Scariest UM Moments

[lostinit]

Many of the ones have been mentioned here already.


One that comes to mind and one I cannot completely recall was a ghost one. It involved a saloon and I remember in one scene they show a scraggly haired apparition of a patron at the bar surrounded by blue light when it turned around it had a scarred face or something and it looked like Chunk from "the Goonies". Can't recall anything else beyond that but I also recall strangely that this case was listed as "Solved" in one of the future intros to the show as they displayed that same apparition.

[SageSlowdive]

Does anybody remember the case with Cindy Anderson? That whole episode felt like a dream and it was scared the bezzus out of me! It felt like a nightmare, like the ones she kept having.

[WishfulDreamer]

Does anybody remember the case with Cindy Anderson? That whole episode felt like a dream and it was scared the bezzus out of me! It felt like a nightmare, like the ones she kept having.

Absolutely! That case bothers me so much. I forgot what month she disappeared, but soon it will be 30 years. How must her family feel? That's just awful.

[MegtheEgg86]

Absolutely! That case bothers me so much. I forgot what month she disappeared, but soon it will be 30 years. How must her family feel? That's just awful.

August. That anonymous phone call about "being held in the basement of a white house" is pretty creepy, too.


Maybe this is not quite "scary" as it were, but a scene that's always really bothered me is Dan Short being thrown off the bridge while attached to that chair.

I'm also very creeped out by that recurring footage they always use when a male anonymous caller figures in--you know, the guy with the blue shirt and brown hair talking in a phone booth at night in the absolute middle of nowhere, with that one vehicle's tail lights off in the distance. I clearly remember it in the Judy Himes and Nyleen Kay Marshall segments, but the combination of the footage with the music in the former specifically was very eerie.

[WishfulDreamer]

August. That anonymous phone call about "being held in the basement of a white house" is pretty creepy, too.


Maybe this is not quite "scary" as it were, but a scene that's always really bothered me is Dan Short being thrown off the bridge while attached to that chair.

Yes, the being held in the basement part really bothered me! Even if untrue, just imagining some guy holding a young girl captive in his basement is pretty eerie and disturbing. That's crazy that it's even been over twenty years since the original airing of the segment and still no leads.

The man being thrown of the bridge was pretty upsetting, too. I know they caught the men, but was there a reason they actually attached him to the chair before throwing him in so cruelly? Didn't seem like such a mundane robbery.

[SageSlowdive]

August. That anonymous phone call about "being held in the basement of a white house" is pretty creepy, too.


Maybe this is not quite "scary" as it were, but a scene that's always really bothered me is Dan Short being thrown off the bridge while attached to that chair.

I'm also very creeped out by that recurring footage they always use when a male anonymous caller figures in--you know, the guy with the blue shirt and brown hair talking in a phone booth at night in the absolute middle of nowhere, with that one vehicle's tail lights off in the distance. I clearly remember it in the Judy Himes and Nyleen Kay Marshall segments, but the combination of the footage with the music in the former specifically was very eerie.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who was scared out of my mind by everything in the Cindy Anderson episode. The Nyleen Kay Marshall episode is scary too, with her kidnapper peeping out from around the trees.

[MegtheEgg86]

The Nyleen Kay Marshall episode is scary too, with her kidnapper peeping out from around the trees.

That one even starts out scary. That music at the very beginning where her picture is shown is awful.

Other frightening aspects:

- "Follow the shadow" :(

- The letter

- The composites of the "couple wanted for child abduction in another part of the country"

- The computer-aged photo of Nyleen shown at the end

[Zlatko]

One particular scene in the Philip Frazier case always stood out as immensely scary to me. In the reenactment, Philip decides at the last minute to pick up the hitchhiker and it shows him driving towards the wilderness. During the scene, the girl in the segment said "He'll regret picking up that hitchhiker." Creepy!

[MegtheEgg86]

One particular scene in the Philip Frazier case always stood out as immensely scary to me. In the reenactment, Philip decides at the last minute to pick up the hitchhiker and it shows him driving towards the wilderness. During the scene, the girl in the segment said "He'll regret picking up that hitchhiker." Creepy!

I remember that one well, with that little black car and the huge mountains overhead. The exact words were "He'll live to regret the day he picked this man up." :eek:



I think the Swedish hitchhikers segment is the only segment in which I've been frightened by a VERBAL description of a suspect. Remember that Loren guy from Canada they were looking into? I clearly remember something about protruding, large, watery eyes and a long nose. Ugh. :eek:

[Zlatko]

I remember that one well, with that little black car and the huge mountains overhead. The exact words were "He'll live to regret the day he picked this man up." :eek:



I think the Swedish hitchhikers segment is the only segment in which I've been frightened by a VERBAL description of a suspect. Remember that Loren guy from Canada they were looking into? I clearly remember something about protruding, large, watery eyes and a long nose. Ugh. :eek:It's sad that Philip lost his life as a result of good intentions. If I were in his position, I'd drive away fast from such a creep.

I thought UM's interview with Franklin Floyd was scary due to Floyd's demeanor. He came off as being crazy and delusional. He belongs in an insane asylum.

The composite sketch in the Bill Henderson case of Lawrence Tutt was extremely creepy. No surprise that the two hitchhikers were freaked out by him.

[WishfulDreamer]

Yes, Zlatko, absolutely! Who knew someone wearing braids could look so eerie?!

I also found Floyd to be unnerving, just because he seemed impossible to reason with. Quite eerie.

[Charli-Ann]

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but I was scared by the scene in the Kurt Sova case in which his father goes to "Susan's" house after being called by her at 3 am and being told that Kurt's in the basement. The part where he walks down those stairs into that dimly lit basement...<shiver>. It freaks me out even now.

Charli-Ann

[Zlatko]

Yes, Zlatko, absolutely! Who knew someone wearing braids could look so eerie?!

I also found Floyd to be unnerving, just because he seemed impossible to reason with. Quite eerie.It's made all the more scary to think that Floyd had custody of child like Michael Hughes. One can only hope that Michael is alive and well but someone nutty like Floyd is capable of anything.

[Oooga Chucka]

One particular scene in the Philip Frazier case always stood out as immensely scary to me. In the reenactment, Philip decides at the last minute to pick up the hitchhiker and it shows him driving towards the wilderness. During the scene, the girl in the segment said "He'll regret picking up that hitchhiker." Creepy!


That guy's composite sketch(es) freaked me out, even though he looked like a pudgy goof.

I was also freaked out by Lawrence Tutt's composite, and pretty taken back at how much it looked like him.

That Sova scene was a UM classic. That whole segment was eerie, and the basement search was the creepiest part.

The things that keep me up the most at night, though, are the NC hit and run composite, the music from the NH serial killer segment, and communications or alleged messages from guilty parties (Gary Grant, Rachel Runyan, and Nyleen Kay Marshall cases, etc.).

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[DazzlerSparkler]

I still get chills listening to the Antoinette Cayadero phone call. It makes me really uncomfortable...
WHO SAY' YOU COU'UZE THE PHONE?!
*shivers*

I always get scared of the fortune tellers case. Ann... forget her last name, the fortune teller. Fraud, she said something like "Do you believe I have the power" and told the victim to close her eyes, obvious mistake number 1. And supposedly "threw" the money over the bridge. And they cut to a woman wearing a wig and huge black rimmed glasses....creepy.

[soilentgreen]

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but I was scared by the scene in the Kurt Sova case in which his father goes to "Susan's" house after being called by her at 3 am and being told that Kurt's in the basement. The part where he walks down those stairs into that dimly lit basement...<shiver>. It freaks me out even now.


That scene was just eerie, with the possibility that Kurt may have lain on that cot at some point.

The composites of the "couple wanted for child abduction in another part of the country"

- The computer-aged photo of Nyleen shown at the end

Agreed.

I'll add the composite of the (at the time) suspect in the Veronica Jefferson homicide. Creepy smiling dude.

The music that plays towards the beginning of the Deborah Poe segment, when a photo of Deborah and her friend is shown.

[Charlie99909]

I forget the name of the woman, but she was a medium who said when she was a child she would see faces and heads floating in her room at night. That scared the f@$k out of me as a kid. Still as an adult I have troubles sleeping alone for fear I might see that.

[WishfulDreamer]

I forget the name of the woman, but she was a medium who said when she was a child she would see faces and heads floating in her room at night. That scared the f@$k out of me as a kid. Still as an adult I have troubles sleeping alone for fear I might see that.

Rosemary Altea (not sure of the last name spelling). And I agree- that part scared me as a kid and I was afraid the same thing would happen to me, especially with the mother not being able to see it. It kind of reminded me of the missing time segment when the man said that as a child an alien was in the corner of his room. So creepy! Can you imagine not being able to scream as some strange being is touching you? Still gives me goosebumps!

The music during the Hansen segment when they mention the "freak medical accident" is scary, just like in the Nyleen Kay Marshall segment. Still not as bad as "duh duh!" which makes me feel like someone is going to come bursting out of my closet. The Poe segment had freaky music too, when the store was found deserted, like a moan. And I know the later segments aren't considered scary mostly, but they added new music (such as in the Dirikson segment when the barmaid confirms the caller's story) that is truly eerie.

[MegtheEgg86]

The entire "Debbie" segment. The music, the acting....everything.

Especially "Where you goin'?!? You ain't goin' nowhere!" God, what a nightmarish prospect.

[Charlie99909]

Also, composites never cease to scare me. I work alone for one hour starting at 6am and to pass the time I watch UM on my iPhone. There are times people come to see me and end up scaring me half to death. Especially that music.

[goldenlegbraclet]

i just went to youtube after i saw your comment. you are right, this guy poking his head into the door was way creepy. more creepier than the real guy.


The creepiest scene by far in the Kenneth Robert Stanton segment (beside the actor poking his head in the door with those Ambervision sunglasses on) has to be the one in which nothing is shown but the closed door of the home, and then a child's (genuine-sounding) scream is heard.

But it's immediately followed by an unintentional moment of near-comic relief, as the actor goes running out the front door in a huge hurry, as if the child immediately began attacking or some such thing and he was summarily overwhelmed.

[Oooga Chucka]

Looking back, I think that the NH Serial Killer profile was probably a top contender, pound for pound, for scariest moments. The music, the composite, everything. Even when Robert Stack announced that "two months later, she gave birth to a healthy baby girl," it was kind of creepy.

[Charlie99909]

The bike path rapist looked like my friends dad.

[MegtheEgg86]

Even when Robert Stack announced that "two months later, she gave birth to a healthy baby girl," it was kind of creepy.

I know. I have no idea why, but it definitely was kind of creepy. I think it's the combination of the scenery of the dark, desolate NH country road, that awful music, and the fact that she came very near losing her life. :(

[Oooga Chucka]

I know. I have no idea why, but it definitely was kind of creepy. I think it's the combination of the scenery of the dark, desolate NH country road, that awful music, and the fact that she came very near losing her life. :(


You said it. Throw in the ambulance piercing the silence of the darkness, and it was definitely an eerie moment. This case really brings home the fear of the boogeyman; the notion that there are bad people waiting in the dark.

[MegtheEgg86]

You said it. Throw in the ambulance piercing the silence of the darkness, and it was definitely an eerie moment. This case really brings home the fear of the boogeyman; the notion that there are bad people waiting in the dark.

I am so glad I found this forum and have come into contact with people who "get it" when it comes to the raw elements of UM creepiness. It's refreshing. :)

[Oooga Chucka]

I am so glad I found this forum and have come into contact with people who "get it" when it comes to the raw elements of UM creepiness. It's refreshing. :)


Ditto. :) I feel like one of those Star Trek conventioneers when it comes to this show and this board. Nobody understands but you guys. :)

[Oooga Chucka]

The handwritten notes found from Mikki Jo West case



This.

Anonymous letters from alleged killers/criminals always freaked me out. See Robert Dirscherl, Linda Sherman, Tom Roche, etc. The disjointed handwriting, misspelled words, and suicidal tone of the West letters made them even creepier.

[Thiussat]

This.

Anonymous letters from alleged killers/criminals always freaked me out. See Robert Dirscherl, Linda Sherman, Tom Roche, etc. The disjointed handwriting, misspelled words, and suicidal tone of the West letters made them even creepier.


The update to the Micki Joe West said the guy had killed 2 other women. I wonder what the details on those cases were.

[TheCars1986]

I can't remember the names of the women but it was a scene during the Angela Hammond segment. They show two different convenience store workers who are suspicious of someone lurking around their stores. It shows one woman standing outside the store with a car approaching her I think? Anyway, it was very spooky.

Bingo. That one always creeped me out when they show the headlights approaching Cheryl Kenney and she starts to kind of freak out right before they cut away. Very creepy indeed.

[WishfulDreamer]

Bingo. That one always creeped me out when they show the headlights approaching Cheryl Kenney and she starts to kind of freak out right before they cut away. Very creepy indeed.

Especially since she dashes around a corner right before they cut away, leaving the rest to the imagination.

[Zlatko]

I found the graffiti in the Gary Grant case to be very disturbing. Even if Gary Grant Jr's killer didn't write it, it's sickening and creepy that someone would write such a thing. What kind of sicko writes such things about a deceased child? :mad: The individual wrote it twice which makes it more cryptic.

[LoveSparky]

Why in the hell am I reading this thread at night, alone? I know better than that. I just can't stop clicking on the next page, scared as I am about what creepy pics or avs might turn up as I scroll down. Masochist, I am.

[Oooga Chucka]

Why in the hell am I reading this thread at night, alone? I know better than that. I just can't stop clicking on the next page, scared as I am about what creepy pics or avs might turn up as I scroll down. Masochist, I am.


Because you are hooked, like many of us. :) Welcome to the board, btw.

[LoveSparky]

You are so right. I have been hooked for a good many years. And thanks so much for the welcome. And thank God it's daytime so I can go back to reading the scary threads!

[unslvd mr e]

in the episode "wanted: gloria schulze" at the 6:20 minute mark that is one of the scariest staircases that i have ever seen. funny how staircases are creepy lookin too. anyone agree with me on that staircase on that episode?

also, does anyone know the name of the UM episode about a college student or high school (i really think it was college).....where a student is harrassed by a few other students (3?) that later in the show drive very fast in his suburban home area before he was murdered. police think it was a suicide but his parents believe he was murdered. i too always thought it was murder cause three guys were messing around with him. does anyone know the name of that episode, is it on youtube?

i know there are two UM shows called campus murders and camus calamity but this is neither of those.

I found the graffiti in the Gary Grant case to be very disturbing. Even if Gary Grant Jr's killer didn't write it, it's sickening and creepy that someone would write such a thing. What kind of sicko writes such things about a deceased child? :mad: The individual wrote it twice which makes it more cryptic.

[TheCars1986]

Anytime UM would show the handwritten notes of someone taunting either LE or the victims families (Circleville Writer, the Wackers, etc.) that always used to freak me out. Especially in the Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg homicides where the letters said something like "HALLELUJAH BLOODY JESUS". That kind of stuff always scared the hell out of me.

[WishfulDreamer]

Anytime UM would show the handwritten notes of someone taunting either LE or the victims families (Circleville Writer, the Wackers, etc.) that always used to freak me out. Especially in the Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg homicides where the letters said something like "HALLELUJAH BLOODY JESUS". That kind of stuff always scared the hell out of me.

I agree. Those handwritten notes are terrifying! The typed ones aren't as creepy, but with the voiceovers they can be just as bad.

[MegtheEgg86]

I agree. Those handwritten notes are terrifying! The typed ones aren't as creepy, but with the voiceovers they can be just as bad.

The scariest notes actually shown on UM for me are definitely the ones in the Micki Jo West segment. Can you imagine actually finding one of those things? :eek:

The scariest voiceover for me is a contest between the "anonymous" confessional letters in the Doreen Marfeo case (I don't know why; it was just written in a weird way: Stephen got hot under the collar...he made for couch...), that crazy-ass diatribe Richard Bocklage sent to the Koprics (Your daughter Tanya Kopric has been executed in Kansas City, Missouri...), or the letter supposedly written by Nyleen Kay Marshall's abductor (Nobody questions passports.).

Honorable mention to the short, typed letter to the Coral Gables Police Department detailing the assumed circumstances of Judy Himes' disappearance and apparent death.


I also never liked it when RS would say they'd received anonymous letters concerning cases a la Kari Lynn Nixon and Tommy Gibson. That always used to freak me out a little, as one had no idea what the contents of those letters contained, but apparently someone felt the information was pertinent enough to make an appeal to the writer.

[MegtheEgg86]

The silhouette speakers (especially when their voices are altered) used to and still often do frighten me. Especially when it's more for safety rather than publicity reasons. Eerie!

The worst one here IMO, without a shadow of a doubt, is the owner of the gun supposedly used in the Morris Davis murder. The alteration makes his voice sound so warped and weird--I think someone here once described it as like a "friggin' alien"--and it's startling when you watch the segment for the first time.

[Oooga Chucka]

The scariest notes actually shown on UM for me are definitely the ones in the Micki Jo West segment. Can you imagine actually finding one of those things? :eek:


Absolutely. Those freaked me out when I first saw them, with the misspelled words and disjointed handwriting.

Meg, is that C.W. Roddy in your avatar? She is one of my favorite UM heroes. :) You have great taste.

[MegtheEgg86]

Meg, is that C.W. Roddy in your avatar? She is one of my favorite UM heroes. :) You have great taste.

Yes it is, thanks. :)

[Steve W.]

Oooga Chucka, everytime I look at your avatar it makes me think of Kevin Arnold's friend Paul Pfeiffer from "The Wonder Years" (or at least the actor that played him) for some reason.

[MegtheEgg86]

Oooga Chucka, everytime I look at your avatar it makes me think of Kevin Arnold's friend Paul Pfeiffer from "The Wonder Years" (or at least the actor that played him) for some reason.

Me too! :lol: That's actually Scott Merz, who was featured on a Lost Loves segment looking for his birth mother. I think the story was that he was sold into adoption.

[Oooga Chucka]

Oooga Chucka, everytime I look at your avatar it makes me think of Kevin Arnold's friend Paul Pfeiffer from "The Wonder Years" (or at least the actor that played him) for some reason.


Steve, Meg is right on. Scott has always fascinated me for some strange reason. I think that it was two primary factors: one, he did show a lot of courage (as do many in his shoes) by rolling the dice and telling his story, thereby taking a gamble that his mother wanted to see him again. Also, I just cannot get over his style of hair and dress. It is funny enough to look back on this show and see these style anachronisms, but Scott chose to dress in a '70's style during the late '80's.

[Steve W.]

Lol, I think that's it. The '70's-ish look (even just from the headshot) combined with some facial similarities is probably why I'm thinking Pfeiffer.

[Thiussat]

One of the scariest moments for me was the "Devil's Backbone" segment about ghosts. About 10 seconds into the segment they show that monk standing in the window and then have a weird sound effect of a man screaming. It just came out of nowhere and made me flinch a little. You can find it on the unmentionable website. It happens about 11 seconds in.

[WishfulDreamer]

Steve, Meg is right on. Scott has always fascinated me for some strange reason. I think that it was two primary factors: one, he did show a lot of courage (as do many in his shoes) by rolling the dice and telling his story, thereby taking a gamble that his mother wanted to see him again. Also, I just cannot get over his style of hair and dress. It is funny enough to look back on this show and see these style anachronisms, but Scott chose to dress in a '70's style during the late '80's.

I haven't seen this case. I hope he found his birth mother. ~proceeds to do a forum search~ Oh, darn I couldn't find anything. I do hope there was an update.

[Oooga Chucka]

I haven't seen this case. I hope he found his birth mother. ~proceeds to do a forum search~ Oh, darn I couldn't find anything. I do hope there was an update.


I saw it not long ago, and unfortunately, there was no update. Scott is probably pushing 50 now, so sadly, it is becoming less likely that this will be resolved.

[The Dutchman]

When I was about 15, I was really creeped out by the Nevada ghosts segment where the family (with the dad with the big mustache) move into the house where a ghost shows up in a picture. Not only was that creepy, but the part where the child is scared out of the house by ghosts, and then when he goes outside, the ghosts look out the window! Very creepy.

Also, the entire Queen Mary/bunkbed/retired couple/General Wayne Inn hour was creepy. It was creepy in 1988 when I first saw it, and is still creepy today.
Now that's some fine television!

[rubber4532]

Two words that are guaranteed to get my heart racing every time they appear onscreen: ACTUAL RECORDING

[MegtheEgg86]

Two words that are guaranteed to get my heart racing every time they appear onscreen: ACTUAL RECORDING

I second that. ACTUAL POLICE PHOTOGRAPH is another pretty bad one.

[RobinW]

Two words that are guaranteed to get my heart racing every time they appear onscreen: ACTUAL RECORDING

I also knew I was bound to see something scary whenever Robert Stack uttered the words: "What you are about to see is not a re-enactment".

[perhapsitscasey]

I also knew I was bound to see something scary whenever Robert Stack uttered the words: "What you are about to see is not a re-enactment".

What always frightened me was the disclaimer before the old UM episodes...the one that ended with "What you are about to see is NOT a news broadcast." Something about that creeped me out! Anyone else?

[dynoguy88]

What always frightened me was the disclaimer before the old UM episodes...the one that ended with "What you are about to see is NOT a news broadcast." Something about that creeped me out! Anyone else?

Yes, that guy made the disclaimer sound scary. But I believe he was the voice over guy for all NBC shows in the 80's. I was really little but I still remember the short "Home to NBC, Come on home!" jingle that was played before the family sitcoms in the late 80's. His voice was heard in an obvious more cheerful way when he said, "You're watching NBC." He had good range.

His name escapes me but I remember reading an article online about his death. I think he died a year or two before Robert Stack did.

[gaf]

I believe his name was Danny Dark. In addition to his UM disclaimer and being the voice of NBC, he also did commercials for all sorts of products. The one I remember most was for E.L. Fudge cookies. (Do they still make those?) You'd think after hearing him discussing stuffed Keebler double cookies dipped in chocolate that his voice wouldn't bother me so much, but I guess that's the power of Unsolved Mysteries, especially to someone 11 or 12 years old. In fact, whenever I hear his UM disclaimer while watching an old episode, I still think of E.L. Fudge cookies.

[browneyes106]

A lot of the ghost segments creeped me out. The segment on Rick Church creeped me out especially when Colleen's brother was attacked. The segment that scared me the most was the Allagash Four segment.

[ernmerica]

I was always freaked out by the re-enactments of the Zodiac killer/Unabomber segment, the eerieness of it

[MyDenverMint]

I was always freaked out by the re-enactments of the Zodiac killer/Unabomber segment, the eerieness of it

Yeah those got me as well.

[ernmerica]

I just watched the segment on Todd Kelly, the boyfriend probably killed by Christie Mutzfeld's ex BF, some indian guy. When they are re enacting the part TOdd's family think what happened to Todd, Huq stormed into the bedroom and it was quite frightening. I can't believe they haven't found Huq yet, I guess it moved back to India.

[crystaldawn]

I just watched the segment on Todd Kelly, the boyfriend probably killed by Christie Mutzfeld's ex BF, some indian guy. When they are re enacting the part TOdd's family think what happened to Todd, Huq stormed into the bedroom and it was quite frightening. I can't believe they haven't found Huq yet, I guess it moved back to India.

Actually he was just found recently and will be extradited back here to stand trial for murder! If you check the first few pages of the board you should find the thread. :)

[LoveSparky]

Oh my freakin stars....Ethel Kidd tied to a tree. I almost screamed.

[Thiussat]

Oh my freakin stars....Ethel Kidd tied to a tree. I almost screamed.

Yeah that is one of the more demented and creepy moments in all of UM.

[TheCars1986]

Everyone makes fun of it now, but years ago the haunted bunk bed segment scared the living beejesus out of me. Especially when the relative was staying the night and he woke up and just sat up and screamed. Scared the hell out of me.

[MBW0529]

One where a kid kept seeing something in his room at night that would scare him, he was then at his Aunt or Grandmother's house and pointed to a painting where Satan was being stomped at the bottom of a pile of people and said that was who he saw in his room...I would not want that painting in my house. The blind river killer's face of course...he always reminded me of Doc from Back to the Future except about 1,000 times scarier. Only other one that stands out to me is the re-enactment which was shown probably 2-3 times in the segment of a woman walking down a flight of stairs at night and as soon as the door slams behind her as she walks outside she'd wake up.

[ernmerica]

The segment on Don Henry & Kevin Ives, the boys that were laid on train tracks to die by someone always bothered me. The interview with the train conductor was one of UM's shining moments, of course it was morbid, but the expression of his face, that guy will never be the same after running over two children. I REALLY wish this was solved, the random Army dressed guy in the forest HAS to be responsible for this, I always thought this was one of the scariest of UM. The shot of them in pitch darkness walking around with only a flashlight was terrifying since you knew there was some lunatic in that same area. Makes me shiver. It also bothered me that local police blamed it on cannabis. I am an almost daily cannabis user and have known dozens and dozens of users over the years, and that is utter BS that they got really high and laid down on the tracks. I know they changed the ruling eventually, but the fact the parents even had to fight that is ridiculous. MAYBE just MAYBE if they were on acid or something I could see that, but let's face it, the lunatic in the woods was responsible, one hundred percent.

[unslvd mr e]

That's ironic that you mentioned the train track boys episode. My brother just mailed me his bizarre murders dvd yesterday and I was finally able to watch that episode on tv/DVD for once. Yeah seeing those two teenage boys with the flashlight in the complete dark is scary enough, but the fact that there was a killer in the area made it even more scarier, like you said.

I also think the guy dressed in army fatigues was the killer. It was scary seeing him walk alone at night. But he probably had a weapon or gun so he wasn't scared at night. Either way i would be scared to walk alone at night out in the forest area. There is always something scary about walking on railroad tracks at night, along with these when your a kid especially:

-going down in the basement alone
-camping in the middle of nowhere with a tent or camper
-having car trouble, stranded in the middle of nowhere
-semi trucks on the road or at truckstops at night, scary window in front with complete darkness


The segment on Don Henry & Kevin Ives, the boys that were laid on train tracks to die by someone always bothered me. The interview with the train conductor was one of UM's shining moments, of course it was morbid, but the expression of his face, that guy will never be the same after running over two children. I REALLY wish this was solved, the random Army dressed guy in the forest HAS to be responsible for this, I always thought this was one of the scariest of UM. The shot of them in pitch darkness walking around with only a flashlight was terrifying since you knew there was some lunatic in that same area. Makes me shiver. It also bothered me that local police blamed it on cannabis. I am an almost daily cannabis user and have known dozens and dozens of users over the years, and that is utter BS that they got really high and laid down on the tracks. I know they changed the ruling eventually, but the fact the parents even had to fight that is ridiculous. MAYBE just MAYBE if they were on acid or something I could see that, but let's face it, the lunatic in the woods was responsible, one hundred percent.

[unslvd mr e]

I always felt connected with the bunk bed episode since it took place in wisconsin and i am from wisconsin. like you said: when the relative was staying the night and woke up, sat up, and screamed very loud - that was creepy as heck, especially when i was young when seeing it for the very first time.

i think i saw this bunkbed episode on another show such as "a haunting" or something. did you ever see this episode but on another show? i would like to see that again. i sometimes like it when one scary episode from unsolved mysteries or forensic files is repeated again on an entirely new show, which can show a different perspective/view on the story.



Everyone makes fun of it now, but years ago the haunted bunk bed segment scared the living beejesus out of me. Especially when the relative was staying the night and he woke up and just sat up and screamed. Scared the hell out of me.

[ernmerica]

The cop that saw the army guy said he was shooting at him

[Thiussat]

The segment on Don Henry & Kevin Ives, the boys that were laid on train tracks to die by someone always bothered me. The interview with the train conductor was one of UM's shining moments, of course it was morbid, but the expression of his face, that guy will never be the same after running over two children. I REALLY wish this was solved, the random Army dressed guy in the forest HAS to be responsible for this, I always thought this was one of the scariest of UM. The shot of them in pitch darkness walking around with only a flashlight was terrifying since you knew there was some lunatic in that same area. Makes me shiver. It also bothered me that local police blamed it on cannabis. I am an almost daily cannabis user and have known dozens and dozens of users over the years, and that is utter BS that they got really high and laid down on the tracks. I know they changed the ruling eventually, but the fact the parents even had to fight that is ridiculous. MAYBE just MAYBE if they were on acid or something I could see that, but let's face it, the lunatic in the woods was responsible, one hundred percent.

I have always had a theory about that case. Since we know the boys did have marijuana in their system, I think it's possible they walked upon a cannabis farm or an area where someone was growing a few plants. Perhaps they were taking it for their own "stash." Again, we know they smoked pot, so this seems plausible, imo.

I knew a kid when I was a teenager who was almost killed for this very thing -- he tried to steal weed from a guy growing it, and the guy came out with a shotgun and began firing at him. This type of thing does happen.

The guy walking around at night with a gun and fatigues would be a prime suspect for someone conducting an illicit marijuana growing operation.

It's also possible they just innocently walked upon someone tending to their "farm" or perhaps walked up on a drug transaction. However, I have a hard time believing this was Mena related; big time drug runners don't care about a couple of kids. Moreover, it doesn't seem to me that the train (if it were carrying drugs) would make a stop where the boys were found. I just find the Mena thing implausible. I mean what would Mena be doing out there? What would the train tracks have to do with anything?

[TheCars1986]

The cop that saw the army guy said he was shooting at him

Creepy avatar, ernmerica!

Army fatigue guy walking down that desolate road at night was another highlight in UM making their segments extra creepy.

[MBW0529]

That's ironic that you mentioned the train track boys episode. My brother just mailed me his bizarre murders dvd yesterday and I was finally able to watch that episode on tv/DVD for once. Yeah seeing those two teenage boys with the flashlight in the complete dark is scary enough, but the fact that there was a killer in the area made it even more scarier, like you said.

I also think the guy dressed in army fatigues was the killer. It was scary seeing him walk alone at night. But he probably had a weapon or gun so he wasn't scared at night. Either way i would be scared to walk alone at night out in the forest area. There is always something scary about walking on railroad tracks at night, along with these when your a kid especially:

-going down in the basement alone
-camping in the middle of nowhere with a tent or camper
-having car trouble, stranded in the middle of nowhere
-semi trucks on the road or at truckstops at night, scary window in front with complete darkness


My guess is that it was a homicide for sure though some people question it, there was a nearly identical incident several years prior in eastern Oklahoma rather close to the Arkansas border which I know about having lived near there, I don't recall if that was brought up in the segment or not.

[SageSlowdive]

The segment on Don Henry & Kevin Ives, the boys that were laid on train tracks to die by someone always bothered me. The interview with the train conductor was one of UM's shining moments, of course it was morbid, but the expression of his face, that guy will never be the same after running over two children. I REALLY wish this was solved, the random Army dressed guy in the forest HAS to be responsible for this, I always thought this was one of the scariest of UM. The shot of them in pitch darkness walking around with only a flashlight was terrifying since you knew there was some lunatic in that same area. Makes me shiver. It also bothered me that local police blamed it on cannabis. I am an almost daily cannabis user and have known dozens and dozens of users over the years, and that is utter BS that they got really high and laid down on the tracks. I know they changed the ruling eventually, but the fact the parents even had to fight that is ridiculous. MAYBE just MAYBE if they were on acid or something I could see that, but let's face it, the lunatic in the woods was responsible, one hundred percent.

The fatigue guy story sounds so fake, but I won't discount the testimony of a police officer.

[DetailsTellAll]

One of the scariest UM moments for me was the case of Patsy Wright, who was poisoned by someone with Strychnine in her cough medicine, because they knew she had a cold at the time. It's scary because of the known symptoms of Strychnine.

This is taken from the wikipedia page on Strychnine poisoning:
"Ten to twenty minutes after exposure, the body's muscles begin to spasm, starting with the head and neck in the form of trismus and risus sardonicus. The spasms then spread to every muscle in the body, with nearly continuous convulsions, and get worse at the slightest stimulus. The convulsions progress, increasing in intensity and frequency until the backbone arches continually. Convulsions lead to lactic acidosis, hyperthermia and rhabdomyolysis. These are followed by postictal depression. Death comes from asphyxiation caused by paralysis of the neural pathways that control breathing, or by exhaustion from the convulsions. The subject dies within 2–3 hours after exposure."

That's a terrible way to die. I can't remember if they ever caught who did it.

[rubber4532]

"Judith Himes is alive and lives in Omaha..." Imagine an ACTUAL RECORDING of that!!!!

[UMFaninMD]

The re-enactment of what possibly happened to Doreen Picard and Susan Laferte. The entire case is creepy and the music they play throughout the segment is downright terrifying.

The threatening phone calls from "La Font." I watched this story alone at night and I couldn't sleep!

Angela Hammond's abduction

The entire Cindy James case

The fire in the Tallman garage

The ghost that suddenly walks by in the hallway behind the old lady (the one where the elderly couple had to move because of a poltergeist)

"I LOVE YOU CINDY BY GW"

The voice they used for the Circleville writer

The Son of Sam composites, the composite of "Sam" from Beverly McGowan and the composite of the man who may have killed Megan Curl. He looks like Weird Al's evil twin.

The Woodside arson case. I think that creeped everyone out when they first saw it. One girl said it doesn't scare her anymore because the arsonist sounds like Adam Sandler. :lol:

The letter written by Nyleen Kay Marshall's captor---if you look at it closely, it says that he gives her a teaspoon of his semen. Now that's truly disturbing.

Mary Morris going into the office and finding her pictures turned upside down. The whole case is horrifying.

The Ohio prostitute victim drawings

The New Hampshire serial killer, especially when the profiler goes into the woods, and Jane's attack

The first part of the Dennis DePue case, which inspired the first scenes of Jeepers Creepers

The shot of Resurrection Mary where she is glowing and has no face

The Entity---those bangs would have had me running out the first night

Dorothy Donovan---that happened in Harrington, Delaware, which is not too far from where one of my cousins live. The sight of the killer crossing the front yard made me jump.

I know there's tons more, but these are the ones that stand out.

[broommy]

The ones that scare me the most are the ghosts. The myrtles plantation and resurrection Mary freaked me out. There was another one that freaked me out. I need to try to find it. It was about a house that was broken into in the daylight. The girl was tied up. They did not kill her. I don't remember that much else, but that one freaked me out.

[Koala]

The re-enactment of what possibly happened to Doreen Picard and Susan Laferte. The entire case is creepy and the music they play throughout the segment is downright terrifying.

The threatening phone calls from "La Font." I watched this story alone at night and I couldn't sleep!

Angela Hammond's abduction

The entire Cindy James case

The fire in the Tallman garage

The ghost that suddenly walks by in the hallway behind the old lady (the one where the elderly couple had to move because of a poltergeist)

"I LOVE YOU CINDY BY GW"

The voice they used for the Circleville writer

The Son of Sam composites, the composite of "Sam" from Beverly McGowan and the composite of the man who may have killed Megan Curl. He looks like Weird Al's evil twin.

The Woodside arson case. I think that creeped everyone out when they first saw it. One girl said it doesn't scare her anymore because the arsonist sounds like Adam Sandler. :lol:

The letter written by Nyleen Kay Marshall's captor---if you look at it closely, it says that he gives her a teaspoon of his semen. Now that's truly disturbing.

Mary Morris going into the office and finding her pictures turned upside down. The whole case is horrifying.

The Ohio prostitute victim drawings

The New Hampshire serial killer, especially when the profiler goes into the woods, and Jane's attack

The first part of the Dennis DePue case, which inspired the first scenes of Jeepers Creepers

The shot of Resurrection Mary where she is glowing and has no face

The Entity---those bangs would have had me running out the first night

Dorothy Donovan---that happened in Harrington, Delaware, which is not too far from where one of my cousins live. The sight of the killer crossing the front yard made me jump.

I know there's tons more, but these are the ones that stand out.

Mary Morris going into the office and finding her pictures turned upside down. The whole case is horrifying.

Sad part is that is absolutely true and confirmed by many.

[ayshren]

I couldnt read all the replies because its late, and Im sitting here alone..didnt wanna pee my pants! LOL

One of the scariest things I remember from UM is a haunting episode, I believe it was in a hotel. Down in the kitchen one of the employees thinks he sees a little boy sitting on the counter and when he goes to tell him he cant be in there, the little boy turns around and his face is all messed up.

OMG!! I seriously have chills now..leaving this post..lol

[RadiantEmma11]

Sarah Beard-Wadada was one of the most frightening UM Villains ever portrayed.

Sarah Powell- I know a popular theory is that this was made up but the UM reenactment terrified me.

Edward Harold Bell- The whole segment terrified me. Especially the part when he shot poor Larry in front of his mother. I also got so scared when Edward was seen in the mirror of the upstairs washroom of the unnamed witness who identified Bell in the paper. lol that woman did a great job of overacting:D

[MyDenverMint]

Sarah Powell- I know a popular theory is that this was made up but the UM reenactment terrified me.


Me too, I saw it when I was younger and I was scared to stay home alone for awhile haha.

[TripleG]

My Top Ten

10) The Cindy James Case = The fact that this has two possibilities is just frightening. Either she was tortured and murdered by an unknown attacker, or she had some severe psychological disorder that led to her killing herself in spectacular fashion. I've even considered the possibility that both are at least partially true. Its pretty remarkable and scary to think about, which ever side is true.

9) The Social Security Murders = Julius Patterson & Paulette Hite are the worst kind of people and how he only got 20 years & her a mere 6 is beyond my comprehension. This one was scary because of how cruel & heartless the crime was. These two people care for a blind, deaf, & mute woman (Julius' sister) and an elderly man with Alzeimer's Disease. What do they do? Murder them so they can gain the social security benefits. That's about as heartless & cowardly as it gets. And it seemed exceptionally cruel to bury his sister in concrete right in the house they were living in. What I never understood though is why did Julius call the police and let them know what he did? I mean they NEVER would have found out about what he did if he didn't call them.

8) The Mystery of Sleepwalking = The only one on my list that doesn't involve the possibility of a crime. What always scared me about this is the woman "sleepwalking" by running around the house screaming and running into walls. If you want to terrify me to the point of a heart attack, start running into my room screaming bloody murder while I was in a deep sleep. Jesus!

7) The Black Truck = This easily gets my vote for one of the most senseless crimes ever committed on the show. No matter how sick or depraved the crimes got, at least I knew what the motives were. Investigators on the show even said that a majority of crimes boil down to "sex, money, or drugs". Well WHAT THE HELL WAS THE POINT OF THIS?!?!?! A woman is just driving along, minding her own business. She comes across a guy in a Black Truck that is messing around on the road, he stops, blocking her, gets out of his car and shoots her. No reason! He didn't try to kidnap, rob, or rape her. He just decided to pull out the pistol and open fire. If I had to venture a guess, he was probably drunk & had road rage over SOMETHING and took it out on her. God only knows quite honestly. And of course, he had to be driving a black truck, only adding to the scary nature of the suspect. Unsolved Mysteries did a very good job of reinforcing that you are never truly safe. Doesn't where you are or what time of day it is, you could become a victim of a lunatic that could look as evil as sin or as normal as Corn Flakes. Well this story captured that perfectly. Fortunately the woman survived the shooting but given the complete randomness of this act, no suspect has ever been identified.

6) Richard's Rampage = Seeing this as a young child, it actually frightened me that I would become this guy. I would get so attached to a girl that if the relationship ended, I'd freak out and try to murder her & her whole family with a knife. Fortunately, I turned out just fine and found healthy ways to deal with a break up. Unfortunately, this case actually happened and I can't imagine something like that taking place. It really does feel like something out of a slasher movie. The Larry George case is very similar as he basically goes on a rampage, killing the next door neighbors just to get to his Ex-wife, but the Richard's Rampage reenactment was more terrifying.

5) The Delaware Hitchhiker = Poor guy picks up a Hitchhiker, who then tries to steal his truck at knife point. He gets away only to return home, find that hitchhiker stalking around his neighborhood, and finds out his mother has been stabbed to death. What made this scary is that the suspect was about as non-threatening as you can look (He looked like Steve Urkel). So for somebody that looks that silly to be that dangerous...you really can't trust what you see. And the man's story was so filled with coincidences & unbelievability, I could see why the cops didn't believe him at first. But hell, it turned out he was telling the 100% honest to God's truth. So the lesson learned here, never pick up a hitchhiker, no matter how silly their glasses look.

4) The Arsonist Tape = I first saw this one at age 7 and even then I thought "its probably just a kid messing around". The scary part...THIS IS HIS IDEA OF MESSING AROUND!!!! Burning a House down, videotaping it, and sounding like he's doing an impression of the Heath Ledger Joker a full 20 years before The Dark Knight came out. The tape is scary as all hell and its made even more stunning by the fact that its real. Real fire. Real House. Real narration from the arsonist. Its disturbing to say the least. Like I said, I could tell that it was a kid messing around (at one point he even says "Ancient Spirits of Evil" which told me right then and there that he watched Thundercats) and my hope was that it was just a bad joke and the kid just happened to stumble onto the fire and thought this would be funny. Turns out...NOPE!!! Kid actually did it, which speaks volumes for how sick he was at the time. Hopefully he's gotten better since then.

3) Texas Most Wanted = How F'd up is Edward Bell? What possesses a man to do what he did? Its like he just woke up that day, and he just decided to walk around naked infront of a bunch of kids and he was going to shoot anybody that tried to stop him. And shoot he did as he murdered a man INFRONT OF HIS OWN MOTHER!!! That was one of the most horrifying things I have ever seen on UM. And keep in mind, this was in broad daylight in what looked like a very peaceful neighborhood. Again, if UM taught me anything, it is that you are never truly safe and you can be the victim of a terrible crime any place & anywhere.

2) New Hampshire Serial Killer = This one stands out for this one scene in the reenactment: The killer tries to take a pregnant woman as his victim. He tries to force her into his truck, she fights him, so he stabs her repeatedly and leaves her for dead. As horrifying as that is, the worst part comes later. The woman survives, and while bleeding, she gets in her car, and immediately rushes to her nearest friend's house for help. While speeding along & obviously in a state panic, she speeds up RIGHT BEHIND HER ATTACKER'S CAR!!!! Holy Moly that is terrifying! As far as reenactments go, this might be the most well produced one in UM history. I'll certainly never forget it.

1) The Blind River Killer = That guy in the reenactment was like The Boogeyman to me as a young kid. Seriously, I couldn't sleep at night for like a week after seeing it for the first time. This one being scary is entirely about the killer in the segment. Some guy just barges into an RV in the middle of the night, announces that he is going to rob & kill an old couple and then shoots the wife, and claims another victim as he's trying to escape. The husband even said in the segment that there was no reason to do what he did. It wasn't a robbery gone wrong, & they cooperated. He just decided it was time to kill & he did it. There are two images that stick out to me the most. The first is the killer pointing one of his guns at his second victim. It looks like something out of a movie, made only more terrifying by the fact that it actually happened. The second image is the composite picture of the killer. I dare anybody not to get nightmares after looking at it with that music playing.

[Babydollz24]

Ok, I couldn't sleep so I read all 23 pages of this and now, i know I'm not gonna get to sleep. what makes it worse is that my daughter and i are temporarily staying with my parents while my fiance' settles everything with our move, and we are in the basement sleeping...alone. My parents basement is creepy...its got this wall that is made from big stones...ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

[WishfulDreamer]

The ghost one where the kid runs outside and looks back at the house, only to see an old man looking back at him through the window scared me a lot as a kid.

The home invasion ones are really freaky! Can you imagine coming home/waking up to ski mask-wearing fiends ransacking your house and threatening you?

[Jason K]

The ghost one where the kid runs outside and looks back at the house, only to see an old man looking back at him through the window scared me a lot as a kid.

Do you know what episode this is? Don't recall this. Not big on the ghost segments, but this sounds like something worth seeing.

[WishfulDreamer]

Do you know what episode this is? Don't recall this. Not big on the ghost segments, but this sounds like something worth seeing.

It's the Nevada Haunted house segment, which I just watched again tonight for the first time in a while. It's the same one where the family develops photos with a mysterious figure, a man goes under hypnosis to see figures, and a child levitates in bed. I can search around in the episode guide or do a search in the forum to try to find an airdate for you.

[RobinW]

Do you know what episode this is? Don't recall this. Not big on the ghost segments, but this sounds like something worth seeing.

In spite of being one of the better ghost segments on UM, for whatever reason, this one wasn't included on their Ghosts DVD set. If you type "Haunted Nevada House" into the forbidden video site, you'll be able to watch it.

[Fukiyama]

I think this was a UM segment. It's not the scariest I've ever seen, but it's definitely up there...

Some guys were outside an apartment hanging out when they noticed a girl across the way at a local car wash. A car pulled up with a group of men. The men jumped out and grabbed the girl and pushed her into their car. One of the men also got into the girl's car and both vehicles drove away.

The UM story said that there were no missing persons reports and the guys at the apartment had no idea who the girl was, so she just completely vanished.

Does anyone else remember that one?

[WishfulDreamer]

I think this was a UM segment. It's not the scariest I've ever seen, but it's definitely up there...

Some guys were outside an apartment hanging out when they noticed a girl across the way at a local car wash. A car pulled up with a group of men. The men jumped out and grabbed the girl and pushed her into their car. One of the men also got into the girl's car and both vehicles drove away.

The UM story said that there were no missing persons reports and the guys at the apartment had no idea who the girl was, so she just completely vanished.

Does anyone else remember that one?

That's the Colleen Reed segment. Unfortunately, she was sexually assaulted and murdered by the two men. They were, however, captured. One of them was Kenneth McDuff who was executed in 1998 (I believe for other murders as well). He had been out on parole when he committed this crime, and our legal system decided that despite other prior murders it would be ok for him to walk the streets. :rolleyes: ) I forget the name of the other man, but I'm pretty sure he got a hefty sentence.

[Jason K]

In spite of being one of the better ghost segments on UM, for whatever reason, this one wasn't included on their Ghosts DVD set. If you type "Haunted Nevada House" into the forbidden video site, you'll be able to watch it.

Ah, yes, I have seen this one.

For me, nothing has disturbed me more than the visual of Richard from Richard's Rampage doing a crabwalk up the stairs with a knife, about to stab the little boy.

[Charlie99909]

Another creepy moment is in the Hiedi Wyrick case. The dark figure that manifests itself in the hallway. Then all the physical attacks start. That's some scary sh*t right there.

[CowboyStudTied]

AAAAHHHH!!!

I'm going to double check all the locks on my doors now.



:2help :yousuck: :argue: :smash: :eek2: I hate you now >_<... runs and locks all the doors, windows and blacks the chimney just in case theres a evil santa roaming around 0_o:eek: :eek: :eek:

[WishfulDreamer]

Just the DESCRIPTION of the Two Marys 911 call.

The guy who kidnapped his sister-in-law. It was pretty obvious that he was intending sexual assault or something. It's disturbing that you could think you know someone and be so close to them and then have them betray you. I'm sure his wife has a lot of emotional baggage even thirty some years later.

Any case where innocent people are chased by criminals whether on foot or in a car. FREAKY! To name a few "Debbie", "Lori", the Keen case, ATV murders, Oberholtzer/ Schnee case, and to a lesser extent the Shafaa Salem case (brief car chase).


And Bigfoot. :)

[TheCars1986]

One that has always stuck out in my mind was the guy in military gear who was walking alone a dark deserted road in the "Boys on the Tracks" segment in Arkansas. When he turned and fired at the police officer that scared the hell out of me. And the creepy music playing didn't help matters much.

[James1990]

Off the top of my head:
- Tallman's Ghost (the first UM episode I watched).
- The arsonist tape.

[WishfulDreamer]

"Oh, yeah. I know where you live. I'm coming over. NOW."

[Apostapler]

"Oh, yeah. I know where you live. I'm coming over. NOW."

Su Taraskewicz, right?

[WishfulDreamer]

Su Taraskewicz, right?

Debbie Wolfe, actually. The younger hospital volunteer who kept saying, "I want to go out!"

[Apostapler]

Debbie Wolfe, actually. The younger hospital volunteer who kept saying, "I want to go out!"

D'OH! You're right. :)

[WishfulDreamer]

The creepy phone booth in the dark in the middle of NOWHERE in the Nyleen Kay Marshall segment. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Steve W.]

the first time that someone is introduced to the ATM photo from the Matthew Chase case

[CowboyStudTied]

"Oh, yeah. I know where you live. I'm coming over. NOW."


which one is that?

[WishfulDreamer]

which one is that?

Debbie Wolfe case, the woman who was found in a barrel in the lake right next to her cabin. She was a nurse and apparently had two hospital volunteer admirers. The younger man of the two said the quote to her over the phone after she tried to say he didn't know where she lived, and persistently demanded that she go on a date with him.

[Zlatko]

In the Jennifer Lueth & Diane Shawcroft case, it was very creepy that their pictures were stolen from their grave sites. The police were keeping an eye on the isolated site, yet the pictures were still stolen. It's eerie to think the murderer possibly took the pictures as a sick momento.

[1990 UM fan]

Here are my picks:

Steamer trunk corpse - later identified as Jasper Watkins, the computer-enchanced photo and the photo of his corpse on the coroner's table scared the living hell out of me. I couldn't sleep for a long time.

Dana Satterfield - when "Shirley" ran right into the killer in front of the liquor store had my heart racing.

the 2 Mary Morris murders - the whole thought that a hitman murdered both sent chills through me

Blind River rest stop murders - when he shot Jackie McAllister and Brian Majors. The eerie music through the whole episode was creepy too.

ATV murders - just watching the episode unfold freaked me out and the music towards the end is scary.

Grocery store robbers - jumping out of nowhere and holding the clerks at gunpoint. Whole case gives me the willies.

can't think of anything more at the moment but I'll come up with some.

[Oooga Chucka]

The NH serial killer - "you hurt my girlfriend real bad." Just seeing insanity play out is pretty terrifying.

The jogger seeing the kid at the end of the Chaim Weiss segment.

Composites of the NC hit and run driver, Dorothy Donovan's killer, and the guy who shot "Carol."

[SitcomsAreTheWay]

Definitely the Angela Hammond case (combined with the cases of Trudy Darby and Cheryl Ann Kinney).

Add the Ethel Kidd case to the list as well.

[SitcomsAreTheWay]

Debbie Wolfe case, the woman who was found in a barrel in the lake right next to her cabin. She was a nurse and apparently had two hospital volunteer admirers. The younger man of the two said the quote to her over the phone after she tried to say he didn't know where she lived, and persistently demanded that she go on a date with him.


I don't remember seeing this case, but the details in which you've provided is giving me the heebie-jeebies. "I want to go out!" Talk about someone being off their rocker, he is definitely an example of that.

[MegtheEgg86]

The surveillance footage played at the end of the "pizza bandits" alert, especially combined with the music that was played. It was like it was filmed with one of those ATM cameras that takes a picture every ten seconds or so and so the images were really jerky and creepy. It was obvious that what was going on was chaotic and frightening.

[WishfulDreamer]

I know I've mentioned the "duh duh!" music, but it's so ridiculously scary to me that even when they showed cheesy pictures of the "shorts robber" and "medusa bandit" I got nervous just because of the tune!

[Clytemnestra]

There were so many scary moments in UM for me.

Chaim Weiss segment - When the person opens the door in the middle of the night and closes it

The Beverly McGowan segment - the cross-dresser really frightened me.

Matthew Chase - the face of the man lurking in the shadows when MC is at the ATM, SO creepy!!!!

Philipp Innes Fraiser - The whole episode just gave me the heebie-jeebies

Angela Hammond - The transient-looking abductor and his run-down car used to scare me.

Molly Bish - when the mom sees that creepy guy just sitting in his car and smoking a cigarette


There are just so many scary moments, I used to get nightmares from this show as a kid.....but I still loved to watch it anyways! lol.

[WishfulDreamer]

Music when showing the pictures of the Swedish Hitchhikers after their bodies were found and they were spoken of last being seen hitchhiking down south to catch their flight, then their stuff being found the day of.

[WishfulDreamer]

Lil Miss case- the music, the brutality, and the eyewitness accounts all conflicting.

RS saying that Dorothy Donovan's killer was probably high on crack cocaine.

I-70 killer, because there was no good reason and the guy couldn't be talked out of killing you if you were a woman. That man was SO lucky to talk him out of it.

The killer who kept telling women they had car problems to get them to pull over and offer them rides. It was fine when he dropped some of them off, but when he attacked that one woman late at night, I got serious chills! And the fact that they don't tell you how he killed his victim makes it even scarier.

Utterback case when he pulls up and starts shooting scared the beejeezus out of me, it was so unexpected. I thought he was just going to yell at her.

[1990 UM fan]

the New Orleans serial killer case. They started the episode with the cheery Mardi Gras music, then BOOM!, a dead body. :eek:

[Corkys-Place]

the New Orleans serial killer case. They started the episode with the cheery Mardi Gras music, then BOOM!, a dead body. :eek:


I totally agree with you here 1990 UM. The Music, the sketch of one of the Victims, THAT composite!! Was this creep ever brought to justice?

[WishfulDreamer]

I totally agree with you here 1990 UM. The Music, the sketch of one of the Victims, THAT composite!! Was this creep ever brought to justice?
I don't believe so, which is really unfortunate. Serial Killers never stop so hopefully he's dead or already incarcerated for another crime.

[Shamsky329]

One case I always found kind of freaky was about an elder gentleman, he worked the midnight shift in a factory, and when he was eating in the cafeteria he heard someone knock on the door and he went to answer it. And the last evidence of him being seen was on the security cameras. But there was possibly a twist to the whole thing, they wondered whether he was kidnapped or if he was in on the plan of the factory being robbed. I've been trying to find this case again to watch, but I can't remember his name. Could someone, if any, help me out with this and maybe know which case I'm talking about. I really found this particular case interesting with a someone what eery presence to it, so if anyone could help me with what case it was, I would greatly appreciate it.

[TracyLynnS]

One case I always found kind of freaky was about an elder gentleman, he worked the midnight shift in a factory, and when he was eating in the cafeteria he heard someone knock on the door and he went to answer it. And the last evidence of him being seen was on the security cameras. But there was possibly a twist to the whole thing, they wondered whether he was kidnapped or if he was in on the plan of the factory being robbed. I've been trying to find this case again to watch, but I can't remember his name. Could someone, if any, help me out with this and maybe know which case I'm talking about. I really found this particular case interesting with a someone what eery presence to it, so if anyone could help me with what case it was, I would greatly appreciate it.

I believe that's DALE KERSTETTER. He worked in a corning glass factory. My opinion is that he was a victim.

Here's a long thread here with a lot of info. Mr. Kerstetter's daughter and former son in law also posted here: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=181799&highlight=kerstetter

[Shamsky329]

Thank you so much! I greatly appreciate it! And thanks for the link to the other thread where his daughter and son-in-law posted!

[TracyLynnS]

Thank you so much! I greatly appreciate it! And thanks for the link to the other thread where his daughter and son-in-law posted!

You're welcome. :)

[TheCafeDisco]

Angelea Hammond's case always scared me and I still think about it from time to time. I can hear that scream in my brain.

Also the ghost of Samuel scared the heck out of me when I was a kid. it was probably an image from the tv but it still looked so freaky!

[baloony]

What are some of the freakiest stories from this show? Im kinda nervous to hear your replies, cause this show freaks me out sometimes. Yet, I don't know why, cause I've seen every horror movie possible. You should see my collection.

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The Facts of Life are all about You!

From the Dewayne McCorkandale case where the crazies on the CB said "we'll drive anyway we want to".

[TheCafeDisco]

One episode that scared the heck out of me was the ghost mansion/hotel with the woman's face in the mirror :eek:. I think the ghosts name was Julia? There was something about her losing a child and her black hair turning white before her own death, which for whatever reason scared me to no end. I can't figure out the name of this episode thus can't view it on youtube. Any ideas?

[WishfulDreamer]

One episode that scared the heck out of me was the ghost mansion/hotel with the woman's face in the mirror :eek:. I think the ghosts name was Julia? There was something about her losing a child and her black hair turning white before her own death, which for whatever reason scared me to no end. I can't figure out the name of this episode thus can't view it on youtube. Any ideas?
I only remember that it was in New Mexico. Online it says the hotel was the La Posada. Hope that helps!

[TheCafeDisco]

I only remember that it was in New Mexico. Online it says the hotel was the La Posada. Hope that helps!
thanks wishfuldreamer! I will try to find it!

[baloony]

Those phone calls to the Captain at the Coral Gables Police Department. "Judy Himes is alive and she lives in Omaha". Chilling!

[CowboyStudTied]

Lil Miss case- the music, the brutality, and the eyewitness accounts all conflicting.

RS saying that Dorothy Donovan's killer was probably high on crack cocaine.

I-70 killer, because there was no good reason and the guy couldn't be talked out of killing you if you were a woman. That man was SO lucky to talk him out of it.

The killer who kept telling women they had car problems to get them to pull over and offer them rides. It was fine when he dropped some of them off, but when he attacked that one woman late at night, I got serious chills! And the fact that they don't tell you how he killed his victim makes it even scarier.

Utterback case when he pulls up and starts shooting scared the beejeezus out of me, it was so unexpected. I thought he was just going to yell at her.

what case was the second segment you told about....

[Steve W.]

what case was the second segment you told about....

Here you go: http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Dorothy_Donovan

[WishfulDreamer]

Gregory Barker standing on Hilda Roche's stoop and obviously planning to come in and rape/murder her. Very chilling reenactment.

The Ed Baker segment with the pickup truck speeding away from the fire.

Reggie DiPalma creeping on young girls and her getting out of the shower and going into the bedroom then the door shutting behind them.

[TheCars1986]

The shot of Dwayne McCorkendale being shot (and the background music) has always been unsettling to me.

[sdb4884]

Gregory Barker standing on Hilda Roche's stoop and obviously planning to come in and rape/murder her. Very chilling reenactment.

The Ed Baker segment with the pickup truck speeding away from the fire.

Reggie DiPalma creeping on young girls and her getting out of the shower and going into the bedroom then the door shutting behind them.

Yeah and Gregory Barker's mugshots too they always give me the chills.

Patrcia Meehan looking down at that lady she was involved in the car accident with is another that is creepy.

[TheCafeDisco]

Patrcia Meehan looking down at that lady she was involved in the car accident with is another that is creepy.[/QUOTE]

Agreed. i just rewatched this segment. The music and Patricia just standing there in the field is freaky. One of the scariest episodes in my opinion.

[WishfulDreamer]

I don't watch the pre-Stack specials often but the reenactment of the guy attacking Kyra Cook in broad daylight is horrifying. Probably because of the actor and the look on his face.

[ms_bates]

Devin Williams driving his semi-truck through the woods always creeped me out.

The Rebecca Young segment where "Antonio" is hiding in the sugar cane field as he witnesses her murder, oh, it sends chills up my spine to even think about it.


The scene in the Philip Fraiser segment, after the hitchhiker gets into his car and they drive off down the lonely highway. Eeeeep!

The image of Matthew Chase's abductor standing next to him at the ATM.

UM scared the absolute crap out of me as a kid, and those feelings have lasted into adulthood as well!

[UMFaninMD]

I watched the EAR/ONS segment on the forbidden site last night. Any report on him is scary because of his actions and UM's was no exception.

I also watched the Seattle arsonist segment a few months ago and that was extremely eerie as well.

Then there's the composite sketch of the guy who might have run those four black men off the road before Christmas---that's definitely bound to give you nightmares.

[WishfulDreamer]

You guys are going to laugh at me, but there's one where a bank manager sees a robber through a glass door that kind of made me jump because the robber looked into the camera. :D

[TheCars1986]

IIRC, there was a scene in the Robert Arcieri segment where a woman walked around her kitchen counter and was startled by assailants wearing masks...that made me jump the first time I saw it!

[WishfulDreamer]

IIRC, there was a scene in the Robert Arcieri segment where a woman walked around her kitchen counter and was startled by assailants wearing masks...that made me jump the first time I saw it!
Is that the one where the attack is all slow-motion and she's crying and trying to leave? That scared me a lot as a kid!

[ms_bates]

Just watched the Loretta Meyers segment. That scene where the officer finds the car in a wooded area, covered with branches and seemingly abandoned, only to have the car turn on and speed away... man did that freak me the hell out when I was a kid!

[baloony]

The music all throughout the entire Doreen Picard/Susan Laferte segment was eerie, to say the least.

The composite computer image of the blind river killer along with the eerie music. When I first watched that segment years ago on NBC, I was convinced that the blind river killer was coming after me. When I would close my eyes to go to sleep, I didn't see the actor that portrayed the killer in the segment, I saw the face on that composite computer image!

The composite drawing of the suspect in the North Carolina hit and run segment sends chills up my spine. I saw a Monte Carlo gong down the freeway the other day and I was so nervous, I almost got off the interstate and took the scenic route to my destination!

That picture of Eugene Kvet, (the boy killed in a very similar manner to Kurt Sova) is downright haunting.