In Search of... - Season 1 - Eps 17: The Easter Island Massacre
This episodes explores the mystery of the Moai of Easter Island (Rapa Nui), who might have build these giant statues and even more mysteriously, why were some of them mutilated and destroyed. Easter Island, first discovered by Dutch travelers on Easter Sunday, 1722, took it's name from this event. However, not the Dutch nor anyone since has been able to determine who or why these giant statues were mutilated and/or destroyed. Many have been found partially hued out of the rock, still lying there, half finished. Archeologists give their views on how and why this destruction took place and what caused it.
About In Search of...
Title: In Search of...
First Air Date: 1977-04-17
Last Air Date: 2002-11-22
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.2/10 (from 19 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 7
Total Episodes: 152
Network: Syfy
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Alan Landsburg Productions
Synopsis
In Search of... is a television series that was broadcast weekly from 1977 to 1982, devoted to mysterious phenomena. It was created after the success of three one-hour TV documentaries produced by creator Alan Landsburg: In Search of Ancient Astronauts in 1973, In Search of Ancient Mysteries and The Outer Space Connection, both in 1975. All three featured narration by Rod Serling, who was the initial choice to host the spin-off show. After Serling's death, Leonard Nimoy was selected to be the host.
Cast
Leonard Nimoy
Narrator
