Do you suppose, given how man of UM's fugitives, missing persons, and unexplained deaths cases also were iared on AMW(I won't even bother to begin a list), that maybe the staff from both shows may have shared notes or associated in someway? Though they really can't mention one another on the air or on their websites, it is certainly something interesting to speculate upon. I do know that in John Walsh's 2001 book "Public Enemies" he makes a reference to UM, oddly in a chapter on a case that was not shown on UM.

It also appears that many UM viewers are also AMW viewers.

I'm not sure about your original question. They most likely have their own researchers much like Unsolved Mysteries had. I have to be honest however, Segments which I have seen that have been aired on both shows were filmed alot better for Unsolved Mysteries. I just can't emphasize enough how well they shot their stories.

I don't think they had the same writers. Because as far as the most famous fugitives go, there is only so many, or they're widely known, so both shows will want to do stories on them. A little off topic, but I think UM is better than AMW hands down. Because, UM had much more types of cases, as opposed to AMW who had just 1. Also, even UM's wanted cases were much better done than AMW. You think AMW could at least be better at the only type of case they do.

Well I still a fan of AMW. there was one great segment that was done in early 98 while Ira Eimhorn was able to avoid extradition. John Walsh and the amw film crew actually travelled to France. Walsh had a confrontation with Einhorn on the streets of Bordeaux. I have never seen him that angry before.

As said earlier, amw is not trying to be objective. The reenacting is done for the purpose of moving people to take action in apprehening fugitives, to get people to be so angered by the criminal action that they will overcome any fear they have and take action. That could account for the difference in how they film stories.