Parcast Presents: Summer of '69

The morning of September 11, 2001 changed the world. Twenty years later, questions still linger about the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history. In this six-part crossover special, we’re taking a look back at what we do and don’t know about the tragedy that unfolded, starting with a moment-by-moment account of the attacks.  For more episodes like this one, follow Conspiracy Theories and Unexplained Mysteries, Spotify Originals from Parcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1977, a couple built a Satanically-inspired mansion in rural Georgia. They called their abode Corpsewood Manor. Five years later, a gruesome double-murder made the home true to its name. For more episodes like this one, follow Solved Murders, a Spotify Original from Parcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In August 1969, eight-and-a-half-months-pregnant actress Sharon Tate was on top of the world, living the Hollywood dream. That is, until it turned into the bloodiest kind of Hollywood nightmare. For more episodes like this one, follow Solved Murders, a Spotify Original from Parcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2011, 17-year-old Tyler Hadley threw a wild house party in Port St. Lucie, Florida. What his guests didn’t know was that on the other side of a locked door, dead bodies lay hidden. A jarring confession ignited a race against time to end the revelry for good. For more episodes like this one, follow Solved Murders, a Spotify Original from Parcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the 1990s, the Club Kids ruled the New York City party scene. They represented fun, freedom, and self-expression — until a grisly murder rocked their tight-knit community. For more episodes like this one, follow Solved Murders, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the years since the Satanic Panic, it's become obvious that the crimes people were accused of never really happened. But while none of the nightmarish stories of ritual abuse in Satan’s name were true, it doesn’t mean there weren’t real victims…  For more episodes like this one, follow Cults, a Spotify Original from Parcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Emboldened by power- and money-hungry conmen, Evangelical doomsdayers set the stage for an epic showdown of biblical proportions. The fight for the souls of every last American was beginning, they claimed, and Satan was coming to drag us all to hell. For more episodes like this one, follow Cults, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Adolfo Costanzo and the Narcosatanists to the gruesome Chicago Rippers, these horrific groups showed that fears of murderous devil-worshipping cults weren't entirely unfounded. For more episodes like this one, follow Cults, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The terrifying crimes of three serial killers helped feed fears of a growing satanic influence in the U.S. In part two, we’re covering the occult influences and media coverage of “Son of Sam” David Berkowitz, “Night Stalker” Richard Ramirez, and “Devil Child” Sean Sellers.  For more episodes like this one, follow Cults, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the 1980s, Satanic Panic was a mass hysteria that consumed communities and ruined lives — all over things that never happened. In this five-part series, we’re examining the origins of the panic, tracing back through the decades to see how the fear of Satan’s influence in society swept across North America.  For more episodes like this one, follow Cults, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the 1st century B.C.E., competition between Roman senators was stiff — even deadly. When a politician named Catiline learned he'd been knocked out of the running, he organized a coup to overthrow the Roman government entirely. And let's just say, he didn't end up getting his way. For more episodes like this one, follow Conspiracy Theories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the 15th century, the Medicis were the most powerful banking family in Italy. Members of a rival banking family known as the Pazzi attempted to overthrow them but failed. What would the world look like today if the Medici line had ended in 1478? For more episodes like this one, follow Conspiracy Theories.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Remember, remember the 5th of November? You might remember it differently had Guy Fawkes and his team successfully blown up Parliament back in 1605. For more episodes like this one, follow Conspiracy Theories free on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1944, a group of Adolf Hitler's top-ranking officials devised a plot to kill the Nazi leader and end his reign for good. But things didn't exactly go as planned… For more episodes like this one, follow Conspiracy Theories free on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Freedom of Information Act allowed civilian UFOlogists to access information the government had kept under wraps. But after the millennium, the U.S. government itself decided to get back into the game — and discover once and for all where UFOs come from. For more episodes like this one, follow Unexplained Mysteries. Every Tuesday and Thursday, unravel the stories behind history’s most compelling puzzles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1952, the Air Force created a third project, pursuing objective UFO data without a bias. After examining thousands of cases, and dismissing many as planes, birds, or clouds, Project Blue Book was left with several UFO sightings that no one could explain. For more episodes like this one, follow Unexplained Mysteries. Every Tuesday and Thursday, unravel the stories behind history’s most compelling puzzles.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1949, the Air Force launched a new UFO research project: Project Grudge. But this time, they had a new mandate to follow: extraterrestrial UFOs did not — and could not — exist.  For more episodes like this one, follow Unexplained Mysteries. Every Tuesday and Thursday, unravel the stories behind history’s most compelling puzzles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1947, a team of Air Force officials and scientific experts began studying unidentified flying objects spotted in American skies. Their investigations under Project Sign marked the beginning of a decades-long battle for objectivity and transparency in UFO research.  For more episodes like this one, follow Unexplained Mysteries. Every Tuesday and Thursday, unravel the stories behind history’s most compelling puzzles.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the final installment of our Astrology takeover, we look at Pisces, Aries, and Taurus — the twin fish, the ram, and the bull of the zodiac. For more celestial stories, keep listening across Parcast Network for episodes on the rest of the Zodiac signs, constellations and more!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our astrology takeover continues, with Sagittarius, Capricorn, and Aquarius — the archer, the sea goat, and the water-bearer. For more celestial stories, keep listening across Parcast Network for episodes on the rest of the Zodiac signs, constellations, and more!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices