Josh Gates investigates some of history's most mysterious locations. 1. Roanoke Colony was founded in 1585, but when it was visited by a ship in 1590, the colonists had inexplicably disappeared, What happened? 2. Cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Were they real? What truely happened if they were real cities? 3. Stonehenge. New evidence of why and how.
Cryptic clues left by the Zodiac Killer are finally deciphered, leading to a prime suspect. The location of Forrest Fenn's million-dollar buried treasure is revealed. The Voynich Manuscript, a text that possibly explains the origins of life, is decoded.
A new investigation into the Shroud of Turin, a cloth said to have covered Jesus' body, reveals clues toward its authenticity. Modern tools are used to analyze photos of ghosts from the 1800's. The creator of the enigmatic Georgia Guidestones is revealed
In this episode of Expedition Files, Josh Gates explores three mysteries woven into the fabric of American history, digging beneath the official record to reveal how our country's past may be far more complicated than the stories we've been taught. What really happened to the USS Scorpion, a U.S. Navy submarine that disappeared during the height of the Cold War? Who truly sounded the legendary alarm that helped ignite the Revolutionary War, and does new research change the story of Paul Revere's famous midnight ride? And finally, a shocking theory surrounding John Wilkes Booth, America's most infamous assassin. Could he have escaped justice only to meet a far stranger fate than the one recorded in the history books?
From pioneers trapped in Sierra Nevada blizzards, to a secret Arctic missile base entombed in ice, and a ghost ship adrift in the Atlantic, Josh Gates explores three mysteries shaped by extreme weather: the disappearance of the Donner Party, Cold War secrets, and the Mary Celeste.
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?
osh 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.