In Search of... Season 2

The Lost Dutchman Mine: An investigation into why hundreds of gold hunters have died searching for a lost treasure ever since a German prospector wandered out of Arizona's Superstition Mountains in the 1860s. Is there really cursed gold hidden there, as Apache lore suggests?

The fascinating saga of the Count of St. Germain, who dazzled the courts of Europe for over 100 years, leading some to believe he was immortal.

How do people walk on red-hot coals without being burned?

The Mayans of Mexico carved an advanced civilization out of the jungles, then disappeared. Where did they come from? Where did they go?

Can astronomical movements affect the affairs of man? Leonard Nimoy as he reviews the long history of astrology and looks at its attraction today.

Did he drown or was he murdered? An investigation into the disappearance of Nelson Rockefeller's youngest son who vanished without a trace among some of the most primitive peoples in the world. Film found in a camera suggested they were the victim of headhunters, or was it staged?

Take a close-up look at these violent killers that have taken the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Can they be controlled or prevented?

This large beast, similar to Scotland's Loch Ness Monster, is claimed to have been seen by thousands of people in western Canada.

Examines the theory that the pyramids of Egypt were built to provide shelter from a holocaust, not as tombs for the pharaohs.

The story of the 2,000-year-old scrolls, discovered by a shepherd, that revolutionized religious thought.

Reviews case histories of people who claim to have lived in previous lifetimes.

A trip to remote parts of the Pacific where man-eating sharks are considered gods. Adults pray to them and children swim unafraid among them.

An examination of evidence that the youngest daughter of Russia's Tsar Nicholas II Aleksandrovich Romanov survived the family executions, and settled in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Explores the possibility that human life can be created in laboratories engaged in DNA research.

Looks at scientific discoveries of new methods of prolonging human life, such as cryonics, which can suspend life for centuries.

An investigation of reports that a huge man-like beast is living in the swamps of Louisiana's bayou.

A look back at the great scientist Mesmer, whose hypnotic techniques are being used in modern surgery, teaching, and police investigations.

The story of Heinrich Schliemann, an eccentric self-made millionaire obsessed with discovering the ruins of Troy at a time when the city was considered a fable that never existed. He discovered not one but nine ancient cities in Turkey, and recovered a hoard of spectacular relics.

Leonard Nimoy hosts this look at ancient folk medicines that are being re-instituted today in modern mental institutions and are yielding positive results.

Probe into one of the world's most haunted places.

Examines the possibility that Butch Cassidy was not killed in Bolivia along with the Sundance Kid, but actually lived a full life and died peacefully in 1937.

A look at the billions of fire ants that march across the southern United States and the failure so far of all attempts to stop them.

An inquiry into whether the dramatic weather changes in America's northern states mean that a new ice age is approaching.

Using the Old Testament as a road map, researchers attempt to trace the possible site of the original Garden to India, China, and an island off the coast of Saudi Arabia.