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| Spiers had been interested in conspiracy theories from a young age. He later recalled various events including ]s which he used to justify conspiracy theories, including the belief that he had been given supernatural powers at birth. At a conference given in Warsaw, Poland he described the way he believed he was created/born. Youtube: Max Spiers w Warszawie II KPZ Published 10/18/2016. Spiers also suffered severe ], which sometimes left him completely debilitated.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} | Spiers had been interested in conspiracy theories from a young age. He later recalled various events including ]s which he used to justify conspiracy theories, including the belief that he had been given supernatural powers at birth. At a conference given in Warsaw, Poland he described the way he believed he was created/born. Youtube: Max Spiers w Warszawie II KPZ Published 10/18/2016. Spiers also suffered severe ], which sometimes left him completely debilitated.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} | ||
| Spiers believed in a variety of ] events, such as that he had been altered as a child to become a ] (a term he disliked). |
Spiers believed in a variety of ] events, such as that he had been altered as a child to become a ] (a term he disliked). Max claimed that this “super soldier” side of him was simply inactive. All he was waiting for was a trigger word to wake the side of him up<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-05|title=Project Mannequin And The Mysterious Death Of Max Spiers|url=https://www.ufoinsight.com/aliens/agendas/project-mannequin-max-spiers|access-date=2021-11-08|website=UFO Insight|language=en-US}}</ref> Spiers's credibility as a conspiracy theorist has been doubted by other conspiracists, including Adam Borowski from ], a Polish independent journalist who stated Spiers "seemed to collect the research of other people and present it as his own" and that he had never proven any abilities related to his claim of being made a supersoldier at birth.<ref>{{Citation|last=BBC Stories|title=Max Spiers: How fear and suspicion haunted his last days (Part 3) - BBC Stories ''time stamp 220s''|date=2017-02-27|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHqGLztgrDs&t=220|accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref> | ||
| While in the ] he had an accident which resulted in a crack to his pelvis. This led to a prescription of potent ] pain relief. Spiers later developed an ]. Unable to acquire more prescription opiates, Spiers began to take ].<ref>{{Citation|last=BBC Stories|title=Max Spiers: Could the last interview help explain his death? (Part 2) BBC Stories ''time stamp 318s''|date=2017-02-25|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY2LmfDyt-o&t=318|accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref> There are claims that Spiers ]d while in Poland, and a video taken shortly before his death seems to provide grounds for this, as according to his mother, he behaved as he had done after taking heroin.<ref>{{Citation|last=BBC Stories|title=Max Spiers: Could the last interview help explain his death? (Part 2) BBC Stories ''time stamp 465s''|date=2017-02-25|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY2LmfDyt-o&t=465|accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref> | While in the ] he had an accident which resulted in a crack to his pelvis. This led to a prescription of potent ] pain relief. Spiers later developed an ]. Unable to acquire more prescription opiates, Spiers began to take ].<ref>{{Citation|last=BBC Stories|title=Max Spiers: Could the last interview help explain his death? (Part 2) BBC Stories ''time stamp 318s''|date=2017-02-25|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY2LmfDyt-o&t=318|accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref> There are claims that Spiers ]d while in Poland, and a video taken shortly before his death seems to provide grounds for this, as according to his mother, he behaved as he had done after taking heroin.<ref>{{Citation|last=BBC Stories|title=Max Spiers: Could the last interview help explain his death? (Part 2) BBC Stories ''time stamp 465s''|date=2017-02-25|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY2LmfDyt-o&t=465|accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref> | ||
| The days leading up to his death, Max was in Poland for a convention and an interview. During this interview, Max was acting out of character. It has been stated that Spiers seemed to be unwell, under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or simply all of the above. During these interviews, there were emails being transferred between two women about Spiers’ condition. The emails were between Monika, Spiers’ publisher, and Madeline, a Quantum Therapist. Madeline stated in her emails that Max suffers for paranoid schizophrenia and a personality disorder. They had been planning an intervention to reground Spiers in the hours before his death. Spiers was supposed to attend a meeting with Madeline, but the meeting never happened<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-05|title=Project Mannequin And The Mysterious Death Of Max Spiers|url=https://www.ufoinsight.com/aliens/agendas/project-mannequin-max-spiers|access-date=2021-11-08|website=UFO Insight|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| === Death === | === Death === | ||
| Max Spiers had been suspicious that people were after him. He had even predicted his death days before in a text to his mother. The text read, “your boy is in trouble, if anything happens to me, investigate” <ref>{{Cite web|title=Girlfriend of Dead UFO Conspiracy Theorist is Now a Suspect {{!}} Mysterious Universe|url=https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/02/girlfriend-of-dead-ufo-conspiracy-theorist-is-now-a-suspect/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=mysteriousuniverse.org|language=en-US}}</ref> | Max Spiers had been suspicious that people were after him. He had even predicted his death days before in a text to his mother. The text read, “your boy is in trouble, if anything happens to me, investigate” <ref>{{Cite web|title=Girlfriend of Dead UFO Conspiracy Theorist is Now a Suspect {{!}} Mysterious Universe|url=https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/02/girlfriend-of-dead-ufo-conspiracy-theorist-is-now-a-suspect/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=mysteriousuniverse.org|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
| On 16 July 2016 Spiers died on the sofa at a friend's house in Warsaw, Poland. |
On 16 July 2016 Spiers died on the sofa at a friend's house in Warsaw, Poland. Max was in Warsaw for a UFO convention. At this convention, Max was going to present many of his ideas and conspiracy theories around UFO’s. A few days before the convention, Max was found on his friend’s couch, dead, before he could speak of his ideas. One doctor stated that Spiers was found vomiting a dark fluid.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-05|title=Project Mannequin And The Mysterious Death Of Max Spiers|url=https://www.ufoinsight.com/aliens/agendas/project-mannequin-max-spiers|access-date=2021-11-08|website=UFO Insight|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
| According to the Polish prosecutor handling the case. Spiers's friend called an ambulance. A doctor attended the scene but was unable to revive Spiers. He did not take steps to inform police about the incident. Information regarding Spiers' death did not reach the prosecutor's office until 30 August 2016, after his body had been handed over to British authorities. Due to this, Polish authorities could not conduct an ].<ref>{{Citation|last=BBC Stories|title=Max Spiers: The mysterious death of a conspiracy theorist (Part 1) - BBC Stories ''time stamp 498s''|date=2017-02-25|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Heqpn8z4R0o&t=498|accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref> | According to the Polish prosecutor handling the case. Spiers's friend called an ambulance. A doctor attended the scene but was unable to revive Spiers. He did not take steps to inform police about the incident. Information regarding Spiers' death did not reach the prosecutor's office until 30 August 2016, after his body had been handed over to British authorities. Due to this, Polish authorities could not conduct an ].<ref>{{Citation|last=BBC Stories|title=Max Spiers: The mysterious death of a conspiracy theorist (Part 1) - BBC Stories ''time stamp 498s''|date=2017-02-25|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Heqpn8z4R0o&t=498|accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref> | ||
| Max was only 39 years old, and none of his family members were aware of any known health conditions that could cause this sporadic death.<ref>{{Cite web|last=SeitzTwitter|first=Dan|date=2016-10-18|title=Untangling The Strange Death Of Conspiracy Theorist Max Spiers|url=https://uproxx.com/life/max-spiers-death/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=UPROXX|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| === Investigation and aftermath === | === Investigation and aftermath === | ||
| Spiers was then returned to the United Kingdom six days after his death. Spiers family was advised to not view his body, however. This was due to the extreme deterioration his face had undergone. At this point, he was unrecognizable. <ref>{{Cite web|last=SeitzTwitter|first=Dan|date=2016-10-18|title=Untangling The Strange Death Of Conspiracy Theorist Max Spiers|url=https://uproxx.com/life/max-spiers-death/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=UPROXX|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| <u>Both Spier’s girlfriend and mother believe he was involved in a satanic cult. Spier’s girlfriend believes his death was a sacrifice for said cult. She was told by Speirs that he was taken prisoner by, “people who want to use satanic cults to deprogramme his body.” Spier’s mother claims she spoke a member of the said cult over the phone. While they were on the phone, She heard them discussing a cult ritual. She says, “I was on the phone to one of them and I could hear in the background there were strange suggestions of things that should be done. Things like 'put milk by his side' and 'get garlic and put flowers and put vinegar' and very weird goings on.” After Spier’s death, his mother claimed that the police and the doctor all went off and left Max with some of the cult members. Spier’s mother was told by her lawyer that the cops had left Spier’s body unattended all night. After this, she had his body flown home and buried in Canterbury cemetery.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-17|title=Brit conspiracy theorist 'killed by a cult who tried to deprogramme him', says devastated mum|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1995735/brit-conspiracy-theorist-max-spiers-killed-by-a-cult-who-tried-to-deprogramme-him-says-devastated-mum/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=The Sun|language=en-gb}}</ref></u> | |||
| On 30 August 2016 an investigation was launched into the circumstances surrounding Spiers' death. The investigation by Polish authorities is looking into the involuntary ] of Spiers.<ref>{{cite web|last=BBC Stories|title=Max Spiers: The mysterious death of a conspiracy theorist (Part 1) - BBC Stories ''time stamp 116s''|date=2017-02-25|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Heqpn8z4R0o&t=116s|accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kentlive.news/a-new-development-has-emerged-in-the-murder-investigation-of-canterbury-ufo-hunter-max-spiers/story-30164080-detail/story.html|title=Sci-fi writer to be quizzed over death of Kent UFO hunter|date=2017-02-26|work=Kent Live|access-date=2017-03-02|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In December 2016 British authorities announced they would launch an ] into his death, which is distinct from an investigation with an aim to convict. (Conviction is undertaken by the Polish Prosecutors' Office, who may choose whether to accept the inquest's findings.) A coroner told the inquest he was waiting to receive a report from Polish authorities. As a result, the proceedings were adjourned until February 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/17/ufo-expert-max-spiers-vomited-black-fluid-death-inquest-hears/|title=UFO expert Max Spiers 'vomited black fluid' before his death, inquest hears|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2017-03-02|language=en-GB}}</ref> | On 30 August 2016 an investigation was launched into the circumstances surrounding Spiers' death. The investigation by Polish authorities is looking into the involuntary ] of Spiers.<ref>{{cite web|last=BBC Stories|title=Max Spiers: The mysterious death of a conspiracy theorist (Part 1) - BBC Stories ''time stamp 116s''|date=2017-02-25|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Heqpn8z4R0o&t=116s|accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kentlive.news/a-new-development-has-emerged-in-the-murder-investigation-of-canterbury-ufo-hunter-max-spiers/story-30164080-detail/story.html|title=Sci-fi writer to be quizzed over death of Kent UFO hunter|date=2017-02-26|work=Kent Live|access-date=2017-03-02|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In December 2016 British authorities announced they would launch an ] into his death, which is distinct from an investigation with an aim to convict. (Conviction is undertaken by the Polish Prosecutors' Office, who may choose whether to accept the inquest's findings.) A coroner told the inquest he was waiting to receive a report from Polish authorities. As a result, the proceedings were adjourned until February 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/17/ufo-expert-max-spiers-vomited-black-fluid-death-inquest-hears/|title=UFO expert Max Spiers 'vomited black fluid' before his death, inquest hears|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2017-03-02|language=en-GB}}</ref> | ||
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| On 7 January 2019 the cause of Spiers's death was released as drugs and pneumonia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/inquest-date-set-for-conspiracy-theorist-death-187817/|title=Inquest date set for conspiracy theorist death|date=10 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/07/conspiracy-theorist-max-spiers-died-taking-anxiety-drug-poland|title = Conspiracy theorist Max Spiers 'died after taking anxiety drug'|date = 7 January 2019}}</ref> | On 7 January 2019 the cause of Spiers's death was released as drugs and pneumonia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/inquest-date-set-for-conspiracy-theorist-death-187817/|title=Inquest date set for conspiracy theorist death|date=10 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/07/conspiracy-theorist-max-spiers-died-taking-anxiety-drug-poland|title = Conspiracy theorist Max Spiers 'died after taking anxiety drug'|date = 7 January 2019}}</ref> | ||
| Spier’s mother claims that the polish authorities will not release the paper work containing the details about her son’s death without his written consent. <ref>{{Cite web|last=SeitzTwitter|first=Dan|date=2016-10-18|title=Untangling The Strange Death Of Conspiracy Theorist Max Spiers|url=https://uproxx.com/life/max-spiers-death/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=UPROXX|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 01:08, 8 November 2021
The death on 16 July 2016 of the conspiracy theorist Max Spiers (or Maxwell Bates-Spiers, (1976–2016) caused controversy among some conspiracists, which led to reports from BBC News and other news outlets.
Spiers died on 16 July 2016 in Warsaw, Poland, while visiting a friend. In a multi-part short documentary series on his death, made by the BBC, his mother stated that she had been concerned about Spiers's mental health prior to his death, and that she believed he had "gotten involved with the wrong crowd." A final video taken of Spiers before his death revealed what his mother interpreted as signs of substance intoxication; she had seen him in a similar state in the past after he had taken heroin. Another conspiracist, who was close to Spiers, suggested that his drug use was controlled by extraterrestrial life.
Background
Spiers had been interested in conspiracy theories from a young age. He later recalled various events including out-of-body experiences which he used to justify conspiracy theories, including the belief that he had been given supernatural powers at birth. At a conference given in Warsaw, Poland he described the way he believed he was created/born. Youtube: Max Spiers w Warszawie II KPZ Published 10/18/2016. Spiers also suffered severe anxiety, which sometimes left him completely debilitated.
Spiers believed in a variety of paranormal events, such as that he had been altered as a child to become a supersoldier (a term he disliked). Max claimed that this “super soldier” side of him was simply inactive. All he was waiting for was a trigger word to wake the side of him up Spiers's credibility as a conspiracy theorist has been doubted by other conspiracists, including Adam Borowski from Radio Paranormalium, a Polish independent journalist who stated Spiers "seemed to collect the research of other people and present it as his own" and that he had never proven any abilities related to his claim of being made a supersoldier at birth.
While in the United States he had an accident which resulted in a crack to his pelvis. This led to a prescription of potent opiate pain relief. Spiers later developed an opioid use disorder. Unable to acquire more prescription opiates, Spiers began to take heroin. There are claims that Spiers relapsed while in Poland, and a video taken shortly before his death seems to provide grounds for this, as according to his mother, he behaved as he had done after taking heroin.
The days leading up to his death, Max was in Poland for a convention and an interview. During this interview, Max was acting out of character. It has been stated that Spiers seemed to be unwell, under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or simply all of the above. During these interviews, there were emails being transferred between two women about Spiers’ condition. The emails were between Monika, Spiers’ publisher, and Madeline, a Quantum Therapist. Madeline stated in her emails that Max suffers for paranoid schizophrenia and a personality disorder. They had been planning an intervention to reground Spiers in the hours before his death. Spiers was supposed to attend a meeting with Madeline, but the meeting never happened
Death
Max Spiers had been suspicious that people were after him. He had even predicted his death days before in a text to his mother. The text read, “your boy is in trouble, if anything happens to me, investigate”
On 16 July 2016 Spiers died on the sofa at a friend's house in Warsaw, Poland. Max was in Warsaw for a UFO convention. At this convention, Max was going to present many of his ideas and conspiracy theories around UFO’s. A few days before the convention, Max was found on his friend’s couch, dead, before he could speak of his ideas. One doctor stated that Spiers was found vomiting a dark fluid.
According to the Polish prosecutor handling the case. Spiers's friend called an ambulance. A doctor attended the scene but was unable to revive Spiers. He did not take steps to inform police about the incident. Information regarding Spiers' death did not reach the prosecutor's office until 30 August 2016, after his body had been handed over to British authorities. Due to this, Polish authorities could not conduct an autopsy.
Max was only 39 years old, and none of his family members were aware of any known health conditions that could cause this sporadic death.
Investigation and aftermath
Spiers was then returned to the United Kingdom six days after his death. Spiers family was advised to not view his body, however. This was due to the extreme deterioration his face had undergone. At this point, he was unrecognizable.
On 30 August 2016 an investigation was launched into the circumstances surrounding Spiers' death. The investigation by Polish authorities is looking into the involuntary manslaughter of Spiers. In December 2016 British authorities announced they would launch an inquest into his death, which is distinct from an investigation with an aim to convict. (Conviction is undertaken by the Polish Prosecutors' Office, who may choose whether to accept the inquest's findings.) A coroner told the inquest he was waiting to receive a report from Polish authorities. As a result, the proceedings were adjourned until February 2017.
On 7 January 2019 the cause of Spiers's death was released as drugs and pneumonia.
Spier’s mother claims that the polish authorities will not release the paper work containing the details about her son’s death without his written consent.
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