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CONSPIRACY THEORY: Lemuria the Lost Continent
Episode 76
In the mid-1800s, a British naturalist named Philip Sclater proposed the existence of a vast sunken continent called Lemuria to explain a gap in the …
3 months ago
CRIME: Black Bart the Outlaw Poet
Episode 75
In 1875, a mild-mannered Civil War veteran named Charles Boles began robbing Wells Fargo stagecoaches across Northern California. He was always polit…
3 months, 1 week ago
CULT: The I AM Movement
Episode 74
In this episode of Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes, Vanessa traces how Guy and Edna Ballard built the I AM Movement, a Depression-era spiritua…
3 months, 1 week ago
CONSPIRACY THEORY: The Bridgewater Triangle
Episode 73
In southeastern Massachusetts, a stretch of land known as the Bridgewater Triangle has been a magnet for paranormal activity for centuries: cryptid s…
3 months, 1 week ago
CRIME: The Great Maple Syrup Heist featuring Ashley & Ricky from Crime Salad
Episode 72
In 2011 and 2012, a small crew of men systematically drained nearly $19 million worth of maple syrup from the world's only strategic reserve, barrel …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
CULT: The Breatharians
Episode 71
In this episode of Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes, host Vanessa Richardson traces Breatharianism from its fringe origins to a worldwide movem…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
CONSPIRACY THEORY: The Banana Wars
Episode 70
In 1954, the CIA orchestrated a covert coup that removed Guatemala's democratically elected president, Jacobo Árbenz, at the behest of Cold War anxie…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
CRIME: The Vampire of Düsseldorf
Episode 69
In 1929, Peter Kürten terrorized the German city of Düsseldorf in a months-long killing spree that claimed at least nine lives, including those of yo…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
CULT: Rod Ferrell & the Vampire Clan Murders
Episode 68
In November 1996, a group of teenagers calling themselves the Vampire Clan drove from Kentucky to Eustis, Florida, and beat Richard Wendorf and Ruth …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
CONSPIRACY THEORY: Mercy Brown & the Vampire Panic featuring Dr. Harini Bhat
Episode 67
In 1892, as tuberculosis ravaged the small town of Exeter, Rhode Island, a grieving family made a desperate decision: they exhumed the body of 19-yea…
3 months, 3 weeks ago