About this season
Adventurer Josh Gates travels through history on a search to uncover new evidence and answers to the world’s most captivating and unexplained mysteries.
Episodes (6)
1. Conspiracy Theories
Aired 16 April 2025 • 41 min
Josh Gates investigates shocking conspiracy theories, including that 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.
2. Deadly Adventures
Aired 23 April 2025 • 43 min
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.
3. Family Secrets
Aired 30 April 2025 • 43 min
Generations later, the truth of 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? How might the youngest Romanov daughter have escaped slaughter?
4. Identity Crises
Aired 7 May 2025 • 44 min
New evidence suggests the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid may have lived to old age under an alias. Modern scholars explore the true identity of the Man in the Iron Mask. After their UFO encounter, Betty and Barney Hill were forever changed.
5. Mysterious Phenomena
Aired 14 May 2025 • 42 min
Josh Gates looks 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.
6. Lost and Found
Aired 21 May 2025 • 42 min
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.