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The Best Episodes of How It Really Happened

Every episode of How It Really Happened ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of How It Really Happened!

The Best Episodes of How It Really Happened

Jesse L. Martin takes an in-depth look at some of the most notorious crimes, mysteries, trials and celebrity tragedies of our time.

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  1. Background image for Gardner Art Heist: Stealing Beauty
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Gardner Art Heist: Stealing Beauty

    S8:E5

    Saint Patrick's Day 1990, robbers stormed Boston's Gardner Museum, making off with 13 priceless artworks, never to be recovered. Valued at half a billion dollars, the whereabouts of the missing pieces remain a mystery.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Menendez Brothers: Murder in Beverly Hills: Part 2
    8.3/10(21 votes)

    #2 - The Menendez Brothers: Murder in Beverly Hills: Part 2

    S1:E2

    Lyle Menendez speaks from behind bars to Chris Cuomo, more than 25 years after he and his brother Erik were convicted of first degree murder.

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    Director:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Finding Susan Powell: What the Children Saw (Part 2)
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #3 - Finding Susan Powell: What the Children Saw (Part 2)

    S6:E2

    Authorities search for missing mother of two, Susan Powell, in every nook and cranny of the desert in Western Utah while her friends and family wait for a break in the case. Her husband Josh is named a person of interest as suspicion about his involvement in her disappearance grows. He and his father wage a counter-attack and a war between Susan and Josh's families erupts in the glare of the public spotlight. Shocking revelations about Josh and his family come to light--evidence of violence, obsession and sexual perversion. The family drama leads up to a shocking and unimaginable conclusion.

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    Director:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Titanic (2): The Last Moments
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Titanic (2): The Last Moments

    S8:E2

    Recent scientific advances have uncovered new secrets around the Titanic sinking, challenging previous notions about the ship's fate. This chapter continues to analyze the wreck and a recent underwater expedition that claimed more lives.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Capturing the Unabomber
    8.1/10(17 votes)

    #5 - Capturing the Unabomber

    S1:E15

    David Kaczynski, the brother of convicted Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, discusses the hunt that led to the capture of his infamous sibling.

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    Director:Unknown
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  6. Background image for The Strange Case of the Killer Nanny
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    #6 - The Strange Case of the Killer Nanny

    S2:E6

    An eight-month-old baby is fatally injured while in the care of a family's au pair, Louise Woodward. Was it child abuse or a tragic accident? Doctors suspect the former, a case of 'shaken impact syndrome,' and detectives arrest the infant's 19-year-old British nanny who cared for him in the hours and minutes before his demise. But, was the baby's death a case of intentional murder or a tragic accident that occurred under Woodward's watch?

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    Director:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Lorena Bobbitt: Tick Tick Boom
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Lorena Bobbitt: Tick Tick Boom

    S7:E8

    In the dark hours of June 23, 1993, in Manassas, Virginia, a man lies fast asleep on his bed, while a woman looms over his prone body with a kitchen knife and proceeds to slice off his manhood. A stunning end to the broken marriage of Lorena and John Bobbitt, but what outrageous situation led two young people to a horrifying silent scream in the night?

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    Director:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Titanic (1): A Clear and Starry Night
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Titanic (1): A Clear and Starry Night

    S8:E1

    The fateful Titanic shipwreck of 1912 intertwines with a recent underwater OceanGate voyage that cost more human lives. Interviews with historians, wreck analysts, and descendants of Titanic passengers shed light on both tragedies.

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    Director:Unknown
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  10. Background image for The Menendez Brothers: Murder in Beverly Hills, Part 1
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    #9 - The Menendez Brothers: Murder in Beverly Hills, Part 1

    S1:E1

    HLN highlights the shocking motive that turned these brothers into killers.

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for DC Madam: The Woman Who Knew Too Much
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    #10 - DC Madam: The Woman Who Knew Too Much

    S1:E17

    Deborah Jean Palfrey threatened to expose names on her client list and was found hanging on her mother's property.

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Oscar Pistorius: The Bladerunner
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Oscar Pistorius: The Bladerunner

    S8:E4

    The shocking killing of Reeva Steenkamp by Olympic superstar Oscar Pistorius on Valentine's Day 2013 shattered the illusion of a storybook romance between a celebrated Hollywood couple. Was it a terrible accident or a callous murder?

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  13. Background image for Finding Susan Powell: The Secret They Couldn't Talk About (Part 1)
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #12 - Finding Susan Powell: The Secret They Couldn't Talk About (Part 1)

    S6:E1

    Susan Powell, a 28-year-old mother of two, goes missing in December of 2009. Her husband Josh claims to have taken their two young sons winter camping in the Utah desert and says he returned the next day to find her gone. Questioned by detectives, he doesn't behave like a concerned husband and his version of events doesn't match his son's. The mystery about where Susan's is deepens as more details about her marriage to Josh and their life behind closed doors emerge. Susan's family and friends do everything they can to find her while Josh insists that she ran out on him and their two little boys. The search for Susan Powell plays out on a national stage with everyone wondering: did she run off? Was she taken? Is Susan Powell dead or alive?

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  14. Background image for Kobe Bryant: Fatal Flight: What Went Wrong?
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Kobe Bryant: Fatal Flight: What Went Wrong?

    S7:E4

    Aviation experts revisit the accident and share what exactly happened.

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for The Strange Case of Jeffrey Dahmer
    7.8/10(17 votes)

    #14 - The Strange Case of Jeffrey Dahmer

    S1:E14

    The chilling account of a man who survived his encounter with the notorious serial killer, who managed to evade police scrutiny for years.

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    Director:Unknown
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  16. Background image for The Casey Anthony Story Part 1
    7.8/10(21 votes)

    #15 - The Casey Anthony Story Part 1

    S2:E1

    In 2008, two-year-old Florida toddler, Caylee Anthony, vanishes. Her mother, Casey Anthony tells investigators Caylee has been kidnapped by her nanny, a woman Casey's family has never actually seen. But why?

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Background image for George Michael's Final Days
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #16 - George Michael's Final Days

    S2:E7

    George Michael's life as an international superstar comes to a mysterious and tragic end on Christmas Eve 2016. Family and fans are shocked by his sudden death. There are so many unanswered questions. Who was with Michael in those final hours? What happened the night he died? What did the coroner find was the actual cause of death?

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    Director:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Did Scott Peterson Murder Laci? (Part 1)
    7.8/10(19 votes)

    #17 - Did Scott Peterson Murder Laci? (Part 1)

    S2:E10

    A tale of murder, adultery, courtroom drama, and ultimately the death penalty. The story of Scott and Laci Peterson as told by those who lived it. Did Scott Peterson murder Laci?

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Kobe Bryant: Fateful Flight: Red Flags
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Kobe Bryant: Fateful Flight: Red Flags

    S7:E3

    On January 26th, 2020, Kobe Bryant's helicopter crashed, killing all people on board.

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for The Death of Michael Jackson: Part 2
    7.7/10(16 votes)

    #19 - The Death of Michael Jackson: Part 2

    S1:E8

    Revelations of what Michael Jackson's children and staff witnessed prior to his death and an investigation into the claims that Jackson took his own life.

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  21. Background image for What Killed Heath Ledger?
    7.7/10(21 votes)

    #20 - What Killed Heath Ledger?

    S1:E16

    Heath Ledger's death is examined.

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  22. Background image for The Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal (Part 1)
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    #21 - The Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal (Part 1)

    S2:E8

    It was the shocking affair that nearly toppled a Presidency. Bill Clinton and a 21 year old White House intern, Monica Lewinsky.

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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Background image for The Dartmouth Murders: Evil in a Small Town
    7.7/10(16 votes)

    #22 - The Dartmouth Murders: Evil in a Small Town

    S6:E8

    They were well-known and well-liked Dartmouth College professors. But on January 27th 2001, Half and Suzanne Zantop's incredible lives came to a shocking and unforeseeable end: found brutally murdered in their remote Hanover, New Hampshire home. The double killing quickly became national news. Who would commit such a heinous act, and more importantly, why? With few leads and few clues at the get-go, investigators were stumped. But some good old fashioned police work would lead detectives to a small town just across the border in Vermont--where they found an incredibly unexpected twist to this 'whodunit' mystery.

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  24. Background image for Who Killed JonBenet? Part 2
    7.6/10(19 votes)

    #23 - Who Killed JonBenet? Part 2

    S1:E10

    The aftermath of the investigation into the murder of JonBenet Ramsey.

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  25. Background image for The Casey Anthony Story Part 2
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #24 - The Casey Anthony Story Part 2

    S2:E2

    In 2008, two-year-old Florida toddler, Caylee Anthony, vanishes. Her mother, Casey Anthony tells investigators Caylee has been kidnapped by her nanny, a woman Casey's family has never actually seen. But why?

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  26. Background image for Bernie Madoff: Who Else Knew? (Part 2)
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #25 - Bernie Madoff: Who Else Knew? (Part 2)

    S6:E6

    The news of Bernie Madoff's arrest sent shockwaves around the world. His staggering crime affected thousands of victims, including charities, universities, celebrities and even Madoff's own family and friends. How did he do it? Why did he do it? Did he have any help? Investigators were about to unravel a scheme that went back decades and involved several loyal employees.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Gardner Art Heist: Stealing Beauty" is the best rated episode of "How It Really Happened". It scored 8.4/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/19/2024. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Menendez Brothers: Murder in Beverly Hills: Part 2".