Season 15

Episodes • 2017

Don Wildman
Making Michigan, Log Jammin' and the Race That Changed the World

1. Making Michigan, Log Jammin' and the Race That Changed the World

60 min

Don Wildman investigates the contested birth of a mighty state, an epic battle between mankind and Mother Nature and a race that changed the world.

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Saving the Eiffel Tower, Velvet Outlaw and Space Capsule Crisis

2. Saving the Eiffel Tower, Velvet Outlaw and Space Capsule Crisis

60 min

Don Wildman examines a commemorative coin from the opening of the Eiffel Tower, a saddle used by a retired outlaw who died under mysterious circumstances and a training capsule used by the Mercury astronauts during the early days of space travel.

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Hughes Hoax, Rat Bomb and Friday Night Liars

3. Hughes Hoax, Rat Bomb and Friday Night Liars

60 min

Don Wildman investigates a twisted tell-all about the world's most elusive billionaire, an explosive rodent infestation that helped America beat the Nazis and a conman's bogus ballgame that was brought down by his own teammates.

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Girl Who Fell to Earth, the Real Ghostbusters and Eclipsed by Columbus

4. Girl Who Fell to Earth, the Real Ghostbusters and Eclipsed by Columbus

60 min

Don Wildman explores the story of a young girl who survived a fall from a damaged aircraft, a battle between the great Harry Houdini and spiritualists, and a lunar event that saved Christopher Columbus.

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Godspeed John Glenn, Canine Convict and Brace for Landing

5. Godspeed John Glenn, Canine Convict and Brace for Landing

60 min

Don Wildman examines a dangerous mission into outer space, a dogged dilemma after man's best friend is accused of murder and a pilot's heroic plan during an emergency over the Pacific.

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Legally Haunted, Demise of the Dodo and Jersey Kaboom

6. Legally Haunted, Demise of the Dodo and Jersey Kaboom

60 min

Don Wildman examines a house for sale that comes with three ghosts, the maligned reputation of an extinct bird and a mysterious explosion at a munitions factory during World War I.

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Sword of Scotland, Operation Haylift and Swimmin's Lib

7. Sword of Scotland, Operation Haylift and Swimmin's Lib

60 min

Don Wildman examines the theft of an iconic Scottish sword wielded by William Wallace, an unprecedented mission to save America's livestock and a female swimmer who broke the mold.

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Long Haul Leroy, Pardo's Push and the Invention of the Cable Car

8. Long Haul Leroy, Pardo's Push and the Invention of the Cable Car

60 min

Don Wildman examines a racing number from a mule that won the Great American Horse Race, a fighter plane that pushed through skies of North Vietnam and an iconic street car that transformed a city and the nation.

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Battle of Palmdale, Rain Man and the Man Who Walked Around the World

9. Battle of Palmdale, Rain Man and the Man Who Walked Around the World

60 min

Don Wildman examines an aircraft connected to an aerial attack on a California town, a Bible used in a bizarre exorcism and a pair of hiking boots worn in a record-breaking solo journey around the world.

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Tennis Titan, Brooklyn Brownstone Murder and Nuclear Moon

10. Tennis Titan, Brooklyn Brownstone Murder and Nuclear Moon

60 min

Don Wildman examines a life jacket worn by a tennis star who survived the Titanic, a pamphlet that details the murder of a real estate developer with a complicated love life and a giant missile that was nearly used to bomb the moon.

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Presidential Pet, Dairy Disaster and Covert Catalog

11. Presidential Pet, Dairy Disaster and Covert Catalog

60 min

Don Wildman examines a letter written by a First Lady recalling a bizarre gift sent to the White House, a chef who saved the cheese industry from crumbling after an earthquake rocked Italy and a spy who went shopping for secret intelligence.

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Shark Chaser, Haunted Harmony and 1,700-Foot Wave

12. Shark Chaser, Haunted Harmony and 1,700-Foot Wave

60 min

Don Wildman showcases a piece of top-secret military equipment developed by the first celebrity chef, a ghost that terrorized a popular music venue and a father-son duo who rode the tallest wave in the world.

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Fire in the Hull, the Gipper's Bombshell and Electric Tricycle

13. Fire in the Hull, the Gipper's Bombshell and Electric Tricycle

60 min

Don Wildman examines a chunk of the Titanic's hull that's related to a new theory about the sinking of the ship, a US Army drone behind a starlet's big break and an electric tricycle with a fatal flaw.

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Terrible Tommy, Airplane Abduction and the Great Blondin

14. Terrible Tommy, Airplane Abduction and the Great Blondin

60 min

Don Wildman showcases a pocket watch used by a ruthless gangster in 1920s Chicago, an aircraft that disappeared over Australia after encountering a UFO and the first daredevil to brave Niagara Falls.

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Kennedy Wedding Disaster, the Weeping Icon and the Red Herring

15. Kennedy Wedding Disaster, the Weeping Icon and the Red Herring

60 min

Don Wildman reveals the little-known tale behind an iconic wedding dress, examines the investigation of a miraculous painting and investigates an underwater enigma that was full of hot air.

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Flatwoods Monster, Vanishing Bus and Hacking Death's Calculator

16. Flatwoods Monster, Vanishing Bus and Hacking Death's Calculator

60 min

Don Wildman examines a ceramic figure connected to a bizarre sighting in West Virginia, a bus model at the center of a mysterious disappearance and a tabulating machine that serves as a reminder of how a bookkeeper saved more than 100,000 lives.

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Miracle Bubble, Skeletons in the Closet and Curious George

17. Miracle Bubble, Skeletons in the Closet and Curious George

60 min

Don Wildman spotlights a miraculous air bubble on the ocean floor, a series of mysterious skeletons discovered in closets and a daring escape of a beloved children's character from the Nazis.

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