Episode
Mysteries of the Abandoned: Swamp of Despair
Overview
In a remote Louisiana swamp, the ruins of a massive industrial operation suggest that something evil once happened here, and new discoveries at this eerie site reveal what these abandoned buildings were for and why they were deserted.
Details
- Series
- Mysteries of the Abandoned
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2020-04-02
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Swamp of Despair is Episode 2 in Season 6 of Mysteries of the Abandoned. It aired on 2020-04-02. The runtime is 45 min.
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