Season 2
24 episodes · Dec 24, 1977
Leonard Nimoy hosts investigations into various mysteries.
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S2E1The Lost Dutchman Mine (aka Mother Lode)
Dec 24, 197730mThe Lost Dutchman Mine: An investigation into why hundreds of gold hunters have died searching for a lost treasure ever since a German prospector wandered out of Arizona's Superstition Mountains in the 1860s. Is there really cursed gold hidden there, as Apache lore suggests?
S2E2The Man Who Would Not Die
Dec 31, 197730mAn account of the exploits of the individual known as St. Germain. His origin and abilities are the stuff of legend and shrouded in mystery. Some even believe he has continued to appear at key moments in history and is still alive today.
S2E3Firewalkers
Jan 5, 197830mFire walking has existed for thousands of years throughout the globe. How is it possible that those who engage in this practice remain unharmed and what role does faith play in keeping fire walkers from sustaining injury?
S2E4Mayan Mysteries
Jan 7, 197830mExamines the culture and life of the Mayan people and provides some thoughts on what might have happened to them to cause them to abandon their highly advanced society in Central America and possibilities on where they went.
S2E5Astrology
Jan 12, 197830mThe subject of astrology is discussed with Syndey Omarr who's annual books on the subject were very popular in the 1970s. Also the possiblility that the three wise men in the Bible were atsrologists.
S2E6Michael Rockefeller
Jan 21, 197830mAn examination of the disappearance of Michael Rockefeller in New Guinea in 1961. Many different theories are explored for his disappearance including drowning, shark attack, cannibalism or even the possibility that Michael did not die.
S2E7Hurricanes
Jan 26, 197830mIncredibly violent storms, hurricanes are capable of causing immense damage to life and property. Scientific advancements have helped track hurricanes, yet due to their mercurial nature forecasting these storms remains challenging.
S2E8The Ogopogo Monster
Jan 28, 197830mDoes a mysterious sea monster known as Ogopogo inhabit Okanagan Lake? Historical accounts from First Nations peoples as well as more recent eyewitnesses claim the beast exists, despite a lack of scientific evidence or definitive sighting.
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Pyramid Secrets
Feb 4, 197830mExamines the pyramids of Egypt and how they were possibly built as well as what purpose they could have served.
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Dead Sea Scrolls
Feb 9, 197830mIn 1945, a Bedouin shepherd boy discovered writings which are over 2,000 years old, and the program looks at these scrolls and the effect they have had on organized religion.
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Reincarnation
Feb 11, 197830mExamines the possibility of reincarnation through various ways of exploring one's past lives. The recreations are quite good in this episode. It also suggests that reincarnation is possibly the soul searching for the perfect balance of karma.
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The Shark Worshippers
Feb 18, 197830mAn in-depth look at the awesome power, ferocity, and intelligence of sharks as well as the legend of Dakuwaqa, the mythical shark-god of Fiji to whom aboriginal Fijians prayed and offered sacrifices so as to be spared from danger at sea.
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Anastasia
Feb 23, 197830mDid Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov survive the murder of her Royal Russian family by the Soviet Union and escape to the West?
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The Secrets of Life
Feb 25, 197830mA philosophical look at the essence of life at its molecular level in addition to a survey of scientific and technological advances, such as genetic recombination of DNA, that bring-about both great promise as well as ethical concerns.
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Immortality
Feb 27, 197830mA look at the effects of aging and modern scientific approaches to reversing old age and death.
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The Swamp Monster
Mar 4, 197830mDoes a monster exist in the Honey Island swamp which lies only an hour away from New Orleans? Several witnesses provide testimony that it does.
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Hypnosis
Mar 9, 197830m"In Search of..." investigates the possible uses of hypnosis from recovering lost memories to faster learning. These hypnotic methods are used in modern surgery and police investigations.
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Troy
Mar 11, 197830mWas Homer's account of the Trojan War in "The Illiad" based-upon historical fact? Heinrich Schliemann, a self-made millionaire and amateur archaeologist, unearthed Troy and its treasures in 1873, thereby confirming Homer's classic tale.
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Witch Doctors
Mar 18, 197830mAn examination of alternative forms of health care, specifically the link between culture and the outcome of curatives upon healing. Various non-traditional practices are demonstrated, each of which proves as effective as modern medicine.
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Butch Cassidy
May 4, 197830mExamines the possibility that Butch Cassidy was not killed in Bolivia along with the Sundance Kid, but actually lived a full life and died peacefully in 1937.
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Deadly Ants
May 11, 197830mThe amazing strength and industriousness of ants is profiled, in particular that of fire ants. Builders of massive formicaries and possessed of a painful, fatal bite, fire ants have become a major threat to crops as well as other species.
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The Coming Ice Age
May 18, 197830mAn inquiry into whether the dramatic weather changes in America's northern states mean that a new ice age is approaching.
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The Garden of Eden
Jun 1, 197830mUsing the Old Testament as a road map, researchers attempt to trace the possible site of the original Garden to India, China, and an island off the coast of Saudi Arabia.