Back in 1832, a secret society was born on the Yale campus called Skull and Bones. Over the centuries, this fraternal order was said to have a hand in everything from the Manhattan Project to sparking WWII. And since major political players and successful businessmen have been bred from this organization – even today people wonder, how much global influence does the Skull and Bones actually have?
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The Tomb on the Yale Campus courtesy of Medium.com

Image of William Huntington Russel, found of Skull and Bones courtesy of Wikipedia.com

George H.W. Bush and his fellow bonesman. (Bush standing to the left of the clock). Courtesy of Medium.com

Supposed image taken inside the Skull and Bones tomb, courtesy of Yale Alumni Magazine

Supposed image taken inside the Skull and Bones tomb, courtesy of Yale Alumni Magazine
Episode Source Material
BOOKS
- Secret Societies of America’s Elite (Overdrive edition) by Steven Sora. 2003. Destiny Books.
- Secrets of the Tomb (Overdrive edition) by Alexandra Robbins. 2002. Hachette Book Club.
WEB/SOCIAL MEDIA/MESSAGE BOARDS
- Skull and Bones (encyclopedia Britannica)
- The shadowy world of Skull and Bones. (website).
- Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones visits Yale, Skull and Bones. (online article).
- Skull and Bones and equity and inclusion. (online article.)
- 1832, the anti-Masonic controversy. (website.)
- William Howard Taft. (encyclopedia Britannica).
- Who is Alex Jones? The conspiracist and dietary supplement salesman built an empire over decades. (online article).
- Timeline: Legal fallout from Alex Jones’s false claims that Sandy Hook massacre was hoax. (online article).
- Bush opened up to secret Yale society. (online article).
- The lost virtue of Skull and Bones. (online article).
- Skeletons in the closet. (online article.)
- Yale’s secret societies go bump in the tap night. (online article).
- William Taft, Skull and Bones, Freemasons. (website).
- Does the CIA recruit from ivy league schools? (website).
- Tycoon finds money can’t buy him love. (online article).
- Powerful secrets. (online article).
- The origins of the tomb. (website).
- Yale University. (map).
- By the numbers. (website).
- Yale University student enrollment. (online PDF).
- List of Skull and Bones members. (Wikipedia article).
- The Masonic murder that inspired the first third party in American politics. (online article).