CRIME: The Saint Who Became a Monster, Gilles de Rais
In 15th century France, Gilles de Rais rose to prominence as a decorated nobleman and military commander who fought alongside Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years’ War. But after her death, his life t...
24 Apr 40min
CONSPIRACY THEORY: The Priory of Sion
In the 20th century, a secret society known as the Priory of Sion claimed to protect a hidden bloodline tied to Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene, a revelation that, if true, would rewrite the foundatio...
22 Apr 35min
CONSPIRACY THEORY: The Beast of Gévaudan
In 18th century France, a series of brutal killings terrorized the rural region of Gévaudan, leaving dozens dead and an entire population gripped by fear. Witnesses described a massive, wolf-like crea...
20 Apr 30min
CRIME: Freeway Rick Ross
In the 1980s, “Freeway” Rick Ross rose from the streets of Los Angeles to become one of the most powerful drug traffickers in the United States, building an empire that helped fuel the crack cocaine e...
17 Apr 36min
CULT: Mark Kilroy & the Narcosatanists
In 1989, University of Texas student Mark Kilroy traveled to Matamoros, Mexico for a spring break trip that would end in one of the most disturbing cult crimes in modern history. When Kilroy vanished ...
15 Apr 48min
CONSPIRACY THEORY: Gary Webb, the Reporter who Knew Too Much
Gary Webb was an award winning investigative journalist who ignited a national firestorm when he published the “Dark Alliance” series, reporting that a CIA connected drug network had helped fuel the c...
13 Apr 37min
CRIME: The Murder of Bob Lazar, Alien Engineer
In this episode of Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes, Vanessa Richardson examines the story of Bob Lazar, the man who claimed he worked on reverse engineered alien spacecraft at a secret site nea...
10 Apr 42min
CULTS: The Raëlians with Christie Wallace and Heather McKinney from Sinisterhood
In this special episode Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes, Christie Wallace and Heather McKinney from Sinisterhood, introduce The Raëlians cult. In the 1970s, a French journalist claimed he was c...
8 Apr 52min
