History Detectives

Investigate gaps in national history and cultural legends with the country's top sleuths.

Episodes

  • HDSI - Who Killed Jimmy Hoffa?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    HDSI - Who Killed Jimmy Hoffa?

    S11 Ep4 |
    Notorious teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa disappeared without a trace in 1975. Was he murdered?
  • Season 7, Episode 4: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Season 7, Episode 4

    S7 Ep4 |
    Sideshow Babies; Lubin Photos; Navajo Rug
  • Season 7, Episode 3: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Season 7, Episode 3

    S7 Ep3 |
    St. Valentine's Day Massacre; Booth Letter; Cemetery Alarm
  • Season 7, Episode 2: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Season 7, Episode 2

    S7 Ep2 |
    Manhattan Project Patent; Galleon Shipwreck; Creole Poems
  • Season 7, Episode 1: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Season 7, Episode 1

    S7 Ep1 |
    Psychophone; War Dog Letter; Pancho Villa Watch Fob
  • Season 6, Episode 10: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Season 6, Episode 10

    S6 Ep10 |
    Blueprint Special; Monroe Letter; Atocha Spanish Silver
  • Season 6, Episode 9: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Season 6, Episode 9

    S6 Ep9 |
    Shipwreck Cannons; Connecticut Farmhouse; Kahlil Gibran Painting
  • Season 6, Episode 8: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Season 6, Episode 8

    S6 Ep8 |
    John Adams Book; Mankato Spoon; NC-4: First Across The Atlantic
  • Season 6, Episode 7: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Season 6, Episode 7

    S6 Ep7 |
    Black Tom Shell; USS Olympia Glass; Front Street Blockhouse

Specials

  • Season 7, Episode 11: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Season 7, Episode 11

    Duke Ellington Plates; "Scottsboro Boys" Stamp; Civil War Bridge

About History Detectives

America's top gumshoes are on the case to prove once again that an object found in an attic or backyard might be anything but ordinary. Exploring historical objects and the stories behind them, History Detectives crisscrosses the country delving into legends, folklore and personal histories to discover potentially extraordinary objects in everyday American homes.

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