Season 2 (1977)
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Episodes 24
The Lost Dutchman Mine (aka Mother Lode)
The Lost Dutchman Mine: An investigation into why hundreds of gold hunters have died searching for a lost treasure ever since a German prospector wandered out of Arizona's Superstition Mountains in the 1860s. Is there really cursed gold hidden there, as Apache lore suggests?
Read MoreThe Man Who Would Not Die
The fascinating saga of the Count of St. Germain, who dazzled the courts of Europe for over 100 years, leading some to believe he was immortal.
Read MoreFirewalkers
How do people walk on red-hot coals without being burned?
Read MoreMayan Mysteries
The Mayans of Mexico carved an advanced civilization out of the jungles, then disappeared. Where did they come from? Where did they go?
Read MoreMichael Rockefeller
Did he drown or was he murdered? An investigation into the disappearance of Nelson Rockefeller's youngest son who vanished without a trace among some of the most primitive peoples in the world. Film found in a camera suggested they were the victim of headhunters, or was it staged?
Read MoreHurricanes
Take a close-up look at these violent killers that have taken the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Can they be controlled or prevented?
Read MoreThe Ogopogo Monster
This large beast, similar to Scotland's Loch Ness Monster, is claimed to have been seen by thousands of people in western Canada.
Read MorePyramid Secrets
Examines the theory that the pyramids of Egypt were built to provide shelter from a holocaust, not as tombs for the pharaohs.
Read MoreDead Sea Scrolls
The story of the 2,000-year-old scrolls, discovered by a shepherd, that revolutionized religious thought.
Read MoreReincarnation
Reviews case histories of people who claim to have lived in previous lifetimes.
Read MoreThe Shark Worshippers
A trip to remote parts of the Pacific where man-eating sharks are considered gods. Adults pray to them and children swim unafraid among them.
Read MoreThe Secrets of Life
Explores the possibility that human life can be created in laboratories engaged in DNA research.
Read MoreImmortality
Looks at scientific discoveries of new methods of prolonging human life, such as cryonics, which can suspend life for centuries.
Read MoreThe Swamp Monster
An investigation of reports that a huge man-like beast is living in the swamps of Louisiana's bayou.
Read MoreTroy
The story of Heinrich Schliemann, an eccentric self-made millionaire obsessed with discovering the ruins of Troy at a time when the city was considered a fable that never existed. He discovered not one but nine ancient cities in Turkey, and recovered a hoard of spectacular relics.
Read MoreWitch Doctors
Leonard Nimoy hosts this look at ancient folk medicines that are being re-instituted today in modern mental institutions and are yielding positive results.
Read MoreHaunted Castles
Probe into one of the world's most haunted places.
Read MoreButch Cassidy
Examines the possibility that Butch Cassidy was not killed in Bolivia along with the Sundance Kid, but actually lived a full life and died peacefully in 1937.
Read MoreDeadly Ants
A look at the billions of fire ants that march across the southern United States and the failure so far of all attempts to stop them.
Read MoreThe Coming Ice Age
An inquiry into whether the dramatic weather changes in America's northern states mean that a new ice age is approaching.
Read MoreThe Garden of Eden
Using the Old Testament as a road map, researchers attempt to trace the possible site of the original Garden to India, China, and an island off the coast of Saudi Arabia.
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