I was doing some research with the episode guide when I came across a reference to a story from the first season that I don't remember seeing:

July 26, 1989

New reports on the alleged abduction of a Mississippi millionaire and the capture of a Los Angeles man charged with art fraud. Also: repeat segments on a Georgia restaurant owner; the search for the kidnappers of a California girl; works of art stolen from museums.

Does anyone know what the stories on "the capture of a Los Angeles man charged with art fraud" and "works of art stolen from museums" are about?

The only story I can recall that had to do with art theft concerned a series of paintings of the crucifixion created by the late Ben Stahl. They were stolen from his museum in Sarasota, Florida in the late sixties I believe. I'm sure this isn't the above referenced case however, as Ben Stahl's story originally aired on 4/7/93 according to the episode guide.

Any thoughts? Kane, are you out there? :)

Thanks in advance,
Justin

I'm here, Justins5256! :)

I began watching UM in March of 1989, but I'm trying to remember the segment in question. However, I agree that it could not have been the Ben Stahl case, since that wasn't featured on the show until a few years later, and no one was ever arrested in connection with the theft of Ben Stahl's paintings.

If something comes back me, I'll let you know.

While we're on the subject of old segments on fraud, there's this one that I saw in a re-run in 1997 about a fraudulent 'new age' doctor who used slight-of-hand to con people in believing that some kind of massage cured cell diseases (or something of that ilk). He was Filipino I think, and I remember someone being interviewed saying that his mother actually died after seeing him. Do you, Kane, or anyone else remember this case? I recall at the very end when the suspect was profiled they added another bit saying that he was 'still on the run, so if you have any information....' which I thought was odd and sad at the same time.