History

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.

HDSI - Texas Servant Girl Murders

54m 41s

Before Jack the Ripper, a serial killer walked the streets of Austin, Texas. Can modern forensics help the History Detectives crack the case?

Episodes

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    HDSI - Texas Servant Girl Murders

    S11 E3 - 54m 41s

    Before Jack the Ripper, a serial killer walked the streets of Austin, Texas. Can modern forensics help the History Detectives crack the case?

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    HDSI - The Disappearance of Glenn Miller

    S11 E2 - 54m 41s

    In 1944, bandleader Glenn Miller boarded a plane for Paris and was never seen or heard from again. Can the History Detectives find out what happened?

  • HDSI - Civil War Sabotage? : asset-mezzanine-16x9

    HDSI - Civil War Sabotage?

    S11 E1 - 54m 41s

    The steamship Sultana exploded without warning one night in 1865, killing 1,800 people. Was the disaster a result of Civil War sabotage?

Extras + Features

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

    HDSI: Who Killed Jimmy Hoffa

    S11 E4 - 31s

    While others have concentrated on locating Hoffa’s body, the History Detectives are after the answer to the more important question: Who Killed Jimmy Hoffa?”

Schedule

  • History Detectives: TVSS: Iconic

    History Detectives

    John Adams Book; Sioux Spoon; NC-4 First Across the Atlantic

    Sunday
    Dec 10

    1 Hour

    Book containing transcripts of sedition trials may have belonged to President John Adams; spoon commemorating Sioux hangings of 1862.
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    History Detectives

    Shipwreck Cannons; Connecticut Farmhouse; Kahlil Gibran Painting

    Sunday
    Dec 17

    1 Hour

    Cannons from the 1846 shipwreck of the USS Shark; Jewish immigrants sheltered at a Connecticut farmhouse; painting possibly by poet Kahlil Gibran.

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