In 1983, a teenage girl from Vatican City went missing without a trace. What followed was a web of terrorist threats, secret tapes, and backroom deals — leading all the way to the Pope himself.
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Aug 2025
CONSPIRACY THEORIES: Emanuela Orlandi
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 kidnapping. In this episode, "Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes" takes a deep dive i ... Show More
38m 16s
May 2025
120. The Missing Vatican Girl - Emanuela Orlandi
In this episode, Payton explores the mysterious disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi, a vibrant teenager living within the walls of Vatican City. After she vanishes without a trace one evening, her family turns to the police—only to uncover whispers that the Vatican itself might be ... Show More
32m 35s
Mar 2024
Disappearance at the Vatican: The Orlandi Case
What happens when a teenager goes missing in the world’s smallest, and supposedly safest, country? Emanuela Orlandi’s sudden disappearance remains the only missing person’s case in Vatican City, yet more than 40 years later we still have no idea what really happened behind the pa ... Show More
1h 4m
Mar 2024
Disappearance at the Vatican: The Orlandi Case
What happens when a teenager goes missing in the world’s smallest, and supposedly safest, country? Emanuela Orlandi’s sudden disappearance remains the only missing person’s case in Vatican City, yet more than 40 years later we still have no idea what really happened behind the pa ... Show More
1h 4m
Mar 2024
Disappearance at the Vatican: The Orlandi Case
What happens when a teenager goes missing in the world’s smallest, and supposedly safest, country? Emanuela Orlandi’s sudden disappearance remains the only missing person’s case in Vatican City, yet more than 40 years later we still have no idea what really happened behind the pa ... Show More
1h 4m
Nov 2022
#406: Emanuela Orlandi - The Vatican Girl | Part 1
<p>On June 22 1983, 15 year old Emanuela Orlandi was abducted on her way home from a music lesson in the center of Rome, Italy. Emanuela lived with her parents, three sisters and brother in an apartment in Vatican City, where her father worked in an administrative position f ... Show More
33m 41s