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The Best Episodes of Secrets of the Dead Season 12

Every episode of Secrets of the Dead Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Secrets of the Dead Season 12!

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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Secrets of the Dead Season 12 Episode 5 - Ultimate Tut
    8.0/10(81 votes)
    S12:E5

    New scientific research provides insights into how King Tutankhamen was buried, why his tomb remained intact and how he died.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Secrets of the Dead Season 12 Episode 2 - Bugging Hitler's Soldiers
    7.9/10(89 votes)
    S12:E2

    German POWs reveal inner thoughts about the Third Reich, including military secrets that helped the Allies win World War II.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Secrets of the Dead Season 12 Episode 6 - Bones of the Buddha
    7.9/10(61 votes)
    S12:E6

    Bones of the Buddha is a 2013 television documentary produced by Icon Films and commissioned by WNET/THIRTEEN and ARTE France for the National Geographic Channels. It concerns a controversial Buddhist reliquary from the Piprahwa Stupa in Uttar Pradesh, India. It was released in May, 2013, and was broadcast in July 2013 in the US on PBS as part of the Secrets of the Dead series.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Secrets of the Dead Season 12 Episode 1 - The Man Who Saved the World
    7.6/10(70 votes)
    S12:E1

    An officer aboard a Soviet submarine refuses to fire a nuclear torpedo during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Secrets of the Dead Season 12 Episode 3 - Death on the Railroad
    7.1/10(43 votes)
    S12:E3

    Forensic and scientific analysis help determine how 57 Irish immigrants died less than two months after arriving in Pennsylvania to work on the railroad.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Secrets of the Dead Season 12 Episode 4 - Cavemen Cold Case
    6.6/10(39 votes)
    S12:E4

    Scientists say some of the 49,000 year-old Neanderthal bones discovered in El Sidrón, Spain, bear signs of cannibalism.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"Ultimate Tut" is the best rated episode of Secrets of the Dead season 12. It scored 8.0/10 from 81 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on July 10, 2013. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Bugging Hitler's Soldiers".