Mysteries at the Museum
This series uses museum objects as entry points into strange, dramatic, and lesser-known stories from the past. Across episodes, it mixes historical mysteries, crimes, odd events, and human triumphs into a fast-moving, accessible look at history.
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Season 3
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E1
Brinks Heist, Saddam's Spider Hole, Ringdocus
Uncover the mysteries behind the largest armed robbery in US history, discover where Saddam Hussein was captured, and discover whether or not James Dean's car was really evil.
Apr 17, 2012 · 43m -
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E2
The Donner Party, the Shoe Bomber, FDR’s Cane
Don Wildman travels the country inspecting a 100-year-old tissue sample that sent a doctor to the gallows, a collection of birds killed by a mysterious epidemic and the kettle used by a group of settlers to cook up a ghastly stew.
Apr 24, 2012 · 43m -
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E3
DB Cooper, Great Molasses Flood, Buddy Holly Curse
Don learns about one of the nation's weirdest industrial disasters, inspects the wax likeness of an airplane hijacker and examines a pair of sunglasses once worn by a rock-and-roll pioneer.
May 1, 2012 -
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E4
Einstein's Brain, Morgan Affair, Brass Knuckles
Don Wildman examines sketches that depict otherworldly creatures said to have descended upon a Kentucky farm, a set of brass knuckles that protected a great president from a nefarious plot, and a building tied to a man’s strange disappearance.
May 8, 2012 · 43m -
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E5
Reagan's Limousine, Keely’s Motor
Don Wildman examines an armored limousine that played a central role in an assassination attempt, a giant book filled with vivid illustrations of mysterious birds, and the only known evidence of a revolutionary machine.
May 15, 2012 · 43m -
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E6
Roanoke, Edgar Allan Poe, Greenbrier
Don Wildman investigates a lock of hair linked to Edgar Allan Poe’s mysterious death, a sunken space capsule that provides clues to a NASA disaster, and a controversial medical manual that lies at the center of a rash of deaths in the Pacific Northwest.
May 22, 2012 -
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E7
Black Dahlia, French Angel, Sterling Hall Bombing
Don Wildman examines a mysterious box that holds clues to Hollywood's most infamous unsolved murder, inspects the strange bust of a grotesque figure and investigates a notorious and deadly domestic terrorist attack.
May 29, 2012 · 43m -
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E8
Hitchcock's Birds, Hope Diamond, Phineas Gage
Don Wildman inspects a jar of strange, preserved creatures that helped inspire one of the scariest horror films of all time, admires a legendary blue diamond and examines the shattered skull of a 19th century laborer.
Jun 5, 2012 -
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E9
Chowchilla Kidnapping, Texas City Disaster
Don Wildman investigates how a school bus became involved in the largest kidnapping for ransom in US history, examines a deadly industrial accident, and seeks to unlock the mystery behind a handful of stones.
Jun 12, 2012 -
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E10
James Bond, La Belle Shipwreck, Polio Vaccine
Don Wildman investigates a vial tied to a daring medical experiment, a barrel that provides clues to a centuries-old shipwreck and a plaster molding that some say is proof of a mysterious bayou creature.
Jun 19, 2012 -
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E11
Roulette Computer, LA Shootout, Brooklyn Enigma
Don Wildman investigates a wearable computer used in a gaming scheme, a bizarre weapon of war that’s controlled by pigeons and a custom-made suit of armor that helped perpetuate the longest street battles in America.
Jun 26, 2012 -
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E12
Easter Island, The Red Ghost
Don Wildman inspects the uniform worn by a highly unorthodox doctor, an antique bell linked to a monstrous creature and a monolith that may hold the key to the downfall of an ancient civilization.
Jul 10, 2012