“The Golden Submarine” - Japanese submarine I-52
In 1944, a Japanese submarine was sunk by Allied forces in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Fifty years later, declassified documents indicated that the wreckage may contain two tons of Japanese gold...
11 Feb 201945min
The Stolen Treasure of Montezuma
This legendary trove of gold and precious jewels was a figurative and literal representation of the Aztec Empire's wealth. The treasure also had the value of high art that showed the empire's impressi...
28 Jan 201944min
“Unfortunate Son” - Michael Rockefeller
The son of the governor of New York, and one of the wealthiest families in the world, Michael Rockefeller was on an art-collecting expedition in Dutch New Guinea when he went missing in 1961. He was l...
14 Jan 201954min
“Camera Shy” - The Disappearance of Louis Le Prince
Before he disappeared into thin air, this French artist was set to release one of the most anticipated inventions of the late 19th century: the moving picture camera. Louis Le Prince, known as the Fat...
31 Des 201843min
Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi
Myth and history intertwine in searching for the whereabouts of a sword that is 1.8 million years old. Since 660 BCE, the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi has been passed down from emperor to emperor. Nobody can i...
17 Des 201847min
JFK's Brain - Stolen from the National Archives
John F. Kennedy’s brain went missing after he was assassinated in 1963. His brain wasn’t buried with his body and it hasn’t been seen since 1965. Was his brain taken by his younger brother to hide evi...
3 Des 201854min
The Great Mogul Diamond
A testament to its owners wealth and power, the brilliant diamond survived exiles of kings and the fall of empires. After the assassination of its final owner in 1747, all records of the diamond virtu...
19 Nov 201843min
The Library of Alexandria
Home to possibly 700,000 books, including works by Homer, Plato, and Socrates, this ancient library in the heart of Egypt was destroyed thousands of years ago. Is there any hope we will find these val...
5 Nov 201849min
