Season 5
Episodes • 1980

1. UFO Coverups
30 minAn investigation into UFO sightings with an emphasis on the 1947 Roswell, New Mexico sightings, Project Blue Book, and Hangar 18 at Wright-Patterson AFB.
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2. Faith Healing
30 minUnorthodox means of healing are considered, from charismatic Christian faith healers to electric magnetism to meditative techniques. Advocates and skeptics are interviewed.
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3. Lee Harvey Oswald
30 minNew information on President Kennedy's assassination, including a police tape revealing a fourth shot, expert handwriting analysis on Oswald's diary, and a possible Oswald lookalike as a stealth assassin.
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4. Daredevil Death Wish
30 minA look at thrill-seeking daredevils from Harry Houdini through "pickup pilot" Chuck Strange. A peek into the stuntman-training school of Hollywood veteran Kim Kahana.
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5. Life After Life (aka Out of Body Experiences)
30 minWhat exactly is death and what lies beyond it? Three survivors share their testimonies of near death experiences (NDEs). Doctors and a theologian offer their explanations.
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6. Moon Madness
30 minCan the full moon drive men mad? Once dismissed as a myth, scientists are reevaluating the effect exerted by our nearest neighbor.
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7. Dangerous Volcanoes
30 minVolcanoes, spotlighting Mount St. Helens, which erupted on May 18, 1980. Local law enforcement, a volcanologist, and an earthquake-sensitive woman are interviewed. A simulated evacuation of Mount Shasta, California is demonstrated.
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8. The Lindbergh Kidnapping
30 minInvestigative reporter Anthony Scaduto presents startling new evidence that exonerates Bruno Richard Hauptmann, the man convicted and executed for the March 1932 kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's baby son.
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9. Acupuncture
30 minEast meets West in this exploration of acupuncture, filmed on location in Peking, China. Chinese medicine's fight for acceptance in America. Graphic scenes of brain surgery and of the inserting of needles.
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10. Jimmy Hoffa
30 minJimmy Hoffa was the president of the powerful Teamsters' Union. He only cared about himself. He fought to the top, but eventually got killed, although his body was never found.
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11. Fountain of Youth
30 minThe Fountain of Youth of legend is fast becoming reality thanks to modern science, nutrition, and cosmetic surgery. A report on the many ways America's aging population seeks to regain its waning youth.
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12. Laugh Therapy
30 minIs laughter the best medicine? Entertainers old and new offer their thoughts along with researchers into the placebo effect, biofeedback, and laughter therapy.
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13. Salem Witches
30 minA celebration of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts featuring rare looks at coven rituals and an initiation ceremony. A scientist suggests a rational explanation lurks behind the hysteria that sparked the Salem Witch Trials of 1692-93.
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14. Super Children
30 minAre child prodigies born or nurtured? A day in the life of a gifted ballerina. Visits to schools for gifted students and a computer camp. Educators suggest every child possesses tremendous untapped potential.
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16. The Castle of Secrets (aka Coral Castle)
30 minEdward Leedskalnin built a Coral Castle in Florida City, Florida during modern times. The stones weigh up to 5 tons. Yet he used simple tools and a tripod. The mystery he once said "it is all there in the Egyptian texts" . Join Leonard Nimoy In Search of The Castle of Secrets to see and marvel at what one man accomplished.
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17. Great Lovers
30 minA look at the lives of the great lovers Casanova and Don Juan. Did they have true feelings for their conquests or were they instead fools attempting to slake a never-ending thirst?
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18. The Holy Grail
30 min"In Search of..." explores the claims that the chalice used by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper may have been found.
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19. The Death of Marilyn Monroe
30 minWhat was the cause of Marilyn Monroe's untimely death? Did she commit suicide? Was she the victim of an accidental overdose of medication? Was she murdered? Each of these possibilities is examined, yet none can be substantiated.
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20. Chinese Explorers
30 minDid explorers from China arrive on the west coast of North America in 458 A.D. and then proceed to Central America? This episode examines both the facts and myths that surround this subject.
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21. The Hindenburg Mystery
30 minA examination of the last great passenger dirigible and the question of whether its explosive destruction was by accident or sabotage.
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22. The End of the World
30 minLarge meteors have caused massive destruction in the past. Will one also cause the end of the world? Conversely, instead of a threat, will outer space prove to be a boon to mankind via the colonization of other planets and solar systems?
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23. The Lusitania
30 minAn examination of the British ocean liner torpedoed during World War I and possible reasons for why she sank so quickly.
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24. Sun Worshippers
30 minAn exploration of the social, religious, and technological relationships between human beings and the sun, emphasizing the exploitation of solar energy through photovoltaic cells, hydrogen fuel cells, and biomass fuels.
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