8.2/1033 votes#1 - The Hunt for Nazi Scientists
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/19/2005
Days after D-Day, Allied forces joined together for a different kind of mission. Through rare footage, eyewitness testimonies, and real-life accounts, the story is told of the race to capture the German physicists and other scientists and any secrets they may hold of advanced 'vengeance' weapons. Finding the scientists could mean gaining significant advantage in the looming Cold War. Liev Schreiber narrates the story of the scientists' dramatic capture and the influences they have on wars today.
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6.2/1038 votes#2 - Gangland Graveyard
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 11/16/2005
On October 6, 2004, FBI agents began digging up a Queens swamp in the hopes of finding the remains of the man who killed John Gotti's son. Instead, they unearthed a severed foot and other pieces of human skeleton, along with personal effects. Forensic tests tied the remains to Mob family captains who had been killed by mob boss Joseph "Big Joey" Massino. This program documents the search which opens a window into the grisly world of the mob.
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7.5/1028 votes#3 - Voyage of the Courtesans
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 11/23/2005
In 1789, over two hundred female convicts were pulled out of London's prisons and shipped off to Australia for a life of servitude. See how they took control of the situation to create a better life for themselves and the future of Australia.
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7.4/1027 votes#4 - The Sinking of the Andrea Doria
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 7/26/2006
On the last night of an Atlantic voyage, the Andrea Doria luxury liner was broadsided by the 13,000-ton Stockholm in an accident that imperiled more than 1,700 passengers and crew. With the world watching in horror during one of the first televised tragedies, the Andrea Doria sank, sparking a ferocious debate over fault that remains to this day and ended the era of luxury cruise liners.
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7.2/1030 votes#5 - Umbrella Assassin
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/4/2006
On September 11, 1978, Bulgarian emigre, writer and broadcast journalist Georgi Markov died. Three days before, while waiting for a bus, Markov felt a sudden sting in the back of his thigh. Markov was soon hospitalized. After his death, an investigation ruled Markov had been poisoned. A pellet containing ricin had been shot into his leg. How had this political murder been executed?
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The Best Episodes of Secrets of the Dead Season 5
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Genres:DocumentaryMystery
Network:PBS
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"The Hunt for Nazi Scientists" is the best rated episode of "Secrets of the Dead" season 5. It scored 8.2/10 based on 33 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/19/2005. This episode is rated 2.0 points higher than the second-best, "Gangland Graveyard".