Expedition Files

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  E1Mysteries of American History

  Apr 1, 2026· 43m

  Josh Gates explores American history, including a shocking theory that John Wilkes Booth escaped justice -- only to meet a far stranger fate. Learn myth-busting truths behind Paul Revere's midnight ride and a U.S. Navy sub that vanished in the Cold War.

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  E2Deadly Forecast

  Apr 8, 2026· 42m

  Josh Gates explores three mysteries shaped by extreme weather, the disappearance of the Donner Party in Sierra Nevada blizzards, secrets of an Arctic missile base entombed in ice, and the Mary Celeste. a ghost ship adrift in the Atlantic.

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  E3Fateful Coverups

  Apr 15, 2026· 42m

  From a secret World War II unit that deceived Nazis, to the alleged crimes of the Knights Templar, and a royal death tied to a scandal, Josh Gates explores mysteries built on coverups. Was the truth buried to protect power, reputation, and empires?

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  E4Under Pressure

  Apr 22, 2026· 42m

  Josh Gates reopens cases where the truth stayed buried -- he exposes new clues, shaken alibis, and explosive revelations that challenge everything that we thought we knew about Noah's Ark, the terror of anthrax attacks, and Bugsy Siegel's murder.

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  E5Dark Waters

  Apr 29, 2026· 42m

  Josh Gates investigates three aquatic mysteries: the Kraken, Lake Lanier and Atlantis. From terrifying sailor lore, to a deadly lake's dark past, and a lost city beneath the sea, he searches for evidence behind legends shaped by fear, myth and history.

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  E6Fact or Fiction?

  May 6, 2026

  Josh Gates investigates Dracula, Cold War psychic spying, and Spartacus.

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  E7Truth Vs. Tabloids

  May 13, 2026

  Josh investigates Jim Morrison's death, a "mermaid" in a Japanese temple and an alien abduction claim.

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  E1Vanished: Jimmy Hoffa, Holy Grail, Inventor Rudolf Diesel

  Nov 5, 2025· 42m

  What really happened to union boss Jimmy Hoffa? Could modern technology finally prove the existence of the Holy Grail? And did inventor Rudolf Diesel really die at sea, or did he stage his own disappearance?

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  E2Madness Explained

  Nov 12, 2025

  Was witchcraft at work during the Salem Witch Trials, or psychological illness? Did Britain's famous UFO sighting by military officials have a more earthly explanation? Who's really responsible for the murder of the "Mad Monk" of Russia?

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  E3Time Reveals All

  Nov 19, 2025

  Over 80 years ago, a mysterious body was found on a beach, accompanied by only a cryptic note. The Trojan War and the Trojan Horse may not be mythical after all. And new evidence may prove Shakespeare didn't author his own works.

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  E4Lost Treasures

  Dec 3, 2025· 43m

  Josh hunts down the world's most elusive treasures. What became of Konigsberg Castle's Amber Room, stolen by the Nazis? Could a lost hard drive in a British landfill hold millions in Bitcoin? Did King Solomon's legendary mines ever exist?

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  E5Behind the Myth

  Dec 10, 2025· 46m

  High on Everest's icy slopes, two climbers vanish into legend. In a quiet West Virginia town, a ghost demands justice from beyond the grave. And learn the real story of Mata Hari -- the exotic dancer condemned as a German spy.

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  E6Strange but True

  Jan 7, 2026· 43m

  A real child whose possession inspired "The Exorcist"; a master con artist who left a trail of deception (and maybe murder); and an ancient army defeated by hallucinogenic honey, these three stories prove that truth can outmatch fiction.

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  E7Mysterious Endings

  Jan 14, 2026· 43m

  Using modern analysis and a "virtual time machine" to explore three distinct historical or scientific mysteries under a single theme.

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  E8History Got It WrongFinale

  Jan 21, 2026· 44m

  Was the Hindenburg truly destroyed by accident or by sabotage? Could the famous Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot footage hold clues that only modern analysis can define? What really happened when 50,000 Persian soldiers disappeared without a trace in 524 B.C.?

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  E1Conspiracy Theories

  Apr 16, 2025· 41m

  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.

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  E2Deadly Adventures

  Apr 23, 2025· 43m

  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.

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  E3Family Secrets

  Apr 30, 2025· 43m

  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?

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  E4Identity Crises

  May 7, 2025· 44m

  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.

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  E5Mysterious Phenomena

  May 14, 2025· 42m

  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.

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  E6Lost and FoundFinale

  May 21, 2025· 42m

  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.

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