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Or So It Seems · 04-21-2022, 04:38 PM

Let's add Dan Short to the list: tied to a chair and thrown off a bridge while still alive by the Agofsky Brothers.

Corkys-Place · 04-23-2022, 02:52 AM

The Brad Bishop case would have to be right up there as one of the worst. Even the re-enactment made me feel sick when I first saw it. Completely innocent people including kids who didn't stand a chance against a madman under their very roof.

WishfulDreamer · 04-24-2022, 05:35 PM

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The Brad Bishop case would have to be right up there as one of the worst. Even the re-enactment made me feel sick when I first saw it. Completely innocent people including kids who didn't stand a chance against a madman under their very roof.

The Hunt with John Walsh had very graphic pictures of some of the victims' faces...just horrible. There are a lot of contenders in UM history, but Brad Bishop is possibly the most deplorable criminal profiled on the show.

I'll add Joe Weldon Smith, too. The victims fought for their lives and we have a survivor's account of just how horrifying the situation must have been.

Zero · 04-25-2022, 08:13 PM

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What about the one where they showed the actual autopsy photo? The case of the old man (think it was Jasper Watkins -- Harpers Ferry Remains -- who was killed and stuffed in the trunk?

That is the grisliest for me. The warning was brief. "Although difficult to view..." Not enough to prepare you for what you were about to see. And the computer rendered image of what he may have looked like alive wasn't much better.

thinwhiteduke74 · 04-26-2022, 08:19 AM

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That is the grisliest for me. The warning was brief. "Although difficult to view..." Not enough to prepare you for what you were about to see. And the computer rendered image of what he may have looked like alive wasn't much better.

Watched it last night and uhhhh

dynoguy88 · 04-26-2022, 10:37 AM

I was always amazed that UM showed an actual photo of Cindy James’ corpse, with her hands and feet tied behind her back. It’s interesting to note that the photo was banned from publication in Neal Hall’s book so a sketch of the corpse was drawn instead and included with other pictures. Yet Unsolved Mysteries was somehow allowed to show the actual photo.

I wouldn’t say the photo was overly grisly since her head is turned. But it’s still kind of disturbing. With Jasper Watkins, yes, the photo was very haunting but I kind of understood why they showed it because they were so desperate to identify him. Here? I don’t think it was necessary to show Cindy’s body.

Sewan23 · 04-28-2022, 06:40 AM

the Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre is fairly grisly. Hilda Roche as well,

MegtheEgg86 · 04-28-2022, 05:55 PM

Honestly I've always thought the reenactment of Doug Heath finding Doreen Picard and Susan Laferte in the basement was kind of graphic, as was the scene showing Terri McClure shot dead in her car.

The Jasper Watkins morgue photo probably takes the cake, though.

freakbook · 04-29-2022, 12:26 AM

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the Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre is fairly grisly.

don't know how I forgot this one. fully agreed.

Sewan23 · 04-29-2022, 02:40 PM

its amazing how this happened over 30 years ago and no one has been identified. Anyone know if there was any info UM left out from the segment

TheCars1986 · 04-29-2022, 02:52 PM

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Honestly I've always thought the reenactment of Doug Heath finding Doreen Picard and Susan Laferte in the basement was kind of graphic

This is a good one. Not that it was overly "grisly", but I get a similar vibe to when they show Joyce McLain's body in the woods in the re-enactment and show the man who discovered her body calling out "Joyce" repeatedly. I don't know if you've ever seen the movie, but the beginning of the segment gives me strong "Silver Bullet" vibes.

thinwhiteduke74 · 04-29-2022, 04:36 PM

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the Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre is fairly grisly. Hilda Roche as well,

Good lord I forgot about the Roche murder. That segment was chillingly assembled.

Zero · 04-30-2022, 02:44 PM

A Murder in Las Cruces, the film about the bowling alley massacre, was even grislier than the UM segment. The director went over the top with crime scene photos over and over again. He said it was to evoke emotion. The first “set” of photos was enough, really. I am assuming that since it may take A LOT to stir HIS emotions, he thinks others are the same. He did a Q&A session after and I had a few things to ask, but he came off as such a cold and distant jerk that I didn’t bother. I doubt he had any idea how his demeanor struck the audience either. I’ve heard from others in the industry he’s a bit high hatted about his films and where he *thinks* they should be screened.

My point is, while the film is very interesting and offers more information, brace yourself!

freakbook · 05-01-2022, 12:14 AM

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A Murder in Las Cruces, the film about the bowling alley massacre, was even grislier than the UM segment. The director went over the top with crime scene photos over and over again. He said it was to evoke emotion. The first “set” of photos was enough, really. I am assuming that since it may take A LOT to stir HIS emotions, he thinks others are the same. He did a Q&A session after and I had a few things to ask, but he came off as such a cold and distant jerk that I didn’t bother. I doubt he had any idea how his demeanor struck the audience either. I’ve heard from others in the industry he’s a bit high hatted about his films and where he *thinks* they should be screened.

My point is, while the film is very interesting and offers more information, brace yourself!

wait...theres a movie??

dynoguy88 · 05-01-2022, 10:14 AM

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wait...theres a movie??

I think he's talking about the documentary, 'A Nightmare in Las Cruces,' which came out around 2011.

04-28-2022, 05:55 PM	#23
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04-21-2022, 04:38 PM	#16
Or So It Seems Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 06, 2002 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 196	Let's add Dan Short to the list: tied to a chair and thrown off a bridge while still alive by the Agofsky Brothers.

04-23-2022, 02:52 AM	#17
Corkys-Place Unsolved Mysteries Fan Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 23, 2010 Posts: 790	The Brad Bishop case would have to be right up there as one of the worst. Even the re-enactment made me feel sick when I first saw it. Completely innocent people including kids who didn't stand a chance against a madman under their very roof.

04-26-2022, 10:37 AM	#21
dynoguy88 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2000 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 3,672	I was always amazed that UM showed an actual photo of Cindy James’ corpse, with her hands and feet tied behind her back. It’s interesting to note that the photo was banned from publication in Neal Hall’s book so a sketch of the corpse was drawn instead and included with other pictures. Yet Unsolved Mysteries was somehow allowed to show the actual photo. I wouldn’t say the photo was overly grisly since her head is turned. But it’s still kind of disturbing. With Jasper Watkins, yes, the photo was very haunting but I kind of understood why they showed it because they were so desperate to identify him. Here? I don’t think it was necessary to show Cindy’s body.

04-28-2022, 06:40 AM	#22
Sewan23 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 24, 2021 Location: Tennessee Posts: 80	the Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre is fairly grisly. Hilda Roche as well,

04-29-2022, 02:40 PM	#25
Sewan23 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 24, 2021 Location: Tennessee Posts: 80	its amazing how this happened over 30 years ago and no one has been identified. Anyone know if there was any info UM left out from the segment

04-30-2022, 02:44 PM	#28
Zero Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 15, 2003 Posts: 495	A Murder in Las Cruces, the film about the bowling alley massacre, was even grislier than the UM segment. The director went over the top with crime scene photos over and over again. He said it was to evoke emotion. The first “set” of photos was enough, really. I am assuming that since it may take A LOT to stir HIS emotions, he thinks others are the same. He did a Q&A session after and I had a few things to ask, but he came off as such a cold and distant jerk that I didn’t bother. I doubt he had any idea how his demeanor struck the audience either. I’ve heard from others in the industry he’s a bit high hatted about his films and where he thinks they should be screened. My point is, while the film is very interesting and offers more information, brace yourself!