I've seen couple of threads, but they are old now. Let's start over.

Make a list of the creepiest/scariest segments on Unsolved Mysteries?

- Angela Hammond

- Boston mall rapist

- One night stalker (east rapist)

- Bedbunk ghost

Pretty much all of the ones that have to do with ghosts, extraterrestrial life, or mythical creatures such as Bigfoot or the Yeti. Those all seem like mysteries with very little chance of being solved. At least in my lifetime.

Blind River Rest stop is one of the scariest of all time.

Anything with scary music and/or a creepy composite drawing

I've seen couple of threads, but they are old now. Let's start over.

Make a list of the creepiest/scariest segments on Unsolved Mysteries?

- Angela Hammond

- Boston mall rapist

- One night stalker (east rapist)

- Bedbunk ghost

I have quite a few that pretty much traumatized me..

-Resurrection Mary
-Queen Mary
-Tallman Ghost
-The Haunted House In Nevada
-Angela Hammond
-The 1-70 Killer
-The Ohio Rapist(the sketches of the murdered women were scary to me)
-Blind River Murders

In the late 90s UM wasnt as scary, the old school effects they used in the 80s was scarier IMO

Good list! I see you are just as interested in ghost stories as me :D

- Tallman Ghost
- Queen Mary (not anymore, but that old lady by the pool freaked me out as a kid)
- Michaela Garecht (the sketch of the abductor)
- Missing Time
- The case of the woman whose baby was kidnapped while she was walking home from the hospital (Damn composite)

I just re-watched the Allagash Abductions episode last night, and I was scared out of my freakin' mind. Those guys seemed really sincere; definitely one of the most "believable" UFO episodes...:eek:

You should watch the Missing Time segment.

Blind River Rest Stop, Tallman's Ghost, and the Ives/Henry segment.

What about the north carolina road rage incident that guy was a spook

What about the north carolina road rage incident that guy was a spook


The story is tragic since it racially motivated crime.. but the sketch of the suspect is scary!

Ethel Kidd

Elaine Antoinette Parent. Man oh man, she was vicious and an all-out psycho. I once read an article, shortly after her death, in which mentioned that one of her partners was so frightened of her she opted to drive at least 80 miles away from the home she shared with her (Elaine).

Some for me:

Wendy Camp - The segment didn't have any scary moments but for some reason that whole story is unsettling. I don't care how much you hate your former in-laws, you still feel safe enough with them that you won't get KILLED! But a visit to see your son, accompanied by your sister and your daughter you would expect to be coming home alive. Stressed out with the Noe family, but at least alive right? Wrong. That's what makes it so creepy.

Blind Rivers stop - TV isn't usually powerful enough to alter your life, however that episode alone convinced me never to stop at a rest area considering there are so many other options on the road that are more populated (truck stop, etc.). And they weren't in a Honda Civic, they were in a large motorhome so you think you'd feel safe. Plus it was in small town Canada.

New Hampshire serial killer - The sketches of the women killed. Not to mention the re-enactment. A pregnant woman at what looked like a dark rest stop getting out of her car for a break and grabbing a drink out of a vending machine. That's just a recipe for a disaster. Then, miraculously you live and are able to drive away only to catch up with the suspect on the road. Right out of a movie.

Angela Hammond - Speaking of straight out of a movie. Rob is either the unluckiest person alive or there is a critical piece of information that we still don't know. Either way that re-enactment was unsettling.

for me, the patricia meehan case (http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Patricia_Meehan). it was very eerie how she just got out of her car, stared at the other driver and walked into the night

I also would like to add the "Debbie" case. The way the attacker was chasing her through the woods shouting in slow motion was frightening!

Angela Hammond
Redwood City Arsonist
Allagash Abductions

I would definitely like to cast a second vote for the NH serial killer segment. DEFINITELY.

"Debbie" is a close second.

I actually think the Kathy Bonderson segment is really pretty bad too.

1. Angela Hammond
2. Allagash Abductions
3. New Hampshire Serial Killer

Jasper Watkins. That pic they show is just too disturbing for me.

for me, the patricia meehan case (http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Patricia_Meehan). it was very eerie how she just got out of her car, stared at the other driver and walked into the night


I agree with you, absolutely eerie...
I had nightmares as a child with that scene: she looking thru the fence before walking out and disappear.....:S

The Tammy Lynn Leppert case has scared the hell out of me since I was a child. Even now in my late 20's I still have trouble watching it alone at night.

ANYTHING with home invastions. The thought of waking up to some intruder bending over you or running out of nowhere in the place where you're supposed to feel safest is incredibly scary.

The bank robber who was moving around upstairs when one employee made a dash to use the phone. The music and sounds of him moving around still freak me out because even though I know he isn't seen again, I fear he's going to pop out of nowhere and attack her for using the phone!

ANYTHING with home invastions. The thought of waking up to some intruder bending over you or running out of nowhere in the place where you're supposed to feel safest is incredibly scary.

The bank robber who was moving around upstairs when one employee made a dash to use the phone. The music and sounds of him moving around still freak me out because even though I know he isn't seen again, I fear he's going to pop out of nowhere and attack her for using the phone!
I would have to agree with you here. The EAR/ONS is about as scary as it gets....although it was showcased later in UM so it wasn't as creepy or as popular when compared to maybe the older segments. i think that was probably the only segment to really scare me as a grown adult.

If you consider Blind River Rest Area an invasion(which it sort of was) I would say that one is scary too.

The ghosts/ufo segments scared me when I was a kid, but those don't scare me at all as an adult. they are more of intrigue now....the music and cinemetography is freaky though and UM did a great job in those areas.

The bank robber who was moving around upstairs when one employee made a dash to use the phone. The music and sounds of him moving around still freak me out because even though I know he isn't seen again, I fear he's going to pop out of nowhere and attack her for using the phone!

I feel like we're on the same frequency as far as UM music is concerned, because again, I think I know exactly what you're talking about. :lol: There's this super freaky low synthesizer hum that I've never heard in any other segment but this one, and yes, it definitely added to the reenactment.

Also included is that scary music they use for special alert-type profiles. The same one they used during that roll call of ten missing persons. Creep-tastic.

Angela Hammond. Freakiest **** ever.

I feel like we're on the same frequency as far as UM music is concerned, because again, I think I know exactly what you're talking about. :lol: There's this super freaky low synthesizer hum that I've never heard in any other segment but this one, and yes, it definitely added to the reenactment.

Also included is that scary music they use for special alert-type profiles. The same one they used during that roll call of ten missing persons. Creep-tastic.
Absolutely. I don't have that segment with me to check since it's back in the US with most of my stuff while I'm working abroad, and still I can conjure up that low synth while the teller is on the phone.

Oh yes, DEFINITELY the ten missing persons segment. Easily one of the scariest two mins of UM, especially considering most of those people have never been found and foul play is pretty much the most likely in every case (except Lily Mae Huff, perhaps.) The music just makes it all the more horrifying and mysterious. I can hear it now even and want to go check my locks even though I live next to a police station. :eek:

The one where the girl was found burnt to death in her bed. I cant remember the name of the episode.

The one where the girl was found burnt to death in her bed. I cant remember the name of the episode.
Sadly, there are two such cases. You may be thinking of Megan Curl, who was already dead by the time the fire department got there (She was tied to the bed).


Another case was that of Lynn Amos, who managed to live for another 10 days. It is believed that she was forced to drink enough alcohol to render her unconscious because she did not drink much and the amount found in her system was incredibly high. She also did not smoke, so the smoking in bed theory does not hold up.

NH serial killer ( that segment was so scary )

The Kimberly Pandilious case was scary and sad ( the way she looked at the motorist was so sad and the three guys jumping out the woods was scary as hell! )

Sorry if this was already mentioned-

The case where the motorist thinks he passed by some hillbillies with a model(?) who disappeared? He passed by her twice, I think. She hasn't been seen since. I can't remember many details. For some reason, I think the girl looked like Tami Lynn...
The way the actress stared off in despair was so realistic and creepy.

-David Stone case. I don't know why it was creepy, maybe it was in part the music used and the slow fades, but also the desolate area where he disappeared.
-The Allagash UFO case, which was just on tonight. If even the Farina remake is creepy, then this is a very potent segment.
-Dennis Depue case, especially the "Jeepers Creepers" part.
-I have no idea why this is creepy to me, but the segment where the grandmother is showing the grandson Satanic films. The grandmother looks scary (or the actress who plays her), and there's something frightening about seeing the Satanic video playing on the set with that woman.
-Kurt McFall story: The segment where Gabriel Carrodic (SIC) and his group are chanting. While that chanting has been creepy for years, as I age, I am starting to find it amusing, watching Carrodic leading the chant with his huge mustache.

Sorry if this was already mentioned-

The case where the motorist thinks he passed by some hillbillies with a model(?) who disappeared? He passed by her twice, I think. She hasn't been seen since. I can't remember many details. For some reason, I think the girl looked like Tami Lynn...
The way the actress stared off in despair was so realistic and creepy.


That's the case of Kimberly Pandelios. They found her killer (David Rademaker I think is his name) through a DNA match, as he was already in prison for statuatory rape when they matched him.

I'm not sure if she was actually being held captive by those biker guys. It seemed like from the update that Rademaker acted alone in this. Maybe the witness did see those biker/hillbillies/whatever/whoever-they-were but the girl with them wasn't Kimberly Pandelios.

That's the case of Kimberly Pandelios. They found her killer (David Rademaker I think is his name) through a DNA match, as he was already in prison for statuatory rape when they matched him.

I'm not sure if she was actually being held captive by those biker guys. It seemed like from the update that Rademaker acted alone in this. Maybe the witness did see those biker/hillbillies/whatever/whoever-they-were but the girl with them wasn't Kimberly Pandelios.

Oh, thanks for the update! Glad they caught the guy.

Sadly, there are two such cases. You may be thinking of Megan Curl, who was already dead by the time the fire department got there (She was tied to the bed).


Another case was that of Lynn Amos, who managed to live for another 10 days. It is believed that she was forced to drink enough alcohol to render her unconscious because she did not drink much and the amount found in her system was incredibly high. She also did not smoke, so the smoking in bed theory does not hold up.

Yeah your right it was Megan Curl, thanks!. They never did find out who that was I take it. I remember reading on this forum ages ago some poster had a theory the friend was involved.

I dont remember the case regarding Lynn Amos,what was the motive do you think.

-Angela Hammond (I've had nightmares about what happened to her)
-The Original Night Stalker(Freaks me out that this guy could still be alive out there)
-Tammy Lynn Leppert(I think she wintessed a henious crime that led to her own disapperance)
-The Atv murders :eek:

Elizabeth Campbell.

I recently found out the hard way this makes it right onto my "cannot watch in the dark" list, even though I've seen it more than a few times over the years. For whatever reason, it just clicked the other night.

I get shivers just thinking about how she probably walked for miles down a state highway at 11 at night. Then there's the thing with her purse being found nearly 200 miles away four years after the fact. And all throughout, the music is unsettling. It gave me the most awful, uneasy feeling.

This thread is scary! I just checked my locks!!!:eek:

The two teenage "thrill killers" is another one I have a hard time watching. Especially when they knock on the door of Kenneth Olden, who actually goes out of his way to help them before they brutally murder him.

This whole thread is scary!!!

I agree with pretty much all of the cases mentioned....except for the ghost ones, they rarely scare me.

For me, the scariest segment by FAR is EAR/ONS. It wasn't shot as creepy as many of the other segments, but the content of the segment rattled me like no other has....and for a few different reasons:
1) Not only has he not been caught, nobody has a clue who he is! At least if you know who the cops are looking for, you can kind of look over one shoulder....this guy could be anyone!
2) I honestly think I would come unglued mentally if I was one of his victims (either the woman, or her husband). I don't think I'd ever really function normally again knowing that I'm not even safe in my own f'n home. Being attacked on the street, in a park, even at work, I think I could/might recover from, but NOT in my own home, my supposed safe-haven.
3) The taunting phone calls he made to some victims later. I would probably have a heart attack right on the spot.
I think I would feel like Cindy James felt.....literally scared to death.

I started watching UM in it's first season when I was around 9 or so. I'd always get nightmares. I wasn't allowed to watch it but I was sneaky ;) I remember Omar the Arsonist segment, and it really frightened me, too.

The two teenage "thrill killers" is another one I have a hard time watching. Especially when they knock on the door of Kenneth Olden, who actually goes out of his way to help them before they brutally murder him.

I guess in small towns and communities people are more helpful and the kids took advantage of that. Sometimes seeing a story like this also explains why in some cases people dont help someone who seemed to in need of help ....

This whole thread is scary!!!

I agree with pretty much all of the cases mentioned....except for the ghost ones, they rarely scare me.

For me, the scariest segment by FAR is EAR/ONS. It wasn't shot as creepy as many of the other segments, but the content of the segment rattled me like no other has....and for a few different reasons:
1) Not only has he not been caught, nobody has a clue who he is! At least if you know who the cops are looking for, you can kind of look over one shoulder....this guy could be anyone!
2) I honestly think I would come unglued mentally if I was one of his victims (either the woman, or her husband). I don't think I'd ever really function normally again knowing that I'm not even safe in my own f'n home. Being attacked on the street, in a park, even at work, I think I could/might recover from, but NOT in my own home, my supposed safe-haven.
3) The taunting phone calls he made to some victims later. I would probably have a heart attack right on the spot.
I think I would feel like Cindy James felt.....literally scared to death.

I started watching UM in it's first season when I was around 9 or so. I'd always get nightmares. I wasn't allowed to watch it but I was sneaky ;) I remember Omar the Arsonist segment, and it really frightened me, too.

And the even scarier part is apparently he used to attend the town meetings that were being held to discuss HIS crimes and how the women in the Neighbourhood could protect themselves. :eek:

And the even scarier part is apparently he used to attend the town meetings that were being held to discuss HIS crimes and how the women in the Neighbourhood could protect themselves. :eek:

Just curious, where did you get this information from? I've never read anything of the sort and it seems kind of odd that he would attend a meeting about his own murders, considering he could easily have been spotted and identified.

Just curious, where did you get this information from? I've never read anything of the sort and it seems kind of odd that he would attend a meeting about his own murders, considering he could easily have been spotted and identified.

I'm not sure if it is mentioned in the segment or not, but I know it is definitely mentioned in Larry Crompton's book "Sudden Terror" and it's also mentioned in either the E! documentary on EAR/ONS or the A&E Cold Case Files about the case.
Here's what happened: Because the rumors were go crazy about how EAR was cutting off fingers, ears, nipples (none of which he did) the cops decided to hold a Town Hall meeting to set the record straight. A ton of people showed up and the cops explained that EAR had evolved from raping women who were alone to now raping women while their husbands were home sleeping right beside them. One man stood up and said something like "Why aren't the husbands doing anything? I'd never let that happen to my wife!".....the next EAR attack was on the man who stood up. He was bound and his wife was raped. EAR's point was proven. Anyway, cops say he had to be at that meeting otherwise he wouldn't have known about the man's comments.
Btw, I'm in the middle of Crompton's book, and it's some scary sh1t!!!!. It was someone on this board that suggested it (Corky maybe? Or maybe it was more than one person?). Anyway, it's pretty frightening stuff. I was reading a few chapters late at night once and my cat meowed and I almost had a heart-attack, that's how on edge I was while reading.

I guess in small towns and communities people are more helpful and the kids took advantage of that. Sometimes seeing a story like this also explains why in some cases people dont help someone who seemed to in need of help ....

Unsolved Mysteries is responsible for me being apprehensive in helping a stranger.

I'm not sure if it is mentioned in the segment or not, but I know it is definitely mentioned in Larry Crompton's book "Sudden Terror" and it's also mentioned in either the E! documentary on EAR/ONS or the A&E Cold Case Files about the case.
Here's what happened: Because the rumors were go crazy about how EAR was cutting off fingers, ears, nipples (none of which he did) the cops decided to hold a Town Hall meeting to set the record straight. A ton of people showed up and the cops explained that EAR had evolved from raping women who were alone to now raping women while their husbands were home sleeping right beside them. One man stood up and said something like "Why aren't the husbands doing anything? I'd never let that happen to my wife!".....the next EAR attack was on the man who stood up. He was bound and his wife was raped. EAR's point was proven. Anyway, cops say he had to be at that meeting otherwise he wouldn't have known about the man's comments.
Btw, I'm in the middle of Crompton's book, and it's some scary sh1t!!!!. It was someone on this board that suggested it (Corky maybe? Or maybe it was more than one person?). Anyway, it's pretty frightening stuff. I was reading a few chapters late at night once and my cat meowed and I almost had a heart-attack, that's how on edge I was while reading.

the phone calls were the creepiest part. as far as him being at the townhall meeting, I think that gives even more credit to my theory. I'm fairly certain that the EAR was one of the cops. possibly a cop involved in the investigation. did Crompton's book look into that possibility?

-The real life possession one...."be still devil, and listen to the prayers"....too real

- I don't know why but....."Judith Hymes is alive....and she lives in Omaha"

I was in 7th grade, home alone one night, watching one of the ghosts segments and it spooked me something awful. It was set in a home out west and the ghosts were recognized as known troublemakers from the Wild West days. One day when the boy was home alone the ghosts showed up and when he ran out of the house the storm door was swinging open and closed on its own. Another ghost told a member of the family he was there to look after the child. After seeing that I would not venture out of the living room until my mom came home hours later.

I was in 7th grade, home alone one night, watching one of the ghosts segments and it spooked me something awful. It was set in a home out west and the ghosts were recognized as known troublemakers from the Wild West days. One day when the boy was home alone the ghosts showed up and when he ran out of the house the storm door was swinging open and closed on its own. Another ghost told a member of the family he was there to look after the child. After seeing that I would not venture out of the living room until my mom came home hours later.

I hear that, I was always afraid for that kid. And the swinging door was very creepy. I would hide under a blanket during segments like this one, and the Roswell segment when I was a kid. I remember when these episodes debuted.

- I don't know why but....."Judith Hymes is alive....and she lives in Omaha"
Haha I said the very same thing once. That gives me chills every time I hear it.

Definitely the Jasper Watkins one, especially the morgue photo and the computerized rendering of him. The others that bug me as well are the ATV murders, Son of Sam murders, I-70 killer, David Stone and the Dana Satterfield murder (especially when the saleslady heard the commotion and came face to face with Dana's killer).

A lot of good cases here. I got access to 985 segments of UM, so I'll happily browse these later..

Jasper Watkins. Ugh. That poor man.

It's been YEARS since I've seen that segment and his picture is still very clear in my mind.

Jasper Watkins. Ugh. That poor man.

It's been YEARS since I've seen that segment and his picture is still very clear in my mind.

It's definitely hard to shake that image out of your head. I read that his remains were finally buried in Arlington National Cemetery in 2009, once his killer's trial and sentencing was finished. As much as Jasper's death spooks me, I am glad a positive resolution to his case was reached and him being laid to rest.

Another case that definitely is a top 5 candidate is the Bike Path Rapist one. Each time they discussed each of the victims, Unsolved Mysteries would play a different tune that was eerie and ominous. They sure knew how to make an already scary case even more frightening.

It's definitely hard to shake that image out of your head. I read that his remains were finally buried in Arlington National Cemetery in 2009, once his killer's trial and sentencing was finished. As much as Jasper's death spooks me, I am glad a positive resolution to his case was reached and him being laid to rest.

Another case that definitely is a top 5 candidate is the Bike Path Rapist one. Each time they discussed each of the victims, Unsolved Mysteries would play a different tune that was eerie and ominous. They sure knew how to make an already scary case even more frightening.

Agreed. I don't remember the music for the Bike Path Rapist, but the segment was really, really scary, from the re-inactments of the crimes to the artist renditions of the suspect. Thankfully, he was caught by means of DNA analysis; he was also responsible for two murders. His sentence is 75 years to Life.

Agreed. I don't remember the music for the Bike Path Rapist, but the segment was really, really scary, from the re-inactments of the crimes to the artist renditions of the suspect. Thankfully, he was caught by means of DNA analysis; he was also responsible for two murders. His sentence is 75 years to Life.
For me blind river murders....and east area rapist because I did not see that case until I was an adult and it scared me. Believe it or not I did not know about EAR until I watched the segment. But the one that takes the cake for me is the IH 70 killer. Watched it in 90-92 timeframe can't remember but i lived in Arlington and when RS ended the segment with saying the killer was last seen in Arlington I about pooped myself. It took a decade for me to have the courage to watch again.

I don't think I'd fancy walking into a Cave behind a Bus Carpark and finding a Skeleton that had been sitting there for decades. *Shudder* :eek:

I don't think I'd fancy walking into a Cave behind a Bus Carpark and finding a Skeleton that had been sitting there for decades. *Shudder* :eek:
Especially not by yourself! I'd at least get someone to go into the cave with me.

No mention of the Satanist Arsonist? Remember that creepy ass video?? Burning building and dude filmed it while talking about Omar? I actually lost sleep after watching that.

No mention of the Satanist Arsonist? Remember that creepy ass video?? Burning building and dude filmed it while talking about Omar? I actually lost sleep after watching that.

It scared the crap out of me, too. Until I found out it was a juvenile delinquent who was making the scary noises. Kinda took the punch out of it for me. :)

No mention of the Satanist Arsonist? Remember that creepy ass video?? Burning building and dude filmed it while talking about Omar? I actually lost sleep after watching that.

I guess I'll always be in the minority on that one. There were many, many, MANY segments that scared me as a kid. So many scared me that my mom had to tell me several times, "You have to stop watching that show or else you'll never get a good night's sleep." Naturally I never followed her advice. ;)

The Omar arsonist's voice didn't scare me because I always thought he sounded like a kid. The fact that there might be people in that fire? Scary. The fact that he could burn other people's homes down? Scary. But his voice? Not so scary. Now if he had said those things on the tape and his voice was much deeper to indicate he was a full grown man...then I would have had another sleepless night ahead of me. As it stood at the time, that stupid laugh made me want to jump into the footage and punch him in the face.

As it stood at the time, that stupid laugh made me want to jump into the footage and punch him in the face.


..and then you would have said, "I told you I'd do it!" :)

..and then you would have said, "I told you I'd do it!" :)

:lol:

Yes. My 10 year old squeaky voice wouldn't have sounded much worse than his.

It scared the crap out of me, too. Until I found out it was a juvenile delinquent who was making the scary noises. Kinda took the punch out of it for me. :)
Exactly after that it just sounds ridiculous now. WHen it first aired as a kid though....ack!

well looking back ya, it was silly knowing it was just a dumb kid.

but at the time, it was a scary as hell segment when it aired the first time.

No mention of the Satanist Arsonist? Remember that creepy ass video?? Burning building and dude filmed it while talking about Omar? I actually lost sleep after watching that.


"The Fire Department's trying to put it out...what a laugh." Then you find out during the second update that the arsonist was a teenager who obviously had nothing better to do. :rolleyes:

I always wonder if Omar was pissed about the fire. His identity itself is an Unsolved Mystery because it still has yet to be revealed after so many years. The teen's tone was definitely antagonistic, and whoever Omar is/was sounded as if he was the target of the ax the teen had to grind.

"The Fire Department's trying to put it out...what a laugh." Then you find out during the second update that the arsonist was a teenager who obviously had nothing better to do. :rolleyes:

I always wonder if Omar was pissed about the fire. His identity itself is an Unsolved Mystery because it still has yet to be revealed after so many years. The teen's tone was definitely antagonistic, and whoever Omar is/was sounded as if he was the target of the ax the teen had to grind.

That's an interesting observation. I always assumed that Omar was not real and the kid was just spouting nonsense...

That's an interesting observation. I always assumed that Omar was not real and the kid was just spouting nonsense...

I thought it was some stupid kid trying to impress somebody named Omar. It scared me as a kid too. I was relieved to find out the place he burned was a house under construction and not somebody's dwelling. That kid obviously had problems. Among them being fool enough to leave his jacket with an incriminating tape in the pocket on the side of the road. Well, maybe the jacket was Omar's and he dropped it. The kid must've also been a spoiled rich kid. Video cameras weren't cheap back then.

That's an interesting observation. I always assumed that Omar was not real and the kid was just spouting nonsense...

It's possible that it could've been a name which he randomly referenced just to add an edge to his commentary. But "This is what I've been doing on your week's vacation" sounded as if he were directing it toward someone who he knew and harbored a vendetta toward. However, for him to have even opted to commit such a crime he definitely had to have issues; so I wouldn't be shocked if Omar is fictitious.

When I saw this years ago one of the law enforcement officials said they'd even located somebody named Omar and were surprised the case ever got that far.

When I saw this years ago one of the law enforcement officials said they'd even located somebody named Omar and were surprised the case ever got that far.

Yeah. It's been well over a decade since I saw the Cold Case Files episode on this case, but I do remember Omar was definitely an actual person.

But "This is what I've been doing on your week's vacation" sounded as if he were directing it toward someone who he knew and harbored a vendetta toward.

I figured that Omar was a buddy that he was trying to impress. It's not unusual for teens to brag about crimes they committed in an attempt to gain cred. He was killing animals before the arson (that was mentioned on another show, probably CC Files like Meg mentioned), so he was a creepy SOB.

the tim mcclure case and blair adams case are two of the most creepy (and intriguing) cases that I can think of.

The Larry Costine segment still gives me chills.

1) This all happened in a rural area around 4 a.m.
2) If the ex-boyfriend and his brother are indeed responsible (as many people believe), I believe Jo's fate is too horrible to even fathom
It's total horror movie/nightmare material.
3) The part where the police officer opens the door and immediately slams it shut due to the smell of the body

Imagine one or two people storming in on you in the middle of the night while you're completely vulnerable-and no one is around to hear you scream. It ticks me off that no one has ever been brought to justice for this.

One segment that isn't on the "usual suspects" list that still gives me immense chills is that of Mary Ann Perez. It's a damn scary segment, and I'll tell you why.

1. It starts out with ominous music. This is a pretty good indicator the whole segment is going to be terrifying.

2. The 1:00 AM phone call that awakens Mary Ann's daughter from "a friend of her mama's".

3. The fact that Perez was literally stalked out of a parking lot.

4. The fact that she woke up intoxicated in a strange house with someone attempting "sexual contact" with her.

5. The scenes showing reenactments of her being strangled in the swamp.

6. The even scarier scene of her regaining consciousness in the middle of nowhere in said swamp and the speculation that she may have survived her attack and disappeared.

7. The bizarre call to Shawn Perez years after the fact.

8. The mugshot of Mary Ann's alleged murderer, who looks completely cracked out and disheveled in the photo.

Any story with one of those Homolka-esque killer couples completely turns my stomach and freaks me out, but this one had just enough added elements of horror to make me think about it at night. :(

Yeah. It's been well over a decade since I saw the Cold Case Files episode on this case, but I do remember Omar was definitely an actual person.

Although I would love to have a concrete source for this, I seem to also recall reading/hearing somewhere along the line that "Omar" was a friend of the arsonist(s) and that they set the fire to impress him. Hence the whole "Look at it, Omar" and "I said I'd do it" verbiage. The fire occurred in August 1988, IIRC. Schools are often dismissed for the summer in most places around that time, so this could fit too with Omar being a school buddy and the arson occurring while he was on some sort of a summer trip before the return to school.

Another interesting tidbit is that the video was found one year to the day after the arson occurred.

I always thought the teens intentionally left the video there in the hope that someone would find it and it would blow that person's mind or freak them out. I doubt they envisioned it going as far as it did to the point of leading to their arrest. Teen thought processes are usually void of forward thinking beyond the here and now, and they tend to also feel invincible. I think these reasons are why they left the tape and didn't anticipate getting caught.

As for the segment being scary, I myself didn't see it until the mid 90s when Lifetime reran it with the update, so I knew the resolution and it was never a mystery. I don't know how I would have felt if I saw it before it was solved.

One segment that isn't on the "usual suspects" list that still gives me immense chills is that of Mary Ann Perez.

That segment and case was eerie. It's not one I remember seeing very often on Lifetime. I saw it when it originally aired and then I think it was another 17 years before I saw it again.

One segment that isn't on the "usual suspects" list that still gives me immense chills is that of Mary Ann Perez. It's a damn scary segment, and I'll tell you why.

1. It starts out with ominous music. This is a pretty good indicator the whole segment is going to be terrifying.

2. The 1:00 AM phone call that awakens Mary Ann's daughter from "a friend of her mama's".

3. The fact that Perez was literally stalked out of a parking lot.

4. The fact that she woke up intoxicated in a strange house with someone attempting "sexual contact" with her.

5. The scenes showing reenactments of her being strangled in the swamp.

6. The even scarier scene of her regaining consciousness in the middle of nowhere in said swamp and the speculation that she may have survived her attack and disappeared.

7. The bizarre call to Shawn Perez years after the fact.

8. The mugshot of Mary Ann's alleged murderer, who looks completely cracked out and disheveled in the photo.

Any story with one of those Homolka-esque killer couples completely turns my stomach and freaks me out, but this one had just enough added elements of horror to make me think about it at night. :(

I wonder if that couple is still alive. I have googled David Courtney before, but nothing recent comes up.

I wonder if that couple is still alive. I have googled David Courtney before, but nothing recent comes up.

I'm not sure. I figure if David Courtney is still alive he'd be at least in his 70s by now.

Ethel Kidd

Elaine Antoinette Parent. Man oh man, she was vicious and an all-out psycho. I once read an article, shortly after her death, in which mentioned that one of her partners was so frightened of her she opted to drive at least 80 miles away from the home she shared with her (Elaine).
The sketch of the freakshow that turned up at the travel agency was scary enough for me.

The Redwood City Arsonist
The East Area Rapist
Tracy Kirkpatrick
David Stone searching for the beast

That Sarah Powell sketch was probably the scariest one I've ever seen.

The lighting, attackers etc.. It was all perfect.

Blind River Rest stop is one of the scariest of all time.
I still can't watch that one!

The sketch of the freakshow that turned up at the travel agency was scary enough for me.


yep always one of the more memorable segments.

A few that come to mind for me ...
* Judith Hymes (the infamous phone call as much as anything)
* Blind River Rest Stop
* Gary Simmons (the skeleton laying in the cave, and the mysterious Tom Dixon always kind of freaked me out)
* The Marfa Lights (just scared me as a kid)

Some of my top scariest episodes are:

Dave Bocks

Jesslyn Rich (especially the part in the bar when she walks down that hallway towards the restroom and a man follows right behind her)

Charles Southern/Terri Hoffman

I actually got more scared just reading articles about Terri Hoffman than I did watching the segment.

How that woman managed to escape being implicated in those deaths I'll never know.

"Little Miss Lake Panasoffkee" is one that got the hair on the back of my neck to stand up. At the time this episode re-aired again in 2006,I was living not very far from where they found her badly decomposed body off the bridge. I believe to this very day,they have never positively identified her or found her killer(s).

"Little Miss Lake Panasoffkee" is one that got the hair on the back of my neck to stand up. At the time this episode re-aired again in 2006,I was living not very far from where they found her badly decomposed body off the bridge. I believe to this very day,they have never positively identified her or found her killer(s).

Welcome! We're happy to have you here.

Yes, I don't believe the identity or killer of Little Miss Panasofkee has ever been uncovered.

Sad. I always like to believe that someone is looking for a person when they go missing. We all know that's not the case and it's so hard for me to wrap my brain around.

I still can't watch that one!

"I'm gonna rob you and then I'm gonna kill you..."

Actor nailed it on that.

The nightmare sequence that starts the Cynthia Anderson segment is absolutely terrifying.

The reenactment of the Brazos River attack is pretty terrifying. It's way more graphic than most UM reenactments about assaults, and it shocked me the first time I saw it. I can't think of another UM segment that did this. For the most part, these attacks would take place off-screen (a door would be shut, the screen would go black, scene would cut away, etc.). So this one remains pretty startling and hard to watch.

The reenactment of the Brazos River attack is pretty terrifying. It's way more graphic than most UM reenactments about assaults, and it shocked me the first time I saw it. I can't think of another UM segment that did this. For the most part, these attacks would take place off-screen (a door would be shut, the screen would go black, scene would cut away, etc.). So this one remains pretty startling and hard to watch.

Just checked - this one is on the missing segment list. I don't think I ever got to see it.

Just checked - this one is on the missing segment list. I don't think I ever got to see it.

There's some speculation that this one is a hoax (you can read about it on the wiki page at https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Brazos_River_Attackers), so maybe that's why they excluded it. Maybe someone on here knows a place it's uploaded--as far as I know, it's not on YouTube at this time.

There's some speculation that this one is a hoax (you can read about it on the wiki page at https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Brazos_River_Attackers), so maybe that's why they excluded it. Maybe someone on here knows a place it's uploaded--as far as I know, it's not on YouTube at this time.

I watched it recently on Facebook - I'm sure if you just google the name of the segment it'll pop up.

I watched it recently on Facebook - I'm sure if you just google the name of the segment it'll pop up.

Thank you! Jon, here's your chance if you have a FB account.

Not sure how allowed it is but:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=627604140945384

One segment that isn't on the "usual suspects" list that still gives me immense chills is that of Mary Ann Perez. It's a damn scary segment, and I'll tell you why.

1. It starts out with ominous music. This is a pretty good indicator the whole segment is going to be terrifying.

2. The 1:00 AM phone call that awakens Mary Ann's daughter from "a friend of her mama's".

3. The fact that Perez was literally stalked out of a parking lot.

4. The fact that she woke up intoxicated in a strange house with someone attempting "sexual contact" with her.

5. The scenes showing reenactments of her being strangled in the swamp.

6. The even scarier scene of her regaining consciousness in the middle of nowhere in said swamp and the speculation that she may have survived her attack and disappeared.

7. The bizarre call to Shawn Perez years after the fact.

8. The mugshot of Mary Ann's alleged murderer, who looks completely cracked out and disheveled in the photo.

Any story with one of those Homolka-esque killer couples completely turns my stomach and freaks me out, but this one had just enough added elements of horror to make me think about it at night. :(

Absolutely. The scene where she is being strangled is so bad, one of the most disturbing from the entire show. And the phone calls? such a dark segment and very sad. The attitude portrayed by the actor who was retelling his crime and identifying Mary Ann’s car....it makes me cringe.

Absolutely. The scene where she is being strangled is so bad, one of the most disturbing from the entire show. And the phone calls? such a dark segment and very sad. The attitude portrayed by the actor who was retelling his crime and identifying Mary Ann’s car....it makes me cringe.

Agreed, and it's even harder to watch now knowing that her remains had been found the same year she disappeared, but just hadn't been identified yet. It's hard to watch her family being interviewed hoping she is still out there somewhere.

People who make prank phone calls to grieving families (such as in this case) make me sick. There are way too many instances of this on UM (Amy Billig, Holly Krewson, Cindy Anderson, etc.).

Not sure how allowed it is but:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=627604140945384

Just watched it, thanks. I had no memory of this segment. I agree that this is the scariest segment. It was difficult to watch

There's some speculation that this one is a hoax (you can read about it on the wiki page at https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Brazos_River_Attackers), so maybe that's why they excluded it. Maybe someone on here knows a place it's uploaded--as far as I know, it's not on YouTube at this time.

Possible hoax? Wasn’t expecting that.

I’ll have to read up on this case and form an opinion.

Possible hoax? Wasn’t expecting that.

I’ll have to read up on this case and form an opinion.

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=321461

This thread has some discussion about it, but there isn't a lot of information.

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=321461

This thread has some discussion about it, but there isn't a lot of information.

I would really like to know what law enforcement’s official stance is on this case. I’d imagine they stopped looking into it at some point...I at least want to know the reason they decided to stop — because they couldn’t find anything on the suspects? Or were they convinced it was a hoax and they quietly put it all to one side?

The Teresita Basa case -The re-enactment of Teresita Basa possessing the body of that woman to give the doctor husband information about the case scared the heck out of me when I was a kid. Upon re-watching it recently, though, it seemed less scary. I don't know why

The La Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre -Not only because of the sheer evil of cold-bloodedly gunning down all those defenceless, cooperative bowling alley employees (and also the young children at the scene) but also the way that the gunman confronted that Spanish cook in the kitchen in the re-enactment also scared me. And the fact that these monsters haven't been caught

Dan Short -the Arkansas bank manager who was ambushed in his own home, led to the bank and then tied to a chair and dumped into the river. The whole re-enactment was frightening, as it must have been in real life. Glad they caught those creeps

Reverend Harold Swain -The way that Pastor and his wife were cold-bloodedly gunned down by a creepy looking stranger in his old Church and the re-enactment showing those women hiding from the gunmen in that room and trying to call the police, only to find that the phone was cut

Those two Arkansas kids who went on a rampage and killed that young mother and then tortured and murdered those two elderly men before luring the African-American guy out to help them with their car and then murdering them. I'm glad those two monsters were caught as well

The Teresita Basa case -The re-enactment of Teresita Basa possessing the body of that woman to give the doctor husband information about the case scared the heck out of me when I was a kid. Upon re-watching it recently, though, it seemed less scary. I don't know why

Because when we watch things as children they are scary, watching them as an adult privy to information like Remy Chua worked with Showery in the same department & had problems with him & seeing it as being a very silly story.

For example, Remy Chua and Showery weren't strangers: Both worked in the same department at Edgewater Hospital with Basa. Chua suspected Showery of making complaints about her quality of work at the hospital, Showery's defense had argued. Just one day before Chua's first possession, Chua admitted she believed Showery had made a prank phone call to her. Her psychic symptoms started within hours of discovering she'd lost her job.

I was pretty intrigued & I have to admit a tad scared by gold foil lady watching it as a 14 year old, as an adult it just comes off as totally stupid with her doing obvious palming techniques.

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=321461

This thread has some discussion about it, but there isn't a lot of information.

It would be interesting to know if there was publicity out on the River Wild film that was released four months after this case during 1993 & 1994, apparently Meryl Streep nearly drowned filming a scene on the first day of filming in 1993-whether legitimate or just put out there as a publicity stunt one would think this would have bought a lot of attention to the project. If it was a hoax perhaps the inspiration was more likely the Cape Fear remake from 1991 with the climatic river scene with De Niro. From what I am seeing about her & her husband online they seem highly dubious characters.