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Josh Gates explores American history, including a theory that John Wilkes Booth escaped justice -- only to meet a stranger fate; learn myth-busting truths behind Paul Revere's midnight ride and a U.S. Navy sub that vanished in the Cold War.
What really happened to union boss Jimmy Hoffa? Could modern technology finally prove the existence of the Holy Grail? And did inventor Rudolf Diesel really die at sea, or did he stage his own disappearance?
Was witchcraft at work during the Salem witch trials, or an undiagnosed psychological illness?; did Britain's famous UFO sighting by officials have a more earthly explanation?; who's really responsible for the murder of the Mad Monk of Russia?
A body is found on a beach with only a cryptic note; the Trojan War and the Trojan Horse were once thought to be pure myth, but the discovery of ruins reveals they were all too real; new evidence may prove Shakespeare didn't write his own works.
What really became of Königsberg Castle's Amber Room, stolen by the Nazis? Could a lost hard drive in a British landfill hold millions in Bitcoin? Did King Solomon's legendary mines ever exist?
High on Everest's icy slopes, two climbers vanish into legend. In a quiet West Virginia town, a ghost demands justice from beyond the grave. And learn the real story of Mata Hari -- the exotic dancer condemned as a German spy.
A real-life child whose possession inspired The Exorcist; a master con artist who left a trail of deception (and perhaps even murder); and an ancient army defeated by hallucinogenic honey -- these three stories prove that truth can outmatch fiction.
Did MKUltra's mind-control experiments spiral beyond the agency's grasp? Was Cleopatra's death truly by her own hand, or a political assassination disguised as legend? Where did a painting worth $160 million disappear to without a trace?
Was the Hindenburg truly destroyed by accident or by sabotage?; could the famous Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot footage hold clues that only modern analysis can define?; what really happened when 50,000 Persian soldiers disappeared in 524 B.C.?
Josh Gates investigates conspiracy theories, including new discoveries suggesting the Titanic was sunk by more than just an iceberg, the true story behind the death of Harry Houdini and lost Civil War gold that spawned a lawsuit against the FBI.
Josh Gates investigates several mysterious tragedies and downfalls; an expedition crew goes insane, turning cannibalistic; an explorer searches for a lost city in the Brazilian rainforest; an aspiring young actress falls victim to a deranged killer.
The truth about serial killer H.H. Holmes's death may be exposed by one of his descendants; did the government conspire with the mafia about a mysterious helicopter crash?
New evidence suggests the infamous Billy the Kid may have lived to old age under an assumed name; modern scholars explore the true identity of the "Man in the Iron Mask."
Josh Gates looks closely at some of history's most intriguing hoaxes and unexplained events, including the Amityville Horror, the strange fate of a military submarine crew, and a phenomenon in which people's body fat causes them to burn alive.
The true identity of infamous plane hijacker D.B. Cooper may finally be revealed; the fate of Michael Rockefeller, lost heir to the Rockefeller fortune, is exposed; the car in which James Dean died might not be missing anymore.
New evidence suggests Jack the Ripper's identity, while DNA analysis indicates possible Yeti existence; Max Headroom interrupts live broadcast, surprising everyone.
Josh Gates explores the alleged curse behind King Tut's tomb explorers' deaths, the Dyatlov Pass incident where 9 hikers died mysteriously and an influencer's disappearance in Nevada desert, investigating potential supernatural links.