Spelade
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At the end of World War Two, when the Nazis had thrown much of Europe into disarray and devastation, a myth speculating the existence of a Nazi gold train was born. It claimed that a train carrying hoards of gold, money, and stolen treasures was fleeing from the Red Army in Poland when it vanished forever. In 2015, two men approached the Polish government with new information about the train and reopened the captivating mysteries and conspiracies surrounding the final months of Nazi rule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In the small, sleepy village of Effingham, Surrey, Tony Wakeford confessed to a dark secret that would destroy both himself and his wife, Patricia. He admitted to having had an affair with her best friend during their 50-year marriage. But when he didn't die, the Wakeford's were sentenced to a further five years with each other…despite both knowing that the marriage was a lie. News of the affair destroyed Patricia, who’d dedicated her life to caring for her husband. A seed of hatred grew inside her that ultimately became deadly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In 1874, a Methodist minister traveling in Pennsylvania is called to the bedside of a dying man. Ianto Parker tells the minister how he came to America from Wales in 1831, after taking part in a violent riot in which around 24 people died. For more than forty years, Parker has been haunted by what happened that day. He is desperate to confess a shameful secret that forced him to flee his native land. He escaped British justice once, but soon, he believes, he will have to face divine judgment. The time has come to unburden his soul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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For years, an army of conspiracy theorists probed and prodded the army’s official explanation for the debris they found outside Roswell. It’s hard to prove anything when you’re up against a machine as big as the U.S. military. But as the years go by, something shifts. The men who were on the base back then start to open up. Share details they’ve kept close all these years. None more so than First Lieutenant Walter Haut. The words he wrote before he died might just be the sledgehammer that cracks open one of the biggest conspiracy theories of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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After the assassination of President Lincoln in 1865, the nation believed federal soldiers killed his assassin on April 26th 1865. Forty-two years later, shocking claims are made that Booth evaded capture and has been living under the fake name John St Helen. Thinking he is dying, St Helen gives a deathbed confession detailing the plot to kill Lincoln and how he evaded capture. He also alleges the conspiracy to kill Lincoln was conceived at the highest levels of his administration. When federal authorities disregard the confession, a bizarre series of events unfold which will see the supposed mummified body of Booth tour the country before disappearing altogether a hundred years later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In 1936, a daring theft takes place at Carnegie Hall. A valuable Stradivarius violin is stolen from the dressing room of Polish virtuoso Bronislaw Huberman while he is on stage. The whereabouts of the Stradivarius remain a mystery for 50 years, until one day another musician, Julian Altman, lies dying in a Connecticut hospital. In his final days, he tells his wife the secret of the violin he has been playing for most of his career. It’s a story so incredible it can only be true. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
