"History Detectives" returns to explore the stories behind historic sites, artifacts and tall tales told in cities across the country, with the help of an inquisitive team of fact-finders with an uncanny talent for uncovering the truth.
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HDSI - Texas Servant Girl Murders
Before Jack the Ripper, a serial killer walked the streets of Austin, Texas.
Season 11
Episode 3
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54:41
History Detectives
HDSI - The Disappearance of Glenn Miller
In 1944, bandleader Glenn Miller boarded a plane for Paris and was never seen again.
Season 11
Episode 2
Episode
54:41
History Detectives
HDSI - Civil War Sabotage?
The steamship Sultana exploded without warning one night in 1865, killing 1,800 people.
Season 11
Episode 1
Episode
53:41
History Detectives
Bill of Sale, Cobb Powder Horn and the Star Spangled Banner
"History Detectives" tells four stories of our nation's beginning.
Season 10
Episode 1009
Episode
53:09
History Detectives
Mysteries from the Wild West
The History Detectives investigate four stories from the American West. Did a biography of legendary frontiersman Kit Carson once belong to members of his family?
Season 10
Episode 1008
Episode
52:31
History Detectives
Colored Heroes, Valley Forge Map and a Transistor Radio
What are the details behind the heroic acts pictured in a poster about two African-American soldiers in World War I? Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) helps find the answer.
Season 10
Episode 1007
Episode
53:16
History Detectives
Vietnam Diary, Bootlegger’s Notebook and a Hollywood Ledger
Can "History Detectives" return the diary of a fallen North Vietnamese soldier to that veteran's family? U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta takes part in the exchange.
Season 10
Episode 1006
Episode
53:11
History Detectives
Titanic Picture Frame, Woolworth Signs, Nazi Spy Toys
In this episode, was this picture frame was crafted from wood from the Titanic, the Lusitania, or neither?
Season 10
Episode 1005