Mysteries at the Museum

1Brinks Heist, Saddam's Spider Hole, Ringdocus

60 minApr 17, 2012

Uncover the mysteries behind the largest armed robbery in US history, discover where Saddam Hussein was captured, and discover whether or not James Dean's car was really evil.

2The Donner Party, the Shoe Bomber, FDR’s Cane

60 minApr 24, 2012

Don Wildman travels the country inspecting a 100-year-old tissue sample that sent a doctor to the gallows, a collection of birds killed by a mysterious epidemic and the kettle used by a group of settlers to cook up a ghastly stew.

3DB Cooper, Great Molasses Flood, Buddy Holly Curse

60 minMay 1, 2012

Don learns about one of the nation's weirdest industrial disasters, inspects the wax likeness of an airplane hijacker and examines a pair of sunglasses once worn by a rock-and-roll pioneer.

4Einstein's Brain, Morgan Affair, Brass Knuckles

60 minMay 8, 2012

Don Wildman examines sketches that depict otherworldly creatures said to have descended upon a Kentucky farm, a set of brass knuckles that protected a great president from a nefarious plot, and a building tied to a man’s strange disappearance.

5Reagan's Limousine, Keely’s Motor

60 minMay 15, 2012

Don Wildman examines an armored limousine that played a central role in an assassination attempt, a giant book filled with vivid illustrations of mysterious birds, and the only known evidence of a revolutionary machine.

6Roanoke, Edgar Allan Poe, Greenbrier

60 minMay 22, 2012

Don Wildman investigates a lock of hair linked to Edgar Allan Poe’s mysterious death, a sunken space capsule that provides clues to a NASA disaster, and a controversial medical manual that lies at the center of a rash of deaths in the Pacific Northwest.

7Black Dahlia, French Angel, Sterling Hall Bombing

60 minMay 29, 2012

Don Wildman examines a mysterious box that holds clues to Hollywood's most infamous unsolved murder, inspects the strange bust of a grotesque figure and investigates a notorious and deadly domestic terrorist attack.

8Hitchcock's Birds, Hope Diamond, Phineas Gage

60 minJun 5, 2012

Don Wildman inspects a jar of strange, preserved creatures that helped inspire one of the scariest horror films of all time, admires a legendary blue diamond and examines the shattered skull of a 19th century laborer.

9Chowchilla Kidnapping, Texas City Disaster

60 minJun 12, 2012

Don Wildman investigates how a school bus became involved in the largest kidnapping for ransom in US history, examines a deadly industrial accident, and seeks to unlock the mystery behind a handful of stones.

10James Bond, La Belle Shipwreck, Polio Vaccine

60 minJun 19, 2012

Don Wildman investigates a vial tied to a daring medical experiment, a barrel that provides clues to a centuries-old shipwreck and a plaster molding that some say is proof of a mysterious bayou creature.

11Roulette Computer, LA Shootout, Brooklyn Enigma

60 minJun 26, 2012

Don Wildman investigates a wearable computer used in a gaming scheme, a bizarre weapon of war that’s controlled by pigeons and a custom-made suit of armor that helped perpetuate the longest street battles in America.

12Easter Island, The Red Ghost

60 minJul 10, 2012

Don Wildman inspects the uniform worn by a highly unorthodox doctor, an antique bell linked to a monstrous creature and a monolith that may hold the key to the downfall of an ancient civilization.