Timothy Treadwell: Grizzly Man and a Fatal Delusion

For 13 summers, Timothy Treadwell lived among Alaska's coastal brown bears, convinced he shared an unbreakable bond with them. In October 2003, that belief cost him and his girlfriend their lives.This episode traces a fractured man's search for identity, from a failed Hollywood career to the Grizzly Maze, and the anthropomorphism that overrode every basic rule of safety.Reinventing himself after losing the Cheers role and a near-fatal overdoseRefusing electric fences and bear spray on principleCelebrity appearances while rangers logged repeated violationsReturning in October, over a ticket dispute, into hyperphagia seasonThe lens-capped camera that captured six minutes of audio