This should be fun! Who is the weirdest person you've ever seen in a UM segment? This could be anyone. I'm not talking necessarily about the case/crime being weird, but the people involved and interviewed. Just so there is no confusion, I'll go first:

My first nominee: Sandra Tappan. She described her sighting of the Lake Champlain monster "Champ" in a 1992(?) segment, and sounded like a total whackjob. She did a hand gesture to illustrate how the monster's head surfaced and then spoke about how graceful it's movements were. Nothing I can type could do her interview justice, you've just got to see it for yourself. Regardless, she was not convincing at all, and sounded like she was on some good drugs during that interview.

Second: Jule Caylor, the husband of Dottie Caylor. He showed no emotion at all, and acted like his wife's disappearance was a bother, and that his life was better now that she wasn't around. "Things are pretty good" is a direct quote. Despite this, I do believe he has been wrongly accused, but his UM interview certainly didn't help his cause.

Third: Laurie Cabot - self proclaimed witch and psychic. This is a no-brainer.

Fourth: Sammy Wheeler's brother (was it Danny?) who said "I'm Michael Jordan and I play for the Chicago Bulls", among other stunning comments. :crazy:

Fifth: Countless "lost love" people whom I can't remember. Talk about some redneck reunions. Woah! :lol:

There ya go. Add to the list. I could use a good laugh right about now. :wave:

This should be fun! Who is the weirdest person you've ever seen in a UM segment? This could be anyone. I'm not talking necessarily about the case/crime being weird, but the people involved and interviewed. Just so there is no confusion, I'll go first:

My first nominee: Sandra Tappan. She described her sighting of the Lake Champlain monster "Champ" in a 1992(?) segment, and sounded like a total whackjob. She did a hand gesture to illustrate how the monster's head surfaced and then spoke about how graceful it's movements were. Nothing I can type could do her interview justice, you've just got to see it for yourself. Regardless, she was not convincing at all, and sounded like she was on some good drugs during that interview.

Second: Jule Caylor, the husband of Dottie Caylor. He showed no emotion at all, and acted like his wife's disappearance was a bother, and that his life was better now that she wasn't around. "Things are pretty good" is a direct quote. Despite this, I do believe he has been wrongly accused, but his UM interview certainly didn't help his cause.

Third: Laurie Cabot - self proclaimed witch and psychic. This is a no-brainer.

Fourth: Sammy Wheeler's brother (was it Danny?) who said "I'm Michael Jordan and I play for the Chicago Bulls", among other stunning comments. :crazy:

Fifth: Countless "lost love" people whom I can't remember. Talk about some redneck reunions. Woah! :lol:

There ya go. Add to the list. I could use a good laugh right about now. :wave:
I really hated those lost loves episodes. Maybe a few of them stand out, like when it involved elderly people, but other than that, I couldn't stand those segments.

The tall guy with long hair whose mother disappeared in Las Vegas. Can't think if his name.

Anybody?

Man there are tons Justin - You've named the big ones though - Caylor and Wheeler definatley would be on anyone's list. Um from the same segment (wheeler) is one of my favorites Bob Bean who is just as wacked out as wheeler in some respects. Mark Dennis' brother is also a bit of a weirdo or came across one of those guys who would debate you over whether the sky is blue or not - just a guy with some problems

Stuart Heaton, Nellie Maples (Johnny Lee Wilson's granny who calls him a "homeboy") - These last two probably don't count but um what about

The Dynamic Duo of: Franklin Delano Floyd and G. Daniel Walker? - Fun in the living room eh?

Later.

The tall guy with long hair whose mother disappeared in Las Vegas. Can't think if his name.

Anybody?

I think his name was Timothy McClure, but don't quote me on that.

Yes, his reaction and explanation for missing the "big" question on the lie detector test (did you kill your mother?) was wonderful.

Yeah, that's the guy thanks.

The couple that lived next door to the woman who was killed in or around LA that heard screams.

The guy had a peculiar first name of Jet if my memory is correct and they wore real over the top flashy clothes for the interview(even for the '80's).
There reason being that we DIDN'T want to get involved.

HAHAHA. My brother and I watched the Champ segment just a few days ago and he remarked that he thought Sandra Tappan was on drugs. For the record, while I do believe the Mansi sighting, the Tappan sighting is a contradiction in terms. They saw nothing.

Another weird one was the woman who could hear the humming noise in her head. She had strange skin that was red and blotchy where a beard would be (if she was a man).

Others were more memorable than weird. The grandmother of the suspect in the Oklahoma Wal-Mart triple disappearance for saying the word "bitching", Sonny Liston's wife saying "he didn't use no drugs... I know a dopehead when I see one", and the 'expert' on the spontaneous human combustion telling those who believe in it to "shut up and get a life".

Great choices Justin!! One that stands out for me besides the ones who mentioned is the "you know what I'm saying" guy. I don't know his name but this guy cracked me up.

Another weird one was the woman who could hear the humming noise in her head. She had strange skin that was red and blotchy where a beard would be (if she was a man).

No disrespect to this woman, but I thought she was VERY masculine, if you know what I mean...

Great choices Justin!! One that stands out for me besides the ones who mentioned is the "you know what I'm saying" guy. I don't know his name but this guy cracked me up.

LOL!!! I can't believe I forgot him!! I think his name was Lathan Williams. Damn, he must have said "you know what I'm saying" about 20 times! I may be mistaken, but I think someone actually counted once, and posted the results here!

That was the kid who went to Tijuana with his buddies and one of them went missing. Yeah that phrase he kept saying was both annoying and funny the more he said it.

You are thinking of a different case.

Great choices Justin!! One that stands out for me besides the ones who mentioned is the "you know what I'm saying" guy. I don't know his name but this guy cracked me up.

I tried to count the number of times he said it! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Edit: Oh, and I see I'm not the only one! :lol: :lol:

The two that stand out to me are the guy who claims he didn't kill his wife, even though his kids have hinted to the fact that he did. He was the one that put his wife in trash bags and then in the trunk I think. He might have had help cleaning up the scene from his parents. His interview was how he never left his kids by themselves or something and he said never have, never will.

The other one was the segment about the murder spree around the Kansas/Oklahoma area. They interviewed a guy who saw tennis shoe tracks. He was able to tell the size of the tennis shoes and told them in a strange southern accent.

The murder spree was actually in Texas and Arkansas, but yeah, that guy's accent was REALLY thick.

The murder spree was actually in Texas and Arkansas, but yeah, that guy's accent was REALLY thick.


I remember that one as well, but they interviewed him in the back country of Texas, not New York. ;) :lol:

Yes, I always thought that old man was cute and he talked soooo slow! :lol:

Paul Pollis...

"It's a shed!"

The guy on the Dolly The Sheep segment...

"Cloning is like a hammer. You can use it for good purposes, or you can use it for......objectionable purposes. You can use it to build a house, or you can use it ....to bash someone over the head."

This last one takes the cake. :talk: :crazy: :lol:

The guy on the Dolly The Sheep segment...

"Cloning is like a hammer. You can use it for good purposes, or you can use it for......objectionable purposes. You can use it to build a house, or you can use it ....to bash someone over the head."

This last one takes the cake. :talk: :crazy: :lol:

He had a real montone voice too. Reminded me of that old boring science teacher on the Wonder Years that was played by Ben Stein. Anyone else remember that show and the teacher?

The other one was the segment about the murder spree around the Kansas/Oklahoma area. They interviewed a guy who saw tennis shoe tracks. He was able to tell the size of the tennis shoes and told them in a strange southern accent.

I always thought it was funny that he knew the size of the tennis shoes. I can't even remember my own shoe size half the time.

I agree with the ones you guys mentioned
Also the husband of that lady who was murdered . I don't remember all the first names, I think the lady's was Susan and their last name was Harrison. Her 2 boys were also interviewed. That husband really creeped me out going on about how the wife would get drunk and abuse him and how he had nothing to do with her disappearance/murder.

The husband of that lady whose wife was murdered. I don't remember all the first names, I think the lady's was Susan and their last name was Harrison. Her 2 boys were also interviewed. That husband really creeped me out going on about how the wife would get drunk and abuse him and how he had nothing to do with her disappearance/murder.

He also said that she would use "bad words". As if he didn't use "bad words" too.

My first nominee: Sandra Tappan. She described her sighting of the Lake Champlain monster "Champ" in a 1992(?) segment, and sounded like a total whackjob. She did a hand gesture to illustrate how the monster's head surfaced and then spoke about how graceful it's movements were. Nothing I can type could do her interview justice, you've just got to see it for yourself. Regardless, she was not convincing at all, and sounded like she was on some good drugs during that interview.


The main thing I remember about her was the outfit she had on. That dorky vest over the turtleneck shirt. I remember watching it when it originally aired and thinking how outdated her clothes were.

I'm so bad with case names...but there was the case of an Asian woman who went missing and her body was found in a dumpster. This security guard saw a white guy putting something in the dumpster and offered $29 to the guard. The guard took the money and fully admitted to it in his UM interview....For some odd reason, his honesty just cracked me the heck up....

Yeah the guy in the Dolly The Sheep episode did have a monotonal voice and that is why he gets a nomination. That monotone was actually really funny, even if he was trying to be serious.

And lets not forget Chad Lowe...

"Maybe in one of my drunken stupors I was rambling to myself about killing my wife and daughter, but I never actually did it."

Even if he did have an explanation, it was indeed pathetic. He said it as if we were supposed to think this was normal. Even if he is telling the truth it's not going to help his character very much.

And lets not forget Chad Lowe...

"Maybe in one of my drunken stupors I was rambling to myself about killing my wife and daughter, but I never actually did it."

Even if he did have an explanation, it was indeed pathetic. He said it as if we were supposed to think this was normal. Even if he is telling the truth it's not going to help his character very much.

That guy was guilty as sin! Everyone knows that anyone that gets drunk will start rambling about killing their family members. Very common, right? :rolleyes:

I also have to say Wendy Camp's ex-husband Chad. He had liar written all over his face. And his grandmother? Please. SHE was the one who was bitching. :rolleyes:

There was a case about a UFO sighting (one of the hundreds) and one of the guys who was being interviewed said something like, "If you believe me, fine. If you don't, I DON'T CARE." He sounded like a little kid when he said it and he also made a face. It tore me up, I couldn't help it. :lol:

He had a real montone voice too. Reminded me of that old boring science teacher on the Wonder Years that was played by Ben Stein. Anyone else remember that show and the teacher?

Yeah, I remember him. He also appeared as a teacher in the "Ferris" movie.

Stuart Heaton, Nellie Maples (Johnny Lee Wilson's granny who calls him a "homeboy")

She called him a what? :lol:

There was a case about a UFO sighting (one of the hundreds) and one of the guys who was being interviewed said something like, "If you believe me, fine. If you don't, I DON'T CARE." He sounded like a little kid when he said it and he also made a face. It tore me up, I couldn't help it. :lol:

That was the case about the 1980 quadruple abduction in the Allagash Mountains of Maine. He was the short, fat and bald guy.

Actually the Allagash speech I can't fault him for that really - I mean I think that is legitimate anger coming out there at having a horrid experience and then the skeptics basically calling him a liar for telling people of the experience - so yeah it might be funny to watch it but I think there is a great deal of passion and anger in that speech

Nellie Maples definatley calls Johnny Lee Wilson a "homeboy" - She is trying to put him over as a nice boy who could never commit the murder he is accused of and she says "Johnny was nice boy who never gave us any trouble, he was a quiet boy and he was a homeboy" - She probably means he stayed at home a lot due to his mental illness but still it's one of the funniest moments I've ever seen on UM due to how unexpected it is.

I'll add David Wheeler's comment on his father Roger Wheeler's death to the mix here: David makes the bold statement in the segment that "Apparently the people who murdered my father don't want this case solved" - Hmm thats one for the ages right there.

Later.

Actually the Allagash speech I can't fault him for that really - I mean I think that is legitimate anger coming out there at having a horrid experience and then the skeptics basically calling him a liar for telling people of the experience - so yeah it might be funny to watch it but I think there is a great deal of passion and anger in that speech

Nellie Maples definatley calls Johnny Lee Wilson a "homeboy" - She is trying to put him over as a nice boy who could never commit the murder he is accused of and she says "Johnny was nice boy who never gave us any trouble, he was a quiet boy and he was a homeboy" - She probably means he stayed at home a lot due to his mental illness but still it's one of the funniest moments I've ever seen on UM due to how unexpected it is.


I understand where you're coming from regarding Allagash but it caught me off guard. He should've known that his encounter and claims were going to be disputed. He was angry but come on, he was bound to be called a liar. Especially with it having to do with a UFO.

That guy was guilty as sin! Everyone knows that anyone that gets drunk will start rambling about killing their family members. Very common, right? :rolleyes:

Alcohol is the ultimate truth serum. Be careful with it. It has gotten me in trouble. ;)

In regards to the Allagash Abduction case, the closing line is from Charlie Foltz, it may not be exact, but I think it goes:

"50 years ago, if you told someone they would be able to watch a meteor crash to Earth on an invention called a television set, that's science fiction, yet today - that's a reality check folks. This happened, if you believe me fine, if you don't, I don't care because it did."

My memory is not that great, but I think it was a great closing line, even if the case turned out to be a hoax.

What about the guy who was accused of killing his kid and he said he accidently shot him while killing a stray cat on his land. The guy was sitting there with an absolute straight face saying it was an accident and he wold never intentionally hurt his child and then the screen froze and Stacks voice came on saying he admitted to beating his child to death and was put away to jail.

Not necessarily a funny thing that happened but i so loved the way UM did it to make him look like a bigger arse then he was!

What about the guy who was accused of killing his kid and he said he accidently shot him while killing a stray cat on his land. The guy was sitting there with an absolute straight face saying it was an accident and he wold never intentionally hurt his child and then the screen froze and Stacks voice came on saying he admitted to beating his child to death and was put away to jail.

Not necessarily a funny thing that happened but i so loved the way UM did it to make him look like a bigger arse then he was!

Oh yes, Larry Race. I don't know the details as to why but he only served a couple of years in prison. Larry Race and Chad Noe were the only real times I can remember watching UM and actually pointing at the TV screen and saying "GUILTY!!!"

Oh yes, Larry Race.

Larry Gibson, actually.

Larry Gibson, actually.

Oops, my bad. Thanks for the correction.

don't ask me why, but one person i always thought was really strange was a father whose daughter's body was located by a psychic. i'll always remember him saying, "and the letters MAR were found within sight of her body..."

Man, I'm really surprised with you folks. The weirdest guy on UM has got to be that dude Alan (the one who married that teenybopper who attacked him in bed) from the ghost story in Florida. You could tell even Robert Stack wasn't buying that story as he mentioned "they sprinkled salt around the house; the only thing exorcised were a few snails."

I thought Cindy Anderson's father was weird. I am in no way saying that he had anything to do with his daughter's disappearance, but his behavior during the interview didn't seem consistent with someone whose child has been missing for several years. He smiled the whole time and his attitude almost seemed to be "Oh well. She'll come home when she's ready."

Adam Hecht's brother was really creepy. Half the time you couldn't even hear him because he spoke in whispers.

^ Thank you someone else noticed something off about Mr. Anderson. You know although I personally don't think he had anything to do with his daughter's disappearance I can easily see someone seeing that segment and suspecting him.

Some things that stick out

- He blames Cindy's disappearance on the fact she wasn't eating breakfast and was spending too much time putting on makeup. This makes no sense and I'm surprised that the people in charge of assembling the segments left this in because its just so "out there" - Its like someone saying "My son was murdered because he didn't have any clean socks in his sock drawer on the morning he died".

- The comment at the end "The door is always open for her to return...etc.", this is exactly the opposite of the Huey Littleton behavior I commented on in another thread. I understand that family members are not trained actors but some of the emotions displayed/reactions to the tragic events are truly puzzling. Littleton came off like a deranged fanatical preacher in his segment, Mr. Anderson does exactly the opposite and comes across like he hasn't a care in the world. His daughter has vanished you'd think he'd be more worried.

- He has this stupid grin on his face during the entire segment.


EDIT: I also wanted to add something about the Hechts' - Although this is a bit of a generalization, having grown up around a lot of people like that, they think the whole world is a stage and are so used to "acting" they forget how to be "real" with people. I mean just look at the way the presented themselves on UM. The mother is wearing about eight pounds of makeup and the daughter is dressed up in some gothic wardrobe and trys to sound all cosmic saying stuff like "adam is on levels of conciousness that we don't understand" or something really stupid like that which sounds like someone who has just read their first book on philosophy. The brother also is a bit mellodramatic as he starts narrowing his eyes at the camera and looking like he is going to say something really important or crucial to the case but never does.

Well I dont remember Gibson ever admitting that he beat up his son. Maybe he did later but I dont think he ever did before he was convicted of it. His daughter I think was the one that said Gibson got mad at his son for some reason and hit him and killed him by accident or something. They thought that when he shot the cat that the bullet passed through it and hit Tommy Gibson and that Gibson didnt realize he had even hit his son until he got back from the jog and upon seeing his sons body and realizing he was dead he panicked and put it in the trunk of his patrol car. A while later I think two or three years later his daughter suddenly came up with this story that she had seen Gibson hitting Tommy for whatever reason. I dont think he intended to kill his son I think he just got angry with him for some reason but he got carried away and ended up killing him. He then put him in the trunk of his patrol car and took him out and disposed of his body. They think the earlier story Gibson's daughter gave about Tommy being abducted was a fabrication because they think that Gibson coached his daughter to say that. I think she was all of 4 years old when Tommy disappeared. In 1994, three years after Tommy Gibson disappeared, Larry Gibson who had since moved to Montana was arrested after he was indicted on 2nd degree manslaughter charges in the death of his son. Gibson went to trial on the charges and was convicted in 1995 and sentenced to 3 years in prison. Gibson was paroled in late 1996 after serving half of his sentence. As far as I know he has always denied any involvement in Tommy's disappearance.

Well the whole Wheeler case was just weird. Lifetime did an update? I dont know that I buy the random act of violence thing. The thing that turned me against it was how they shot him 6 times in the head and upper torso and how they attempted to burn his car to destroy the evidence. Shooting someone 6 times in the head and upper torso tells me the killing was personal. Also the failed burn attemp tells me whoever attempted to burn the car left quickly after killing Wheeler. They left so quickly that they must have just assumed the car would burn. However the cigarette burned out before it really was able to start the fire. I think they also said the car did not have any fingerprints on it which means whoever took Sammy's wallet wiped down the car to get rid of the fingerprints. They said the time of death was around 1:00 A.M. Now the twin brother Danny was seen bar hopping until the early morning hours. Bob Bean was at national guard training 150 miles away from where Sammy was killed. Bean was training until 11 p.m. To travel 150 miles would probably take about 2, 2 and a half hours? It is possible but highly unlikely that Bean would have been able to travel that distance, get there by around 1 a.m. to kill Sammy. Some of Bean's life were just cocky. Like how he basically thought either Pat or Danny could have killed Sammy but then Bean said he didnt do it and it was impossible for him to have done it. Bean basically saying he wasnt upset that Pat left him and that if Sammy wanted her more power to him, that he actually felt sorry for Sammy for being with Pat. However I dont know that I totally buy that Bob wasnt upset that Pat left. He for sure made things difficult for her forcing Sammy to stay in his brothers apartment and sometimes in his car. I also remember when Bob said "Only two things can come between brothers especially twin brothers that I am aware of: That is money and a woman." I think Danny was in love with Pat or at least had some interest in her. The reason I think that was I think he was a little too defensive in his denial about having any feelings for Pat. I also think Danny's outburst after finding out Sammy was dead was also overly dramatic. But I also dont know that I believe Danny actually killed Sam. I just dont know what the motive would be. I just cant believe Danny would kill Sam just so he could have a chance at Pat. The problem I have with the possiblity that Bean killed Sammy was, how would Bean have even know where Sammy was? Pat and Danny I am assuming were the only ones that knew where Sammy was. This is such a strange case. Anyone have any thoughts?

A strange case indeed. Apparently, Bean, Pat and Danny all had solid alibis, so it probably would have either had to been a random act of violence, or someone that Sammy knew, but wasn't Bean, Pat or Danny. The shooting of 6 times would have me lean towards the latter. I agree that Danny was a bit too dramatic about Bean when he learned of his brother's death, but I don't think Danny was responsible. A possibility is that Danny was so enraged at the inconveniences he experienced at the hands of Bean, and figured Bean was a top suspect, that he became immediatley outraged at Bean. I would imagine it would be extremely rare for someone to kill their twin also, I've never heard of that before, but it is possible. And as you said, what would the motive be? There's Pat, but Danny seemed quite disgusted at even the suggestion of that relationship, calling it incest, I believe. I also don't think Bean did it. If he could have gotten to the area around time, which is a big if, he would have had to get really lucky to find Sammy right away, as you touched upon. Of course, there is the possibility that Bean could have hired somebody, knowing that he himself would be 150 miles away.

I should add that it's interesting to note the contrast in attitudes of Danny Wheeler and Bob Bean. Danny acts as if he's got a lot of anger bottled up that's just waiting to explode, whereas Bob Bean appears amused at the whole thing. I wonder if Bob Bean accused Pat Snead and then Danny Wheeler, just to get a kick out of seeing how they would react.

Now that I think of it, Bob Bean had a cocky smirk on his face during the whole interview. So, yea, you're right about him finding the whole thing amusing.

Yeah the guy in the Dolly The Sheep episode did have a monotonal voice and that is why he gets a nomination. That monotone was actually really funny, even if he was trying to be serious.

And lets not forget Chad Lowe...

"Maybe in one of my drunken stupors I was rambling to myself about killing my wife and daughter, but I never actually did it."

Even if he did have an explanation, it was indeed pathetic. He said it as if we were supposed to think this was normal. Even if he is telling the truth it's not going to help his character very much.


I believe it was Chad Noe (lowe,noe sound alike but one is married to an Oscar Winning actress, the other is accused of killing his ex wife).. but YES he was possibly one of the weirdest strangest apperances on UM ever!!!

Top that off by his Grandma "Bitch n Moanin" Noe and you have probably have 2 people who didn't do themselves ANY favors by appearing on the show. It was apparent they weren't there out of any concern for Wendy or the other two missing people (including Wendy's daughter).

The rapper whose girlfriend died in the fir. He kept saying "you know what I'm saying..." after every statement. I swear it drove me crazy!!!!!!


The husband of kristy nichols.

Jule Caylor

This is not necessarily weird, but I thought it was fairly obvious that one of the detectives (I can't recall his name) interviewed during the Dexter Stefonek segment didn't seem all that comfortable being on camera. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

I know I will go to hell for this, but Jeff Digman's dad was a little odd. Brutal toupee, and kept saying "mock up" every ten seconds.

Hilary Powers, the SCA president who was interviewed in the Kurt McFall segment. Anyone who wears a Medieval headdress complete with a head scarf to be interviewed on UM just isn't playing with a full deck!

Mr. Wheeler is the king! Honorable mention goes to Donald Hansen and his use of the word "ludicrous."