Which cases make you cry?

[Mimmy]

I know it might sound a little silly, but sometimes I get teary-eyed watching UM. Some of the cases are so heartbreaking that I really feel for the families of the victims. And I know that most of us don't like the Lost Loves segments but some of those can break your heart too.

Here's my list:
Blind River Rest Stop Killer - I cry every time I see this one, poor Gord McAllister was trying so hard to keep his composure but you could tell he was just heartbroken over the murder of his wife. I know they have not caught the killer, but one day he will get what he deserves. I also felt for the family of the other victim, he was so young and left behind a wife and children.

Dennis Keith Smith - He murdered his own sister, and the interview with her son is really heart-wrenching. Thank goodness though that he had the presence of mind to suspect his uncle in the murder of Carolyn Killaby (sorry if I got the name wrong). I'm sure it took a lot of courage on his part to contact Carolyn's husband and give him the information about his uncle. That segment really tears me up, Smith destroyed so many families including his own.

Okay, this one is a Lost Loves segment ... I can't remember the name of the man (I am terrible with names, I apologise) but he was told by his adoptive mother that she found him in a trash can and that his real parents were "white trash." Anyway, it turned out that his real mother was his adoptive mother's niece and only gave him up because she had to. They were eventually reunited and you could just see the joy on both of their faces after being apart for so long.

I could list a million more but I will leave that to someone else. But this was something I really liked about the old UM, they could really draw you into a story and make you care deeply about the people involved. Remember that most of them were ordinary people just like you and me. I think that's what really hits home, this stuff could happen to anybody.

[MegtheEgg86]

Blind River Rest Stop Killer - I cry every time I see this one, poor Gord McAllister was trying so hard to keep his composure but you could tell he was just heartbroken over the murder of his wife. I know they have not caught the killer, but one day he will get what he deserves. I also felt for the family of the other victim, he was so young and left behind a wife and children.

That's what I was going to post. I didn't cry during the actual segment, but when I got to thinking about it later, it really got to me. The most heartbreaking aspect of the segment for me is when their wedding picture is shown. They looked completely overjoyed, and it all ended because of something so cruel and senseless.

Kathy Hobbs' mom kind of chokes me up when she says, "And besides being my daughter, she was also a very good friend."

[Cori aka ChrisSCrush]

The Beatrice, Nebraska church explosion miracle and the lady who received a letter from her husband who died in WWII.

[Mimmy]

Thanks for replying, I was starting to think my thread was going to be a dud!

I was going to mention the McAllister's wedding photo also. And when Gord McAllister says sometimes he wants the guy to come back and get him, and maybe this time he'll be caught.

Kathy Hobbs is a sad one too. You could tell that she and her mother were very close.

[vman]

Miracle Baby

What sucks is, I've googled and googled and googled and can't find anything about this kid today.

[Mimmy]

Yes, some of the miracle segments are very touching. I like the one about the dog that could predict its owner's seizures. I cried when Robert Stack reported that the dog had succumbed to cancer.

[crystaldawn]

The Victor Simon and Donald Stratt lost love cases always make me tear up. Here's an old thread that talks about the Stratt case if any of you don't remember it:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=225220

[Zlatko]

No case has made me cry, but there was a couple that got to me.

I felt very sad for the Blind River Killer, and Edward Howard Bell victims. Both sick men took their loved ones' lives right in front of their them :(

[browneyes106]

I know it might sound a little silly, but sometimes I get teary-eyed watching UM. Some of the cases are so heartbreaking that I really feel for the families of the victims. And I know that most of us don't like the Lost Loves segments but some of those can break your heart too.

Here's my list:
Blind River Rest Stop Killer - I cry every time I see this one, poor Gord McAllister was trying so hard to keep his composure but you could tell he was just heartbroken over the murder of his wife. I know they have not caught the killer, but one day he will get what he deserves. I also felt for the family of the other victim, he was so young and left behind a wife and children.

Dennis Keith Smith - He murdered his own sister, and the interview with her son is really heart-wrenching. Thank goodness though that he had the presence of mind to suspect his uncle in the murder of Carolyn Killaby (sorry if I got the name wrong). I'm sure it took a lot of courage on his part to contact Carolyn's husband and give him the information about his uncle. That segment really tears me up, Smith destroyed so many families including his own.

Okay, this one is a Lost Loves segment ... I can't remember the name of the man (I am terrible with names, I apologise) but he was told by his adoptive mother that she found him in a trash can and that his real parents were "white trash." Anyway, it turned out that his real mother was his adoptive mother's niece and only gave him up because she had to. They were eventually reunited and you could just see the joy on both of their faces after being apart for so long.

I could list a million more but I will leave that to someone else. But this was something I really liked about the old UM, they could really draw you into a story and make you care deeply about the people involved. Remember that most of them were ordinary people just like you and me. I think that's what really hits home, this stuff could happen to anybody.

I remember crying to Dennis Smith segment it was heartbreaking to watch him talk about his mom and uncle.The lost love segment on the adoptee was heartbreaking. I think maybe his adoptive mother was really selfish and lied about her niece that way he wouldn't want to find her or get to know her. It was sad when he told her off on the phone and later found out the truth.

[Mimmy]

The Victor Simon and Donald Stratt lost love cases always make me tear up. Here's an old thread that talks about the Stratt case if any of you don't remember it:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=225220

Yes I remember the Donald Stratt one. Any stories having to do with families torn apart because of the Depression, WWII etc. can make me cry. Especially when the segment ends and you want Robert Stack to say "Update!" but he doesn't. :(

[Mimmy]

No case has made me cry, but there was a couple that got to me.

I felt very sad for the Blind River Killer, and Edward Howard Bell victims. Both sick men took their loved ones' lives right in front of their them :(

The segment with Edward Bell is sad too, and very disturbing. I hope he rots in hell for killing an innocent man right in front of his mother and sister. What an utter waste of life he is. :mad:

[DP1]

I remember crying to Dennis Smith segment it was heartbreaking to watch him talk about his mom and uncle.The lost love segment on the adoptee was heartbreaking. I think maybe his adoptive mother was really selfish and lied about her niece that way he wouldn't want to find her or get to know her. It was sad when he told her off on the phone and later found out the truth.

That was sad and it was a shame they lost so much time together. But thankfully, they did find each other.

[nohwheregirl]

Definitely Fritz's story of his Christmas dinner with German and U.S. soldiers during WWII. I'm a sucker for that kind of stuff. I also love how he says in his accent, "The tears were wolling." I'm not making fun, it just makes me smile.

Also the case of the road rage shooting where the husband/father was just preparing to take a boy scout troop camping and ends up dying. For some reason, that story in particular just sends me into a panic.

[browneyes106]

Definitely Fritz's story of his Christmas dinner with German and U.S. soldiers during WWII. I'm a sucker for that kind of stuff. I also love how he says in his accent, "The tears were wolling." I'm not making fun, it just makes me smile.

Also the case of the road rage shooting where the husband/father was just preparing to take a boy scout troop camping and ends up dying. For some reason, that story in particular just sends me into a panic.

The Fritz story is very touching. There was a tv movie about it called Silent Night. If you get the Hallmark Channel you might be able to catch it this year around Christmas.

[radar1979]

UM was actually the first TV show that brought me to tears...and i can recall it like it was yesterday.

It was in May 1992 when the UPDATE to the sotry about Charlie Best, the Tenn farmer, and two young girls who stayed with his family from 1937-1939. I had viewed the original installment of the story in Jan and it touched me then, but I can still see the screen when the UPDATE logo flashed by after a commercial and they started off with footage of the show that I recognized at once.

Keep in mind...I was 12 years old at this point.

The reunion with one of the girls and a 97 year old Charlie Best and the music that played along with it was touching enough, but when Bob added the post script that Charlie had passed away 8 weeks after the update was filmed, I broke down. 12 year old kid in the 6th grade crying at a TV segment, but it was the first time I had followed a story from start to finish and I honestly felt a mild attachment at that point.

If the show had not then followed with a UFO segment I ma have cried til the end.

Sean M

[Mastermind]

The Christophe Day case makes me cry all the time.

After all that, to find out that your kid died of leukemia.

:(

In a touching way, the lost loves case of the two vietnam vets that met each other chokes me up. Where the black soldier says they haven;t named the feeling yet for what he's feeling....*sob*

[UM Zealot]

I wouldn't go so far as to say any segment made me cry, but some of the lost loves or "trying to find the person who helped me" segments are very moving. I agree with the WWII Christmas dinner segment. It really gives one a heart-swelling sense of the kind of camaraderie and friendship that is possible when humans put aside their differences.

I also remember the story about the distraught runaway girl on the bus who was helped to get safely to her destination by the group of construction workers.

[Dislimb]

The Christophe Day case makes me cry all the time.

After all that, to find out that your kid died of leukemia.

Co-sign. That one is just too brutal.

[DP1]

The Christophe Day case makes me cry all the time.

After all that, to find out that your kid died of leukemia.

:(

In a touching way, the lost loves case of the two vietnam vets that met each other chokes me up. Where the black soldier says they haven;t named the feeling yet for what he's feeling....*sob*

The Vietnam Vet case was a favorite of mine. You could tell how happy they both were to see each other again.

[PiGuy22]

Definitely the one where the dog could predict seizures. I think his name was Buddy? When Robert said he had died I got teary eyed. Very sad but also a heartwarming story.

[ddelta]

The one where the jerk shot into a car with a family and wound up killing there 2 year old in the backseat. When RS stated that the little boy put his teddy bear up to protect him and the bullet went through it...I lost it. And seeing the mother and father too. I shut it off now if it comes on again..>I can't bare to relive it. They caught the guy thank god.

[crystaldawn]

The one where the jerk shot into a car with a family and wound up killing there 2 year old in the backseat. When RS stated that the little boy put his teddy bear up to protect him and the bullet went through it...I lost it. And seeing the mother and father too. I shut it off now if it comes on again..>I can't bare to relive it. They caught the guy thank god.

I totally agree! I couldn't even bear to tape that one for my collection.

[MegtheEgg86]

The Lost Loves segment about the South Vietnamese (I'm pretty sure) Air Force officer who finally reunites with his American daughter is one that always gets me. I enjoy most military-related LL segments.

[bryndis]

-Adults trying to find their parents.

-How about that woman who was sold as a baby on the black market and needed to find a blood relative due to her rare blood disease, and didn't and DIED? That was awful.

-Soon Yon Kim, The Brooklyn Korean woman killed :(

-The father searching for his lost daughter. "He would search faces" one of his daughters stated in attempts to find her. The reunion made me cry.

-Not sad but interesting. That red-headed scrawny woman who somehow ended up in prison and pregnant a bunch of times. She had like 4 daughters and they had a reunion with her. Damn what did she do haha.

[bryndis]

Was that the one where the kid's only protection was his teddy bear? Oh god....