Ep. 305 - The Jersey Devil

Back in November of 1987, television viewers in Chicago were surprised when in the middle of their nightly news broadcast, a man in a rubber Max Headroom mask managed to interrupt the TV signal with his own video. The Max Headroom Incident remains one of the most legendary unsolved mysteries in television history. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://news.wttw.com/2017/11/21/30-years-later-notorious-max-headroom-incident-remains-mystery https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2019/11/22/to-the-max-headroom https://www.wired.com/2014/10/max-headroom-interupt/ https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/max-headroom-broadcast-signal-intrusion-tvs-strangest-hack/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/max-headroom-incident https://www.vice.com/en/article/headroom-hacker/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is a real psychiatric condition in some people that's sometimes referred to as Renfield's Syndrome. This is a condition where some people believe they are real vampires. In this episode I'm going to tell you four stories of real murderers who thought they were vampires, including the story of Richard Chase, the serial killer known as the Vampire of Sacramento. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://toothpickings.medium.com/how-american-vampires-wrecked-a-russian-ghost-ship-47b2df18e6d https://jacksonianamerica.com/2013/01/07/president-andrew-johnsons-vampire-story/ https://the-avocado.org/2021/09/28/history-thread-vampire-of-liberty/ https://www.nytimes.com/1924/07/22/archives/vampire-murderer-indicted-in-hanover-charged-with-17-killings-and.html https://serialkillercalendar.com/THE-BLOOD-LUST-OF-FRITZ-HAARMANN.php?srsltid=AYCX9vIW32Wu_-782P5PZ4aQM6MnEfR_qqVBsHtI7Mu053UP6ooqypJA https://allthatsinteresting.com/real-vampires/5 https://www.grunge.com/1121101/what-the-butcher-of-hanover-fritz-haarmann-had-as-his-final-meal/ https://scholar.ufs.ac.za/items/3d780c66-0515-4e2a-963e-a3cd5a47ac26 https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/richard-trenton-chase/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/richard-chase https://hauntedhistorytours.com/blog/kentucky-vampire-teen-murders/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/double-death-for-vampire-killer/ https://www.ranker.com/list/rod-ferrell-facts/nathan-gibson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most beloved and feared legends to come out of the state of New Jersey is that of the Jersey devil. This mysterious cryptid is said to live in the Pine Barrens. During one week in 1909, the Jersey Devil terrorized the region. In this episode I'll tell you all about that terrifying week, and about the legend behind this legendary creature. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/11818/secret-history-jersey-devil?srsltid=AYCX9vLXRp4aoZ6dwz_5Yks2JNuXczA3y5_dirMqssn-6CwCPlkalOF6 https://pinelandsalliance.org/learn-about-the-pinelands/pinelands-history-and-culture/the-jersey-devil-and-folklore/ https://www.atlanticcountynj.gov/government/government-information/history-of-atlantic-county/jersey-devil-fact-or-fiction https://weirdnj.com/stories/jersey-devil/ https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/exhibits/running-jersey-devil-1 https://njhumanities.org/humanities-to-go/psp/the-jersey-devil-in-myth-and-history/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most terrifying Russian and Slavic legends is that of the Baba Yaga, an evil witch who lures in unsuspecting victims before murdering them. But back in 2015, St. Petersburg police arrested a very real serial killer, who a lot of people compared to the legend of the Baba Yaga. This was a 68 year old woman named Tamara Samsonova, who claimed to have murdered and eaten as many as 13 people. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://snowwhitewrites.com/baba-yaga/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Baba-Yaga https://ces.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/162/Baba-Yaga-informational-material.pdf https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20221118-baba-yaga-the-greatest-wicked-witch-of-all https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamara_Samsonova https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/07/world/russia-granny-ripper-cannibalism https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/world-news/granny-ripper-who-beheaded-neighbour-32989038 https://www.utterlyinteresting.com/post/the-chilling-case-of-tamara-samsonova-russia-s-granny-ripper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in the late 1960s, the Pritchard family moved into a house at 30 East Drive in the English town of Pontefract. Soon, strange things began happening in the house. This began what is known as the most violent poltergeist haunting in British history. Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Poltergeist-Destructive-Haunting-Colin-Wilson/dp/1840672846 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crlpx8jz1jyo https://www.ianjarviswriter.com/post/2018/03/20/the-black-monk-of-pontefract http://www.30eastdrive.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in 14th century there lived a woman named Alice Kyteler who would become the first person ever tried for witchcraft in Ireland. The thing about Alice though, is that although she almost certainly was not a witch, she may have been one of Ireland's first serial killers. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast/ Notes: https://www.historickilkenny.com/alice-kyteler https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/lady-alice-kyteler-found-guilty-witchcraft/ https://www.kytelersinn.com/dame-alice-kyteler/ https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/21127378-dame-alice-kyteler-the-sorceress-of-kilkenny-a-d-1324 https://www.kilkennycastle.ie/event/alice-kyteler-witch-victim-or-feminist-icon/ https://www.historyhit.com/the-infamous-witch-case-of-alice-kyteler/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx241e9d222o Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The most famous story about an alien abduction in history is almost certainly that of Travis Walton. In 1975, he was part of a 7 man logging crew in the forests of eastern Arizona. But when the crew encountered a UFO on their way back home, Travis disappeared without a trace for five days. Was it a hoax? Or is this the most credible proof of aliens in history? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Sky-Walton-Experience-Travis/dp/1546673466/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2X8951B6NFZCX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.x6PreG-nX9XdjrOCmnNVABvWhzAWRbklub_Pv7oKtwY9__HX9ddJyVsVgBlP0CO1seshJj6E_eNb9l2H8jvYUCrn3HRuLb0ZLzz0U_TDybD6qJPn2v57cFmHUxyPb86SlRMnBNkO6od00D0kSaJGyYAs5ZpaUr65efPMHN1K0SX-e41sGn2vSOdLSMVm9JG9mPrMEDcY2-ERxT42rIwKxaykCSzTaaUik2wIaUiqb_0.aWwnlmnuVBSBMMD18jFwFeWwTtQ0JB_xWwGlfoHD_aQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=fire+in+the+sky+book&qid=1790361814&sprefix=fire+in+the+sky+book%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-2 https://archive.org/details/ufospublicdeceiv0000klas_o9o5/ https://books.google.com/books?id=U8fqoTvsvUEC&pg=PA99#v=onepage&q&f=false https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215956/https://www.ncmufon.com/news/2018/3/10/larry-king-live-travis-walton-ufo-abduction-case-3121993 https://www.travis-walton.com/ https://www.primevideo.com/region/na/detail/0H3CIMYO6XGZJNIT1PVJRQ2RE9?xdsso=1&ref_=atv_auth_red_aft& Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the late 19th century there lived a nurse whose cheery personality earned her the nickname Jolly Jane Toppan. But Jolly Jane had a secret dark side. In reality she was one of America's first female serial killers, and its believed that she may have murdered more than one hundred people. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast/videos Notes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0671014501?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback https://books.google.com/books?id=ZIFjCgAAQBAJ&q=to+have+killed+more+people—helpless+people—than+any+other+man+or+woman+who+ever+lived#v=snippet&q=to%20have%20killed%20more%20people—helpless%20people—than%20any%20other%20man%20or%20woman%20who%20ever%20lived&f=false https://www.academia.edu/15686136/Jane_Toppan_A_Greed_Power_and_Lust_Serial_Killer https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=IJ19020625.1.5 https://books.google.com/books?id=i3zgDwAAQBAJ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey everyone, I need to take a week off from our regular schedule to take care of some personal business. In the meantime, I'm re-releasing this classic episode about Leap Castle, the most haunted castle in the world. I’ll be back on our regular schedule with an all new episode next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1969, history was made when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. Or did they? In this episode I discuss one of the biggest conspiracy theories of them all, the moon landing. I break down the major evidence about the moon landing hoax, and explain the truth behind it all.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast?si=i9M8jKMaV_JOS45l Notes: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/space-astronomy/moon-landing-conspiracy-theories-debunked https://books.google.com/books?id=N1Gcfdj81T4C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/communication-and-mass-media/moon-landing-conspiracy-theories?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.iop.org/explore-physics/moon/how-do-we-know-we-went-to-the-moon https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1860871_1860876_1860992,00.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/2128/ https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/why-do-people-persist-denying-moon-landings https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p07h2yx9/watch https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/moon-landing-conspiracy-theories/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-fly-me-to-the-moon-pokes-fun-at-moon-landing-conspiracy-theories-180984686/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices