History Detectives Special Investigations

A documentary that investigates the sinking of the SS Sultana, one of the worst maritime disasters in US history. When it mysteriously exploded on 27 April 1865, killing at least 1,500 people, the Mississippi steamboat was packed with Union soldiers returning home. Securing the original investigative report allows a team of researchers to forensically examine and scientifically test various theories, from boiler failure to sabotage by a Confederate agent skilled in using coal torpedoes.

Glenn Miller's disappearance is perhaps the biggest mystery and cold case of the war. Did friendly fire destroy the plane? Was Miller involved in espionage? Was he on a secret mission to end the war?

In 1885, six servant girls and two society women were killed in Texas-bludgeoned with an ax, dragged from their beds and raped. Historians apply cutting-edge techniques to determine who killed the girls.

Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa disappears on July 30, 1975.