Was it a hoax? Or is this the most credible proof of aliens in history?

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Notes:

https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Sky-Walton-Experience-Travis/dp/1546673466/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2X8951B6NFZCX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.x6PreG-nX9XdjrOCmnNVABvWhzAWRbklub_Pv7oKtwY9__HX9ddJyVsVgBlP0CO1seshJj6E_eNb9l2H8jvYUCrn3HRuLb0ZLzz0U_TDybD6qJPn2v57cFmHUxyPb86SlRMnBNkO6od00D0kSaJGyYAs5ZpaUr65efPMHN1K0SX-e41sGn2vSOdLSMVm9JG9mPrMEDcY2-ERxT42rIwKxaykCSzTaaUik2wIaUiqb_0.aWwnlmnuVBSBMMD18jFwFeWwTtQ0JB_xWwGlfoHD_aQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=fire+in+the+sky+book&qid=1790361814&sprefix=fire+in+the+sky+book%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-2

https://archive.org/details/ufospublicdeceiv0000klas_o9o5/

https://books.google.com/books?id=U8fqoTvsvUEC&pg=PA99#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215956/https://www.ncmufon.com/news/2018/3/10/larry-king-live-travis-walton-ufo-abduction-case-3121993

https://www.travis-walton.com/

https://www.primevideo.com/region/na/detail/0H3CIMYO6XGZJNIT1PVJRQ2RE9?xdsso=1&ref_=atv_auth_red_aft&

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Ep. 300 - Jolly Jane Toppan Sep 21, 2026

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Back in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the late 19th century there lived a nurse whose cheery personality earned her the nickname Jolly Jane Toppan. But Jolly Jane had a secret dark side. In reality she was one of America's first female serial killers, and its believed that she may have murdered more than one hundred people.

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Notes:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0671014501?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback

https://books.google.com/books?id=ZIFjCgAAQBAJ&q=to+have+killed+more+people—helpless+people—than+any+other+man+or+woman+who+ever+lived#v=snippet&q=to%20have%20killed%20more%20people—helpless%20people—than%20any%20other%20man%20or%20woman%20who%20ever%20lived&f=false

https://www.academia.edu/15686136/Jane_Toppan_A_Greed_Power_and_Lust_Serial_Killer

https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=IJ19020625.1.5

https://books.google.com/books?id=i3zgDwAAQBAJ

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Classic Episode: The Oubliette Sep 14, 2026

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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 this classic episode about Leap Castle, the most haunted castle in the world. I’ll be back on our regular schedule with an all new episode next week.

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Ep. 299 - The Moon Landing Sep 07, 2026

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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 discuss one of the biggest conspiracy theories of them all, the moon landing. I break down the major evidence about the moon landing hoax, and explain the truth behind it all.

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Notes:

https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/space-astronomy/moon-landing-conspiracy-theories-debunked

https://books.google.com/books?id=N1Gcfdj81T4C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/communication-and-mass-media/moon-landing-conspiracy-theories?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.iop.org/explore-physics/moon/how-do-we-know-we-went-to-the-moon

https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1860871_1860876_1860992,00.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/2128/

https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/why-do-people-persist-denying-moon-landings

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p07h2yx9/watch

https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/moon-landing-conspiracy-theories/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-fly-me-to-the-moon-pokes-fun-at-moon-landing-conspiracy-theories-180984686/

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