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How It Really Happened

  • 2017 – 2024
  • Returning Series
  • Crime · Mystery · Documentary
  • ~43m / ep
  • 8 seasons
  • 7.2/10

Jesse L. Martin takes an in-depth look at some of the most notorious crimes, mysteries, trials and celebrity tragedies of our time.

Latest: Season 8 · 2024

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  1. E1. Titanic (1): A Clear and Starry Night

    Apr 28, 2024 · 42m

    The fateful Titanic shipwreck of 1912 intertwines with a recent underwater OceanGate voyage that cost more human lives. Interviews with historians, wreck analysts, and descendants of Titanic passengers shed light on both tragedies.

  2. E2. Titanic (2): The Last Moments

    Apr 28, 2024 · 42m

    Recent scientific advances have uncovered new secrets around the Titanic sinking, challenging previous notions about the ship's fate. This chapter continues to analyze the wreck and a recent underwater expedition that claimed more lives.

  3. E3. Anthrax: Terror by Mail

    May 5, 2024 · 42m

    After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the nation faced a new threat: anthrax, dubbed "the poor man's nuclear bomb." This easily weaponized bacteria sparked widespread fear, leading to one of the FBI's largest investigations.

  4. E4. Oscar Pistorius: The Bladerunner

    May 12, 2024 · 42m

    The shocking killing of Reeva Steenkamp by Olympic superstar Oscar Pistorius on Valentine's Day 2013 shattered the illusion of a storybook romance between a celebrated Hollywood couple. Was it a terrible accident or a callous murder?

  5. E5. Gardner Art Heist: Stealing Beauty

    May 19, 2024 · 42m

    Saint Patrick's Day 1990, robbers stormed Boston's Gardner Museum, making off with 13 priceless artworks, never to be recovered. Valued at half a billion dollars, the whereabouts of the missing pieces remain a mystery.

  6. E6. The Atlanta Olympic Bombing Part 1: "You Have 30 Minutes"

    Jul 28, 2024 · 42m

    In the summer of 1996, a bombing at the Atlanta Olympics killed two and injured over 100; an intense manhunt ensued, with the media and law enforcement falsely accusing security guard Richard Jewell as a suspect.

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