Creepiest segment

[ghosthouse]

Originally Posted by jets4life

The case in Virginia (?) where a Woman in a rural area was abducted by a man claiming to be lost and needing directions. He then abducted her, raped her, killed her, placed her body in a freezer for a few days, and then tied her to a tree in the woods a few days later, where a hunted eventually discovered the body.

Unsure of the name of the victim. She was in her early 60s IIRC.

Ethel Kidd -- the scene where they showed her dead and tied standing to a tree always creeped me out as a kid.

[ogapogadots]

Originally Posted by ghosthouse

Ethel Kidd -- the scene where they showed her dead and tied standing to a tree always creeped me out as a kid.

Did UM use a dummy or a real lady tied to a tree? I would assume a dummy or mannequin?

[jets4life]

Originally Posted by ogapogadots

Did UM use a dummy or a real lady tied to a tree? I would assume a dummy or mannequin?

Probably a mannequin. Definitely not a person. What is interesting, is I read the same hunter who found the body was used in the reenactment on the segment.

[legallydead]

Originally Posted by Gottacallphelp

Debbie, the lady who was abducted and then shot and left for dead in the woods.

one time i had taken an edible and this segment came on and i've never been so freaked out in my life- the slo-mo chase/abductor yelling at her all distorted...yeah never doing that again lol

my creepiest segment is the boston rapist, which isn't on the filmrise versions but a grainy version is on youtube. the guy walked into a strip mall doctors office on xmas eve and raped a nurse. the whole reenactment is absolutely chilling.

[WishfulDreamer]

The Deborah Poe segment, and it's even worse when you realize how much UM left out. Shortly before Deborah vanished, a naked man had chased her throughout the store.

[DALLASTEXAN!!]

As a kid in 1989 I was 6 and I saw the "Carol" segment and I think the Kevin Hughes segment. Both of those scared the bejesus out of me. The carol segment may not seem that scary, but at the time I had no idea what I was watching and UM really set that segment up, especially with the music that they used leading up to the shooting. I can't even watch the Kevin Hughes segment anymore because it is so upsetting.

[DALLASTEXAN!!]

Originally Posted by WishfulDreamer

The Deborah Poe segment, and it's even worse when you realize how much UM left out. Shortly before Deborah vanished, a naked man had chased her throughout the store.

wow, I never knew that!

[WishfulDreamer]

Originally Posted by DALLASTEXAN!!

wow, I never knew that!

https://charleyproject.org/case/deborah-deann-poe

I know Charley Project can be wrong, but I've seen other articles mention the incident as well. Right out of a horror movie, being chased around a store by a naked guy in the middle of the night and having him climb over the counter to get to her.

[MegtheEgg86]

Originally Posted by DALLASTEXAN!!

As a kid in 1989 I was 6 and I saw the "Carol" segment and I think the Kevin Hughes segment. Both of those scared the bejesus out of me. The carol segment may not seem that scary, but at the time I had no idea what I was watching and UM really set that segment up, especially with the music that they used leading up to the shooting. I can't even watch the Kevin Hughes segment anymore because it is so upsetting.

Both of these segments were on the same episode originally so you're on the money.

Kevin Hughes was the first segment I ever remember being aware of and it scared me to death largely because it happened in Tennessee. Nevermind that it went down in Nashville, over a hundred miles from my childhood home. In my kid brain, I thought the killer could be right around the corner at any time.

[DALLASTEXAN!!]

Originally Posted by MegtheEgg86

Both of these segments were on the same episode originally so you're on the money.

Kevin Hughes was the first segment I ever remember being aware of and it scared me to death largely because it happened in Tennessee. Nevermind that it went down in Nashville, over a hundred miles from my childhood home. In my kid brain, I thought the killer could be right around the corner at any time.

I can only imagine how much more terrifying that it would have been if it was that close to where I lived. Now when I watch the Kevin Hughes segment I am still creeped out by the segment as it builds to the reenactment of his murder, but I am far more gutted by the fact that by all accounts Kevin was a person of immense integrity who was trying to have a positive impact on music.

[TheCafeDisco]

Originally Posted by Gottacallphelp

Debbie, the lady who was abducted and then shot and left for dead in the woods.

Agreed.
Even as an adult, everytime I rewatch this segment it makes the hair on my arms stand up straight. When the actor playing the rapist begins screaming "WHERE YOU GOING!?" I get the chills. What a horrifying experience "Debbie" was put through.

[dynoguy88]

Originally Posted by TheCafeDisco

Agreed.
Even as an adult, everytime I rewatch this segment it makes the hair on my arms stand up straight. When the actor playing the rapist begins screaming "WHERE YOU GOING!?" I get the chills. What a horrifying experience "Debbie" was put through.

That reenactment is terrifying, yes. I think it's the only time they filmed in that style where the action is choppy, kind of like still photos being played frantically...forgive me, there's probably an actual name for that style that I just don't know. Plus, the way they distort the attacker's voice, making him sound like a demon from hell. Yeesh.

To piggyback off the filming style Unsolved Mysteries used, I always loved how often they filmed creepy moments from a distance. How something can look much more scary when you're seeing it from a farther distance as opposed to close up, like these moments....

[WishfulDreamer]

Because it's the last gif you posted, I have to mention again how brilliantly done the Brad Bishop segment was. We didn't need to see a reenactment of the crime. It was enough to simply see him walk toward the house with the murder weapon and the police officer later looking horrified at what he was seeing inside the home.

[MegtheEgg86]

There are very few things on UM anymore I have to look away from if say, I'm watching it late at night home alone, but Patricia Meehan standing in that field is one of them.

[TheCars1986]

It's a very underrated and not discussed segment, but I had forgotten at how creepy the Lucie Turmel segment was. The high speed chase where the killer is actually trapped on a dead end street and then he just takes off into the woods. Nightmare fuel.