Unsolved History

In 1968 as Senator Robert F. Kennedy left a political rally in a Los Angeles hotel, shots rang out leaving him mortally wounded. Who really fired the fatal shot that killed Senator Kennedy? Was it a lone gunman, a young Palestinian, named Sirhan Sirhan?

After World War II almost 30,000 war criminals escaped from Europe. Was Mengele part of a Fourth Reich dedicated to evil plots to restore Nazi power? The truth is that Mengele, like many ex-Nazis, led a pathetic hunted animal existence after the war.

An ancient story tells us that a mighty Greek armada of a thousand ships sailed across the Mediterranean Sea to wage war on Troy. Bent on vengeance for the abduction of the beautiful Helen by the Trojan prince Paris, the Greeks lay siege to the great city

The suicide truck bombing of US Marine Forces in Lebanon, in 1983, ushered in a new era of warfare and a new weapon. It was the precursor to the shocking terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Study the Beirut bombing as a microcosm of a current trend.

Explore the stealthy, deadly skills of the Ninja, the mysterious elite fighting force of old world Japan. Experts unravel the myths surrounding these legendary fighters and lift the veil on the artistic, spiritual and secretive facets of their society.

A Hollywood screenwriter couldn't have better scripted D.B. Cooper's parachuted jump strapped with a stolen $200,000 from Northwest Airlines 727 in 1971. With sophisticated forensic techniques, new light is shed on this dark night of a criminal vanisher.

Piece together the forensic evidence surrounding the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Experts run a battery of experiments on the controversial clues and put the physical evidence of this unsolved double homicide to the test.

In 1977, the NYPD arrested David Berkowitz for a string of shootings that terrorized New York City. Examine the Son of Sam murders to find out whether Berkowitz acted alone or as part of a satanic cult.

Northwest of Las Vegas lies a mysterious place known as Area 51. Although the U.S. government denies its existence, Area 51 has become part of pop culture, inspiring films, books and TV. Explore the cloak of secrecy that surrounds this military base.