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The Worst Episodes of History's Greatest Mysteries

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,...

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  1. Background image for The Final Hunt For D.B. Cooper
    5.8/10(140 votes)

    #1 - The Final Hunt For D.B. Cooper

    S1:E1

    will investigate a wide range of historically compelling topics and the mysteries surrounding each including the Titanic, D.B. Cooper, Roswell, John Wilkes Booth, and more. Each program within the franchise will showcase fresh, new evidence and perspectives including never-before-released documents to the general public, personal diaries and DNA evidence to unearth brand-new information about these infamous and enigmatic chapters in history.

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    Director:Unknown
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  2. Background image for The Escape of John Wilkes Booth
    6.0/10(94 votes)

    #2 - The Escape of John Wilkes Booth

    S1:E4

    He was the actor whose most famous role was assassinating a president. But was John Wilkes Booth also an escape artist? Did Booth evade justice and live for decades after killing Abraham Lincoln? For the first time, Booth family members share family lore, and what they believe is evidence of the assassin's escape, passed down through generations.

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  3. Background image for Hunting Hitler’s U-Boats
    6.1/10(81 votes)

    #3 - Hunting Hitler’s U-Boats

    S2:E2

    An investigation into the unshakable claims of Roger Miklos, one of America's most eccentric, controversial, and accomplished treasure hunters. Decades before his death in 2018, Roger believed he discovered a modified Nazi U-boat loaded with a fortune in artwork, antiquities, and gold off the coast of Turks and Caicos. Before he passed, Roger gave an exclusive interview that revealed clues about the possible position of the U-boat and left behind a trove of documents, maps, and photographs. Now, armed with this evidence, celebrated diver Mike Fletcher and his team will take to the high seas in search of the special U-boat.

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  4. Background image for Endurance: The Hunt for Shackleton's Ice Ship
    6.2/10(123 votes)

    #4 - Endurance: The Hunt for Shackleton's Ice Ship

    S1:E3

    In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton led an expedition to Antarctica but soon after arrival, Shackleton's ship--The Endurance--was destroyed by shifting glaciers, and he was tasked with leading his 27 men across the tundra, on an epic struggle for survival. Shackleton's battle against the odds and his unfailing commitment to bring all his men out alive turned him into a legend. The ship's final resting ground remains one of the greatest polar mysteries. Led by maritime archeologist and shipwreck expert, Mensun Bound, follow a new ground-breaking expedition heading back into the frozen seas to hunt down Shackleton's lost ship.

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  5. Background image for The Phoenix Lights Phenomenon
    6.3/10(71 votes)

    #5 - The Phoenix Lights Phenomenon

    S4:E5

    In 1997, thousands of people in Phoenix witnessed strange lights; this could be an UFO sighting.

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  6. Background image for Roswell: The First Witness - The Journal
    6.4/10(93 votes)

    #6 - Roswell: The First Witness - The Journal

    S1:E5

    A cryptic journal sparks an unprecedented investigation into whether a UFO crashed at Roswell, NM in 1947. Major Jesse Marcel, the first government official on the scene, believed to his dying day that an extraterrestrial spaceship plummeted to earth and the U.S. government covered it up. Now, the Marcel family has come forward with a journal found among Marcel's possessions. The journal may contain coded-clues to the truth behind Roswell. Former CIA operative Ben Smith embarks on a new investigation that includes a cryptographic analysis of the journal, a high tech geological study of the crash site, and interviews with witnesses who have never spoken publicly. What really crashed in Roswell? The US government claimed it was a weather balloon and then changed its story. Others spoke of alien bodies, and extreme government intimidation.

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  8. Background image for The Search for Noah's Ark
    6.4/10(67 votes)

    #7 - The Search for Noah's Ark

    S4:E13

    It's one of the most famous stories from the Bible; for thousands of years the tale of Noah's Ark is shared, but little is known about what happened to the ark.

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  9. Background image for The Mysterious Havana Syndrome
    6.4/10(50 votes)

    #8 - The Mysterious Havana Syndrome

    S4:E18

    In 2016 a mysterious illness strikes dozens of government officials in Cuba. Over the next few years, hundreds more are afflicted. But investigations raise more questions than answers about this bizarre epidemic. What is the true cause of the strange phenomenon known as "Havana Syndrome?"

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  10. Background image for Roswell: The First Witness – The Memo
    6.5/10(80 votes)

    #9 - Roswell: The First Witness – The Memo

    S1:E6

    A former CIA operative's investigation into the Roswell crash arrives at a critical moment when the mysterious journal found among the possessions of Major Jesse Marcel undergoes a crucial test. As a US Army intelligence officer, Marcel was the first government official at the crash site. Investigator Ben Smith is taken to a secret location believed to be the real resting place of the airborne object, as a local archeologist finds evidence that a military cleanup may have taken place. A leading code-breaker continues his attempt to decipher the journal which may be written in a home-brewed code and contain hidden information about what happened at Roswell. And witnesses describe a series of bizarre events surrounding the now legendary crash, while an incredible new technology attempts to read words on a 70 year old photograph that may hold clues to the mystery: Did an extraterrestrial spaceship crash at Roswell?

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  11. Background image for Roswell: The First Witness – The Writer
    6.5/10(81 votes)

    #10 - Roswell: The First Witness – The Writer

    S1:E7

    Investigator Ben Smith travels to Jesse Marcel's hometown on Louisiana's Gulf Coast to speak with family members who reveal information that supports Marcel's story of a government coverup. Smith speaks with Leslie Kean, the investigative journalist who broke The New York Times story about a clandestine U.S. government program to investigate UFOs. Smith also digs deeper into the mystery of the journal as he studies writing samples to determine if the journal might have been written by one of Marcel's fellow officers who later claimed he was ordered to oversee the military's coverup. Back in Marcel's hometown, Smith meets with a man who swears Marcel confided in him about alien bodies-- something Marcel had never mentioned to the press or family. As the results come back from soil, metal and forensic handwriting analysis, Smith shares his findings with the Marcel grandchildren.

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  12. Background image for The Assassination of JFK
    6.6/10(77 votes)

    #11 - The Assassination of JFK

    S4:E3

    On November 22, 1963, President John F Kennedy is assassinated, shaking the nation to its core; while an initial suspect is captured, many believe there's more to the story; investigators and amateur sleuths alike have been searching for answers.

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  13. Background image for The Puzzling Pyramids of Egypt
    6.6/10(66 votes)

    #12 - The Puzzling Pyramids of Egypt

    S4:E10

    Awe-inspiring and mysterious, the pyramids of Egypt are significant wonders of the ancient world; more than 4,000 years old, they are celebrated architectural marvels, but no one fully understands how they were built or why.

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  14. Background image for The Hunt for Hitler
    6.6/10(46 votes)

    #13 - The Hunt for Hitler

    S4:E22

    The history books say Adolf Hitler committed suicide in the final days of World War II, but not everyone believes there's sufficient proof; questions have swirled for decades about his possible escape.

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  15. Background image for The Garden of Eden
    6.6/10(50 votes)

    #14 - The Garden of Eden

    S5:E2

    Most people know it as the biblical birthplace of man -- the Garden of Eden; investigating if the Garden of Eden was just a story to explain human creation or if it was a real place.

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  16. Background image for Expedition Bermuda Triangle
    6.7/10(84 votes)

    #15 - Expedition Bermuda Triangle

    S2:E1

    On December 5, 1945, five American WW2 torpedo bombers took off from Florida with all men and planes disappearing without a trace. Hours later, the search plane dispatched to find them, also vanished, believed to be lost to the infamous Bermuda Triangle. The number of men tragically lost that day totaled 27 and 75 years later, it remains an unsolved mystery. No ship in history has searched the extreme depths of the Bermuda Triangle, thought to have claimed over 1,000 ships and planes, until now. The late Paul Allen's ship, R/V Petrel, the most advanced search vessel of its kind, will deploy a wide array of cutting edge technology including deep-diving submersibles to investigate three miles down, in an effort, to find the lost squadron and solve the mystery that began the legend of the Bermuda Triangle.

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  17. Background image for The Deadly Bermuda Triangle
    6.7/10(64 votes)

    #16 - The Deadly Bermuda Triangle

    S4:E12

    A look at what could cause mysterious vanishings in the Bermuda Triangle, a 500,000 square mile area of the Atlantic where ships, planes and unsuspecting travelers have been lost without a trace.

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  18. Background image for The Legend of Bigfoot
    6.7/10(60 votes)

    #17 - The Legend of Bigfoot

    S4:E15

    Thousands of people swear they've encountered the legendary North American creature Bigfoot, but Bigfoot has never been officially identified; as evidence continues to mount, and photos are scrutinized, the mystery endures.

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  19. Background image for Captain Kidd's Treasure
    6.7/10(39 votes)

    #18 - Captain Kidd's Treasure

    S5:E5

    It's a mystery from the golden age of piracy. In 1698, Captain William Kidd raids a ship on the high seas and seizes its vast treasure... but Kidd is hanged before revealing where he stashed the loot. What happened to Captain Kidd's lost booty... and where is it now?

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  20. Background image for What is the Yeti?
    6.7/10(29 votes)

    #19 - What is the Yeti?

    S6:E4

    Sightings of the Yeti, a creature of myth and legend, have been recorded for thousands of years throughout the Himalayas and surrounding regions. Could this seven foot tall creature, covered in shaggy gray hair, be hiding in plain sight? And if the Yeti does exist, is it a living being or something else entirely?

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  21. Background image for The "Missingest" Man in America
    6.8/10(63 votes)

    #20 - The "Missingest" Man in America

    S4:E7

    In 1930, a New York Supreme Court justice with close ties to Tammany Hall, and future president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, steps out of a steakhouse and disappears. For decades, the politically charged case dominates mainstream media and remains unsolved nearly 100 years later. But could a deathbed confession finally tell us what really happened to the notorious Judge Joseph Crater?

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  22. Background image for Secrets of the Copper Scroll
    6.8/10(12 votes)

    #21 - Secrets of the Copper Scroll

    S6:E14

    This is the most mysterious of the Dead Sea Scrolls. An ancient treasure map, recorded on a rare Copper Scroll, could lead to billions of dollars of buried treasure in gold, in silver, in jewels, hidden away thousands of years ago from Roman invaders. The most mysterious of the Dead Sea Scrolls; The clues listed on the Copper Scroll could lead to this vast fortune. Where is the secret treasure of the Copper Scroll?

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  23. Background image for The Loch Ness Monster
    6.9/10(81 votes)

    #22 - The Loch Ness Monster

    S4:E1

    Despite centuries of sightings and searches, one of the most infamous deep-sea monsters remains unidentified. As evidence continues to mount, the mystery endures: does the Loch Ness Monster really exist? And if so, what could it be?

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  24. Background image for Blackbeard's Lost Treasure
    6.9/10(64 votes)

    #23 - Blackbeard's Lost Treasure

    S4:E8

    One of history's most notorious pirates, Blackbeard, is said to have had a treasure worth millions of dollars. After centuries of searching, the legendary hoard remains missing. As new evidence is unearthed, the mystery endures: what became of Blackbeard's lost treasure?

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  25. Background image for The Death and Fortune of Pablo Escobar
    6.9/10(20 votes)

    #24 - The Death and Fortune of Pablo Escobar

    S6:E6

    Pablo Escobar, the notorious narco trafficker who single handedly supplied most of America's cocaine in the 1980s, had billions of dollars in cash and hid stacks of it all over the country. By the time he was gunned down in 1993, it's believed he was worth over $50 billion in today's money. To some, he was a Robin Hood. To others, he was pure evil. Who killed Pablo Escobar and where did all his money go?

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  26. Background image for The Death of Bruce Lee
    7.0/10(103 votes)

    #25 - The Death of Bruce Lee

    S2:E3

    On 20th July 1973, martial arts superstar Bruce Lee died under mysterious circumstances in Hong Kong. Bruce's brother, Robert Lee, was never satisfied with the official cause of death--a fatal reaction to aspirin. Now in the twilight of his life, Robert Lee has enlisted former Hong Kong police detective Philip Chan to comb through previously unseen documents, interview experts and talk to people close to the legendary superstar, in an attempt to revisit what or who killed the Bruce Lee. From legendary rooftop fights to feuds with alleged Triad members and producers, Chan's journey uncovers the surprising life of a complex superstar.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Final Hunt For D.B. Cooper" is the worst rated episode of "History's Greatest Mysteries". It scored 5.8/10 based on 140 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/14/2020. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Escape of John Wilkes Booth".