Did you know that after World War II, the U.S. government quietly brought former Nazi scientists to America in a covert operation to advance military technology?

Or that in the 1950s, the U.S. Army conducted a secret experiment by releasing bacteria over San Francisco to test how a biological attack might spread without alerting the public.

These might sound like conspiracy theories,

but they're not. They're well-documented government operations that have been hidden away in classified

files for decades. I'm Luke Lamanah, a Marine Corps reconvent, and I've always had a thing for digging

into the unknown. It's what led me to start my new podcast, redacted, declassified mysteries.

In it, I explore hidden truths

and reveal some eye-opening events

like covert experiments

and secret operations

that those in power

tried to keep buried.

Follow, redacted, declassified mysteries

with me, Luke Lamana,

on the Wondery app or wherever you get your

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The Bench.

Hey everyone. Just a quick heads up before we get started. This episode contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault. So please take extra care when listening.

I want to say something to you. I just believe that certain people are moved into my path at certain times. And I just believe that you're the person to do this.

And that's why your heart is being stirred.

When Karen passed away, she left me with a hole in my heart and a mountain of tape to go through.

I didn't know what this project was without her.

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