May 6

Carl Tanzler: The Man Who Stole a Corpse and Lived With It for 7 Years.

Explore Carl Tanzler’s horrifying obsession with Elena de Hoyos—grave robbing, corpse preservation, twisted romance, and eerie experiments—in this chilling true story that inspired comparisons to serial killer Ed Gein himself. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per ... Show More

59m 12s

May 1

North Korea Stole a 13 Year Old Girl and Lied About It for Decades

A 13-year-old vanishes—uncover the chilling truth behind Megumi Yokota’s abduction, North Korea’s secret kidnappings, and a decades-long fight for answers that still shakes global politics today Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial today Learn more about yo ... Show More

44 m

Apr 24

Sweden's Most Hated Man Was Murdered and Nobody Knows Who Did It

A shocking unsolved assassination: Olof Palme’s murder sparks decades of conspiracy theories—from lone killers to global plots—revealing a mystery filled with political intrigue, botched investigations, and unanswered questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm ... Show More

1h 29m

Nov 2019

November 18, 1978: The Jonestown Massacre

On this day in 1978, Jim Jones, the founder of the People’s Temple cult, led a little over 900 followers to drink poisoned Flavor-Aid in a mass suicide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14m 32s

Oct 2022

Jonestown Pt. 1

At the command of Jim Jones, more than 900 followers of The Peoples Temple drank a beverage laced with cyanide in an act that Jones labeled “revolutionary suicide.” But was this truly a mass suicide, or was it a mass murder? And why do some people think Jim Jones faked his own de ... Show More

1h 2m

Jun 2025

Ep. 55 | The BRUTAL Manson Family Cult Murders

This episode dives into the dark story of the Manson Family—how a failed musician named Charles Manson turned a group of free-spirited youth into a deadly cult. From mind control to murder, we unravel how his twisted ideology led to one of the most shocking crime sprees in Americ ... Show More

1h 17m

Mar 2025

MURDEROUS MINDS: Charles Manson & The Manson Family Cult Pt.1

Tune in to explore the chilling rise of Charles Manson, from his troubled youth in reform school and prison to his desperate pursuit of power in the late 1960s. Using his dangerous charisma, Manson formed the notorious Manson Family, a cult of devoted followers he manipulated int ... Show More

58m 11s

Jul 2025

New Podcast: Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

From UFO cults and mass suicides to secret CIA experiments, presidential assassinations, and murderous doctors, these aren’t just theories. They’re real stories that blur the line between fact and fiction. In Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes, host Vanessa Richardson takes you ... Show More

1m 41s

Nov 2022

Jonestown Pt. 2

With more than 900 people dead, the Jonestown Massacre has sparked many theories over the past 40 years. Did the government have a hand in these deaths? Could the cult have been connected to the mysterious MK-Ultra program? And was Jim Jones murdered, or did he fake his own death ... Show More

59m 21s

Aug 2025

Introducing: CONSPIRACY THEORIES, CULTS, AND CRIMES

From Jonestown to Heaven’s Gate, to the Octopus Murders and the Waco Siege, the world is full of deception, manipulation, and destruction. Listen to Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes every Wednesday as we explore the real people at the center of the world’s most shocking sec ... Show More

8m 6s

Aug 2025

CULTS: Heaven's Gate

In 1997, 39 Heaven’s Gate cult members died by mass suicide, believing a UFO would grant them salvation. In this debut episode, Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes peels back the layers of how a cosmic prophecy and Marshall Applewhite’s delusion ended in the deadliest cult suici ... Show More

46m 43s

Sep 2017

Case 60: Jonestown (Part 3/3)

[Part 3 of 3]On November 17 1978, Congressman Leo Ryan travelled to Guyana to inspect Jonestown for himself. When a number of Peoples Temple members expressed a desire to leave with him, Jim Jones was furious. What followed next would go down in history.---Episode narrated by the ... Show More

59m 32s

Jim Jones and the Jonestown Massacre