Season 7
Episodes • 2014

1. Brassiere Brigade, Flight for Life, Connecticut Haunting
60 minHost Don Wildman examines a brassiere that gave salacious schemers an unexpected boost, a plane that soared to safety in a daring rescue mission and a religious icon allegedly scorched by the forces of evil.
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2. Circling the Skies, Lady & the Panda, 12 Years a Slave
60 minHost Don Wildman examines a reel of film that depicts a high-flying stunt that changed aviation history, a panda discovered by an unlikely heroine and an aged document that tells the story of one man's unparalleled imprisonment.
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3. Love Canal, Duquesne Spy Ring, Survival in the Colonies
60 minHost Don Wildman investigates a property deed tied to an epic fight for justice, a short-wave radio that wrought havoc in a high-stakes game of espionage, and a human skull that speaks to a harrowing saga of new-world survival.
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4. Doyle & Houdini, the Poison Squad, the Great Imposter
60 minA feud between Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini is examined by the host, who later looks into the history of "Poison Squad" experiments and the beginnings of food and drug regulation. Also: the story of a jaw-dropping feat of trickery pulled off by a great impostor.
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5. Tootsie Roll Miracle, Singing Convict, Operation Paperclip
60 minHost Don Wildman examines the Tootsie Roll candies that once saved the lives of a courageous band of soldiers, a guitar owned by a legendary musical jailbird, and a bicycle that helped launch humans into outer space.
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6. Radioactive Boy Scout, Match of the Century, Four Corners Outbreak
60 minA badge that inspired a nuclear experiment; a chess set used in a match of Cold War wits; eerie animal specimens.
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7. Nazi Art Hoax, Hunger Strike, Skull in the Ashes
60 minDon examines a damaged metal identification tag that played a role in a bizarre and heated crime, a painting by a man who pulled off one of the art world’s greatest deceptions, and a pin that represents a woman’s perilous push to advance equality.
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8. Dare to Dream, Mail Missile, Child Warrior
60 minDon investigates a postal box that embarked on a gravity-defying journey, a traditional Viking vessel that sailed into the annals of modern history on an intrepid sea voyage, and a handmade talisman that weaves a tale of terror and courage on the American frontier.
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9. Robber's Bride, The Night Disco Exploded, Escape By Sea
60 minHost Don Wildman examines an old Concord stagecoach that symbolizes a broken dream, a collection of melted vinyl records that sparked the decline of a cultural marvel, and a ship model that represents a bid for freedom.
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10. Dramatic Defection, Wrong Way Flight, Cowboy's Revenge
60 minHost Don Wildman investigates a revolver that was responsible for global consequences, a bare-bones plane that speaks to a perilous, record-breaking adventure, and a set of mug shots that represents a link between a notorious crime ring and an unlikely hero.
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11. Kiss that Saved a Million Lives, Heist of the Century, Lorenzo's Oil
60 minHost Don Wildman examines the beguiling cast of a woman who helped save thousands of lives after her death, a surfboard that speaks to one of the nation's most notorious capers, and a mysterious plant that offered unlikely hope to a family during their darkest hour.
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12. Porcelain Twins, The Warden's Wife, Lost City of Atlantis
60 minDon investigates a china doll that speaks to a mystifying tale of deception, a bullet-marked sleigh that stood witness to the violent conclusion of a notorious love affair, and a set of common-looking stones that holds a possible clue to a lost civilization.
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13. Dial M for Missing, $7 Renoir, Secret in the Attic
60 minDon examines a timeworn tome that may explain the perplexing disappearance of the world's greatest mystery writer, a Renoir painting believed to have been bought for just $7, and a police ledger that tells the tale of a secretive love affair that ended in murder.
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