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The Worst Episodes of History's Greatest Mysteries

Every episode of History's Greatest Mysteries ranked from worst to best. Explore 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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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 129 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/14/2020. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Escape of John Wilkes Booth".

  • The Final Hunt For D.B. Cooper
    5.8/10129 votes
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    #1 - The Final Hunt For D.B. Cooper

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/14/2020

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Escape of John Wilkes Booth
    6.0/1089 votes
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    #2 - The Escape of John Wilkes Booth

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/5/2020

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hunting Hitler’s U-Boats
    6.1/1075 votes
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    #3 - Hunting Hitler’s U-Boats

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/2021

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Endurance: The Hunt for Shackleton's Ice Ship
    6.2/10115 votes
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    #4 - Endurance: The Hunt for Shackleton's Ice Ship

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/28/2020

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Phoenix Lights Phenomenon
    6.3/1063 votes
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    #5 - The Phoenix Lights Phenomenon

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 2/27/2023

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mysterious Havana Syndrome
    6.3/1043 votes
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    #6 - The Mysterious Havana Syndrome

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 6/10/2023

    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?"

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Roswell: The First Witness - The Journal
    6.4/1089 votes
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    #7 - Roswell: The First Witness - The Journal

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/12/2020

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Search for Noah's Ark
    6.4/1061 votes
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    #8 - The Search for Noah's Ark

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 5/7/2023

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Captain Kidd's Treasure
    6.4/1029 votes
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    #9 - Captain Kidd's Treasure

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 3/4/2024

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Roswell: The First Witness – The Memo
    6.5/1076 votes
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    #10 - Roswell: The First Witness – The Memo

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/19/2020

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Roswell: The First Witness – The Writer
    6.5/1077 votes
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    #11 - Roswell: The First Witness – The Writer

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/26/2020

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Puzzling Pyramids of Egypt
    6.5/1058 votes
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    #12 - The Puzzling Pyramids of Egypt

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 4/16/2023

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hunt for Hitler
    6.5/1038 votes
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    #13 - The Hunt for Hitler

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 7/23/2023

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Garden of Eden
    6.6/1045 votes
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    #14 - The Garden of Eden

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 2/5/2024

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Expedition Bermuda Triangle
    6.7/1078 votes
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    #15 - Expedition Bermuda Triangle

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/2021

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Assassination of JFK
    6.7/1066 votes
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    #16 - The Assassination of JFK

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 2/13/2023

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The "Missingest" Man in America
    6.7/1056 votes
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    #17 - The "Missingest" Man in America

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 3/12/2023

    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?

    Director: N/A

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  • The Deadly Bermuda Triangle
    6.7/1056 votes
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    #18 - The Deadly Bermuda Triangle

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 4/30/2023

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Legend of Bigfoot
    6.7/1049 votes
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    #19 - The Legend of Bigfoot

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 5/21/2023

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Blackbeard's Lost Treasure
    6.8/1054 votes
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    #20 - Blackbeard's Lost Treasure

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 3/19/2023

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Shroud of Turin
    6.8/1039 votes
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    #21 - The Shroud of Turin

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 2/19/2024

    The haunting image of the Shroud of Turin has captivated millions around the world; scientists and theologians are trying to figure out if the Shroud of Turin truly is an image of Jesus or something very different.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Loch Ness Monster
    6.9/1074 votes
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    #22 - The Loch Ness Monster

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/30/2023

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Search for El Dorado
    6.9/1045 votes
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    #23 - The Search for El Dorado

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 6/4/2023

    It is a legendary ancient city, said to be overflowing with gold. For centuries, explorers put their lives on the line searching for it. As the endless quest to uncover this infamous city continues, will anyone ever find it?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lost Gold of  WWII
    6.9/1036 votes
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    #24 - The Lost Gold of WWII

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 7/30/2023

    During World War II, Japan plunders a fortune worth hundreds of billions of dollars from occupied countries, but to this day its whereabouts are unknown.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gardner Museum Robbery
    6.9/1038 votes
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    #25 - Gardner Museum Robbery

    Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 8/13/2023

    In a perfectly planned robbery, thieves steal half a billion dollars in masterpieces from the Gardner Museum in Boston; it's been three decades since the brazen heist, and an exhaustive search has failed to recover the stolen goods.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A