The UnXplained · Season 2 · Episode 1

The Greatest Escapes

Saturday, July 11 · 42 min · ★ 7.5 on TMDB

Some of history's greatest tales are stories of escape, the most incredible of which defy explanation. How did Harry Houdini pull off his daring feats? Was the "Escape from Alcatraz" in fact, successful? And what about the mysterious guidance one man received that allowed him to escape the South Tower of the World Trade Center on 9/11? Are there strange forces these escapees draw upon to beat the odds, where so many others fail? Or, like a great magic trick, will the secrets of how they cheated captivity remain UnXplained?

Guest stars

Harry HoudiniSelf (archive footage)John William AnglinSelf (archive footage)Allen Clayton WestSelf (archive footage)Frank Lee MorrisSelf (archive footage)Clarence AnglinSelf (archive footage)Arthur Conan DoyleSelf (archive footage)J. Edgar HooverSelf (archive footage)