Mysteries of the Abandoned Season 13, Episode 12: Churchill's Shadow War

Blood Wedding

A serene institution in the American Midwest, seized in righteous anger, a subterranean lair in France designed with a disturbing objective, a Spanish settlement concealing a story of forbidden love and ruthless retribution.

The Island of No Return

In New Jersey, a symbol of American pride and dominance; a top-secret site in Japan used for wartime missions of no return, an Italian town, whose residents were given lethal advice by government officials.

The Beer Riot

A compound in Seattle linked to a high-profile military scandal, a concrete shell in London that fell victim to the city’s largest explosion, a Wisconsin farmstead known for its brewing history, and a hilltop stronghold in Greece that faced the wrath of a sultan.

Do-Over Ranch

Revisit an isolated Peruvian prison where a notorious riot took place and see a revolutionary sanctuary in a Las Vegas park. Learn how a Paris monument became a labor nightmare, then investigate a Sicilian paradise lost in the wake of a disaster.

D-Day Castle

Unearth a wartime nerve center in Dover that made the UK proud, then visit a mansion caught in the crosshairs of the Civil War. Dig up an Estonian ruin's connection to Catherine the Great and explore the arena where Joe Louis boxed his way to fame.

Japan's Poison Island

An investigation centres on a New Jersey racetrack run by a notorious gang, a destructive legacy on a remote Japanese island, a Soviet bunker for a Lithuanian takeover and the pivotal facility that launched Motown's top artists.

The Nazis' Last Stand

Nazi towers in Berlin, defended to the bitter end by child soldiers; a Chicago institution, once the largest of its kind in the world; an eccentric vision in the Malaysian jungle; and a complex in San Francisco, born from the ashes of tragedy.

Agent Zigzag

An iconic Philadelphia venue that set the stage for era-defining artists; a French compound, where a staggering deception was launched; and a Malaysian mansion, the scene of a baffling crime.

Cold War Cover-Up

In Michigan, a top-secret military base embroiled in an unexplained disappearance; an Italian wonderland, shattered by links to the Mafia; a California transportation hub that inspired lasting change; and a Croatian complex drawn into a brutal conflict.

The Invisible Enemy

Inspect a Scottish site that became a military flashpoint; an Oklahoma ruin where Native American cultural genocide took place; look inside a crumbling Greek house of horrors and an Oregon military facility that once battled an imaginary enemy.

42 min

Fort Traitor

Look at a New Jersey complex that once housed a military lab targeted by Soviet spies; examine a scarred Welsh coastline exploited for building materials; trek to a Greek WWII disaster site and a Peruvian palace with a dark secret.

42 min