# The Minamata Cover-up and Timothy McVeigh is Alive - Theories Thursday

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Podcast: [Theories of the Third Kind](https://stenobird.com/podcast/theories-of-the-third-kind-182573)
Published: 2026-05-08T04:06:00+00:00
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In the 1950’s, in Minamata, Japan, ALL of the cats died, Birds fell out of the sky, and the people began to slowly lose control of their bodies. A mysterious outbreak in a quiet fishing town would eventually unravel into one of the most disturbing cover-ups in History. Also, Timothy McVeigh was officially executed by lethal injection in 2001, but what if that story wasn’t true? We explore the theory that the Oklahoma City bomber never died at all, and instead disappeared into the shadows under federal protection. Join us on this Theories Thursday Episode. Watch the full episode on YouTube: ▶ https://bit.ly/TheoriesOfTheThirdKindYT Support the show + unlock bonus episodes: 🎧 300+ bonus video & audio episodes▶ https://theoriesofthethirdkind.supercast.com

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