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Other Voices: Examines groundbreaking experiments that show the possibility that plants respond to people's thoughts. Guests in this episode include Marcel Vogel, Dorothy Retallack, Kendall Johnson, and Cleve Backster.

Strange Visitors: Was Oracle Chamber, which lies beneath New Hampshire's Mystery Hill, built by ancient Phoenicians who traveled to the continent thousands of years ago? Guests include Robert Stone, Hans Holzer, and Barry Fell.

Ancient Aviators: Are there signs of alien visitation here on Earth? Might the mysterious markings on the Nazca Plain in Peru be landing instructions for UFOs?

The Bermuda Triangle: Probes a radio broadcast claim that the graveyard of ships and planes is actually a testing area for spacemen. Guests include Frank Flynn, Bob Spielman, Ray Smithers, and Carlton Hamilton.

Bigfoot: An evaluation of giant footprints and other evidence which some believe proves that the half-man, half-animal creature really exists.

Killer Bees: A photographic report from Brazil on the behavior of the bees and genetic experiments underway to stop the savage swarms from reaching the U.S.

Earthquakes: An examination of the techniques which scientists are developing in order to study seismic activity and predict quakes.

The Mummy's Curse: Probes the claim that a protective curse on King Tutankhamun's tomb accounted for a chain of mysterious deaths.

Martians: Offers the theory that the Red Planet is dying of climate changes and suggests that Earth may face a similar fate. Gerald Soffen is a guest in the episode.

Atlantis: Explores the possibility that 14 huge stone buildings beneath the waters of The Bahamas, and a 2000-year-old computer part, are part of the lost empire of Atlantis.

Psychic Detectives: Meet a unique scientific detective squad that uses E.S.P. as an effective crime-solving tool.

A Call from Space: Can the space technologies that discovered other galaxies help us communicate with other life?

Learning ESP: Do the powers of extrasensory perception really exist, and can they be taught?

Nazi Plunder: Pursues the rumor of Nazi plunder worth billions and a 30-year-old track that could lead to it.

Amelia Earhart: Runs down rumors that the famous aviator, who disappeared during a 1937 flight over the Pacific Ocean, was on a spy mission.

Dracula: Investigates the life and recorded history of Vlad the Impaler in Romania, with comparisons to the main character of the famous Bram Stoker novel.

The Easter Island Massacre: Provides answers to the mysteries of how 70-ton giant stones came to the remote island and who might have destroyed some of them.

Ghosts: Studies specters and a parapsychologist's theory that they are troubled earthbound souls in need of help.

Life after Death: A visit to a soul research institute for firsthand accounts of people who claim they have died and come back to life.

The Loch Ness Monster: A hunt for the leviathan which has so far eluded all expeditions to prove that it truly exists. Includes footage of Bob Ballard as he performs underwater photography in an attempt to identify the monster.

UFOs: An evaluation of reports by people who have seen "saucers", and the growing body of evidence that America is regularly being visited by UFOs.

Voodoo: Experience an actual voodoo rite, and meet a priest dedicated to disarming its effects.

Inca Treasures: Camera crews accompany a Peruvian excavation party in quest of a great Inca city believed lost for 300 years.

The Magic of Stonehenge: Suggests the site could be the source of a mysterious power that might hold all of Britain in a strange magnetic force field.

The 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?

The Man Who Would Not Die: The fascinating saga of the Count of St. Germain, who dazzled the courts of Europe for over 100 years, leading some to believe he was immortal. Elizabeth Clare Prophet describes the Church Universal and Triumphant's reverence for St. Germain.

Firewalkers: How do people walk on red-hot coals without being burned?

Mayan Mysteries: The Mayans of Mexico carved an advanced civilization out of the jungles, then disappeared. Where did they come from? Where did they go?

Astrology: Can astronomical movements affect the affairs of man? Leonard Nimoy reviews the long history of astrology and looks at its attraction today.

Michael Rockefeller: Did he drown or was he murdered? An investigation into the disappearance of Nelson Rockefeller's youngest son who vanished without a trace among some of the most primitive peoples in the world.

Hurricanes: Take a close-up look at these violent killers that have taken the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Can they be controlled or prevented?

The Ogopogo Monster: This large beast, similar to Scotland's Loch Ness Monster, is claimed to have been seen by thousands of people in western Canada.

Pyramid Secrets: Examines the theory that the pyramids of Egypt were built to provide shelter from a holocaust, not as tombs for the pharaohs.

Dead Sea Scrolls: The story of the 2,000-year-old scrolls, discovered by a shepherd, that revolutionized religious thought.

Reincarnation: Reviews case histories of people who claim to have lived in previous lifetimes.

The Shark Worshippers: A trip to remote parts of the Pacific where man-eating sharks are considered gods. Adults pray to them and children swim unafraid among them.

Anastasia: An examination of evidence that the youngest daughter of Russia's Tsar Nicholas II Aleksandrovich Romanov survived the family executions, and settled in Charlottesville, Virginia.NOTE: This was produced years before Anna Anderson Manahan, as she in time came to be known, was proven, through DNA evidence which could not have been forensically examined at the time, to have been an impostor.

Secrets of Life: Explores the possibility that human life can be created in laboratories engaged in DNA research.

Immortality: Looks at scientific discoveries of new methods of prolonging human life, such as cryonics, which can suspend life for centuries.

The Swamp Monster: An investigation of reports that a huge man-like beast is living in the swamps of Louisiana's bayou.

"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.

Troy: The story of Heinrich Schliemann, an eccentric self-made millionaire obsessed with discovering the ruins of Troy at a time when the city was considered a fable that never existed. He discovered not one but nine ancient cities in Turkey, and recovered a hoard of spectacular relics.

Witch doctors: Leonard Nimoy hosts this look at ancient folk medicines that are being reinstituted today in modern mental institutions and are yielding positive results.

Haunted Castles: Probe into one of the world's most haunted places.

Butch Cassidy: Examines 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.

A look at the billions of fire ants that march across the southern United States and the failure so far of all attempts to stop them.

An inquiry into whether the dramatic weather changes in America's northern states mean that a new ice age is approaching.

Garden of Eden: Using 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.

UFO Captives: Meet people who believe they have been held captive aboard alien spacecraft - close encounters of the fourth kind.

Tornadoes: A terrifying look at one of nature's deadliest forces. Tornadoes can swallow up buildings and people without a trace - can they be stopped?

Cloning: An in-depth look at the process which may allow us to "copy" people exactly and produce single-parent human beings.

The ancient art of dowsing is reviewed, specifically the accuracy and reliability of water dowsers. Do they possess a psychic ability to detect water or can successful dowsing be learned? Further, can science prove or disprove dowsing?

Jack the Ripper: An investigative report on the unsolved mystery of London's notorious serial killer. The episode reveals the killer's connection with contemporary media and the possible involvement with the Ancient Free And Accepted Masons. Various identities are suggested as being that of the killer, including a duke who was second in line to the British throne.

Cryogenics: Scientists are discovering new methods to prolong human life and, in the case of cryogenics, to suspend the possibility of life for centuries.

Siberian Fireball: Considers the possibility that the unexplained and catastrophic explosion in Siberia in 1908 was an atomic blast occurring 37 years before the development of the A-bomb.

The Great Lakes Triangle: Investigates efforts by scientists and psychics to discover the mysterious forces around the Great Lakes that have caused more air and sea disasters than the Bermuda Triangle.

Examines various "monster hunters" including Peter Byrne and Tim Dinsdale as well as the "Bay Area Group". Subjects such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster are covered.

Bermuda Triangle Pirates: Luxurious yachts are disappearing off the coast of Florida. Are pirates trafficking in drugs to blame?

Many pre-Columbian cultures possessed a sophisticated understanding of the heavens. Did they share this knowledge, even across great distances? Similar insights of the Cahokia, Ancestral Puebloans, and Mayans appears to confirm they did.

Sherlock Holmes: A look at surprising new clues which indicate that the famed super sleuth actually did exist, after a fashion.

What happened to the Vikings, led initially by Erik the Red, who had settled in Greenland? Did they perish due to some unforeseen calamity? Or did they relocate to Newfoundland, thus becoming the first European settlers in the New World?

Dreams and Nightmares: Our dreams provide clues to the dark world of our unconscious mind, but can we learn to control them?

Do animals, including humans, possess extrasensory perception? If so, are we humans and our companion animals able to communicate on a deeper level? Further, do humans have the ability to converse telepathically with companion animals?

Was a secret treasure buried on Oak Island off the coast of Nova Scotia? This episode examines the possibilities that it was and also covers some of the searches for it.

Various individuals with psychic abilities are given a map of the ocean floor and asked to identify areas that may contain long-forgotten shipwrecks and perhaps even treasure. A submarine travels to the selected spots to gauge the results.

Angel of Death: Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal tracks infamous war criminal Josef Mengele to his hiding place in Paraguay.Mengele is believed to have died only six days after this episode was broadcast, having drowned as a result of a stroke while swimming. At the time of his death, his identity was not widely known.Years after this installment was initially transmitted, Mengele's remains were found and identified; he proved to have had to eke out a bare existence as a farm worker, and his punishment for his war crimes was to have lived out the rest of his days in both comparative obscurity and the fear of eventual discovery.

Noah's Flood: A dramatic inquiry into whether or not scientific proof exists for the legend of the Biblical Great Flood.

Does the possession of diamonds carry an inherent curse? In particular, how has the Hope Diamond, as well as other significant diamonds, affected its possessors?

California psychics visit two purportedly haunted properties and attempt, with mixed results, to contact and exorcise ghosts located within the structures.

Brain Power: A study of the incredible hidden potential of the human mind, including the possibility that average people can become geniuses.

Sodom and Gomorrah: Studies evidence developed by archaeologists suggesting that the two wicked cities existed on the site of a crater now filled in by the Dead Sea.

The brief life and reign of Tutankhamen were mostly unremarkable, yet upon his death he was entombed with a collection of astonishing riches and his decision to restore Egypt's ancient religion may have galvanized monotheistic practice.

Tidal waves are responsible for an enormous loss of life and property, yet often not considered as threatening as other natural disasters. Past tidal wave effects as well as future efforts to counteract potential damage is presented.

Carlos, The World's Most Wanted Man: A chilling profile of the playboy-turned-terrorist called Carlos the Jackal, who was called "The World's Most Wanted Man."In 1994, Carlos was given up to French intelligence by the Government of Sudan, was charged and subsequently convicted of murder of an informant and is serving a life term in prison, which was lengthened with an additional life term for a terrorist attack on French soil.

The Amityville Horror: A dream house in a lovely suburb becomes a nightmare when the owners discover an evil presence. The house was the site of a family massacre in 1974, which would inspire the 1979 movie and its 2005 remake.

An overview of the prevalence of UFO sightings in the Southern Hemisphere with an in-depth look at an Australian pilot who described his abduction while in contact with air traffic controllers.

Sharks are a source of great curiosity and concern and among the sharks the most feared is the Great White. Expert testimony and reenactments demonstrate examples of the awesome power, adaptability, and immense danger of the Great White.

The Lost Colony of Roanoke: A look at new evidence which offers an intriguing theory about where the colonists went.

This segment examines the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, which many believe is the actual burial cloth of Christ and that it bears His image.

In Mexico and Guatemala stand great temples and pyramids built long ago by the Aztecs and Mayans, two extremely advanced civilizations. Despite their many breakthroughs much of these cultures and their practices remain shrouded in mystery.

The Abominable Snowman: Leonard Nimoy examines the experiences of the explorers who say they have actually sighted the legendary creature.

This great Roman city was a wealthy resort and mecca for fun-lovers before it was destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Were early Christians among the Roman revelers?

D. B. Cooper: The incredible story of the man who hijacked a jetliner, parachuted out with his loot, and was never seen again.

The Ten Commandments: Leonard Nimoy profiles Moses and tries to pinpoint Mount Sinai's exact location. Have pilgrims to the Holy Land been praying at the wrong location?