For 34 years, the world hunted Josef Mengele — the Auschwitz doctor known as the “Angel of Death.”

After the fall of Nazi Germany, Mengele disappeared. But he didn't simply vanish into the shadows. He was captured by American forces, released without being identified, and spent years hiding in Germany before escaping to South America under a false identity.

There, money, powerful connections, sympathetic governments, and a network of loyal supporters helped him remain free for decades.

West German prosecutors, Simon Wiesenthal, and Israeli intelligence all pursued him. Even after Adolf Eichmann was captured by the Mossad in 1960, Mengele managed to disappear deeper underground.

But how did one of the world's most wanted Nazi war criminals remain free for so long?

This documentary follows the extraordinary escape of Josef Mengele — from his disappearance from Auschwitz and his missed capture by the Allies, to the ratlines that carried him to Argentina, his years in Paraguay and Brazil, and the final discovery of his grave.

When investigators finally found his remains, science provided the answer. DNA testing eventually confirmed what had happened: the “Angel of Death” had been dead for years while the world was still searching for him.

He was never captured.
He was never put on trial.
And he died a free man.

This is the story of how Josef Mengele escaped justice for decades.

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