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Secrets of the Dead Season 8 Episodes
Season 8 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2008 - 2009
Episode 1
Doping for Gold
Wed, May 7, 2008
The story of the secret East German sports doping program of the 1970s and 80s, which won Gold Medals for the communist state at the expense of its athletes' health - especially the women.
Episode 2
Sinking Atlantis
Wed, May 14, 200854 mins
What was the basis for the myth of Atlantis, that ancient, idealized civilization that Plato wrote about over two thousand years ago? Some scientists and scholars believe it might have been the ancient Bronze Age Minoan civilization that thrived on the Island of Crete. "Secrets of the Dead" follows as scientists of various disciplines uncover what really happened on Crete and happen to find strong evidence of a disaster that correlates with Atlantis's fabled demise.
Episode 3
Executed in Error
Wed, Oct 1, 200854 mins
The forensic evidence that lead to the conviction and execution of Dr. Hawley Crippen for the murder of his wife in 1910 is re-examined with modern methods resulting in some surprising new conclusions.
Episode 4
Blackbeard's Lost Ship
Wed, Apr 22, 2009
Blackbeard's career in piracy is described in conjunction with the salvage of a ship thought to be Blackbeard's flag ship.
