Simple thread. No discussion needed. No explanation needed. List your favorite case ever from Unsolved Mysteries. And by favorite, I mean favorite. No ties. Only one. Go.

Charles Morgan.

Amy Billig.

Aileen Conway

I choose it because it's the one case where it's pretty much impossible to dream up an airtight theory that doesn't have holes in it.

Simple thread. No discussion needed. No explanation needed. List your favorite case ever from Unsolved Mysteries. And by favorite, I mean favorite. No ties. Only one. Go.

Charles Morgan.


This is tough! But I'll go with the Unidentified John and Jane Doe segment.

Great question, but I gotta go with AJ Breaux. Nothing adds up. Was he abducted? Is he dead? Did he go back to alcohol? A perfect unsolved mystery, if you will.

The AJ Breaux case has really grown on me over the years. He seemed like a genuinely kind person.

I'll stick by Howard Drummond.

right now, it's the Tara Breckenridge case

The entire Danny Casolaro, Inslaw, Octopus, Charles Morgan, Doug Johnston, Don Devereaux cornucopia of Unsolved Mysteries.

Son of Sam, easily.

This is SO hard!! I'd have to say, Blair Adams...so perplexing.

Kevin Ives and Don Henry.

Cindy James, as you can tell from my avatar.

Angela Hammond

This is SO hard!! I'd have to say, Blair Adams...so perplexing.

That's my answer, too. I watched a lot of UM from about when I was 9 until when I was roughly 13 (so, 1993-1998, give or take). The one I remember more vividly than any other was Blair Adams, just because of the overall mystique to it. I'm Canadian, so that might have a little impact on my memory, but there are so many moving parts to that case, it always stuck with me.

I agree...Blair Adams is a mystery wrapped in an enigma....so bizarre!!

Jodi Huisentruit.

Tammy Leppert

The orange sock murders.

Fffffffffffffff, just one?

I also have to go with Charles Morgan, including the Mistake Hit update.

Christophe Day's disappearance

I will make a top 10. If there is somone out there who has never seen UM in his/her life, these are the 10 episodes you must watch if you never watch another:

1) Circleville Letters
2) Cindy James (maybe the most bizarre case ever in any true crime show)
3) Angela Hammond
4) Orange Socks Murders
5) Ives and Henry
6) Dakota Double Death
7) Megadeth (dude in convenience store).
8) Blair Adams (bizarre circumstances, but easily solved, imo).
9) Cindy Anderson
10) The Woman who disappeared from car wreck (sorry forget her name).


These cases all eximplify the greatness of UM and make me remember why I used to hide under the covers as a kid after watching an episode.

Thiussat - can you tell me more about case number 7?
I don't think I have seen that one.

Thanks!

Thiussat - can you tell me more about case number 7?
I don't think I have seen that one.

Thanks!

It was the case where a convenience store clerk was abuducted while working the night shift. A customer came in the store AFTER the clerk was abducted and found a dude with long stringy black hair wearing a Megadeth t-shirt standing behind the counter. She bought a pack of smokes and he took her money without appearing to know how to operate the cash register. Of course it wasn't until later this customer found out that the Megadeth guy was not the actual clerk.

Some people think Megadeth was just another customer who also happened to come in after the clerk went missing. Maybe he was just shoplifting or whatever. Others think he abducted the clerk.

Sorry, I do not remember the name of the woman who was abducted. Someone else needs to help me on that so I can go watch it again on the forbidden site.

EDIT: After searching the forums, the person abducted was named Debrah Poe. Just type that name in the search engine of your favorite video site. :)

Matt Flores.

Dale Kerstetter

I will make a top 10. If there is somone out there who has never seen UM in his/her life, these are the 10 episodes you must watch if you never watch another:

1) Circleville Letters
2) Cindy James (maybe the most bizarre case ever in any true crime show)
3) Angela Hammond
4) Orange Socks Murders
5) Ives and Henry
6) Dakota Double Death
7) Megadeth (dude in convenience store).
8) Blair Adams (bizarre circumstances, but easily solved, imo).
9) Cindy Anderson
10) The Woman who disappeared from car wreck (sorry forget her name).


These cases all eximplify the greatness of UM and make me remember why I used to hide under the covers as a kid after watching an episode.



10) The Woman who disappeared from car wreck (sorry forget her name).

Patricia Meehan :)

YES!!! This is the best string of connections ever featured on UM!

I will make a top 10. If there is somone out there who has never seen UM in his/her life, these are the 10 episodes you must watch if you never watch another:

1) Circleville Letters
2) Cindy James (maybe the most bizarre case ever in any true crime show)
3) Angela Hammond
4) Orange Socks Murders
5) Ives and Henry
6) Dakota Double Death
7) Megadeth (dude in convenience store).
8) Blair Adams (bizarre circumstances, but easily solved, imo).
9) Cindy Anderson
10) The Woman who disappeared from car wreck (sorry forget her name).


These cases all eximplify the greatness of UM and make me remember why I used to hide under the covers as a kid after watching an episode.

This is a great list. I would have to replace Dakota Double Death with Kurt McFall though as I don't think there is much mystery to the Dakota Double Death.

As for my favorite, Orange Sock Murders.

This is a great list. I would have to replace Dakota Double Death with Kurt McFall though as I don't think there is much mystery to the Dakota Double Death.

I agree. But I feel the same way about Kurt McFall too. Like Dakota Double Death, it is an interesting watch, but easy to solve, imo. I think the police simply missed the bodies in the ice the first time in Dakota DD. And I think Kurt McFall died of a drug overdose and was placed in the empty lot by the kids at the party out of panic. There was no sign of trauma to his body. And I don't put much stock in eye-witnesses who said they saw him the next day or whatever. Eye-witnesses are wrong LOTS of the time in cases like this.

If I were to replace Dakota DD, I would probably put the case of the 18 year old girl who was killed on the road in her car -- shot with a high powered rifle through her car. It was suspected she was having an affair with a married man. I'm sorry but I am terrible with names. Just rewatched the case a couple of days ago.

I agree. But I feel the same way about Kurt McFall too. Like Dakota Double Death, it is an interesting watch, but easy to solve, imo. I think the police simply missed the bodies in the ice the first time in Dakota DD. And I think Kurt McFall died of a drug overdose and was placed in the empty lot by the kids at the party out of panic. There was no sign of trauma to his body. And I don't put much stock in eye-witnesses who said they saw him the next day or whatever. Eye-witnesses are wrong LOTS of the time in cases like this.

If I were to replace Dakota DD, I would probably put the case of the 18 year old girl who was killed on the road in her car -- shot with a high powered rifle through her car. It was suspected she was having an affair with a married man. I'm sorry but I am terrible with names. Just rewatched the case a couple of days ago.

Just a quick correction- Kurt Sova is the unexplained death you're speaking of. Kurt McFall is the one who participated in medieval deuling and pagan religion, then was found at the base of a cliff.

If I were to replace Dakota DD, I would probably put the case of the 18 year old girl who was killed on the road in her car -- shot with a high powered rifle through her car. It was suspected she was having an affair with a married man. I'm sorry but I am terrible with names. Just rewatched the case a couple of days ago.

Are you thinking of Rhonda Hinson? She was shot in her car while driving home from an office christmas party. She had recently asked her mom if it was ever acceptable to date a married man and her mom advised her against it. They never figured out if her murder was related to her dating life or not.

http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Rhonda_Hinson

Are you thinking of Rhonda Hinson? She was shot in her car while driving home from an office christmas party. She had recently asked her mom if it was ever acceptable to date a married man and her mom advised her against it. They never figured out if her murder was related to her dating life or not.

http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Rhonda_Hinson

That's the one.

Just a quick correction- Kurt Sova is the unexplained death you're speaking of. Kurt McFall is the one who participated in medieval deuling and pagan religion, then was found at the base of a cliff.


You beat me to the punch on this one.

Man, you drive a hard bargain.
I narrowed mine down to 3 cases: Charles Morgan, Dennis DePue, and William Bradford Bishop. Maybe it speaks volumes of my character, but I could watch these three over and over and over again. :)

But since I have to pick just one, I'm going with William Bradford Bishop. That was the only segment I've ever watched on UM where it ended before I was ready for it. I thought there would be more to the story, and I wanted to hear more. I can still remember where I was sitting in my parents house when I saw that episode for the first time (and I'm lucky I'm old enough to have seen most of the golden era first-run on NBC). I couldn't believe it was over. I thought for sure it would have been a 2 parter. I think it was the psychological aspects of the case (much like DePue), where it wasn't a murder over monetary gains, but over one's own self-hatred.

New Hampshire Serial killer episode. I was 10 when I first watched it and I didn't want to sleep in my bed alone that night, I was so petrified. The faces of the women murdered, the survivor, the fact that he was still at large. It has been burned in my brain forever.

It's so hard to narrow it down. The Casie Nicole was the one case that was burned into my mind for years, which led me to actually start re-watching the segments a few years ago (god bless Youtube!).

But I think I'd have to go with Charles Morgan. I think about it all the time wondering what really happened.

It's so hard to narrow it down. The Casie Nicole was the one case that was burned into my mind for years, which led me to actually start re-watching the segments a few years ago (god bless Youtube!).

Yeah I watched it the other day and I think the guys did survive and were kidnapped.

There was another segment I remember a long time ago that involved a missing boat that was even stranger than the Casie Nicole segment. Basically, a boat went missing and they found the boat years later crashed on a deserted island like thousands of miles away from where they should have been. There was evidence of activity on the island. Does anyone remember what the name of this case was?

Yeah I watched it the other day and I think the guys did survive and were kidnapped.

There was another segment I remember a long time ago that involved a missing boat that was even stranger than the Casie Nicole segment. Basically, a boat went missing and they found the boat years later crashed on a deserted island like thousands of miles away from where they should have been. There was evidence of activity on the island. Does anyone remember what the name of this case was?

The Sara Jo.

The Sara Jo.

Thanks. Found it on forbidden site too.

Philip Fraser.

Frontera.

Son of Sam. I think Maury Terry's theory is pretty good. And I'm still looking for that yellow 1971 Beetle. What was it? G-U-R or G-V-R?

"Favorite" may not be the best way to phrase it but the two UM cases that I have always wanted badly to see solved are the Scott Johnson/Peter Hill murders and the Tammy Lynn Leppert disappearance.

Cindy James, as you can tell from my avatar.
I'll go with Cindy James, too.

Even though Unsolved Mysteries goal was to profile n solve murders,missing person(s), abductions,rapists,kidnappings,fraud schemes. My favorite was Deloris Brooks looking for her lost beloved must teacher Madeline Strauss. It's so heartwarming,havent been able to find an update online

Dale Kerstetter

Seconded. The mystery on top of the mystery puts it over the top for me.

Springfield Three

My 3 favourites are probably the Circleville Letters, Jamie Santos and Eric Tamiyasu. If I hd to choose one though it would be Circleville.

As loyal as I am to the Montana mysteries.... I'm going to have to say it's a toss up between Circleville and the Orange Sock Murders.

I don't know that I would call this my "favorite" but ...
The Ohio prostitute murders hit home with me solely because so much of the segment involves my hometown of Columbus and areas nearby. I thought it was so cool when I was a kid that a reporter from my hometown paper was interviewed and that Columbus was visible during the interview of then-AG Lee Fisher.
In the murder highlighted at the very beginning of that segment, the body was found only 14 miles east of where I now live and 16-17 from where I grew up. At the time, my dad's route to work from Columbus to near Newark took him off the freeway at that exact exit. If that segment was not filmed in the area where she was found, then they chose an exit that looks eerily similar (Exit 126 off I-70, for anyone who might ever find themselves in the area).

3rd runner up...Shane and sally

2nd runner up...Debbie

1st runner up...Gainesville teenage killers


Miss America: I70 killer

I've probably seen the Cindy James one the most but my favorite one is actually the Bryan Nisenfeld case. (which is the pic I chose for my avatar but for some reason it's not showing up)

I honestly believe that he was murdered by Josh Cohen (possibly a gay hate crime of sorts) but can totally see how some believe it was suicide.

I've probably seen the Cindy James one the most but my favorite one is actually the Bryan Nisenfeld case. (which is the pic I chose for my avatar but for some reason it's not showing up)

I honestly believe that he was murdered by Josh Cohen (possibly a gay hate crime of sorts) but can totally see how some believe it was suicide.

Great choice. I can see that one going either way, honestly.

If I haven't said so already, welcome! :wave:

1: Brad Bishop
2: Adam Hecht
3: Creep Arson video mentioning "OMAR".

The Casie Nicole

This would be up there for me too, for the story and production values I'm going to go with St James Hotel Ghost. I'm surprised that Dennis Depue hasn't been mentioned more. I remember years and years ago there was a similar post and his name was all over it.

Thanks for the welcome! This topic (UM) is very addicting!!!

Springfield Three

Even though this is not an Unsolved Mysteries case, I've been strangely drawn to it and I'd really like to know what happened. You can throw it in the victim of the times category. If front porch security cameras were as common in 1992 as they are now, this may have been solved long ago.

I feel horrible for the family members. To have absolutely no answers after all these years must be torture.

https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2017/05/30/25-years-after-three-springfield-women-went-missing-tips-still-trickle/101753510/

I can't hold myself to just one.....so I'll give two: one that made it on to Amazon and one that's left out.

For the former: The Charles Morgan case. The first time or two I saw it, the wild/fantastical conspiracy theory presented by Don Devereux really drew me in, but only recently I acknowledged the possibility he may have committed suicide

(good discussion on that in this thread: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=330638)

For the latter: the 'Orange Sock' killings. Not sure that there's anything that draws me in other than the fact I used to frequent the area (Breckenridge) in the winters. (As it's still unsolved, I wonder why it was left out.......)

(Wiki entry: http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Bobbi_Oberholtzer_and_Annette_Schnee)

For the latter: the 'Orange Sock' killings. Not sure that there's anything that draws me in other than the fact I used to frequent the area (Breckenridge) in the winters. (As it's still unsolved, I wonder why it was left out.......)(Wiki entry: http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Bobbi_Oberholtzer_and_Annette_Schnee)

That is easily in my top five of the most memorable cases in the show's history. And arguably the scariest one of all time. It's haunting to think of the fear that had to have been going through both women's heads; being out in the middle of nowhere in sub-zero temperatures, where nobody can hear your screams for help.

It sickens me the man who did this has not been found for 36 years now.

That is easily in my top five of the most memorable cases in the show's history. And arguably the scariest one of all time. It's haunting to think of the fear that had to have been going through both women's heads; being out in the middle of nowhere in sub-zero temperatures, where nobody can hear your screams for help.

It sickens me the man who did this has not been found for 36 years now.

It sickens me as well. Out of the blue, I read one of the links on the Wiki page and down at the bottom was a note from an old HS boyfriend of Annette's - incredibly sad :( (found out she's actually from my neck of the woods too)

https://www.summitdaily.com/news/crime/breckenridge-investigator-looking-for-new-clues-in-unsolved-1982-double-homicide/

Su-Ya Kim

Fritz and the soldiers. Everything that is great about the show is on display in that segment.

Dexter Stefonek

Something about the idea of this guy driving cross-country and meeting misfortune in some isolated rest area in Montana really captured my imagination as a youngster. I think it's the way it's filmed, it was done very cinematically with all the ice and snow.

It's a tough one, but I find the Jean Moore case fascinating and at the same time perplexing.

Like so many other posters, I also can't limit myself to just one case. Two of the UM cases that made the biggest impression on me when I was a child are the Matthew Chase and Patsy Wright murders.

The case that probably hit me the hardest as an adult is the Kerstetter disappearance.

DON KEMP always and forever