Brad Meltzer's Lost History
Brad tries to discover the location of key items lost throughout history.
- 2014-2015
- 1 season
- H2
- Reality
Brad tries to discover the location of key items lost throughout history.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2014 - 2015
Episode 1
The Ground Zero Flag
Fri, Oct 31, 2014 41 mins
Host Brad Meltzer enlists America's help to find lost and stolen historical artifacts, which are going missing from museums and public collections at an alarming rate. The most shocking missing item of all: the iconic Ground Zero Flag, raised by firefighters on 9/11. A few hours after it was raised, this sacred relic simply disappeared. Then, a multi-million dollar collection of jewel-encrusted swords and daggers that once belonged to Harry Truman is stolen, in a daring daylight heist. Plus: the incredible story of John Dillinger's Tommy gun, stolen from a police station before becoming his favorite weapon, goes missing for decades.
Episode 2
Hitler's Photo Album
Fri, Nov 7, 2014 43 mins
Host Brad Meltzer and viewers are on the hunt for lost and stolen history, including Hitler's personal photo albums and James Bond's original Aston Martin. Plus: an FBI sting operation seeks a Civil War relic stained with human blood.
Episode 3
JFK's Brain
Fri, Nov 14, 2014 42 mins
Host Brad Meltzer and viewers are on the hunt for lost and stolen history, including JFK's actual brain tissue and millions of dollars of gold coins stolen from the U.S. Mint. Plus: a remarkable violin from the Titanic.
Episode 4
Missing Moon Rocks
Fri, Nov 21, 2014 44 mins
Host Brad Meltzer and viewers are on the hunt for lost and stolen history. Among the missing: actual lunar rocks brought back from the moon by American astronauts during the Apollo space program--and later stolen from NASA headquarters in a daring heist. Then, the legendary Porsche 550 Spyder that James Dean drove to his tragic death. Plus: the Derringer pistol that John Wilkes Booth fired to assassinate Abraham Lincoln 150 years ago.
Episode 5
Lee Harvey Oswald's Ring
Fri, Nov 28, 2014 42 mins
Host Brad Meltzer and viewers are on the hunt for lost and stolen history. Among the missing: an historic plaque commemorating Alex Haley's epic slave history Roots, stolen from a port in Annapolis-possibly by the Ku Klux Klan. Then, FBI agents search for criminals trying to sell North Carolina's original copy of the Bill of Rights; plus: a mysterious
Episode 6
Geronimo's Skull
Fri, Dec 5, 2014 43 mins
Host Brad Meltzer enlists America's help to find lost and stolen historical artifacts, which are going missing from museums and public collections at an alarming rate. Among the missing: Apache warrior Geronimo's skull, rumored to be robbed from the grave by the top secret society the "Skull and Bones." Then, Teddy Roosevelt's revolver is boldly stolen from a museum. Plus: what really happened to a Cadillac driven by notorious gangster Al Capone?
Episode 7
Moon Landing Tapes
Fri, Dec 12, 2014 43 mins
Host Brad Meltzer enlists America's help to find lost and stolen historical artifacts, which are going missing from museums and public collections at an alarming rate. Among the missing: historic Moon Tapes that hold the clearest footage from the Apollo 11 moon landing. Then, President Lincoln's brilliantly written Bixby Letter that inspired the movie Saving Private Ryan is missing. Plus: the daring heist of George Washington's false teeth from the Smithsonian Museum.
Episode 8
White House Cornerstone
Fri, Dec 19, 2014 43 mins
Host Brad Meltzer enlists America's help to find lost and stolen historical artifacts, which are going missing from museums and public collections at an alarming rate. Among the missing: the White House cornerstone, the very first piece of the White House, laid by the secretive Freemasons. Then, letters from an American soldier in Vietnam-pilfered for enemy propaganda. Plus: a lost gun might be the key to solving the infamous Amityville murders.
Episode 9
D-Day Footage
Fri, Dec 26, 2014 43 mins
Host Brad Meltzer enlists America's help to find lost and stolen historical artifacts, which are going missing from museums and public collections at an alarming rate. Among the missing: rare and historic footage from D-Day, shot behind enemy lines during an remarkable mission. Then, FDR's inaugural address is just one of many stolen from the National Archives. Plus, the shocking tale of George Harrison's guitar.
Episode 10
Evidence Found
Fri, Jan 2, 2015 43 mins
In a special season finale, host Brad Meltzer provides updates on how viewer tips are helping the search for lost and stolen historic artifacts-featuring new leads on the missing Ground Zero Flag, the lost Hitler Photo Albums, and the stolen Roots Plaque. Also: brand new stories including FDR's missing inaugural address, and the mysterious case of the 'w' keys that go missing from the White House's computer keyboards.
