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TMC · 05-27-2025, 05:34 PM

What say you?

1990 UM fan · 05-27-2025, 11:59 PM

Jasper Watkins, the elderly man found dead in a streamer trunk. I know that ratings were at a low in 2001, but did they have to traumatize us?

tvscript124 · 05-28-2025, 02:15 PM

Too many to list.

* Edward Harold Bell
* The one with Angela Hammond
* Blind River Rest Stop
* Cindy James
* Beverly McGowan
* Keith Warren
* Dennis DePue

ScaryFog · 05-28-2025, 05:04 PM

The arsonist rambling about Omar.

MediaHoarder · 05-30-2025, 12:30 AM

Episode or segment?

Episode is much tougher to assess, since the original's are exceptionally hard to find. And one has to consider the sum of all segments versus other such sums.

I'm going to shortlist a few segments, although being different episodes they don't mean much as far as the episode.

Nyleen Marshall-Unsolved, extremely disturbing letter from her captor

Charles Morgan-So obvious that something very wrong was afoot here, I knew halfway though it that it would never be solved. When all was said and done there were 3 deaths in this segment and the sequels which to this day remain unsolved

Catholic priests serial killer-Again, at least two, possibly more murders by an unknown killer that has never been identified.

Charles Shelton, Mark Dennis, Robert Borton-All POWs left behind in Vietnam and never heard from again

MegtheEgg86 · 05-30-2025, 06:36 PM

If we're talking segments (and I assume we are), I think my vote would probably have to go to Franklin Delano Floyd.

Runners-up for me:

Connecticut River Valley Killer
The ATV murders
Mary Ann Perez

WishfulDreamer · 05-31-2025, 06:04 PM

*Julius Patterson. Horrible crime against two vulnerable individuals, and to make matters worse, both killers received insultingly low sentences.

*Agree with Meg on Floyd. A Beautiful Child is one of the most disturbing books I've ever read.

*Even though he hasn't conclusively been connected to any child disappearances, reading about Tim Bindner's behavior is disturbing (the book Stalemate goes into this really well). The uncut episode of the Amber Swartz segment has a part where her mother Kim recalls him leaving a creepy voicemail (which they play in the unedited version that didn't make it to FilmRise). The book is way creepier than that and talks about some of his letters to her.

*Brad Bishop eliminating his family with a sledgehammer and burning them in the woods. He is probably my most hated UM fugitive that I want to see captured the most (though he is almost certainly dead at this point).

*Ricardo Caputo. Think about how much each of the women he killed trusted him before he did them in. It's really sickening to imagine.

*This one isn't talked about much because it didn't make it to FilmRise, but the movie producer guy who was prowling low income neighborhoods bribing young boys for sex. That one always gives me the creeps.

DALLASTEXAN!! · 06-01-2025, 09:26 PM

There are several. the Rachel Runyon brief segment always bothered me. Another one that always sticks with me is the Roxanne and Christopher Jeeves murder. Probably because it was close to where I grew up. I watched it over the years before and after it was solved, and it is more difficult to watch every time. haven't seen it in a long time.

tvscript124 · 06-01-2025, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by WishfulDreamer

*Julius Patterson. Horrible crime against two vulnerable individuals, and to make matters worse, both killers received insultingly low sentences.

*Agree with Meg on Floyd. A Beautiful Child is one of the most disturbing books I've ever read.

*Even though he hasn't conclusively been connected to any child disappearances, reading about Tim Bindner's behavior is disturbing (the book Stalemate goes into this really well). The uncut episode of the Amber Swartz segment has a part where her mother Kim recalls him leaving a creepy voicemail (which they play in the unedited version that didn't make it to FilmRise). The book is way creepier than that and talks about some of his letters to her.

*Brad Bishop eliminating his family with a sledgehammer and burning them in the woods. He is probably my most hated UM fugitive that I want to see captured the most (though he is almost certainly dead at this point).

*Ricardo Caputo. Think about how much each of the women he killed trusted him before he did them in. It's really sickening to imagine.

*This one isn't talked about much because it didn't make it to FilmRise, but the movie producer guy who was prowling low income neighborhoods bribing young boys for sex. That one always gives me the creeps.

Brad Bishop is one of the most depraved criminals on UM, and that's saying something. I'm surprised the movie producer segment is missing, given that the #MeToo movement really put a spotlight on that kind of behavior. But maybe there are legal reasons....

WishfulDreamer · 06-02-2025, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by tvscript124

Brad Bishop is one of the most depraved criminals on UM, and that's saying something. I'm surprised the movie producer segment is missing, given that the #MeToo movement really put a spotlight on that kind of behavior. But maybe there are legal reasons....

Maybe because the guy was found dead they decided not to bother, but I agree it would have been a good segment to keep if they didn't have anything legal stopping them. It really highlights despicable behavior: Harming children and exploiting those in poverty.

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/David_MacLeod

MediaHoarder · 06-03-2025, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by WishfulDreamer

Maybe because the guy was found dead they decided not to bother, but I agree it would have been a good segment to keep if they didn't have anything legal stopping them. It really highlights despicable behavior: Harming children and exploiting those in poverty.

Honestly I think the "legal reasons" excuse for excluding segments was almost always bunk. No idea why this was excluded, although I could see wanting to avoid criticism of the entertainment industry as a reason.

Rod8456 · 06-03-2025, 10:51 AM

Edward Bell

mozartpc27 · 06-28-2025, 09:33 PM

Idk if I can say it is absolutely the most disturbing, but Chaim Weiss will live with me forever.

XCalibur · 06-29-2025, 12:52 AM

Usually the ghost stories don't bother me, but I must admit I was creeped out by the Black Hope Cemetery ghost stories. Those people really had a terrible time no matter what they did. And lots of tragedy too. It was both sad and disturbing they could not get free of that situation.

MagiciansBrick · 06-29-2025, 08:02 AM

Jasper Watkins is the most obvious one. The first time I saw that it was like 3am and I was in the dark, and I was not expecting to see a straight up decomposed face.

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06-01-2025, 09:26 PM	#8
DALLASTEXAN!! Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 31, 2007 Location: Devil's Backbone Posts: 3,138	There are several. the Rachel Runyon brief segment always bothered me. Another one that always sticks with me is the Roxanne and Christopher Jeeves murder. Probably because it was close to where I grew up. I watched it over the years before and after it was solved, and it is more difficult to watch every time. haven't seen it in a long time.
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06-28-2025, 09:33 PM	#13
mozartpc27 Vigilante Logician Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 09, 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 924	Idk if I can say it is absolutely the most disturbing, but Chaim Weiss will live with me forever.
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05-28-2025, 02:15 PM	#3
tvscript124 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 01, 2024 Posts: 514	Too many to list. * Edward Harold Bell * The one with Angela Hammond * Blind River Rest Stop * Cindy James * Beverly McGowan * Keith Warren * Dennis DePue

05-28-2025, 05:04 PM	#4
ScaryFog Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 25, 2009 Posts: 222	The arsonist rambling about Omar.

05-30-2025, 12:30 AM	#5
MediaHoarder Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 18, 2021 Posts: 480	Episode or segment? Episode is much tougher to assess, since the original's are exceptionally hard to find. And one has to consider the sum of all segments versus other such sums. I'm going to shortlist a few segments, although being different episodes they don't mean much as far as the episode. Nyleen Marshall-Unsolved, extremely disturbing letter from her captor Charles Morgan-So obvious that something very wrong was afoot here, I knew halfway though it that it would never be solved. When all was said and done there were 3 deaths in this segment and the sequels which to this day remain unsolved Catholic priests serial killer-Again, at least two, possibly more murders by an unknown killer that has never been identified. Charles Shelton, Mark Dennis, Robert Borton-All POWs left behind in Vietnam and never heard from again

05-31-2025, 06:04 PM	#7
WishfulDreamer Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 01, 2009 Location: L.A. Posts: 3,868	Julius Patterson. Horrible crime against two vulnerable individuals, and to make matters worse, both killers received insultingly low sentences. Agree with Meg on Floyd. A Beautiful Child is one of the most disturbing books I've ever read. Even though he hasn't conclusively been connected to any child disappearances, reading about Tim Bindner's behavior is disturbing (the book Stalemate goes into this really well). The uncut episode of the Amber Swartz segment has a part where her mother Kim recalls him leaving a creepy voicemail (which they play in the unedited version that didn't make it to FilmRise). The book is way creepier than that and talks about some of his letters to her. Brad Bishop eliminating his family with a sledgehammer and burning them in the woods. He is probably my most hated UM fugitive that I want to see captured the most (though he is almost certainly dead at this point). Ricardo Caputo. Think about how much each of the women he killed trusted him before he did them in. It's really sickening to imagine. This one isn't talked about much because it didn't make it to FilmRise, but the movie producer guy who was prowling low income neighborhoods bribing young boys for sex. That one always gives me the creeps.

06-03-2025, 10:51 AM	#12
Rod8456 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 18, 2014 Posts: 24	Edward Bell

06-29-2025, 12:52 AM	#14
XCalibur Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 16, 2010 Location: Belfast, Va Posts: 981	Usually the ghost stories don't bother me, but I must admit I was creeped out by the Black Hope Cemetery ghost stories. Those people really had a terrible time no matter what they did. And lots of tragedy too. It was both sad and disturbing they could not get free of that situation.

06-29-2025, 08:02 AM	#15
MagiciansBrick Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 28, 2025 Posts: 39	Jasper Watkins is the most obvious one. The first time I saw that it was like 3am and I was in the dark, and I was not expecting to see a straight up decomposed face.
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