In Search of...
The Angel of Death (aka Joseph Mengele)
TV Flash files “The Angel of Death (aka Joseph Mengele)” as hour 66 of 152 in the TV Flash guide — In Search of... (1977–1982) on Syndicated, season 3, episode 18, aired 1979-02-01, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E18: listed hour 66 of 152 in the In Search of... guide, hour 18 of 24 in season 3. It aired 1979-02-01 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Psychic Sea Hunt” (S03E17). Next is “Noah's Flood” (S03E19).
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Angel of Death: Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal tracks infamous war criminal Josef Mengele to his hiding place in Paraguay. Mengele is believed to have died only six days after this episode was broadcast, having drowned as a result of a stroke while swimming. At the time of his death, his identity was not widely known. Years after this installment was initially transmitted, Mengele's remains were found and identified; he proved to have had to eke out a bare existence as a farm worker, and his punishment for his war crimes was to have lived out the rest of his days in both comparative obscurity and the fear of eventual discovery.
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Where does The Angel of Death (aka Joseph Mengele) sit in the In Search of... guide?
S03E18 is listed hour 66 of 152 — hour 18 of 24 in season 3, season 3 episode 18.
When did In Search of... S03E18 air?
The Angel of Death (aka Joseph Mengele) aired 1979-02-01 and is listed at 30 minutes.
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