How It Really Happened

In 1979, Iranian students stormed the US Embassy in Tehran, taking the staff hostage for 444 days. Several former hostages detail their time in captivity and the CIA's daring plan to bring them home.

In 1998, mother-son duo Sante and Kenny Kimes became suspects in the high-profile case of a missing New York City socialite. The investigation revealed a shocking trail of violence and fraud that spanned from the Bahamas to Los Angeles.

In 1982, seven Chicago-area residents were suddenly stricken with a deadly illness. Doctors were initially at a loss, but soon discovered a sinister link, sparking a decades-long investigation.

Interviews with former special agents, journalists and Richard Jewell's associates provide insight into the case and its aftermath. Subsequent bombings over the next 18 months led investigators to suspect a serial bomber in Atlanta.

In the summer of 1996, a bombing at the Atlanta Olympics killed two and injured over 100. An intense manhunt ensued, with the media and law enforcement falsely accusing security guard Richard Jewell as a suspect.

On Saint Patrick's Day 1990, robbers stormed Boston's Gardner Museum, making off with 13 priceless artworks, never to be recovered. Valued at half a billion dollars, the whereabouts of the missing pieces remain a mystery.

The shocking killing of Reeva Steenkamp by Olympic superstar Oscar Pistorius on Valentine's Day 2013 shattered the illusion of a storybook romance between a celebrated Hollywood couple. Was it a terrible accident or a callous murder?

After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the nation faced a new threat: anthrax, dubbed "the poor man's nuclear bomb." This easily weaponized bacteria sparked widespread fear, leading to one of the FBI's largest investigations.

Recent scientific advances have uncovered new secrets around the Titanic sinking, challenging previous notions about the ship's fate. This chapter continues to analyze the wreck and a recent underwater expedition that claimed more lives.

The fateful Titanic shipwreck of 1912 intertwines with a recent underwater OceanGate voyage that cost more human lives. Interviews with historians, wreck analysts, and descendants of Titanic passengers shed light on both tragedies.