Netflix fans ‘too scared to sleep’ after conspiracy documentary that ‘feels like putting your brain in a blender’

NETFLIX users have said their brains were fried after watching a new political conspiracy documentary on the platform.

American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders is a four-part series which attempts to shed new light on the death of investigative journalist Danny Casolaro.

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He was found dead in a West Virginia hotel room at the age of 44 after researching a huge geo-political conspiracy.

Cops ruled it a death by suicide, but Danny’s close friends and family are convinced that he was murdered.

The reporter believed he had uncovered a secret organisation – referred to as ‘The Octopus’ – that was made up of former government officials he alleged became involved with high-level corruption and espionage.

The mind-bending tale started when Danny was working for a newsletter called Computer Age.

He began digging around a dispute between the Department of Justice and a tech company called INSLAW, which had just developed their revolutionary PROMIS program to help with criminal tracking and documentation, speeding up case management for law enforcement agencies.

Two years into a three year contract, the DOJ suddenly stopped paying INSLAW, and forced them into bankruptcy amid a string of angry lawsuits and threats.

INSLAW had sold the software to a number of foreign governments, but, in what can be described as the earliest incarnation of computer hacking and espionage, the U.S. was allegedly using a “back door” to spy on those now using PROMIS.

Danny quickly realized this was anything but a contract dispute, and believed the reasons for the lawsuit were linked to politics, money and drugs.

He had agreed to meet one final source before going ahead with his book on the subject – before meeting a troubling end in his motel room.

Viewers have become obsessed with his story and the theories he was trying to prove.

Several took to social media to discuss the docu-series, with one writing: “Stop everything you’re doing and watch American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders on Netflix. Not being dramatic this is insane.”

Another gave an equally high recommendation, gushing: “The Octopus Murders is the best documentary I have watched in a long time. 10/10.”

A third shivered: “My mind is in a blender from watching The Octopus Murders late last night. Couldn’t sleep. Been thinking about it non-stop. I want to blog about it but I don’t even know where to begin.”

Someone added: “If there’s no truth to conspiracy theories- explain the octopus murders……….. I WILL WAIT.”