Episode
Mysteries of the Abandoned: Fort Traitor
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Mysteries of the Abandoned
- Season
- Season 13
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2026-03-25
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Fort Traitor is Episode 11 in Season 13 of Mysteries of the Abandoned. It aired on 2026-03-25. The runtime is 42 min.
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