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All Episodes of History's Secrets

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Mysterious events, compelling figures and great unanswered questions from the past are explored, with a focus on the reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes; the CIA's top-secret experiments; the Unabomber and; little known stories from NASA's Apollo

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Season 1

  • The Hunt for the Boston Strangler
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    The Hunt for the Boston Strangler

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/30/2007

    Police closed the case of the infamous Boston Strangler when Albert De Salvo confessed to the grisly murder of 13 women. But recent forensic evidence reveals the Strangler could still be at large.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Real Roswell
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    The Real Roswell

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/23/2007

    On July 8, 1947, the U.S. Army issued a press statement claiming to have recovered a flying saucer on a ranch outside Roswell, New Mexico. But within hours they retracted the statement saying they had only found the remains of a weather balloon. Sixty years later the debate still rages and Roswell has become the UFO capital of the world. Did the military really recover dead aliens and their spaceship, as some people claim?

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Where's Amelia Earhart?
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    Where's Amelia Earhart?

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/10/2007

    As world famous aviator Amelia Earhart closed in on her record-setting attempt to fly around the world in July 1937, she disappeared somewhere over the Pacific Ocean - vanishing without a trace. Did she run out of fuel and crash into the sea? Or could she have survived? NGC explores one of the most fiercely debated mysteries of all time. Investigators build the case that she was a pawn in an espionage plot for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, while eyewitnesses testify she was captured by the Japanese military. Examine the evidence and decide for yourself what might have happened to Amelia Earhart.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Howard Hughes Revealed
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    Howard Hughes Revealed

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/11/2007

    How and why did a man so rich, so accomplished and so visible become so reclusive, phobic and fragile? How much truth is there in the popular image of Hughes' descent into madness? What can recent medical discoveries contribute to our understanding of this man, his habits, behaviors and final years? NGC reviews recent studies of America's most bizarre billionaire.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Hunting the Anthrax Killer
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    Hunting the Anthrax Killer

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/31/2009

    Seven years after a deadly anthrax attack in the US, the FBI announces a suspect. But the man committed suicide just days before being accused. Is he a scapegoat in a case that will never be solved?

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Secrets of the Virgin Queen
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    Secrets of the Virgin Queen

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/25/2011

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    Director: Dean Love

    Writer: Dean Love