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It's one of the most legendary monsters said to be lurking in the vast open seas. With stories going back hundreds of years, this elusive creature has terrorized sailors and baffled scientists. Is this predator the stuff of legend… or could the Kraken be real?

History's Greatest Mysteries

The Hunt for the Kraken

The world's most famous painting vanishes in a daring heist, sparking international outrage and a global manhunt; a master detective is called in, who zeroes in on a handful of suspects with the motive and means to pull off the theft; who stole the legendary Mona Lisa?

The Theft of the Mona Lisa: Case Closed

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It's one of humanity's oldest nightmares-at the full moon, werewolves that once were men hunt human prey and then feast on their flesh. Stories of this terrifying transformation persist to this day; do real facts lie behind the enduring stories of werewolves?

The Legend of the Werewolf

At the end of World War II, many Nazi officials were captured and tried for their crimes; but one of the architects of the Holocaust, Adolf Eichmann, slipped through the cracks, repeatedly eluding Nazi hunters from around the globe.

The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann: Case Closed

Hidden in the Nevada desert, a top-secret military base remains one of the most heavily restricted sites in the United States; since the 1950s, speculation has swirled about its true purpose-ranging from hiding experimental aircraft and even alien technology; Area 51 keeps its mysteries so closely guarded that not even the president is fully briefed; what is the government really hiding there?

Area 51

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