I, Detective

[Kane]

Have any of you ever seen I, Detective? It was a half-hour TV show that aired on Court TV for a few years. Each episode focused on an actual criminal case, and tested the viewer's detective skills with multiple choice questions. While the show was primarily narrated by a man, the dialogue related to the multiple choice questions and the answers was done by a woman.

I watched that show myself. In fact, I once mentioned at the UM forum that the 1988 murder of Phoenix socialite Jeanne Tovrea (which UM profiled in 1992) was featured in an episode of I, Detective.

I liked I, Detective. Too bad the show is no longer on the air.

[Kane]

I accidently submitted two copies of this thread. To TJ and/or anyone else who runs this forum, you have my consent to delete the duplicate thread. Thank you in advance.

[crystaldawn]

Originally Posted by Kane

I accidently submitted two copies of this thread. To TJ and/or anyone else who runs this forum, you have my consent to delete the duplicate thread. Thank you in advance.

I took care of it.

Yes I liked that program too and am sorry its off the air. I did enjoy the Jeanne Tovrea one. Although I must admit when I first started watching that show I didn't seem to fair too well on the questions but got better at it the more I watched it. Its been so long since I've seen that show can you refresh our memory as to some other stories they profiled since you seem to have such an amazing memory.

[Kane]

Originally Posted by crystaldawn

Its been so long since I've seen that show can you refresh our memory as to some other stories they profiled since you seem to have such an amazing memory.

Here's a description of some episodes:

1) An episode about the Excedrin capsule murders (not to be confused with the still-unsolved Tylenol murders from 1982). It was a 1986 case where two people died after consuming cyanide-laced Excedrin capsules.

2) Desperate Measures: an episode about former prosecutor Duncan Cameron, who killed two people in a Denver parking garage in April 1996. The victims were his estranged wife Debra and a 23-year-old waiter named Nathan Clarke (a total stranger who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time). After being questioned by police, he went on the run and killed himself. The evidence proved him to be the killer of both Debra Cameron and Nathan Clarke.

3) An episode on the 1993 murder of Seattle rocker Mia Zapata (which Unsolved Mysteries profiled in 1996).

4) Last Exit: an episode on California serial killer Roger Kibbe (aka, the "I-5 Killer"), who murdered women in the vicinity of Interstate 5 during the mid to late-'80s.