Sep 11, 2026
In this episode of The Masonic Roundtable, we reopen the most
infamous cold case in American fraternal history: The Disappearance
of William Morgan. In 1826, a disgruntled former bricklayer
threatened to publish the secrets of Freemasonry in Batavia, New
York, was arrested, abducted from a jail cell, and never seen alive
again, sparking a wildfire of public outrage, the birth of the
Anti-Masonic Party, and the near-collapse of the fraternity in
America. Two centuries later, our panel plus special guest Ill.
Steve Harrison sifts through the historical evidence, deathbed
confessions, forensic controversies, and wild folklore to examine
what the documented record actually tells us about his fate. Join
us as we unpack the scandal that nearly destroyed the Craft and
explore what the Morgan Affair reveals about accountability, mob
mentality, and the lessons we still carry today.