Secrets of the Dead - Season 5

Secrets of the Dead - Season 5

Season 5

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DatesOct 19, 2005 - Oct 4, 2006
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Episodes

The Hunt for Nazi Scientists
Season 5Episode 160 min

The Hunt for Nazi Scientists

Days after D-Day, Allied forces joined together for a different kind of mission. Through rare footage, eyewitness testimonies, and real-life accounts, the story is told of the race to capture the German physicists and other scientists and any secrets they may hold of advanced 'vengeance' weapons. Finding the scientists could mean gaining significant advantage in the looming Cold War. Liev Schreiber narrates the story of the scientists' dramatic capture and the influences they have on wars today.
Oct 19, 2005
Gangland Graveyard
Season 5Episode 260 min

Gangland Graveyard

On October 6, 2004, FBI agents began digging up a Queens swamp in the hopes of finding the remains of the man who killed John Gotti's son. Instead, they unearthed a severed foot and other pieces of human skeleton, along with personal effects. Forensic tests tied the remains to Mob family captains who had been killed by mob boss Joseph "Big Joey" Massino. This program documents the search which opens a window into the grisly world of the mob.
Nov 16, 2005
Voyage of the Courtesans
Season 5Episode 360 min

Voyage of the Courtesans

In 1789, over two hundred female convicts were pulled out of London's prisons and shipped off to Australia for a life of servitude. See how they took control of the situation to create a better life for themselves and the future of Australia.
Nov 23, 2005
The Sinking of the Andrea Doria
Season 5Episode 460 min

The Sinking of the Andrea Doria

On the last night of an Atlantic voyage, the Andrea Doria luxury liner was broadsided by the 13,000-ton Stockholm in an accident that imperiled more than 1,700 passengers and crew. With the world watching in horror during one of the first televised tragedies, the Andrea Doria sank, sparking a ferocious debate over fault that remains to this day and ended the era of luxury cruise liners.
Jul 26, 2006
Umbrella Assassin
Season 5Episode 560 min

Umbrella Assassin

On September 11, 1978, Bulgarian emigre, writer and broadcast journalist Georgi Markov died. Three days before, while waiting for a bus, Markov felt a sudden sting in the back of his thigh. Markov was soon hospitalized. After his death, an investigation ruled Markov had been poisoned. A pellet containing ricin had been shot into his leg. How had this political murder been executed?
Oct 4, 2006

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