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Find out how and why 57 Irish immigrants to the U.S. died in 1832.

Death on the Railroad Secrets of the Dead

Premiered May 08, 2013
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Death on the Railroad

Less than two months after 57 Irish immigrants were hired to lay railroad track in Pennsylvania in 1832, all were dead. Were they victims of a cholera epidemic or something much darker?

About the Program

Secrets of the Dead

Secrets of the Dead is part detective story, part true-life drama that unearths evidence from around the world, challenging prevailing ideas and throwing fresh light on unexplained events.

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