#943: Freddie Prinze, Hollywood Bloodlines & the 1970s Cloning Craze With Andy Hunt

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Nov 19, 2025

Andy Hunt, a historian and content creator behind Control Alt History, joins the conversation. He reveals bizarre details about Freddie Prinze's life and unexplained death, connecting it to hypnosis and his obsession with JFK. They discuss celebrities with strange familial ties to conspiracies, including Woody Harrelson and Olivia Newton-John. Additionally, Hunt shares insights on the 1970s discourse around human cloning and its surprising openness. Dive into the intertwining of celebrity culture and hidden histories in this fascinating discussion!

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Freddie Prinze's Mysterious Death

Andy Hunt recounts Freddie Prinze's meteoric rise to fame and his relationship with hypnotist Dr. William Kroger.
Prinze visited Kroger the night before he shot himself, then killed himself hours after a hypnotism session which led to a large wrongful-death settlement.

INSIGHT

Telethon Plans And Timing Look Suspicious

Freddie Prinze was assembling a celebrity telethon to fund a JFK assassination reinvestigation.
His sudden death while organizing that event raises questions about whether his work threatened powerful interests.

ADVICE

Search Beyond Current Web Sources

Use diverse primary sources for investigative research, not just current web articles.
Andy recommends books, old magazines, and archived newspapers to recover scrubbed histories.

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In the latest episode of Tin Foil Hat, Sam and Andy Hunt dig into the strange death of Freddie Prinze, the nineteen year old superstar treated by hypnotism expert William Kroger as he grew obsessed with the JFK assassination, raising questions about what really happened the night he died. Andy also breaks down celebrities with surprisingly weird family histories and deep ties to major events, plus a look at how human cloning was openly discussed as imminent in the 1970s long before it became a modern conspiracy topic.

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