The Conspirators Podcast
Summary: The Conspirators is a weekly podcast about the darkest parts of history that still baffle us today. Each episode explores the world of real, horrific crimes, unexplained mysteries, tragic events, conspiracies and strange places. Come with me and take a trip through the dark heart of history.
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Starvation is a terrible way to die. This is the true story of Linda Hazzard, a quack doctor who lived in Washington in the early 20th century. Hazzard’s bizarre treatments may have resulted in as many as 40 of her patients to starve to death. Notes: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/doctor-who-starved-her-patients-death-180953158/ The Bizarre and Gruesome Saga of Linda Hazzard: “The Starvation Doctor” Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/Creative_Commons_Volume_2/The_Tea_Party Naoya Sakamata, Dissociation, Engulf, Thought Amber, Atmosphere Op. 2, Outside of Misanthropy
The true stories of Charles Domery and Tarrare, two men whose insatiable hunger needs to be heard to be believed. Each of these men were able to eat insane amounts of food, and very possibly even other people. Notes: http://mentalfloss.com/article/66508/tarrare-greatest-glutton-all-time https://io9.gizmodo.com/what-caused-these-men-to-eat-cats-and-candles-1685293458 https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/qkx7bb/if-youre-eating-fresh-puppy-hearts-you-definitely-have-an-eating-disorder Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/Creative_Commons_Volume_2/The_Tea_Party Naoya Sakamata, Beyond the Poetry, Engulf, 9-2, The Intent of Revenge, Lost Road, Air of Iron
A full three years before Jack the Ripper stalked the streets of London, there was another vicious serial killer who terrorized people in the city of Austin, Texas. The killer known sometimes as The Servant Girl Annihilator murdered eight people and was never caught. This is the true story. Patreon: http://patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/investigation/texas-servant-girl-murders/ https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Assassin-Scandal-Americas-Serial/dp/0805097678 The Servant Girl Annihilator Music: Chris Zabriskie, Undercover Vampire Policeman, I Need to Start Writing Things Down, There’s Probably No Time http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris_Zabriskie/ Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/Creative_Commons_Volume_2/The_Tea_Party Coldnoise, Demise and Downfall http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Coldnoise/
A recent National Geographic poll showed that more than 77 percent of the public believes that aliens from another planet have visited the earth at some point in history. It’s disturbing enough when a person vanishes without a trace. But there have been a few cases of mysterious disappearances that defy logic and make you wonder if the truth might come from beyond the stars. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Patreon subscribers get access to all sorts of bonuses, including thank you cards, stickers, magnets, T-shirts and exclusive bonus episodes. Notes: http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread1018462/pg1 The unexplained mystery of Granger Taylor https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/the-man-who-went-to-space-and-disappeared-the-story-of-granger-taylor https://www.google.com/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4383030/amp/UFO-enthusiast-mysteriously-vanishes-Brazil.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/news/weird/803839/Granger-Taylor-missing-UFO-alien-abduction-unsolved-Vancouver-Island-Canada/amp The Mysterious Death of Zigmund Adamski: Alien Abduction or Crime? Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/Creative_Commons_Volume_2/The_Tea_Party Kai Engel, Oneiri, Somnolence, Harbor, Mist and Clouds, Universe in Hands, Morbid Imagination, Difference, Rejecting the Sirens http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/
New York in the early part of the 20th century was struck by a typhoid epidemic. An investigator managed to track down the unlikely cause, a 37-year-old cook named Mary Mallon. Although would go on to earn a nickname that’s become infamous, Typhoid Mary. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast?alert=2 Notes: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-frightening-legacy-of-typhoid-mary-180954324/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/typhoid/ http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2014/10/30/360120406/awful-moments-in-quarantine-history-remember-typhoid-mary Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Coldnoise, Weakness, Remember, Chance to Change, Malaika, Tale for Mind http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Coldnoise/ Myuu, Lights Out
In New Orleans in the 1800s, a mysterious Turkish Sultan moved into a lavish mansion in New Orleans’s French Quarter. Legend has it that a bloody massacre occurred and no one knows who did it. This is my first bonus mini-episode. In the future, these minisodes will only be available to my Patreon supporters. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast?alert=2 Notes: http://wgno.com/2014/05/21/the-bloody-truth-the-haunted-tale-of-the-sultans-palace-2/ https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/haunted-places/sultans-palace/ Music: Myuu, Lost World, Into the Depths, Haunted House
In 1853, a reverend named John Murray Spear attempted to do something shocking. He believed he was receiving messages from spirits beyond the grave, who gave him instructions on how to build a mechanical messiah who would usher in a new age of man. What happened next carries echoes of Frankenstein, only this story was very real. Notes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley https://newrepublic.com/article/134271/frankensteins-monster-became-human https://esoterx.com/2014/06/02/the-crucifixion-of-the-mechanical-messiah-john-murray-spear-and-the-synthetic-savior/ The New Motor: Building John Murray Spear’s ‘God Machine’ in Lynn, Massachussets The Bizarre Mechanical Messiah of John Murray Spear Music: Naoya Sakamata, Thought Amber Myuu, Reversion Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/Creative_Commons_Volume_2/The_Tea_Party Kai Engel, Floret, Morbid Imagination, Rejecting the Sirens http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/
One common legend that appears over and over in many forms throughout cultures around the world, is the legend of the vampire. Listen to hear some vampire stories from history, including the real unsolved murder involving the Atlas Vampire, the vampire serial killer Bela Kiss, and the mass vampire hysteria that happened in 1969 around London’s Highgate Cemetery. Notes: https://www.google.com/amp/s/theunredacted.com/the-highgate-vampire-horror-of-the-dead/ https://www.google.com/amp/www.nydailynews.com/amp/news/justice-story/killer-murdered-24-pickled-corpses-barrels-article-1.1607445 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_folklore_by_region https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/10/what-vampire-graves-tell-us-about-ancient-superstitions/280879/ https://www.google.com/amp/relay.nationalgeographic.com/proxy/distribution/public/amp/2016/10/vampires-europe-new-england-halloween-history https://www.google.com/amp/amp.livescience.com/24374-vampires-real-history.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/hauntedpalaceblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/the-legend-of-the-alnwick-castle-vampire/amp/ The Vampire murder mystery of Lilly Lindeström Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/Creative_Commons_Volume_2/The_Tea_Party All other music from this episode by the ridiculously talented Myuu.
In 1932, actress Peg Entwistle made a name for herself in Hollywood. But it wasn’t because of any movie role. Peg gained worldwide infamy by jumping off the Hollywood sign to commit suicide. And even long after Peg’s death, people claim to still see her ghost wandering throughout the Hollywood Hills. Notes: http://mentalfloss.com/article/12549/woman-who-jumped-hollywood-sign http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-beat-peg-entwistle-tribute-20140918-story.html http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/10/hollywood-sign-haunted Sign of the Times… Tragic Suicide Off the H: 1932 Music: Dexter Britain, The Tea Party Coldnoise, Malaika http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Coldnoise/Who_We_Are/Coldnoise_-_Malaika http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/Creative_Commons_Volume_2/The_Tea_Party Myuu, Walking Into Darkness Naoya Sakamata, 9-1, Beyond the Poetry, Atmosphere Op 2
In 1946, the town of Texarkana was terrorized by a serial killer who stalked people parked in lover’s lanes at night. This mysterious madman has been the inspiration for countless songs, movies, books and urban legends. This is the true story, of the Phantom Killer, a murderer who has never been caught, even to this day. Notes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L5MQW2C/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Phantom Killer: The Unsolved Mystery of the Texarkana Murders Music: Kai Engel, Snowfall Intro, Changing Reality, May, Laceration, Tentative Steps http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Naoya Sakamata, Thought Amber, HorrorPiano Dexter Britain, The Tea Party http://freemusicarchive.org/search/?quicksearch=dexter+Britain+the+tea+party Myuu, Moonlight Menschen
Bonus Episode: Interview with Ed Dentzel of Unfound Podcast
Ep. 43 - The Boys on the Ice
Ep. 42 - The Call
Ep. 41 - The Stain
Ep. 40 - The Man Eaters