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History's Greatest Mysteries

  • TV-14
  • 2020–
  • 7 seasons
  • Documentary, Mystery
  • 7.7

Investigates a wide range of historically compelling topics and the mysteries surrounding each including the Titanic, D.B. Cooper, Roswell, John Wilkes Booth, and more. Fresh, new evidence and perspectives will be showcased, such as never-before-released documents, personal diaries and DNA evidence.

Episodes

12 episodes
  1. 1The Amber Room

    41 minFeb 22, 2022

    One of World War II's greatest unsolved mysteries: an incomparable work of art worth half a billion dollars, lost without a trace. Perhaps the single most valuable object the Nazis ever stole, the quest for this treasure has lasted over 75 years. Where is the famed Amber Room? And will a brand-new search finally reveal its true location?

  2. 2The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa

    41 minFeb 28, 2022

    A powerful union activist disappears from a Detroit suburb; 45 years later, it remains one of the most notorious missing person cases of all time; the mystery of Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance features more twists and turns than a Hollywood movie.

  3. 3The Dyatlov Pass Incident

    41 minMar 7, 2022

    An infamous Cold War cold case involving nine hikers found mutilated on a remote mountain slope; for over 60 years, authorities and amateurs alike have been trying to figure out what happened in a place that's been called "Russia's Area 51."

  4. 4The Body on Somerton Beach

    41 minMar 14, 2022

    As the Cold War ramps up, a well-dressed man is found dead within miles of a nuclear testing site on a tranquil Australian beach. There are no clues to his identity, or what could have happened. It's a case that's obsessed an army of sleuths for over 70 years: Who is the Somerton Beach man, and how did he die?

  5. 5The Amityville Horror

    41 minMar 21, 2022

    After a series of dark and ominous events, an unassuming family home on Long Island becomes the most notorious house in America. 50 years later, it's spawned a title wave of books, documentaries, and films; but do haunted houses really exist? Who--or what--is really responsible for the Amityville horror?

  6. 6The Holy Grail

    41 minMar 28, 2022

    It's a treasure coveted by everyone from Roman Emperors to Adolf Hitler--a sacred object said to hold incredible powers of healing, resurrection and immortality. It may be the world's most sought-after relic, but what is the Holy Grail? And if it exists, can it ever be found?

  7. 7Malaysia Flight 370

    42 minApr 11, 2022

    One of the most chilling aviation mysteries in modern day: a Boeing 777, carrying 239 people, vanishes over the Indian Ocean; nearly a decade later, no one knows what really happened to Malaysia Flight 370.

  8. 8The Sodder Children Disappearance

    42 minApr 18, 2022

    A cold case that ignites every parent's worst fears: on Christmas morning, 1945, five siblings vanish from their family home in West Virginia during a raging fire. The devastated Sodder family spends the rest of their lives trying to find out what happened. Despite the work of dozens of investigators and thousands of amateur sleuths, the mystery remains: what happened to the Sodder children?

  9. 9The Voynich Manuscript

    42 minApr 25, 2022

    It might be the world's most mysterious book: a medieval manuscript filled with unidentifiable drawings, written in a secret language so complex that even the world's best code breakers can't crack it. It's obsessed everyone from scholars to conspiracy theorists. What is the Voynich Manuscript? And who wrote it?

  10. 10Jack the Ripper

    42 minMay 2, 2022

    A spree of gruesome murders shocks Victorian England--and the world. The homicidal maniac responsible remains a mystery. Can history's most notorious serial killer ever be identified? Who is Jack the Ripper?

  11. 11Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping

    42 minMay 9, 2022

    When the infant son of an aviation legend is snatched from his crib at home, it ignites a media firestorm; after a nationwide manhunt, the supposed culprit is brought to justice, but questions pop up on the investigation.

  12. 12The Chicago Tylenol Murders

    42 minMay 16, 2022

    A series of unexplained deaths near Chicago in 1982 starts a nationwide panic; the victims are connected by one frightening detail: cyanide-tainted capsules of Extra-Strength Tylenol; 40 years later, it remains an active FBI investigation.

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Series cast

Laurence FishburneSelf - Host103 episodes
Bruce LeeSelf (archive footage)1 episode
Jeff ChangSelf - Author1 episode
Robert Lee Jan-FaiSelf - Brother1 episode
Deborah BlumSelf - Professor of Journalism, MIT1 episode
Asha RangappaSelf1 episode

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