Danny Casolaro & The Octopus Pt. 1

On October 21st, 1978, 20-year-old pilot Fred Valentich disappeared while flying across the Bass Strait, off the southeastern coast of Australia. Moments before vanishing, Fred described a bizarre encounter over the radio. He claimed an unidentified object seemed to be harassing ...  عرض المزيد

On September 20, 1973, tennis star Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in “The Battle of the Sexes,” notching a victory for feminism, women’s athletes, and societal equality. In America’s collective memory, the iconic sporting event was on the up and up. But what if Riggs, a ma ...  عرض المزيد

Danny Casolaro said he was about to expose a global conspiracy. Days later, he was found dead in a hotel bathtub. In this episode of "Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes," we investigate "The Octopus," a shadowy network involving stolen software, CIA secrets, and political sabot ...  عرض المزيد

In this episode, Payton delves into the mysterious case of Danny Casolaro, a journalist who was probing a conspiracy theory and was found deceased in his hotel room. Did he get too close to the truth, or was there another factor at play in his demise? Socials, AD DISCOUNTS AND M ...  عرض المزيد

Writer Danny Casolaro believed he’d uncovered a secret organization of political leaders and covert operatives pulling the levers of power around the globe. He called it “The Octopus.” In 1991, when Danny’s body was discovered in a hotel bathtub, authorities ruled it a suicide - ...  عرض المزيد

In 1991 a man was found dead in the trunk of his car. He’d been brutally slain, and despite obvious foul play, leads were hard to come by — until his name began popping up in another investigation. One that was unraveling the threads of an art heist unlike anything the world had ...  عرض المزيد