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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. 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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Ep. 298 - The Exorcism of Anna Ecklund Aug 31, 2026

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Back in the 1920s, a woman named Anna Ecklund reportedly began hearing voices and experiencing terrible pain when she went to church. This would lead to one of the most well-documented exorcisms in history.

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Notes:

https://archive.org/stream/begonesatansouls00vogl_0/begonesatansouls00vogl_0_djvu.txt

https://discover.theritualmovie.com/begone-satan.pdf

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-43173-0_2

https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/the-anna-ecklund-possession-the-true-story-of-americas-most-famous-exorcism-case/

https://time.com/7290789/the-ritual-true-story/

https://husheduphistory.com/post/619278048738607104/the-evil-and-exorcism-of-emma-schmidt

https://the-line-up.com/the-exorcist-father-theophilus-riesinger-and-possession-of-anna-ecklund

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Ep 297 - The Horrors of War Aug 24, 2026

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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 appeared to be a real zombie attack during the First World War. In the second story, I tell you about the most haunted warship in history. And in story three, I tell you the tale of a liberated building in Germany after the fall of Berlin. According to legend, this building may hold a dark and evil secret in the basement.

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Notes:

https://wp.umpi.edu/utimes/2025/11/18/history-tidbits-the-attack-of-the-dead-men/

https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/the-attack-of-the-dead-men-was-a-horrifying-wwi-infantry-charge/

https://www.historicmysteries.com/history/osowiec-fortress-zombie/25990/

https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1990/march/haunted-u-boat

https://roybainton.com/2018/02/28/ghost-boat-the-strange-story-of-ub65/

https://www.spookyisles.com/haunted-ub-65/

https://www.historicmysteries.com/myths-legends/celle-neues-rathaus-legend/16229/

Baxter, Keith. “German Occult Conspiracy (Celle Neues Rathaus),” October 24, 2018.

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

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Ep. 296 - The Sons of Sam Aug 17, 2026

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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 worker named David Berkowitz, the city could finally rest easy because the killer was behind bars. But is that all there is to the story? After Berkowitz's arrest, a journalist named Maury Terry continued digging into the story, and he uncovered shocking evidence that David Berkowitz did not act alone, and that he was part of a larger Satanic cult.

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Notes:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1683692845?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback

https://www.netflix.com/title/81059887

https://www.amazon.com/Son-Sam-Authorized-Transcription-Documents-ebook/dp/B072QBN4PK/ref=sr_1_3?channelId=500&clpRedir=Y&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.omPIgD8PrctAeaHLfvm2khrwQgyGixKKTMSuF6gQZ32Cg3MvAjnslzIygzlxlAIvpACUsdJwkNVFWEH_0MW7IhoM2_cEYXxvzQSudeHLQFmnp411vxpMIuxiQ4m-tutT_Mv2kZ9hFEHgHbjBn24EpsJZiF1dF76R7ZxyVSuCzCtP7cKx--SOT9H6fXbScDjpS_Hm8JdJwlbvnsiJPTZ6oHXbIASACBJn3H7b-8-MRFA.fJ4ifMssXZl4xqD3ASBxnj0bBnpN6h7zIWYPWUllgrM&dib_tag=se&keywords=son+of+sam&plpRedirect=mhFallback&qid=1786795739&s=books&sr=1-3

https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/conversations-with-a-killer-the-son-of-sam-tapes-release-date-news

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Ep. 295 - Operation Highjump Aug 10, 2026

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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 mission was to map the continent and to train soldiers. But unofficially, this was actually a mission to find and destroy a secret Nazi base. But when they got there they found themselves facing an ancient race with flying saucers that they couldn't hope to defeat.

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Notes:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/operation-highjump-18223476/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/operation-highjump

https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007PoRec..43....1S/abstract

https://web.archive.org/web/20240118075139/http://www.histarmar.com.ar/Antartida/Base-Hitler/LaBaseAntarticadeHitler.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7vt5paORIc

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Ep. 294 - The Finders Aug 03, 2026

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Back in 1987 in Tallahassee, Florida, a pair of well dressed men were arrested in a playground under suspicion of child trafficking. This was the beginning of an investigation into a mysterious cult known as The Finders. This investigation would open up a web of satanism and government coverups. Was the Finders cult really a CIA Psy-op? In this episode we dig deep and reveal the truth.

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Notes:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1974059308?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback

https://vault.fbi.gov/the-finders/The%20Finders%20Part%2001/view

https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/were-the-finders-a-cia-fronted-satanic-cult/#jd-sword

https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-finders-cult-from-the-80s-was-patient-zero-for-epstein-and-pizzagate-conspiracies/

https://www.gnosticwarrior.com/finders.html

https://apnews.com/article/4c5cd8141e930159ea3e4f0492a41ade

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Ep. 293 - The Loch Ness Monster Jul 27, 2026

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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 centuries. In this episode I tell you the history of the elusive creature, and I break down the scientific evidence to determine if the monster may be real.

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Notes:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0684856026?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback

https://www.visitinvernesslochness.com/the-lochness-monster

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/celebrating-1447-years-of-the-loch-ness-monster-30711823/

https://www.livescience.com/26341-loch-ness-monster.html

https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/conspiracies-paranormal/the-biggest-hunt-for-the-loch-ness-monster-in-50-years-is-about-to-begin

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3096839.stm

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49495145

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Ep. 292 - The Franklin Expedition Jul 20, 2026

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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 a journey to find the fabled northwest passage through the arctic. But when he never returned, his wife Lady Jane Franklin began receiving advice from the ghost of a little girl named Weesey, who told her where to look.

Notes:

https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2020/october/lost-franklin-expedition

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a62367998/the-terror-fitzjames-identified/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_pop_md_pmx_prog_org_us_18343789675&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=18343834699&gbraid=0AAAAADCyiSnL-1OEqb86SuU5vxxokv5G0&gclid=CjwKCAjwmdLSBhANEiwAkREMN-9H-Uf4t_wqcGAHzfxauNxi-wx4JKr2MB5cbrgzKueHP3wzC3dteRoCH6QQAvD_BwE

https://theconversation.com/new-dna-analysis-identifies-more-members-of-the-ill-fated-franklin-expedition-282832

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-shipwrecks-from-john-franklins-doomed-arctic-expedition-were-exactly-where-the-inuit-said-they-would-be-180986627/

https://uphere.ca/articles/franklin-ghosts

https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/franklin-expedition-fate-foretold-by-ghost

https://www.amazon.com/Frozen-Time-Fate-Franklin-Expedition-ebook/dp/B06XTYNXN5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3K8JOTNP33VRJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.x3zn2ihAl-lmo374dC_EIOBhxCxpE9ZeR-rwmuTMjHct1mvpT9njTvm7siZfz6vDqLNNwNLa2iBuRMcBHqvuP9jJZ7yy7Nz2w_w9no2TQ4HcfbFrLWiI0L4PQ8bwtgxrVv5P4jv1pKeVEXKUDXbcbiNf-s15hgtyIyENQqpj6cFPv3qXDE_IdT5wUZPLosXB5Sya8qUN7fjkB9NQZOVpDnBXfY-CF1TLIcce0Xd9xbxDgcmakhzUB0nqiQ2fqmi581EliAowVIpsohd45qa0_OwM2QnkLzJi96_1H-J87tU.kIAK9KQWavrJEb1Kgr8JBU8b9m7JvQdt98vcAgS7gG8&dib_tag=se&keywords=franklin+expedition&qid=1784298762&sprefix=franklin+expedition%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-1

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