Expedition Files

Josh Gates explores American history, including a shocking theory that John Wilkes Booth escaped justice -- only to meet a far stranger fate. Learn myth-busting truths behind Paul Revere's midnight ride and a U.S. Navy sub that vanished in the Cold War.

Josh Gates explores mysteries shaped by extreme weather: the fate of the Donner Party, a group of pioneers trapped in a Sierra Nevada blizzard; a secret Cold War missile base entombed in Arctic ice; and the ghost ship Mary Celeste, adrift in the Atlantic.

From a secret World War II unit that deceived Nazis, to the alleged crimes of the Knights Templar, and a royal death tied to a scandal, Josh Gates explores mysteries built on coverups. Was the truth buried to protect power, reputation, and empires?

Josh Gates reopens cases where the truth stayed buried -- he exposes new clues, shaken alibis, and explosive revelations that challenge everything that we thought we knew about Noah's Ark, the terror of anthrax attacks, and Bugsy Siegel's murder.

Josh Gates investigates three aquatic mysteries: the Kraken, Lake Lanier and Atlantis. From terrifying sailor lore, to a deadly lake's dark past, and a lost city beneath the sea, he searches for evidence behind legends shaped by fear, myth and history.

Josh Gates investigates Dracula, Cold War psychic spying, and Spartacus. From Vlad the Impaler's infamous reign of terror to secret U.S. mind-control tests and a gladiator who defied Rome, he seeks the historical truths behind legends that refuse to die.

Josh Gates investigates sensationalistic stories, seeking the truth behind the unexplained: rock legend Jim Morrison's mysterious death, a bizarre, preserved "mermaid" found in a Japanese temple, and claims of alien abduction from a U.S. Airman.

Josh Gates uncovers the culprits behind three of history's most baffling mysteries: the suspected murder of explorer Meriwether Lewis, a possible U.N. plot around Dag Hammarskjöld's 1961 plane crash, and the vanishing of New York judge Joseph Crater.

Josh Gates explores larger-than-life legends, including "King of Pirates" Henry Every's $400M heist and disappearance; the palace harem's conspiracy behind Pharaoh Ramesses III's death; and new evidence that the mythical Amazon warriors truly existed.

Josh Gates explores hidden identities: a 50-year-old cold case about a mysterious woman; new evidence that could rewrite the account of Judas' betrayal of Jesus; and the shocking tale of a teenager claiming to be a lost German prince.

Josh Gates explores the supernatural, from Nikola Tesla's mysterious "Death Ray" to an encoded message from a Sicilian nun believed to be of demonic origin. Plus, scientists uncover the real explanation behind the Oracle of Delphi's prophetic visions.

Josh Gates explores how new evidence reshapes history's mysteries: a fresh analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's death; a novel take on Ponce de León's quest for the Fountain of Youth; and DNA evidence reviving the murder case of Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen's wife.