Imagine a criminal conspiracy and cover-up so so massive in scale, involving the highest levels of government and industry, that it threatens the very fabric of the American system. Now imagine that the crimes of this criminal syndicate are so horrible, so horrendous, that the mere mention of them would be frowned upon in polite society, and the very idea of such a conspiracy being possible would be laughable and downright absurd. Yet, in September of 1982, the unexplained disappearance of a 12-year-old boy named Johnny Gosch, set a series of events into motion that would have earth-shattering ramifications to this day.
In this episode of Sword and Scale, we’ll delve into Part 1 of a series titled The Massive Cover-Up one of the strangest and most outrageous criminal conspiracy theories ever told, including audio from many of those who witnessed the story unfolding firsthand. We’re also delve into all the bizarre side-stories that spin off like fractals into their own mysterious endings.
The show concludes with a viral video that made headlines last week. In keeping with the theme, it is that of a sexual abuse victim named Jamie that decided that if the law wasn’t going to help her, perhaps YouTube and the outrage of millions could. You won’t want to miss this clip.

October 28, 2014
You know whats crazy. I met this guy once who told me about a situation he was in and how president bush was connected. He was a young boy during the time and there was molestation. I KNEW when I read the description of this bush would come up and it just solidified everything.
January 8, 2015
This is incredibly damning! Can’t wait for the next Part
April 14, 2015
Just a little into this story – Police do not help you. They are in general ticket givers to generate money. Never have had a positive experience with the police in my 60 years. They have ticketed me. threatened me and strcuk me. My mother was a victim of a brutal violent crime and nothing was ever done. You must protect yourself and help yourself.
“Police Do Not Have a Constitutional Duty to ProtectSomeone” http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/28scotus.html?_r=0
May 8, 2015
I’m confused by the presenter in the audio @ 15:00. He seems to feel obligated to enforce that Larry King is black – he actually does so emphatically three times in the first 25 seconds. Two these, he actually restates his phrase to add ‘black’ to make sure the listener knows this. What’s up with that? Who is this dolt?
May 8, 2015
That is John DeCamp. He is not black. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_DeCamp
May 27, 2015
I hope there is some justice at the end of this story.
June 16, 2015
Was this in 1992 or 1982? it says ’92 above, but everywhere else on the web it says ’82?
July 28, 2015
He disappeared in 1982.
July 12, 2015
What in the holy fucking fuck is going on in the world, and apparently has been going on for quite some time, that people feel powerful and satisfied by fucking little boys? WTF is that? I mean, is that why I’m not rich and powerful? Because that’s not my end goal?
Someone tried to explain this to me and it came down to power: getting away with fucking a little white boy is forbidden. Ok, I get that, but I think it’s more twisted than that. The first time some greasy old dude rips a kid open, he ruins that kid. Forever. I think that’s the real thrill: ruining a soul until it becomes a ragged, worthless thing. Then disposing of it.
If history is any lesson, there’s little reason to suspect any justice will every come for the victims of this ring of horrors. Saddening.
August 23, 2015
How do we combat the elite and powerful without getting murdered ourselves? This kind of molestation/satanic ritual/abuse of power/I don’t really know/psychosis goes on all around us everyday behind closed doors but within such close reach to us. I just can’t believe it continues, and as a fully capable yet static citizen I feel partially responsible for it.
October 23, 2015
I love this podcast but I found this episode way too far-fetched so gave up just before the end of the first Part.
January 15, 2016
The claims of the extent of how deep this ‘conspiracy’ goes starts to creep up if not jump into the same area where the Satanic Panic of the 80s went. That there are these deep levels and rings of people doing this that also includes celebrities.
Although I know that horrible things like child prostitution rings of course do exist and that I don’t discredit that Johnny Gosch was abducted, the level of conspiracy seems like a stretch. Did anyone else feel this way?
April 4, 2016
i did! it’s ridiculous. this is satanic panic all over again.
July 10, 2016
But in the Satanic Panic case the kinds of claims are just dumb kid stuff. Flushing kids down the toilet, etc. In this case I can believe that people in the highest level of government would do the crazy stuff they were blamed of. The two witnesses are credible in my eyes, while the children in the McMarten preschool trials were not anywhere close to as concrete about what about been happening
April 12, 2016
I really want to like this podcast, but…when you swallow crap like this and don’t even attempt to challenge these claims at all, you lose all credibility.
August 16, 2016
Who is this prosecutor?? Using words like “cum”, “head” and “make love” to victims instead of the professional terms “ejaculate”, “oral sex” and “intercourse”!? He should be arrested! He is showing absolutely no sensitivity and no one seems to think there’s anything wrong with that! Even the victims are taken aback by his casual use of these words, yet no one even objects. How is it ok to ask a victim of child prostitution if his captor was “into golden showers”. NOT OK. I’m only halfway through this episode and got too fired up to wait til the end to write this comment but i hope, I HOPE Boudet addresses this later on.