What happened in this episode?
Julian Dorey and investigator Will Brown discuss the long-running controversy around the so-called Nazca mummies, with Dorey disclosing he previously rejected an approach from someone he says represented promoter Jaime Maussan because he found it immediately “scammy”. Brown lays out a timeline beginning with the 2017 debut of ‘Maria’, a three-fingered body publicised by Gaia and others, and argues that early Peruvian sceptics were drowned out. He describes attending a Lima press conference that was interrupted by Peru’s Ministry of Culture, and says he later travelled to Peru to report on the story.
Brown says he saw the Maria specimen in person in April 2025 and became more sceptical after noticing apparent changes in the mummy’s outer coating over time. He cites analysis from named specialists, including bio-anthropologist Dan Proctor and radiologist William Morrison (whom he describes as former president of the Society of Skeletal Radiology), claiming review of raw DICOM scans points to reconstruction and anatomical inconsistencies.
Brown also links the Nazca promoters to earlier disputed ‘alien body’ claims, including the 2015 ‘Roswell slides’ episode, and alleges misleading use of credentials in press presentations. He claims Peru’s Culture Ministry issued paperwork classing Maria and ‘Wawita’ as cultural artefacts, and says the wording points to a human origin. The pair also discuss alleged black-market pricing for the specimens and the wider impact of hoaxes on public trust in UFO reporting.
