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On this day in conspiracies

The dated turning points behind the case files: assassinations, crashes, leaks, votes, and the moments a theory was born, each drawn straight from a file's sourced timeline. We only place an entry on a day the record actually names.

  1. 1985
    Kiki Camarena murderGovernment & Intelligence

    Camarena dies of his injuries. The DEA, unaware at first that he is dead, mounts intense pressure on Mexican authorities as the search continues, straining US–Mexico relations.

  2. 2004
    Maura MurrayUnsolved Crimes & Disappearances

    In the early afternoon, Maura emails professors and her work supervisor to say a death in the family requires her to be away for about a week. Her family later confirms no such death occurred.

  3. 2026
    Ghislaine MaxwellUnsolved Crimes & Disappearances

    In a closed-door virtual deposition before the House Oversight Committee, Maxwell invokes her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than a dozen times. Her lawyer says she would testify fully, and would say President Trump is 'innocent of any wrongdoing,' if granted clemency.

Drawn from 1,970 dated events across our case-file timelines. Dates reckoned in UTC.