The Best Episodes of History's Greatest Mysteries

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#1 - The Sinking of the Titanic
S5:E126/24/2024
The Titanic's tragic story captures the imagination of the public and experts of all kinds, who--decades after the ship's demise--still seek answers. Can new evidence reveal more about how--and why--the Titanic sank?
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7.9/10(26 votes)
#2 - The Missing Riches of Genghis Khan
S6:E125/5/2025
The legendary ancient ruler who amassed a fortune estimated to be worth 120 trillion in today's dollars, Genghis Khan, hid his riches so well that to this day, no one has unearthed them. 800 years later, the fate of his treasure remains a mystery. Where are Genghis Khan's buried riches?
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7.9/10(27 votes)
#3 - Secret of the Sphinx
S6:E177/28/2025
Rising from the sands of the Egyptian desert is one of the ancient world's greatest wonders--the mighty Sphinx. This mythological creature, with the head of a human and the body of a lion, looks like it's standing guard at the great pyramids of Giza.
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#4 - The Lost Pirate Treasure of Jean Lafitte
S6:E188/4/2025
Known as :The Terror of the Gulf"; the whereabouts of Jean Lafitte's treasure remains unknown; the swamps and bayous were his base, and likely also his hiding place; treasure hunters have found very little of Lafitte's stash.
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#5 - The Secrets of Easter Island
S6:E198/11/2025
The gigantic statues of Easter Island have mystified humanity for centuries; how in the world did an ancient civilization, with only primitive tools, carve and then move thousands of these rock monuments around the island, and why?
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7.8/10(52 votes)
#6 - Escape from Alcatraz
S5:E63/11/2024
A perfectly masterminded plot leads to one of the most brazen prison breaks in American history. With only a handful of clues left behind, the search for the infamous Alcatraz escapees continues to this day. But is it really possible they survived -- and if so, where did they go?
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7.8/10(41 votes)
#7 - The Franklin Expedition
S6:E22/3/2025
The search for the illusive Northwest Passage, leads to a historic expedition that sets sail into a labyrinth of ice and is never heard from again. That disappearance sparks a search for clues spanning nearly two centuries and leads to unthinkable ends. What really killed the men of the Franklin Expedition?
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7.7/10(55 votes)
#8 - The Hunt for Cleopatra's Missing Tomb
S4:E207/9/2023
She was the last pharaoh of Egypt and one of the most famous queens of all time, but her death in 31 B.C. has been shrouded in mystery. Cleopatra's body and final resting place have been lost without a trace for over 2,000 years, leaving the world's top archaeologists baffled. Can new evidence finally uncover Cleopatra's missing tomb?
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7.7/10(47 votes)
#9 - The Assassination of RFK
S5:E147/8/2024
Five years after John F. Kennedy is killed by gunshot, his brother Robert meets the same fate. An assassin's bullet again changes the course of history, and the latest clues in the case are riddled with inconsistencies. Who is really behind the killing of Robert Kennedy, and why?
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7.7/10(38 votes)
#10 - The Final Flight of Amelia Earhart
S6:E53/3/2025
Amelia Earhart, the world's most famous female pilot, takes off on the final leg of a record breaking flight. But Earhart never arrives at her next stop, a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean. The search for this famed flier has revealed conflicting stories and in the eyes of some, secrecy. What really happened to Amelia and her navigator?
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7.6/10(52 votes)
#11 - The Mystery of Machu Picchu
S5:E83/25/2024
With 500-year-old secrets hidden in skeletons and stone, Machu Picchu is one of the most puzzling archaeological sites on earth. It's among the ancient world's most enduring riddles: Who built this astonishing complex, and why?
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7.6/10(45 votes)
#12 - The Hindenburg Disaster
S5:E106/10/2024
For decades, experts believed they knew what caused the Hindenburg disaster that leaking hydrogen and ignited, causing the airship to burst into flames. But there may be more to this story. Whatever triggered the explosion, it didn't just spell doom for the Hindenburg but for the entire rigid airship industry. What caused the Hindenburg Disaster?
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7.5/10(90 votes)
#13 - Malaysia Flight 370
S3:E74/11/2022
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.
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7.5/10(80 votes)
#14 - Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping
S3:E115/9/2022
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.
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7.5/10(52 votes)
#15 - TWA Flight 800
S4:E217/16/2023
In July 1996, one of the worst aviation disasters in American history leaves 230 people dead and countless questions unanswered; it's a tragedy that changes the aviation industry forever.
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7.5/10(31 votes)
#16 - The Search for Atlantis
S6:E104/21/2025
It's history's most famous lost city... Atlantis, the island kingdom that's baffled explorers for centuries. Some say Atlantis is a myth, while others insist it was a very real place wiped out thousands of years ago. Finding Atlantis would not only be the archaeological coup of this century, but perhaps for all time. Is Atlantis a a real place, and if so, where could it be?
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7.4/10(103 votes)
#17 - The Dyatlov Pass Incident
S3:E33/7/2022
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."
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7.4/10(85 votes)
#18 - The Body on Somerton Beach
S3:E43/14/2022
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?
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7.4/10(86 votes)
#19 - Jack the Ripper
S3:E105/2/2022
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?
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7.4/10(77 votes)
#20 - The Chicago Tylenol Murders
S3:E125/16/2022
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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7.4/10(38 votes)
#21 - The Lost Loot of Jesse James
S6:E73/17/2025
Cash, jewels and two million dollars in gold bars. Jesse James and his gang robbed trains, stagecoaches and banks They buried the spoils, but only a fraction of the millions has actually been found. If James and his gang hid a fortune, where could it be?
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7.4/10(25 votes)
#22 - Percy Fawcett and the Lost City of Z
S6:E167/21/2025
One of the most famous explorers in the world, Percy Fawcett, becomes obsessed with a lost city deep in the Amazon jungle, a place he names the City of Z.
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7.4/10(8 votes)
#23 - Area 51
S7:E11/26/2026
Hidden in the Nevada desert, a top-secret military base remains one of the most heavily restricted sites in the United States; since the 1950s, speculation has swirled about its true purpose-ranging from hiding experimental aircraft and even alien technology; Area 51 keeps its mysteries so closely guarded that not even the president is fully briefed; what is the government really hiding there?
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7.3/10(136 votes)
#24 - Titanic's Lost Evidence
S1:E211/21/2020
A dust-covered box hidden in a British manor house for 108 years contains the personal notes of Lord Mersey, the respected British jurist and politician charged with investigating the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.
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7.3/10(88 votes)
#25 - Houdini’s Lost Diaries
S2:E49/28/2021
Harry Houdini left behind a diary that had been kept from the public, held under lock and key by a wealthy New York City Family. Now, magician and Houdini expert Bill Kalush has finally secured access to these pages. A team of experts will begin to unveil the diary, using new information gleaned from these personal accounts to form new insights into this enigmatic man's life. But Houdini's humble rise to fame eventually turns into a dark web of mysteries shrouding the truth behind this legend's end. From vindictive competitors to a man driven to failure by his own ambitions, the cause of Houdini's sudden death has remained unsolved, until now.
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