New UM now accepting new story submissions!!!

[everybodylovesrs]

We'll still be stuck with Dennis probably.

Has anyone written to get an official statement 'Yes, we're back in production ' or anything?

[Charlie99909]

I submitted a mystery and got this reply;

Dear Viewer,
 
Thank you for contacting UNSOLVED MYSTERIES.  This is an automated reply to let you know that we have received your new story submission.  We will review your story and contact you if more details are needed.
 
Sincerely,
 
The UNSOLVED MYSTERIES Staff

[TheCars1986]

Originally Posted by ScaryFog

I'm a sucker for the show. I'll watch no matter how bad they butcher it.

Me too. But it's still wishful thinking that they'll get a new host. For some reason I can't stand when Farina says, "Join us." I prefer Stack's monologue about someone out there holding the key to a mystery, "Perhaps it's you..."

[Mysteryphile]

Wow if it does...fantastic!! Now all we need is for the Yanks on here to do us people across the pond a favor and....ahem.....

If not that, maybe we could get a blow by blow account?

[HHorseman]

Does anyone know of any new cases that would be good. I cant think of any myself.

[sffan]

Has anyone received anything other than the automated reply?

[HHorseman]

Originally Posted by TheCars1986

Me too. But it's still wishful thinking that they'll get a new host. For some reason I can't stand when Farina says, "Join us." I prefer Stack's monologue about someone out there holding the key to a mystery, "Perhaps it's you..."

They need to hire Tony Todd he would make a great replacement theres only a handful of actors that would match up to Stacks spookiness,Duchnovy also wouldnt be to bad.

[XCalibur]

Originally Posted by HHorseman

Does anyone know of any new cases that would be good. I cant think of any myself.

Are you talking like high profile or stuff lesser known? I know Unsolved Mysteries did both, but still like to get an idea of what everyone would like to see. Share some possible cases.

I live in a relatively small area myself, the only thing I can think of is that there was a couple murdered at a local Pizza place here and its never been solved. They ran the place and were closing for the night when someone arrived at the restaurant and killed them.

If you are thinking of high profile I could think of a few:

Jon Benet Ramsey
O.J.Simpson murders (Although most people think he did it its still up for debate I guess)
the mystery surrounding the authenticity of the Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot film

Thats all I can think of off the top of my head............

[88keys]

For one of the bizarre segments, they could do The Mad Gasser of Mattoon. I know it will never actually be solved, but it's just such a wonderfully weird and intriguing story.

[Hambone2421]

Originally Posted by HHorseman

Does anyone know of any new cases that would be good. I cant think of any myself.

The Brian Schaffer disappearance would be perfect for Unsolved mysteries. As would the McStay family disappearance.

The only problem with rebooting Unsolved Mysteries is that there concept has already been picked up by other shows such as "Disappeared" and that Beth Holloway show. But I will welcome a new Unsolved Mysteries with open arms!

[Kane]

Originally Posted by XCalibur

If you are thinking of high profile I could think of a few:

Jon Benet Ramsey
O.J.Simpson murders (Although most people think he did it its still up for debate I guess)

They actually did do a segment on the Jon Benet Ramsey case. UM aired it a month after the murder, so there were no reenactments in the segment.

As for the O.J. Simpson case, well, UM did a 1996 segment that focused on the debate of whether the police tried to frame OJ Simpson, which former prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi (who was interviewed in the segment) vocally disputed. But I think there would be virtually a zero percent chance of UM doing a segment on the case per se, most likely because there is far less doubt about Simpson's guilt these days than there was sixteen years ago. To me, Bugliosi's book, Outrage: The Five Reasons Why OJ Simpson Got Away With Murder, pretty much dispels any doubt that OJ Simpson was the killer.

The book includes details on the crucial pieces of evidence that were never presented in the criminal trial, such as the audio-recorded police interrogation in which Simpson made some incriminating statements, the "suicide" letter that Simpson wrote before he fled (which Bugliosi says "reeks" of guilt), and the contents found in the Bronco following the infamous chase (passport, money, and disguise).

As for possible cases for UM, I have a few ideas (two of which from my home state):

The unsolved murder of Mary Joe Frug, a prominent feminist and professor, who was stabbed to death in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 4, 1991. To this day, no motive was ever established, so it is unknown whether she had been specifically targeted or was a random victim.

The unsolved 1996 adbuction and murder of Amber Hagerman, a case that led to the creation of the AMBER Alert System.

The New Bedford Highway Killer, a Massachusetts serial killer who is believed to have killed at least nine women during the late '80s. Although there have been at least two suspects, the case is still unsolved.

[Kane]

Originally Posted by biscuitgirl

Maybe now that the show is back on Lifetime, it is getting better ratings than it got on Spike.

I suspect that UM has been getting generally more viewership on Lifetime than on Spike, especially since Lifetime has been airing it consistently.

[2trackmind]

Originally Posted by HHorseman

Does anyone know of any new cases that would be good. I cant think of any myself.

IMHO, a good case to do a segment on is the Holly Piirainen case.

This was a BIG story in Massachusetts back in '93. 10 year old Holly was murdered while visiting her grandparents in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The killer has never been found.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly_Piirainen

[atomicfizz]

http://www.amw.com/missing_children/case.cfm?id=25222

Diamond and Tionda Bradley disappeared in 2001

[cordwainer1453]

Originally Posted by Kane

The New Bedford Highway Killer, a Massachusetts serial killer who is believed to have killed at least nine women during the late '80s. Although there have been at least two suspects, the case is still unsolved.

Both prime suspects are dead now, too. A case that doesn't get enough attention. I would love to see this solved, being from the area, but I doubt that will ever happen.