Templar Clues Emerge in Malta, Echoed on Oak Island: New Episode Unveils Global Link to Hidden Relics
In a jaw-dropping revelation that could alter the course of Oak Island’s centuries-old mystery, the latest episode of The Curse of Oak Island (Season 12, Episode 23) unveiled a symbolic match between an ancient carving found 4,000 miles away in Malta and one buried 90 feet beneath Oak Island in the early 1800s.
The discovery comes as the Lagina brothers and their team chase leads that increasingly point not just to hidden gold, but to secret societies, sacred relics, and a hidden legacy stretching back to medieval Europe.
“This isn’t just about treasure anymore,” said Rick Lagina. “It’s about understanding who came here, and why.”
Symbols Across Continents
The shock discovery came during an expedition to the medieval citadel prison in Gozo, Malta, where researchers uncovered a symbol—an inscribed circle with a central dot—identical to the mysterious markings once found on the infamous “90-foot stone” in Oak Island’s Money Pit.
Historians believe this symbol, among others such as the four-dot cross and a six-petal flower design, may have originated with the Knights Templar or their successors, the Knights of Malta.
These markings, long regarded as indecipherable, are now suspected to form a code—a secret message concealed in stone for over 800 years.
A Family Name, A Fleeing Fleet
Researcher Corgjun Mole, interviewed in Malta, connected the dots even further by naming Devilers, a family tied directly to the Knights Hospitaller. That same name appears in French records during the fall of Jerusalem in 1187 and again in Paris in 1307—the year the Templars were disbanded.
Gerard Devilers, a high-ranking Templar, reportedly escaped with a convoy of 50 horses and priceless religious artifacts. His final destination? Unknown. But now, with this surname appearing across Europe and Nova Scotia, the theory is gaining traction.
Lot One Yields More Mysteries
Back on Oak Island, the team intensified their dig on Lot One, guided by an 1800s-era map created by legendary treasure hunter Frederick Blair. They unearthed a circle of boulders—deliberately placed—and beneath them, relics including forged iron fasteners, aged timbers, and a hand-forged wedge.
Marty Lagina described the formation as “too precise to be natural,” raising questions of whether the area served as a ritual site, treasure cache, or structural marker.
Gary Drayton, the team’s metal detection expert, added:
“This is ship iron. This is old. This is real. Whoever left this wanted it found eventually—but only by those who could read the signs.”
A Race Against Time
With just days left to complete a massive order of rye whiskey for country artist Raelynn Nelson—granddaughter of music legend Willie Nelson—the team also faced mounting pressure to keep their moonshining operation running amid setbacks from failing springs and equipment troubles.
While the alcohol storyline serves as a modern-day subplot, it mirrors the team’s broader race against history—a quest to unearth proof of a theory once dismissed as folklore.
“Every step now has to be flawless,” said Craig Tester. “We can’t afford a single mistake—not with this much riding on it.”
A Sacred Legacy Beneath the Soil?
The deeper significance of the season’s developments lies in what may have been transported—across land, sea, and generations. Theories range from the Ark of the Covenant to the Holy Grail, protected not for wealth but to preserve ancient truths from political and religious persecution.
The 90-foot stone, the Malta symbols, the boulder rings—all suggest an orchestrated effort to guard these secrets far from prying eyes.
Editorial: A Treasure Map Written in Stone
If these links are proven—between Malta, France, and Nova Scotia—the implications reach beyond Oak Island. They challenge historical timelines, rewrite Templar lore, and suggest a far older European presence in North America than history books currently allow.
The Oak Island mystery, long dismissed by skeptics, may now stand on the brink of becoming the most significant archaeological revelation in modern history.