Albert W. Hicks was once one of the most infamous considered one of the most infamous murderers in history. But today his name has been almost forgotten. He was a murderer, a gangster, and the last pirate publicly executed in America.

Sources:
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2011/06/01/history-half-shell-intertwined-story-new-york-city-and-its-oysters
https://www.amazon.com/Last-Pirate-New-York-Gangster-ebook/dp/B07H73QH5J
https://www.amazon.com/Pirate-Bloodlands-collection-Harold-Schechter-ebook/dp/B07CSWVB9Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=30NZ5YL8MM7PC&keywords=the+pirate+harold+schechter&qid=1693665454&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+pirate+harold+shechter%2Cdigital-text%2C105&sr=1-1

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Ep. 214 - The Last Pirate

The Conspirators is a bi-weekly show dedicated to the dark and disturbing stories from history your teacher never told you about. On the show I discuss unsolved mysteries, serial killers, survival stories, strange disappearances and other bizarre true events from the past.

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In this second part of my 2-part episode on the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. In this episode I talk about some of the major theories on what happened to Hoffa.
Notes:
https://slate.com/culture/2019/08/the-irishman-scorsese-netflix-movie-true-story-lies.html
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/06/jimmy-hoffa-donald-frankos-there-was-never-any-reason-to-think-jimmy-hoffa-was-buried-under-giants-stadium.html
https://thecasebreakers.org/2023/11/hoffa-has-moxy-the-dog-solved/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record/42409431/
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2021/11/25/jimmy-hoffa-theories/8758204002/
https://www.history.com/news/9-places-investigators-have-searched-for-jimmy-hoffa
https://www.cnn.com/2013/01/14/us/hoffa-burial-claim/index.html
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Ep. 232 - The Teamster, Pt. 2

Jimmy Hoffa was the most powerful labor leader in American history. But when he disappeared in 1975 from a Detroit area restaurant, he left behind one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history. Part 1 of a 2 part episode.

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Notes:
https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/investigation/who-killed-jimmy-hoffa/index.html
https://abc7chicago.com/what-happened-to-jimmy-hoffa-found-body-chicago-outfit/13565582/
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/07/31/jimmy-hoffa-disappeared-48-years-ago-his-case-is-still-unsolved/
https://www.amazon.com/Hoffa-Wars-Jimmy-Forbidden-Bookshelf-ebook/dp/B00S7EFYRU/ref=sr_1_2?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JO5Nr8DJzbRpFKN1bE_jYI93QIqSB3zfEIr2FIsbNreG6FeFzIeQIxoQc6afQy1fz_HmIP2tlbWLu1ZulUTHy_E1rimA77BsSWCMgOjrtxmFjAsclf6XLo06_rhZNSDNvF762fZ4HPwKLHeCydtNNQmcRb5dBUALpgO9ALfFEepMZQMFZAt5r9U7S6M-JASASuymRIEiD8WcVxbI2zikNtoFqMYATb8O9zb2A7UBE_I.WXBEIfKnMAa5oE1WT0NUNCD0deQhk8DFRK5fyWQF0BY&dib_tag=se&keywords=Jimmy+Hoffa&qid=1714229565&s=books&sr=1-2
https://www.amazon.com/The-Irishman-Charles-Brandt-audiobook/dp/B001LNK9IS/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JO5Nr8DJzbRpFKN1bE_jYI93QIqSB3zfEIr2FIsbNreG6FeFzIeQIxoQc6afQy1fz_HmIP2tlbWLu1ZulUTHy_E1rimA77BsSWCMgOjrtxmFjAsclf6XLo06_rhZNSDNvF762fZ4HPwKLHeCydtNNQmcRb5dBUALpgO9ALfFEepMZQMFZAt5r9U7S6M-JASASuymRIEiD8WcVxbI2zikNtoFqMYATb8O9zb2A7UBE_I.WXBEIfKnMAa5oE1WT0NUNCD0deQhk8DFRK5fyWQF0BY&dib_tag=se&keywords=Jimmy+Hoffa&qid=1714229565&s=books&sr=1-1
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Ep. 231 - The Teamster - Part 1

Throughout history there have been reports of people who claim to have stepped through rifts in time. In this episode I discuss some of the most famous time slip incidents ever reported.

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Notes:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/where-physics-meets-psychology/202201/time-slips-the-multiverse-and-you
https://listverse.com/2021/01/26/ten-amazing-slips-in-time/
https://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/history/history-with-phil-historic-phenomena-time-slips-paranormal-hoax-dj-vu/article_abafdcf4-e7e6-11ee-918f-4379c062ae24.html
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/12/08/versailles-time-slip/
https://www.ranker.com/list/moberly-jourdain-incident-and-time-travel/genevieve-carlton
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231110-doctor-who-is-time-travel-really-possible-heres-what-physics-says#:~:text=Answering%20this%20question%20requires%20understanding,wildly%20difficult%20or%20absolutely%20impossible.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-time-travel-possible/
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Ep. 230 - The Slip

In 1944, the town of Mattoon, Illinois was gripped in fear. The townspeople came to believe a madman was stalking their quiet little town spraying poison gas into homes. This individual has become known in history as the Mad Gasser of Mattoon.

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Notes:
https://www.library.illinois.edu/hpnl/blog/the-mad-gasser-of-mattoon/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/column-mad-gasser-of-mattoon
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/10/30/mad-gasser-mattoon-illinois-mystery/
https://www.eiu.edu/localite/gasserhome.php
https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/madgasser
https://allthatsinteresting.com/mad-gasser-of-mattoon
https://www.illinoistimes.com/arts-culture/the-case-of-the-mad-gasser-of-mattoon-11450083
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1850364
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Ep. 229 - The Mad Gasser

In Massachusetts there is a five mile long train tunnel cutting through the Hoosac Mountains that is purportedly haunted. When you hear about the terrifying history of the place, you'll understand why. 

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Notes:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/01/us/man-identified-100-years-later-trnd/index.html
https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/hoosac-tunnel-disaster-1867/
https://hoosactunnel.net/history.php
https://www.journeysandjaunts.com/hoosac-tunnel/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hoosac-tunnel
https://obscurevermont.com/the-bloody-pit/
https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/hoosac
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Ep. 214 - The Last Pirate

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