Hey guys. I noticed someone who posts here uses the name "Todd Mueller" which, some of you may recall, is also the name of a fugitve profiled on UM. It got me thinking, I don't remember ever seeing an update, though I'm sure they must have caught the guy by now. For those who don't remember, Todd Mueller was the slick insurance con-man who operated in Hawaii. He was captured but complained of stomach pains and was taken to the prison hospital where (although he was handcuffed by his foot to the bed) he managed to escape. His story first aired Jan. 29, 1992. Anyone have an update?

He was caught. I don't know the specifics, but there was an update the last time I saw the segment.

What's interesting about Todd Mueller is that the actor who played him in the recreation was Todd O. Russell, who was a production assistant on the show. In later years, he was in charge of shooting Robert Stack's segments.

See? There's stuff you can learn watching the credits of shows 500 times. :lol:

He was caught. I don't know the specifics, but there was an update the last time I saw the segment.

What's interesting about Todd Mueller is that the actor who played him in the recreation was Todd O. Russell, who was a production assistant on the show. In later years, he was in charge of shooting Robert Stack's segments.

See? There's stuff you can learn watching the credits of shows 500 times. :lol:

That's pretty cool.

I wasn't sure if anyone would make the connection to my name or not! :) (I figured the hard-core viewers would, though...)

I thought that case was intriguing because Todd was so brazen and so smart, yet so careless and sloppy at the same time. I think what did it for me was the scene of him in the tuxedo with the baseball hat on. Now that's classy!

Fun fact I saw today on the Spike version of this case: I work down the block from the bank branch in Honolulu Todd Mueller visits in the reenactment. Guess it really was filmed in Hawaii.

I was watching that today too. It's so cool that they actually went to Hawaii to film the segment.

One of this guy's aliases was Pepito D'Bayan. I thought he was getting just a little bit too hoity toity with that one! lol

One of this guy's aliases was Pepito D'Bayan. I thought he was getting just a little bit too hoity toity with that one! lol

Yeah, I liked that one. :p

I finally got to watch this the other day with my mom and she hasn't laughed so hard in awhile, so I was doubly glad to finally see it. Drives me nuts when y'all make references to episodes/segments I haven't seen!

I just watched it on lifetime today. When he checked into the hotel in Chicago, and forged his cell mate papers from Hawaii to be released, and shared the hotel room with him was kind of weird lol. You had all that money, I'm sure you could've paid for a different room for your former cell mate .

Fun fact I saw today on the Spike version of this case: I work down the block from the bank branch in Honolulu Todd Mueller visits in the reenactment. Guess it really was filmed in Hawaii.
Man I love Honolulu.

Later on David Livingston AKA Todd Mueller also apparently pretended to be a British lawyer named Striggles. Good read here: http://nypost.com/2000/05/29/rikers-con-a-con-man-even-in-jail-feds-say/

Hands down my favorite fraud case. It is hilarious from start to finish. They picked the perfect actor! The showdown in the hotel hallway is something I rewind again and again when he tries to turn around and go back into the elevator. LOL

I didn't realize this until now but the actor who played Todd Mueller I'm certain also played the role of Larry Munroe, the drifter from the Don Smith case. His voice just sounded familiar to me.

You are right. When I re-watched it on Amazon I kept telling myself that this guy looked familiar.

I just watched it on lifetime today. When he checked into the hotel in Chicago, and forged his cell mate papers from Hawaii to be released, and shared the hotel room with him was kind of weird lol. You had all that money, I'm sure you could've paid for a different room for your former cell mate .

They were re-creating what they did in prison....a separate room wouldn't have worked.

I just watched it on lifetime today. When he checked into the hotel in Chicago, and forged his cell mate papers from Hawaii to be released, and shared the hotel room with him was kind of weird lol. You had all that money, I'm sure you could've paid for a different room for your former cell mate .

macbeth06,

You've done this thing several times where you quote another post but don't add any of your own thoughts to it. Do you mind me asking why you are doing that? This isn't like other social media sites. We can all see the original post and don't need you to share it for us.

I'm not trying to me mean or unkind, I'm genuinely curious because I've noticed you doing it several times.

Roy Hartsock, Mueller's prison buddy who he had paroled with forged paperwork, certainly didn't become a better person with time:

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Sep/29/br/hawaii80929087.html

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Todd_Mueller

I never knew he was also named Todd Miller and looked like this?

Not sure if it has been posted or not, but "Todd Mueller" committed suicide in prison in 2015. It's listed on the Unsolved Mysteries wiki but I can't find much else about his death online.

I didn't realize this until now but the actor who played Todd Mueller I'm certain also played the role of Larry Munroe, the drifter from the Don Smith case. His voice just sounded familiar to me.

Where can one find this segment (Don Smith?)

Where can one find this segment (Don Smith?)

Now I have to go back and look at it again to see if it was the same actor too lol. I believe season 2 was the episode of Don Smith with his daughter Brenda Walker

Now I have to go back and look at it again to see if it was the same actor too lol. I believe season 2 was the episode of Don Smith with his daughter Brenda Walker

Thank you. Do you remember the name of the segment? very hard to find on YouTube lol

Thank you. Do you remember the name of the segment? very hard to find on YouTube lol

On the Unsolved Mysteries YouTube page, Season 1 episode 20, episode that features Bushwick Bill as the headliner

Thank you so much.

Did Robert Stack ever write a book on his UM travels and experiences?!
I dont think so. Wish he did. I knew UM (aka Robert Stack) travelled to the actual locations, but I didn't know it was all or majority of the segments! Thats amazing especially going all the way to Hawaii. Love it. PS usually hollywood takes the cheap, laziest route and films nearby at a studio town. Kudos to UM for traveling to the actual locations.

I was watching that today too. It's so cool that they actually went to Hawaii to film the segment.

One of this guy's aliases was Pepito D'Bayan. I thought he was getting just a little bit too hoity toity with that one! lol