The Octopus Murders with Christian Hansen & Zachary Treitz [Patreon Preview]

Danny Casolaro's Investigation and Death

Danny Casolaro was an investigative journalist exploring a complex conspiracy he termed 'the octopus', which he believed to involve government corruption, corporate greed, and covert operations tied to the alleged theft of Promise Software. This software was thought to have been appropriated by the U.S. government for espionage purposes and sold to foreign nations, linking it to various scandals such as the Iran-Contra affair. In 1991, while pursuing leads on this intricate web of deceit, Casolaro was found dead in a hotel bathtub in suspicious circumstances, officially ruled as a suicide despite his warnings about threats to his life and missing documents. His family remains skeptical about the suicide ruling, believing the case warrants further investigation, which is a central theme explored in the docu-series on his life and work.