Destination Truth

Spurred by news reports of SWAT teams searching the jungles of Papua New Guinea for a dinosaur-like beast, Josh travels to the little explored South Pacific island nation to investigate sightings of an Iguanodon near Tinganavudu, a remote village on the island of New Britain. Arriving in the capital city of Port Moresby, Josh meets an anthropology professor who provides photos of the bones thought to be the remains of an Iguanodon. After traveling 495 miles to Tinganavudu and recovering from the local tribe's initiation, Josh discovers that the local who found the skeletal remains from the photos had already sold the bones. Josh and his crew then head to the location of the sightings and surround the area with infrared cameras in the hope of catching some glimpse of the creature. Before returning to the U.S., Josh investigates a second local legend, of a mermaid-like creature called the Ri, which has been reported in the waters off the island of New Ireland.

Josh and his team head to the Khon Kaen province to investigate reports of spooked villagers bringing in professional ghost hunters to track down increasingly active spirits haunting their surroundings. After a dubious capture of a wayward ghost, Josh visits the cemetery believed to be the area's most haunted location. Josh sets up thermal-imaging cameras and a microphone in the cemetery's crematorium. The microphone does pick up a terrifying scraping noise but the cameras do not turn up any ghostly evidence. Convinced they've gotten all the evidence they can, Josh and his team break camp and send the audio evidence to a forensics lab in California. In the meantime, they remain in Northeast Thailand to investigate the legend of the Naga, a serpentine creature said to inhabit the waters of the Mekong River on the border with Laos. Then Josh returns to the U.S. to follow up on the ghost evidence.

Intrigued by reports of a Pterodactyl-like creature, Josh travels to Papua New Guinea, where witnesses describe the so-called Ropen as a carnivorous, featherless bird with a wingspan of up to 15 feet and a defining glow emanating from its torso. Meeting with a couple of witnesses, Josh then meets with a villager, Max, who offers to take him to the cave thought to be the Ropen's home. After finding a human bone fragment and droppings too big to be from bats, Josh and the crew set up surveillance cameras outside the cave's opening. During the night, the team captures footage of a glowing orb in the sky and Josh returns to the U.S. to have forensics experts review the video. Josh then turns his attention to the legend of El Chupacabra in Chile. Upon arrival in Santiago, Chile, Josh interviews witnesses who claim to have seen El Chupacabra. They describe it as a three-foot tall creature with coarse hair, leathery skin and glowing red eyes.

Awash in reports of alleged sightings of a Malaysian Bigfoot, Josh and his crew head to Southeast Asia to learn more about this cousin of the American Sasquatch. Once the crew reaches the location of the most recent sighting, Josh spots curious depressions in the ground and comes across a huge print that clearly shows five toes and he makes an impression of the print for later study. As darkness falls, the guides leave the jungle from fear and the crew sets up surveillance cameras while Josh treks deeper into the jungle in search of more evidence. Josh decides to return to the U.S. to have the growl recording and footprint cast analyzed. Josh next heads to Buenos Aires, Argentina where a sea serpent-like Nahuelito has been attracting Loch Ness level attention due to numerous sightings. When a local cinematographer's video of the creature turns out to be less than convincing, Josh resolves to get a closer look by heading to Nahuel Hupai Lake which is thought to be the home of the Nahuelito.

Lured by reports of a Loch Ness type monster in South Africa, Josh and the crew set out to uncover the mystery. The Mamlambo, which is said to have the head of a horse, is alleged to have killed seven people, spurring the formation of a task force to hunt it down. After reaching Durban, Josh and the team head for the Mzintlava River, home of the Mamlambo. While setting up camp, a tornado appears to be forming and they must take cover until the next day. During the night, that camera is bumped violently by something below the surface but no additional evidence of the Mamlambo is found. Josh ships the footage back to the U.S. for analysis and returns to Durban to look for another South African legend, that of the Tokeloshe, a ghostly, monkey-like creature that gained notoriety when several accused murderers testified that they thought they'd encountered the beast.

Having read news reports of a creature similar to a werewolf in Argentina, Josh heads to Buenos Aires to investigate El Lobizon. Like the werewolf, El Lobizon is a human who transmogrifies during a full moon but takes the form of a ferocious dog instead of wolf and the transformation reputedly can happen only to the seventh son in a family with all male children. Josh then visits a priest who has baptized hundreds of seventh sons who points Josh toward a few of these subjects and also directs Josh to a man who possesses DNA evidence in the form of a blood-caked rope allegedly used to lasso the creature. Josh buys the rope and sends it back to the U.S. for analysis. Josh then makes his way to a small village where the Lobizon has been seen recently and where Oman, an un-baptized seventh son, lives. That night he sets up surveillance cameras, raw meat as bait and positions Oman in a chair as the full moon rises over the horizon. Once Josh decides they have gathered all available evidence and they head back to Corri Entes to investigate sightings of another creature; a Dwarf-like creature called the Pombero.