2010

S9.E1 ∙ Cellini Heist/Real Romeo and Juliet

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

Host Don Wildman studies the inspiration behind a famous play, examine a strange device, and visit a Renaissance sculpture

7.5 /10

S9.E2 ∙ Fallen Robins/Romeo Spies

Thu, Oct 08, 2015

Host Don Wildman examines a bird specimen, tiny camera, and popularity of poker.

7.6 /10

S9.E3 ∙ Secrets of the Wizard of Oz/Alligators in the Sewers/Unstoppable Car

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

Don Wildman uncovers a sculpture of a monster lurking beneath the Big Apple, visits San Diego to check out a car customized with everything including a kitchen sink, and discovers in Boston that Paul Revere was a forensic hero.

8.7 /10

S9.E4 ∙ Forgotten Lindbergh/Fordlandia

Thu, Oct 22, 2015

Don Wildman heads to Chicago to examine an odd glass medical device invented by an aviator, discovers in Michigan a set of tools used in a failed auto business, and visits Harvard where a bird specimen reveals a case of deception

8.1 /10

S9.E5 ∙ Alcoholic Antidote, Reno Haven, Strange Death of President Taylor

Thu, Nov 05, 2015

Host Don Wildman examines in Louisiana a precious metal that reportedly cured alcoholism, discovers how Reno was once a destination for disgruntled spouses, and uncovers the mystery around a president's untimely death.

8.4 /10

S9.E6 ∙ Operation Migration, Sausage Duel, Around the World

Thu, Nov 12, 2015

Don Wildman explores a rare food fight, a race around the globe, a bird uniform.

8.4 /10

S9.E7 ∙ First Female Aviator, Mysterious Metronome, Army of Two

Thu, Nov 19, 2015

Host Don Wildman examines a plane used in a pioneering woman's quest to dominate the skies, a metronome that spread confusion and controversy among fans of Beethoven, and a small instrument used to fight off an army.

8 /10

S9.E8 ∙ Aaron Burr Conspiracy, How Gatsby Became Great, Lady with the Lamp

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

Host Don Wildman examines a coded letter at the center of an infamous politician's seditious plot, tells how an American literary classic became truly great, and inspects the iconic lamp of a legendary nurse.

7.8 /10

S9.E9 ∙ To Catch a Fake, Tiny Coffins of Edinburgh, Tjipetir Mystery

Wed, Dec 03, 2014

Host Don Wildman examines a forged European painting that fooled museums everywhere, eight tiny boxes that look like coffins, and a mysterious rubber block that was found washed up on a beach.

8.1 /10

S9.E10 ∙ Who Killed Superman, Silver Lake Sea Serpant, Wooden Horse Escape

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

Don Wildman inspects a pair of glasses linked to a mysterious death, uncovers the truth behind a deep sea monster and unravels the story behind one of history's greatest escapes.

8 /10

S9.E11 ∙ Bobbed Haired Bandit, Escape from the Jungle, Deadly Substitution

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

The 1858 Bradford sweets poisoning was the arsenic poisoning of more than 200 people in Bradford, England, when sweets accidentally made with arsenic were sold from a market stall. Twenty-one victims died as a result.

7.8 /10

S9.E12 ∙ Pigeon Bra, Alpine Air Rescue, Her Promised Land

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

Don Wildman examines a hat that inspired a shocking act of deception, a medal belonging to a woman who was behind the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and an ingenious contraption which saved pigeons and helped win World War II.

7.9 /10