Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

In 1955, Jim Jones founded the Peoples Temple. By 1978, he led more than 900 of his followers to their deaths. From political power plays to psychological torture in the Guyanese jungle, this episode ...

15 Okt 202542min

In 1945, the Manhattan Project created the deadliest weapon the world had ever seen. But behind the race to build the atomic bomb were secret human radiation experiments, government surveillance, and ...

8 Okt 202540min

In 1997, thousands across Arizona reported seeing strange lights in the night sky. The military called them flares. But some witnesses, including pilots, doctors, and the state’s own governor, say it ...

1 Okt 202538min

Danny Casolaro said he was about to expose a global conspiracy. Days later, he was found dead in a hotel bathtub. In this episode of "Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes," we investigate "The Octopus...

24 Sep 202541min

In 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in broad daylight. The government said it was the work of one man: Lee Harvey Oswald. But decades later, newly-released files still don’t tell the f...

17 Sep 202539min

In a small Alabama church, faith meant more than prayer. It meant picking up a live rattlesnake and trusting God to spare you. But when Pastor Glenn Summerford’s wife was bitten twice, the truth slith...

10 Sep 202541min

In 1993, a cult outside Waco, Texas went to war with the U.S. government. Seventy-six people, including 25 children, didn’t survive. In this episode, "Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes" unravels th...

3 Sep 202543min

In 1983, 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi vanished from Vatican City...and never came home. For decades, her family searched for answers. What they uncovered pointed to something far darker than a kidnapp...

27 Aug 202538min