History's Greatest Mysteries

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"For 108 years, a dust-covered box has remained hidden in a British manor house and may contain evidence that will rewrite the most famous maritime disaster in history. This box contains the..."

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"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"

"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 expert"

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"A cold case that ignites every parent's worst fears: on Christmas morning, 1945, five siblings vanish from their family home in West Virginia during a raging fire. The devastated Sodder family spends the rest of their lives trying to find out what happened. Despite the work of dozens of investigators and thousands of amateur sleuths, the mystery remains: what happened to the Sodder children?"

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"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 b..."

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"In 1585 John White leaves the colony of Roanoke to get supplies from England, when he returns the colonists are gone without a trace. History's greatest mysteries delves into the theories behind what happened to the lost colony."

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"History's Greatest Mysteries delve into the top theories on where the Nazi's hid the wealth they stole during WWII."

"History's greatest mysteries delve into the top theories behind why so many ships, planes, and people, go missing in the Bermuda Triangle."

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"It's one of America's most mythic UFO incidents. A 200 yard swath of debris that landed near Roswell, New Mexico. Some believe it was an alien craft, others that it was a secret government experiment. The deeper researchers dig, the more perplexing the story gets. It's a mystery that's endured for nearly 80 years. So what really crashed in Roswell in 1947?"

"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?"

"On February 14th 1929, one of the most shocking murders in mob history goes down in Chicago and becomes known as the Valentine's Day Massacre. The 20s and 30s are full of gangland murders, but the Valentine's Day Massacre is considered the most brutal and the toughest to solve. So who carried out the Valentine's Day Massacre and why?"

"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?"

"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?"

"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?"

"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?"

"A surreal event outside a U.S. Air Force base near the Rendlesham Forest in England, becomes an international legend and one of history's strangest unidentified encounters. For more than 40 years, the question has endured... What was really out there in the Rendlesham Forest and what were the Rendlesham lights?"

"The Burning Bush, the 10 Plagues, the Parting of the Red Sea... these legendary Biblical events in the Book of Exodus have shaped Judeo Christian beliefs for centuries. But were these events divinely inspired miracles, or do they have a more earthly explanation? Is it possible that some of these famous legends in the Book of Exodus, aren't parables... but rooted in fact?"

"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?"

"He was the first Public Enemy Number One... the legendary outlaw, John Dillinger. His life consisted of brazen bank robberies across the country, but his death remains shrouded in mystery. What really happened to John Dillinger?"

"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?"

"Nicola Tesla is the epitome of what some would call the \"mad scientist\" and also one of history's most influential inventors. The father of AC electricity, Tesla had revolutionary ideas--but in the hands of the wrong people, those ideas could be used for evil purposes. When Tesla died, he allegedly had 80 trunks of papers full of groundbreaking ideas. But only 60 of those trunks have ever been seen again. Where are the other 20 trunks? What happened to Tesla's missing files... and what was in them?"

"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?"

"It's one of the most infamous and unsolved mob murders--notorious mobster Bugsy Siegel is gunned down in his Beverly Hills living room."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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?"

"The Tower of Babel, Sodom and Gomorrah, and Mount Sinai have seemingly vanished from the map; where are the Old Testament's legendary lost places, and what might they reveal?"

"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?"

"At the end of World War II, many Nazi officials were captured and tried for their crimes. But one of the architects of the Holocaust, Adolf Eichmann, slipped through the cracks…repeatedly eluding Nazi hunters from around the globe."

"It's one of humanity's oldest nightmares-at the full moon, werewolves that once were men hunt human prey and then feast on their flesh. Stories of this terrifying transformation persist to this day."

"The world's most famous painting vanishes in a daring heist, sparking international outrage and a global manhunt. A master detective is called in, who zeroes in on a handful of suspects with the motive and means to pull off the theft. Who stole the legendary Mona Lisa?"

"It’s one of the most legendary monsters said to be lurking in the vast open seas. With stories going back hundreds of years, this elusive creature has terrorized sailors and baffled scientists."

"The notorious mafia kingpin, Sam Giancana, is shot execution style in his own home. The larger-than-life mobster had many enemies, from inside the mafia to the CIA."

"A twisted mastermind uses homemade bombs to terrorize the nation. Despite one of the most extensive manhunts in U.S. history, he still manages to stay one step ahead of law enforcement for nearly two decades."

"A series of shocking murders shake the city of Boston to its core. Each victim, 13 women in all, bore the signature of this serial killer."

"A shot rings out from the balcony of the Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. and America's 16th president has been killed. Who was behind the plan to assassinate President Lincoln?"

"El Chapo is an untouchable drug lord who sat atop a criminal empire and became the most wanted man in the world. How did investigators finally bring El Chapo to justice?"

"Bruce Lee was a seemingly invincible icon and the closest thing that we had to a real-life superhero. What killed him?"

"Known for their seafaring skills and feared for their ferocity, the Vikings amassed gold, silver and other riches while trading and raiding across Europe; catches of this treasure have been found in Europe and North America, but this may be just the tip of the iceberg; are there any rich Viking hoards still waiting to be found? And if so, where are they?"

"On December 11, 1978, a gang of thieves lift around $5 million in cash and $800,000 in jewelry from a luxury airline hangar at New York's JFK Airport, marking the largest heist in U.S. history at that time."

"During World War II, a fiery phenomenon terrorizes American airmen in the night skies over Europe. The pilots call these fireballs \"Foo Fighters,\" and swear they move at over 200 mph and defy the laws of physics. But what are they?"

"General Erwin Rommel captured territory, imprisoned local Jews in camps, and stole their gold and valuables in the name of the Führer. For decades, many have looked for this elusive treasure. What became of Rommel's gold?"