Season 5
24 episodes · Sep 20, 1980
Leonard Nimoy hosts investigations into various mysteries.
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- S5E1
UFO Coverups
Sep 20, 198030mAn investigation into UFO sightings with an emphasis on the 1947 Roswell, New Mexico sightings, Project Blue Book, and Hangar 18 at Wright-Patterson AFB.
- S5E2
Faith Healing
Sep 27, 198030mUnorthodox means of healing are considered, from charismatic Christian faith healers to electric magnetism to meditative techniques. Advocates and skeptics are interviewed.
- S5E3
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oct 4, 198030mNew information on President Kennedy's assassination, including a police tape revealing a fourth shot, expert handwriting analysis on Oswald's diary, and a possible Oswald lookalike as a stealth assassin.
- S5E4
Daredevil Death Wish
Oct 11, 198030mA look at thrill-seeking daredevils from Harry Houdini through "pickup pilot" Chuck Strange. A peek into the stuntman-training school of Hollywood veteran Kim Kahana.
- S5E5
Life After Life (aka Out of Body Experiences)
Oct 18, 198030mWhat exactly is death and what lies beyond it? Three survivors share their testimonies of near death experiences (NDEs). Doctors and a theologian offer their explanations.
- S5E6
Moon Madness
Oct 25, 198030mCan the full moon drive men mad? Once dismissed as a myth, scientists are reevaluating the effect exerted by our nearest neighbor.
- S5E7
Dangerous Volcanoes
Nov 1, 198030mVolcanoes, spotlighting Mount St. Helens, which erupted on May 18, 1980. Local law enforcement, a volcanologist, and an earthquake-sensitive woman are interviewed. A simulated evacuation of Mount Shasta, California is demonstrated.
- S5E8
The Lindbergh Kidnapping
Nov 8, 198030mInvestigative reporter Anthony Scaduto presents startling new evidence that exonerates Bruno Richard Hauptmann, the man convicted and executed for the March 1932 kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's baby son.
- S5E9
Acupuncture
Nov 15, 198030mEast meets West in this exploration of acupuncture, filmed on location in Peking, China. Chinese medicine's fight for acceptance in America. Graphic scenes of brain surgery and of the inserting of needles.
- S5E10
Jimmy Hoffa
Nov 22, 198030mJimmy Hoffa was the president of the powerful Teamsters' Union. He only cared about himself. He fought to the top, but eventually got killed, although his body was never found.
- S5E11
Fountain of Youth
Nov 29, 198030mThe Fountain of Youth of legend is fast becoming reality thanks to modern science, nutrition, and cosmetic surgery. A report on the many ways America's aging population seeks to regain its waning youth.
- S5E12
Laugh Therapy
Dec 6, 198030mIs laughter the best medicine? Entertainers old and new offer their thoughts along with researchers into the placebo effect, biofeedback, and laughter therapy.
- S5E13
Salem Witches
Dec 13, 198030mA celebration of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts featuring rare looks at coven rituals and an initiation ceremony. A scientist suggests a rational explanation lurks behind the hysteria that sparked the Salem Witch Trials of 1692-93.
- S5E14
Super Children
Dec 27, 198030mAre child prodigies born or nurtured? A day in the life of a gifted ballerina. Visits to schools for gifted students and a computer camp. Educators suggest every child possesses tremendous untapped potential.
- S5E16
The Castle of Secrets (aka Coral Castle)
Jan 24, 198130mEdward Leedskalnin built a Coral Castle in Florida City, Florida during modern times. The stones weigh up to 5 tons. Yet he used simple tools and a tripod. The mystery he once said "it is all there in the Egyptian texts" . Join Leonard Nimoy In Search of The Castle of Secrets to see and marvel at what one man accomplished.
- S5E17
Great Lovers
Jan 31, 198130mA look at the lives of the great lovers Casanova and Don Juan. Did they have true feelings for their conquests or were they instead fools attempting to slake a never-ending thirst?
- S5E18
The Holy Grail
Feb 7, 198130m"In Search of..." explores the claims that the chalice used by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper may have been found.
- S5E19
The Death of Marilyn Monroe
Feb 14, 198130mWhat was the cause of Marilyn Monroe's untimely death? Did she commit suicide? Was she the victim of an accidental overdose of medication? Was she murdered? Each of these possibilities is examined, yet none can be substantiated.
- S5E20
Chinese Explorers
Feb 21, 198130mDid explorers from China arrive on the west coast of North America in 458 A.D. and then proceed to Central America? This episode examines both the facts and myths that surround this subject.
- S5E21
The Hindenburg Mystery
Feb 21, 198130mA examination of the last great passenger dirigible and the question of whether its explosive destruction was by accident or sabotage.
- S5E22
The End of the World
Apr 30, 198130mLarge meteors have caused massive destruction in the past. Will one also cause the end of the world? Conversely, instead of a threat, will outer space prove to be a boon to mankind via the colonization of other planets and solar systems?
- S5E23
The Lusitania
May 16, 198130mAn examination of the British ocean liner torpedoed during World War I and possible reasons for why she sank so quickly.
- S5E24
Sun Worshippers
May 19, 198130mAn exploration of the social, religious, and technological relationships between human beings and the sun, emphasizing the exploitation of solar energy through photovoltaic cells, hydrogen fuel cells, and biomass fuels.