I didnt know how else to word it out.. Who came off as a jerk?

Aside from the usual suspects like Chad Noe and Paul Pollis..

I just watched the Jim Boumgarden segment again

(To refresh your memory, this is the man who claims his twin who he had never met was seen everywhere and he was looking for him since they were both adopted)

Anyways, his brother came off as a jerk.. When anyone approached him, he'd give them a dirty look and walk away. Or just leave them hanging if they came up to him and talked to him. The least he couldve done is say "Sorry I think you are mistaken" and walk away. But at least in the reenactment, he never did that.

I'd have to say Ida Pruitt moreso than Chad. She's something of a forum joke around here. Just a rude, snappy old bat.

Well, I think there are numerous similar threads on here, including one I started called "People on UM you tried to like, but just couldn't.", so I'll refrain from duplicating my responses.

I did, however, want to mention one new one I just discovered. Larry Costine's ex-wife. Basically, the sum of her interview was griping about her ex and suggesting he got what was coming to him. She seemed like a cold, heartless you-know-what.

I'd have to say Ida Pruitt moreso than Chad. She's something of a forum joke around here. Just a rude, snappy old bat.

GRIPPIN AND BITCHIN

Larry Costine's ex-wife. Basically, the sum of her interview was griping about her ex and suggesting he got what was coming to him. She seemed like a cold, heartless you-know-what.
YES! She is one of my most disliked interviewees and came off as a complete witch. So just because Larry pushed in arguments, Jo had to have snapped and committed the murder? I roll my eyes at "in my heart, I believe she is alive and hiding." Yeah, right. She seemed completely not over the divorce and bitter.

Her interview contributed absolutely nothing to the segment. Seriously. She just complained about her (murdered!) ex's behavior and implied that's what got him killed. Classy.

First name that pops into my head is Ida Prewitt. Looks like someone beat me to it!

First name that pops into my head is Ida Prewitt. Looks like someone beat me to it!

It's a shame they never interviewed Beverly Noe. I have a feeling she was just as mean.

The entire Noe family.

Beyond them...the psycho hitchiker who killed Philip Frasier. His sketches are nuts and the testimony of the cafe workers that dealt with him....ugh.

Joe Nickell, the skeptic from the Spontaneous Human Combustion segment ("the mystery mongers ought to shut up and get a life", "this is crackpottery of the highest order").

John DeSanto, the prosecuting attorney from the Larry Race case. Whether he's right or not, that "not appropriate for Unsolved Mysteries" comment still comes off as extremely condescending.

Id like to add the family of Lady. The collie who ran away & found her way back to them. As a huge animal lover, it bugged me how they didn't care what happened to wolfka the other dog. They were more concerned about lady. They did mention they hoped wolfka found a new family but even that is kinda cold hearted

The police officer in the Pam ellender case that said he used to feel sorry for her dad.

The police officer in the Pam ellender case that said he used to feel sorry for her dad.

Yeah. I can see his point, but I don't think you phrase it like that.

I do think the whole satanic cult theory was BS, though. And I don't believe there was a party held at the house after the murders. I do, however, believe there might have been 1 or 2 others there and several more who knew what happened. So, the father was on the right track but took it way too far and came to some absurd conclusions.

I think the whole "satanic" thing was just a way of people back then trying to explain abhorrent behavior. Humans have always tried to make "sense" of tragic events in many different ways. Back then the whole notion that "satan did it" was popular, especially among religious people. Today "terrorism" seems to be a popular explanation.

Id like to add the family of Lady. The collie who ran away & found her way back to them. As a huge animal lover, it bugged me how they didn't care what happened to wolfka the other dog. They were more concerned about lady. They did mention they hoped wolfka found a new family but even that is kinda cold hearted
YES!! That pissed me off no end. They were so overjoyed about Lady and just didn't seem to care about the other dog...and I thought the name they gave the other dog was dumb, too. Hopefully Wolfka found a nice family and didn't get hurt in the forest fire.

YES!! That pissed me off no end. They were so overjoyed about Lady and just didn't seem to care about the other dog...and I thought the name they gave the other dog was dumb, too. Hopefully Wolfka found a nice family and didn't get hurt in the forest fire.

Which segment was this? I've never heard of it. Sounds like another one of those silly segments like the fertility statues and the idiot girls dancing in the forest.

Which segment was this? I've never heard of it. Sounds like another one of those silly segments like the fertility statues and the idiot girls dancing in the forest.
http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Lady

It was a little fluff segment, but I guess it brought a lighthearted feel between crime segments.

Jenny Pratt's mother. She pretty much alluded to the fact that she would rather have Jenny died in the accident as opposed to living the way she is now. She also came off as a bit cold when they were being interviewed at the telecenter.

Jenny Pratt's mother. She pretty much alluded to the fact that she would rather have Jenny died in the accident as opposed to living the way she is now. She also came off as a bit cold when they were being interviewed at the telecenter.

Over the years, I've expressed my thoughts on how cold Diane Strom is, but here's another thing I just realized.

I was bothered that Diane seemed to have great hostility towards people she believed knew what happened, but either didn't come forward or had said they knew something and changed their story. Well, I guess she didn't realize two important things: 1) that said witnesses/people who knew what happened were probably in great fear of their own lives, and 2) that said people were also very young. How much blame can she put on somebody who is in grade school and is probably in fear of being killed if they say something.

It just seemed she was angry at EVERYONE when all of her anger should have been directed at those responsible.

I understand everyone's criticism of Jenny Pratt's mother, but I can sympathize with her a little. All parents hope for the best for their kids, that they'll grow up and make happy families of their own, but thanks to some stupid kids, Jenny will be forever dependent upon her parents and everyone else. You can't blame her mother for being angry about that. She also probably finds herself wondering what could have been. It's easy to romanticize special-needs patients, but truth be told, however much Jenny's mom loved her, that didn't change the fact that caring for her, would be a difficult and often unpleasant job. I suppose you can say something similar about caring for a baby, but the thing is, regarding a baby, with each passing day, you see the baby get a little smarter and stronger, and you know you won't be doing some of the more unpleasant tasks (like changing diapers) forever. I imagine that some of Diane's anger comes not just from the fact some stupid kid stunt derailed her daughter's life forever, but the knowledge that she knows Jenny will not get better. Jenny will forever be dependent on others to care for her.

I thought about bringing up Franklin Delano Floyd, but referring to him as "least sweetest..." that feels piddling and inadequate compared with the massive evil inherent in that men, like referring to Hitler as slightly genocidal or the Middle Passage as an unpleasant cruise. I know, people are going to get onto me for invoking Godwin's Law but I stand by my inflammatory metaphor and/or simile. Because I hate Franklin Delano Floyd with a fervor I reserve for few other people and I feel a need to spread my hated feelings around, lest we forget that Franklin Delano Floyd is the type of person for whom not only is our profane vocabulary insignificant in describing him, but no punishment, however harsh, seems fitting as well.

Jenny Pratt's mother. She pretty much alluded to the fact that she would rather have Jenny died in the accident as opposed to living the way she is now. She also came off as a bit cold when they were being interviewed at the telecenter.

It has stuck with me how angry she came off to me during the Live at the Telecenter interview with RS. Also in the original segment, RS mentions near the end that the family had been devastated financially by costs associated with Jenny's injury (& rehab I'm assuming).

I can certainly see how losing the person that your child was, added to financial ruin would or could really make someone bitter.

I hope Diane is in a better place mentally now.

Ugh, the boyfriend of Tara Breckenridge, the woman who disappeared in Houston. He said , "only God can judge me" or something like that.

Ugh, the boyfriend of Tara Breckenridge, the woman who disappeared in Houston. He said , "only God can judge me" or something like that.

Ahh, Wayne Hecker. What a character.

Ugh, the boyfriend of Tara Breckenridge, the woman who disappeared in Houston. He said , "only God can judge me" or something like that.

Wayne Hecker is either a very traumatic victim of this entire ordeal or a complete jackass and possible killer. I lean toward the latter.

Yup. To paraphrase Awsi, I'd place some solid odds on Hecker being the culprit.

Yup. To paraphrase Awsi, I'd place some solid odds on Hecker being the culprit.

That Tara Breckenridge thread is very interesting. Numerous people who knew Tara, Wayne or both have commented. Including one ex girlfriend of Wayne's who claimed he abused her. If Wayne did it, which I'm pretty sure he did, then he did a damn good job of getting rid of all evidence including the body for being such a moron.

Id like to add the family of Lady. The collie who ran away & found her way back to them. As a huge animal lover, it bugged me how they didn't care what happened to wolfka the other dog. They were more concerned about lady. They did mention they hoped wolfka found a new family but even that is kinda cold hearted

Tell me about it. What a bratty girl to say a prayer for Lady to come back, so God listens and returns the dog to her, but since she didn't say a prayer for Wolfka, it probably burned in the fire.

the idiot girls dancing in the forest.

was that the infamous "Kentucky Visions" segment?

was that the infamous "Kentucky Visions" segment?


Yep, sure was! I responded to you on the other thread. ;)