This year marks the 25th anniversary of quite a few Unsolved Mysteries cases. The dates next to the names are the dates when the disappearances/murders/offenses happened, not when they aired on TV. Let me know if I missed anybody.

Rohrey Wychgel (shot, left paralyzed, January 5th, 1991)
Eric Royce Leonard (murdered 6 people, February 1991)
Lissette Nukida (put 2 patients in a coma, February 1991)
Eric and Pam Ellender (murdered, February 11, 1991)
Dede Rosenthal (kidnapped and murdered, February 27, 1991)
William John Wood (kidnapping and sexual assault, March 1991)
Neil and Terry Gott (drug trafficking, March 1991)
Tommy Gibson (disappeared, March 18, 1991)
Cheryl Holland (murdered her aunt and uncle, April 1991)
Wade Mitchell Parker (embezzlement, April 1991)
Gordon Collins (disappeared, April 1991)
Trudy Darby, Cheryl Ann Kenney and Angela Hammond (one murder, two disappearances, January 19 - April 4, 1991)
Dick Hansen (murdered, April 29, 1991)
Rebecca Young (murdered, May 1, 1991)
Kevin Wheel (murdered, May 3, 1991)
Kathy Page (murdered, May 14, 1991)
Bill Henderson (murdered, May 16, 1991)
Gordon Page Jr (disappeared, May 27, 1991)
Dorothy Donovan (murdered, June 22, 1991)
Blind River rest stop murders (2 people killed, one wounded, June 28, 1991)
Su-Ya Kim (murdered, June 29, 1991)
Danny Williams (murdered, June 30, 1991)
Derek Leonard Reynolds (embezzlement, July 1991)
Gail Jordan and Dawn LaMont (murdered, July 13, 1991)
Krystal Naab (murdered, July 23, 1991)
California pizza bandits (robbed several northern California pizza parlors, August 1991)
Michael Hansen (abducted his daughter, August 3, 1991)
New Orleans serial killer (8 known victims/one survivor, started August 4, 1991)
Danny Casolaro (murdered, August 10, 1991)
A.J. Breaux (disappeared, August 28, 1991)
Tony Lombardi (murdered, August 30, 1991)
Charles Warren Boomer (robbed several banks in northwest United States and British Columbia, September 1991)
Grandpa Bandit (robbed a Las Vegas bank, September 1991)
Tom Roche (murdered, September 13, 1991)
Arthur Jones (disappeared and later found dead, September 19, 1991)
Scott Rossiter (murdered, September 19, 1991)
Paducah plane jumper (fell from a plane and died after attempting to hitch a ride, September 30, 1991)
Michael St. Clair and Dennis Reese (went on a murder spree in Tennessee, October 1991)
Jamie Santos (murdered, October 28, 1991)
Selena Edon (disappeared, October 28, 1991)
Warner Jane Doe (murdered, November 12, 1991)
Trenchcoat Robbers (robbed Henderson, NV bank, November 13, 1991)
Danny Pinetta (raped ex-girlfriend Nanette Brana, November 13, 1991)
Tommy Burkett (murdered, December 1, 1991)
Marcus Farina (abducted by father, December 6, 1991)
Joe Cole (murdered, December 19, 1991)
Colleen Reed (murdered, December 29, 1991)

Tommy Gibson disappeared March 18, 1991

Selena Edon disappeared October 28, 1991.

Tommy Gibson disappeared March 18, 1991

Selena Edon disappeared October 28, 1991.

Added. Thank you.

Might celebrate with a few re-watches thankyou!

Wow, that's a lot of cases! Was 1991 a crazy year or what?! Some of these crimes happened within a few days of each other. For instance, between June 28th and June 30th, four people were murdered!:eek:

Wow, that's a lot of cases! Was 1991 a crazy year or what?! Some of these crimes happened within a few days of each other. For instance, between June 28th and June 30th, four people were murdered!:eek:

not to mention Selena Edon disappearing on the same day that Jamie Santos was murdered.

When I put this together, I was stunned at how close a lot of these cases where to each other. For instance, in a week's time, Dorothy Donovan, Jacqueline McAllister, Brian Major, Su-Ya Kim and Danny Williams were all murdered. What's also scary is only one of those has been solved while the others haven't.

Interesting you brought this up. I always thought 1991 seemed like particularly grisly year for UM.

Some very memorable and terrifying cases from that year.

Random thoughts:

1. The Sacremento Thrill killer - Before Leonard was caught, the police were correct in their suspicions that he was a local resident (he lived just two blocks from the convenient store) and that he was possibly a young guy borrowing the gun from "daddy's night stand." Turns out he was just 19, I believe.

2. The New Orleans serial killer - The endless unsettling music, the surviving victim's voice that was permanently damaged from being strangled and the hand sticking out from the garbage site to start the segment. :eek:

3. Blind River Rest Stop - That entire ordeal seemed like something straight out of a horror movie. And I suspect the UM reenactment crew made up the part about Brian Major not being able to get his car started as the killer aimed the rifle at his windshield. But if their goal was to scare 10 year old kids like me into not being able to sleep for a week, mission accomplished.

4. Cheryl Holland - Not to downplay the seriousness of the crime but how did this segment never turn into a Lifetime movie feature? The betrayal by a beloved family member, murder, arson, going on the run, family members taking sides as to who masterminded the entire thing. Throw in a courtroom conclusion and that sounds like a Lifetime feature of the week.

Some very memorable and terrifying cases from that year.

3. Blind River Rest Stop - That entire ordeal seemed like something straight out of a horror movie. And I suspect the UM reenactment crew made up the part about Brian Major not being able to get his car started as the killer aimed the rifle at his windshield. But if their goal was to scare 10 year old kids like me into not being able to sleep for a week, mission accomplished.


I first saw that segment as an adult and it traumatized me like you would not believe! That poor couple, taking a little vacation, minding their own business and BAM! A psychopath kills the wife and the husband is heartbroken for the rest of his life. A person's worst nightmare.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of quite a few Unsolved Mysteries cases. The dates next to the names are the dates when the disappearances/murders/offenses happened, not when they aired on TV. Let me know if I missed anybody.

Rohrey Wychgel (shot, left paralyzed, January 5th, 1991)
Eric Royce Leonard (murdered 6 people, February 1991)
Lissette Nukida (put 2 patients in a coma, February 1991)
Eric and Pam Ellender (murdered, February 11, 1991)
Dede Rosenthal (kidnapped and murdered, February 27, 1991)
William John Wood (kidnapping and sexual assault, March 1991)
Neil and Terry Gott (drug trafficking, March 1991)
Tommy Gibson (disappeared, March 18, 1991)
Cheryl Holland (murdered her aunt and uncle, April 1991)
Wade Mitchell Parker (embezzlement, April 1991)
Gordon Collins (disappeared, April 1991)
Trudy Darby, Cheryl Ann Kenney and Angela Hammond (one murder, two disappearances, January 19 - April 4, 1991)
Dick Hansen (murdered, April 29, 1991)
Rebecca Young (murdered, May 1, 1991)
Kevin Wheel (murdered, May 3, 1991)
Kathy Page (murdered, May 14, 1991)
Bill Henderson (murdered, May 16, 1991)
Gordon Page Jr (disappeared, May 27, 1991)
Dorothy Donovan (murdered, June 22, 1991)
Blind River rest stop murders (2 people killed, one wounded, June 28, 1991)
Su-Ya Kim (murdered, June 29, 1991)
Danny Williams (murdered, June 30, 1991)
Derek Leonard Reynolds (embezzlement, July 1991)
Gail Jordan and Dawn LaMont (murdered, July 13, 1991)
Krystal Naab (murdered, July 23, 1991)
California pizza bandits (robbed several northern California pizza parlors, August 1991)
Michael Hansen (abducted his daughter, August 3, 1991)
New Orleans serial killer (8 known victims/one survivor, started August 4, 1991)
Danny Casolaro (murdered, August 10, 1991)
A.J. Breaux (disappeared, August 28, 1991)
Tony Lombardi (murdered, August 30, 1991)
Charles Warren Boomer (robbed several banks in northwest United States and British Columbia, September 1991)
Grandpa Bandit (robbed a Las Vegas bank, September 1991)
Tom Roche (murdered, September 13, 1991)
Arthur Jones (disappeared and later found dead, September 19, 1991)
Scott Rossiter (murdered, September 19, 1991)
Paducah plane jumper (fell from a plane and died after attempting to hitch a ride, September 30, 1991)
Michael St. Clair and Dennis Reese (went on a murder spree in Tennessee, October 1991)
Jamie Santos (murdered, October 28, 1991)
Selena Edon (disappeared, October 28, 1991)
Warner Jane Doe (murdered, November 12, 1991)
Trenchcoat Robbers (robbed Henderson, NV bank, November 13, 1991)
Danny Pinetta (raped ex-girlfriend Nanette Brana, November 13, 1991)
Tommy Burkett (murdered, December 1, 1991)
Marcus Farina (abducted by father, December 6, 1991)
Joe Cole (murdered, December 19, 1991)
Colleen Reed (murdered, December 29, 1991)

Excellent job putting this together and in chronological order!

Excellent job putting this together and in chronological order!

Thank you :)

Thanks for putting this list together!

How many 1991 cases would've had a different outcome or not happened at all if Cell phones were around back then?

Thanks for putting this list together!

How many 1991 cases would've had a different outcome or not happened at all if Cell phones were around back then?

I think we've all said that Angela Hammond would not have been abducted had she owned a cell phone. :(

I agree with the comment re: Cheryl Holland. Why DIDNT Lifetime adapt that into a movie? Everything was there...

I agree with the comment re: Cheryl Holland. Why DIDNT Lifetime adapt that into a movie? Everything was there...

Everything. Plus the depressing concept that Bill and Mattie loved Cheryl so much, it sounds like they would have given her the money if she asked. Nobody ever had to die.

Everything. Plus the depressing concept that Bill and Mattie loved Cheryl so much, it sounds like they would have given her the money if she asked. Nobody ever had to die.

No kidding! I remember the picture of Bill and Mattie. They looked like very sweet, generous people. I'm sure they would have absolutely cracked the safe open had she just told them she needed the money.

That was the segment where they poured the gasoline on the floor and started the floor on fire? I'm pretty sure UM ended up using that clip in its opening montage for several years after that...