I'm not much of a conspiracy theorist but sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction. From government plots to assassinate Fidel Castro to horrific racist medical experiments and fake testimony from children coached to lie to congress, there is no question, our government is capable of some terrible atrocities. Not every wild and far out tale is a lie and the stories in today's episode are proof of that.

There is a wacky conspiracy theory going around on social media and people actually believe Garth Brooks is killing people in every city he visits during a concert tour. People even claim to have matched up dates of murders and missing people with dates that Garth Brooks is in the city the murder takes place. We talk about the origins of the conspiracy theory and how it all took hold but then, the story takes a very dark turn. Weeks ago, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood's hair and makeup artist filed a lawsuit against Garth Brooks claiming he has raped and sexually assaulted her for years.

Today I've got three brand new stories that I will continue to follow and update as they progress. We are talking about Timothy Murphy-Johnson and the death of his wife Molly, JP Miller and the death of his wife Mica, and then a very strange and goofy story unfolding on TikTok. A man named Michael Guzman who uses the handle Rebuilding Atlantis has offered his land in Texas for anyone to come and live on it for free. Is this the start of a new cult?

A maniac on a killing spree crosses the ocean to continue to get away with murder. Like other serial killers of that era, he employed a ruse using a camera, stating he was a professional photographer to get close to his victims. On one occasion, he is even captured on film himself ogling his next victim at a Las Vegas mall during a fashion show. Christopher Wilder is one of the most prolific serial killers of his era, but most people do not know his name.

A man suddenly becomes very religious and his personality begins to change. His wife seeks the help of two priests who decide he is possessed by the devil. After a nine hour exorcism, they send the man home to rest. The next morning, the police are called to his house and what they find is literally something out of a horror film.

This is one of the strangest deaths I've ever covered. During a night of drinking, Sarah Boone and her boyfriend Jorge Torres, who fought regularly, decided to play "a game." Jorge got inside a suitcase which Sarah then zipped closed. Jorge was trapped and began to beg Sarah to let him out. Instead, Sarah took out her iPhone and began recording. The next morning, Jorge was dead. Was this a tragic accident or something much more sinister?

You've heard all the urban legends about poisoned Halloween candy or razor blades, needles and drugs in Halloween candy. But did you know, there is not a single reported case of it ever happening? Well...almost. Join me for a spooky holiday episode, a brief overview of Halloween and the story of Rodney O'Bryan who tried to blame poisoned Halloween candy for his own despicable act.

A mother and grandmother is brutally assaulted and murdered in her Salt Lake City Mormon bookstore. Her ties to wealthy Utah mogul Larry H. Miller have the public and the media in a panic. The cops investigate but soon, the case goes cold. Years later, something called Phenotyping becomes more available to the police and a diligent cold case cop named Ben Pender has a brilliant idea that will lead him on a quest with genealogists to find this monster.

This is an almost forgotten story and you know, I like to bring you these types of stories because every victim matters. When sex workers start turning up dumped in the homeless camps of Seattle, called The Jungle, the cops very quickly realize they have a huge problem on their hands. All the victims have something very specific in common. After months of working the cases, they get a break and when the killer tells on himself, he turns out to be just as cold as the icy little creature he's nicknamed after.

This horrific massacre has all but been forgotten and I don't want that to happen. One night, a group of grocery store workers were accosted by a man who'd been hiding in the store after it closed. What he did is one of the most callous and evil acts I know of. And to this day, we do not know who he is.