Death of Marilyn Monroe

S02 E01 • Wednesday, Oct 1, 2003 • Oct 1 • 1h

In 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her California home. While the coroner ruled her death a probable suicide, there was minimal investigation and rumors of conspiracy and cover-up persist to this day. Find out how Marilyn Monroe really died.

Roswell: Flying Saucers Over America

S02 E02 • Wednesday, Oct 15, 2003 • Oct 15 • 1h

Salem Witch Trials

S02 E03 • Wednesday, Oct 22, 2003 • Oct 22 • 1h

The Salem Witch trials of 1692 were one of the darkest periods in early American history. Over 100 people were imprisoned and 37 were killed because of their purported involvement with witchcraft. Find out what caused the hysteria.

JFK: The Conspiracy Myths

S02 E04 • Wednesday, Nov 19, 2003 • Nov 19 • 1h

After 40 years, the assassination of President Kennedy remains unsolved. Government investigations have provided the American public with few answers. Dramatic demonstrations of the events in Dealey Plaza shed new light on the web of conspiracy theories.

The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre

S02 E05 • Tuesday, Feb 10, 2004 • Feb 10 • 1h

On February 14, 1929, four men armed with submachine guns cut down seven mobsters in Chicago. Ironically, this famous mob event spawned the Chicago crime lab, introducing ballistics, polygraph, chemical analysis and forensic pathology to police work.

Aztec Temple of Blood

S02 E06 • Wednesday, Jan 21, 2004 • Jan 21 • 1h

An Aztec sacrifice of 20,000 people over a period of four days in 1411 is examined. The sacrifice consisted of a sacrificial priest cutting the person's skin beneath the rib cage, reaching up and cutting the arteries and veins attached to their heart and pulling it out. Then the body was pushed down the stairs of the altar. After an examination, it is proven that this many people could be sacrificed in such a small amount of time.

Myths of Pearl Harbor

S02 E07 • Sunday, Dec 7, 2003 • Dec 7 • 1h

The Plots to Kill Lincoln

S02 E08 • Wednesday, Feb 4, 2004 • Feb 4 • 1h

Before he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, President Lincoln was the target of at least five other assassination conspiracies. Using forensic analysis and reenactments, each of these forgotten plots are examined.

Nostradamus

S02 E09 • Wednesday, Jan 7, 2004 • Jan 7 • 1h

Experts use forensic techniques to translate and verify what Nostradamus ""really"" predicted. Fact is separated from fiction as it relates to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

The Great Chicago Fire

S02 E10 • Wednesday, Nov 26, 2003 • Nov 26 • 1h

Jack the Ripper

S02 E11 • Thursday, Feb 12, 2004 • Feb 12 • 1h

Killing Hitler

S02 E12 • Tuesday, Feb 24, 2004 • Feb 24 • 1h

On July 20, 1944, members of Hitler's General Staff detonated a bomb designed to kill their leader and his henchman. The bombing was to lead to the overthrow of Nazi Germany and an early end to the war. Find out why this famous coup failed.

Robert F. Kennedy Assassination

S02 E13 • Wednesday, Apr 7, 2004 • Apr 7 • 1h

In 1968 as Senator Robert F. Kennedy left a political rally in a Los Angeles hotel, shots rang out leaving him mortally wounded. Who really fired the fatal shot that killed Senator Kennedy? Was it a lone gunman, a young Palestinian, named Sirhan Sirhan?

Hunting Nazis

S02 E14 • Wednesday, May 5, 2004 • May 5 • 1h

After World War II almost 30,000 war criminals escaped from Europe. Was Dr. Mengele part of a Fourth Reich dedicated to evil plots to restore Nazi power? The truth is that Mengele, like many ex-Nazis, led a pathetic hunted animal existence after the war.

The Trojan Horse

S02 E15 • Wednesday, May 12, 2004 • May 12 • 1h

An ancient story tells us that a mighty Greek armada of a thousand ships sailed across the Mediterranean Sea to wage war on Troy. Bent on vengeance for the abduction of the beautiful Helen by the Trojan prince Paris, the Greeks lay siege to the great city.

Suicide Bombers

S02 E16 • Wednesday, May 19, 2004 • May 19 • 1h

Ninjas

S02 E19 • Wednesday, Jun 2, 2004 • Jun 2 • 1h

The myths surrounding the Ninja, the mysterious elite fighting force of feudal Japan, are explored

Flight KAL-007

S02 E20 • Thursday, Jul 15, 2004 • Jul 15 • 1h

The Korean Airlines 747 shot down in 1983 is investigated using 21st century technology and science.

In Search of D.B. Cooper

S02 E21 • Saturday, Aug 7, 2004 • Aug 7 • 1h

Forensic techniques are used to examine the disappearance of D.B. Cooper, who parachuted from an airplane in 1971 with a stolen $200,000.

Butch and Sundance

S02 E22 • Sunday, Aug 15, 2004 • Aug 15 • 1h

The rumored survival of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid from their famous 1908 shootout in Bolivia is investigated.

The Bermuda Triangle

S02 E23 • Thursday, Sep 16, 2004 • Sep 16 • 1h

The mysterious disappearances of boats and planes in the Bermuda Triangle are investigated.