The BEST episodes of In Search of... season 4

Every episode of In Search of... season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of In Search of... season 4!

Leonard Nimoy hosts this documentary television show devoted to mysterious phenomena, legends, conspiracy theories, as well as other curiosities and intrigues.

Last Updated: 9/6/2024Network: HistoryStatus: Ended
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8.40
5 votes

#1 - The Ten Commandments (aka Mount Sinai)

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/1979

Leonard Nimoy profiles Moses and tries to pinpoint Mount Sinai's exact location. Have pilgrims to the Holy Land been praying at the wrong location?

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8.00
3 votes

#2 - The Missing Heir

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/3/1980

There is still a $3.2 million fortune that remains unclaimed after a century. To whom does it belong?

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8.00
6 votes

#3 - Wild Children

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/17/1980

Several alleged historical cases are examined of children who became lost and were raised in the wild by animals.

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8.00
34 votes

#4 - Earth Visitors

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/31/1980

Were our earliest ancestors travelers from other planets?

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8.00
7 votes

#5 - Glenn Miller

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/7/1980

An inquiry into why the mysterious death of the great musician was never investigated, and a possible military cover-up.

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7.82
34 votes

#6 - The Dark Star (aka The Dogons)

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/20/1979

Travel to Africa to find out why the Dogon, a primitive tribe knows so much about astronomy, a black hole, and travelers from outer space.

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7.80
5 votes

#7 - D.B. Cooper

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/6/1979

Follows the incredible hijacking commited by D.B. Cooper, who parachuted out of an airplane with the ransom money and was never seen again. It offers some evidence about Cooper's possible fate.

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7.71
7 votes

#8 - The Amityville Horror

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1979

A dream house in a lovely suburb becomes a nightmare when the owners discover an evil presence. The house was the site of a family massacre in 1974.

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7.67
6 votes

#9 - Pompeii

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1979

This great Roman city was a wealthy resort and mecca for fun-lovers before it was destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Were early Christians among the Roman revelers?

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7.60
5 votes

#10 - Vincent Van Gogh

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/10/1980

A look at the life and death of the great Dutch master--was he really mad? Host Leonard Nimoy, who wrote this installment partially to promote his one-man show Vincent, found evidence that he was not.

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7.50
4 votes

#11 - Mexican Pyramids

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/1979

The bloody story of the great pyramids, which were used for daily human sacrifices.

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7.50
2 votes

#12 - Past Lives

Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/14/1980

Can reincarnation be proved? Leonard Nimoy examines the data, testimony, and theories.

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10 votes

#13 - UFO Australia

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/1979

Actual film footage of unidentified flying objects flying Down Under. Includes interview with New Zealand pilot and author, Bruce Cathie.

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7.33
6 votes

#14 - Immortal Sharks

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/1979

Why has the great white shark not evolved as other animals have? Leonard Nimoy hosts this look at this most ancient and primitive creature.

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7.33
3 votes

#15 - Air Disaster Predictions

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/14/1980

Did an ordinary citizen predict the 1979 crash of American Airlines Flight 191 in Chicago? Did another citizen foresee the 1978 collision between a Pacific Southwest Airlines 727 and a small plane? In Search Of investigates the possibility of predictions being used to prevent other disasters.

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7.29
7 votes

#16 - The Ghost Ship (aka Mary Celeste)

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/24/1980

In 1872, the captain and crew of the Mary Celeste vanished without a trace. The sails were set to the wind and breakfast was on the table.

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7.20
5 votes

#17 - The Shroud of Turin

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/1979

An in-depth examination of the famed cloth that many believe holds the image of Jesus Christ.

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7.17
6 votes

#18 - Carlos, the Most Wanted Man in the World

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1979

A chilling profile of the playboy-turned-terrorist, called Carlos the Jackal who was called "The World's Most Wanted Man."

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7.15
33 votes

#19 - The Bimini Wall

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/21/1980

The saga of the giant stones found at the bottom of the Caribbean. Leonard Nimoy probes whether they might be part of the ancient, supposedly mythical, empire of Atlantis.

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7.06
36 votes

#20 - The Lost Colony of Roanoke

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/1979

A look at new evidence which offers an intriguing theory about where the colonists went.

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7.03
32 votes

#21 - John the Baptist

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/7/1980

An investigation to determine whether the great holy man's remains are in Europe or Egypt

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7.00
6 votes

#22 - The Abominable Snowman

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/1979

Leonard Nimoy examines the experiences of the explorers who say they have actually sighted the legendary creature.

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7.00
5 votes

#23 - The San Andreas Fault

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/27/1979

The San Andreas Fault: Analyzes California's great earthquake fault line to determine whether the long-predicted catastrophic quake can be predicted.

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6 votes

#24 - Tidal Waves

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1979

See a reenactment of the incredible destruction wrought by the tsunami (giant sea wave) that struck Hawaii in 1960.

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