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Martin Bormann was among the most sinister and feared members of the Nazi high command.
A trusted member of Hitler's inner circle, and head of the chancellery, Bormann was the FÃŒhrer's right hand man.
He was regarded by the Nazis as a true believer, a zealot to the fascist cause, so completely committed to the Third Reich's odious aims of racial purification that he was above suspicion.
But as the Nazi regime crumbled, and the Soviet troops stormed Berlin, things rapidly changed for this pragmatic bureaucrat. It is suggested that Bormann may not be the dedicated, boot-licking Hitler devotee that he made himself out to be.
Conspiracy theorists believe Bormann was in fact a Russian spy, a murky contact known to Stalin's intelligence chiefs as "Werther".
There is little doubt that a high-ranking German had been turned by their communist foes, but Bormann was not just any member of the high command, he was the personification of the Nazi stooge, Hitler's personal secretary, and a fearsome ideologue.
If the Russians did turn Bormann, it must be regarded as the espionage coup of the century.
But could a rabid, FÃŒhrer-worshipping Nazi like Bormann really have fed information to Hitler's most hated foe, and if he did, how on earth did he manage to get away with it?

This theory has it all, little green men, a Cold War backdrop, nuclear missiles, and retired army men going public with their 'proof' that humans are not alone in the universe.
In a nutshell, a group of former US troops will present their case later today that extraterrestrial beings frequently visit the earth and tamper with our nuclear weapons in both the UK and US.
Captain Robert Salas and his five ex-military cohorts say they have cast iron evidence that aliens have been tampering with minutemen missiles, and that UFOs have caused major blackouts that threatened to spark a nuclear holocaust at the height of the Cold War.
You can read more about Salas' claims here.
This could be the long-awaited proof of alien existence that X Files enthusiasts have been holding their breath for.
Or it could be a tall tale born out of a small grain of truth - harking back to a time when experimental Russian crafts were being developed to interrupt signals and communications at allied nuclear sites.
The question is - do you want to believe?

From Napoleon to Hitler, some of the most powerful dictators in history have sought and obtained the Lance of Longinus - also known as the Spear of Destiny.
Said to be the holy sword which was used to slice open Jesus Christ at his Crucifixion, the blade is one of the most precious archeological pieces in the world.
Currently believed to be in the possession of an Austrian museum, myths and rumours have circulated for generations about the spear's supposed mystical powers.
Legend has it that the tip of the spear could allow its owner to rule the world, and the Fuhrer certainly believed in its power, enough to make it his number one priority when invading Austria.
Hitler is understood to have carried the artefact with him in the belief that it could make his Nazi army the rulers of the planet for all eternity.
Where the spear came from, whether it is the blade that pierced the skin of Christ, and what powers it truly possesses are all subject to endless conspiracy theories and folk stories.
Questions still surround the relic.
Could the Spear of Destiny really be the reason Hitler invaded Austria?
Will it be safe in its new location should another maniac come searching for it?
But the most important question remains - How much of this tale is myth, and how much is fact?

Every year the world's most powerful men and women join together to drink cocktails, smoke cigars, and - possibly - control the fate of the entire planet.
Founded in 1954 the Bilderberg group is one of the most infamous and shadowy organisations on earth.
Notable attendees include Presidents and Prime Ministers, captains of industry, media magnates and banking plutocrats.
To most, this group is just another talking shop, a collection of the great and good gathering together to discuss boosting profits.
But many conspiracy theorists fear that these men represent a powerful cabal of dastardly puppet masters, making war, deciding the fate of the public and controlling our lives through their all encompassing influence over the world economy.
Of all the secret society theories, this is the most well developed, not least because Bilderberg members have admitted to attending meetings and have been photographed coming in and out of the swanky hotels where these annual get-togethers are held.
However, the meeting locations are always a closely guarded secret, and there is a strict no press policy.
Maybe they are just publicity shy, or maybe they have something to hide.
Whatever their justifications for the meeting the Bilderbergers are facing some pretty tough questions.
Exactly what are they discussing, how far does their influence reach and is the fate of the world being sealed behind closed doors by a powerful elite answerable to no-one?

As a new decade dawns, we look back on the conspiracy theories that shocked, amazed and appalled us over the past 10 years.

The defining moment of the past decade has spawned the most controversial and hotly debated conspiracy theory of all time. Did the US government allow the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon to happen despite it's prior knowledge, or did the Bush administration plan and execute the attacks as a "false flag" operation to justify the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the repressive anti-terror legislation that offers the US government unprecedented control over the public. A bitter argument between theorists and scientific journals still rages over whether the two planes that struck the twin towers were the cause of the World Trade Centre's collapse, or whether controlled explosions and thermite plasma were used to destroy the skyscrapers. The destruction of Tower 7, which was not hit by a plane, and questions over whether the Pentagon was struck by a cruise missile rather than a jumbo jet, have all lent weight to the conspiracists claims. Throw in the fact that the Air Force were on training missions on 11 September 2001, and that threat warnings about an Al Qaeda plot to use planes to attack the US were ignored, and theorists claim they have a damning case against their government. If the theory is true, it represents the most heinous act in modern history, a government either deliberately sacrificing or cold-bloodly murdering 3,000 people to further its own ends. However, the conspiracy theory, for all its millions of online devotees, remains unlikely, unproven, and unbelievably complex. Questions surrounding whether or not the government shot down the fourth plane, United 93, as it headed for Washington DC, are much more valid, and do point to a possible cover-up. That Al Qaeda planned and executed a daring, calculated act of malevolent violence remains the most likely explanation for the terror attack that changed the world as we know it. Despite the facts the 9/11 conspiracy theory, for all its failings and inaccuracies, remains the most powerful and widely debated theory of the past decade.