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benoitbabe · 12-26-2009, 08:59 PM

I called and wrote to them as did my godmother. We saw a story about a man who was looking for his father. What he knew about his father fit my grandfather to a tee. He even looked like my father's family. When I called the night the story aired they had no idea witch story I refeering to at first. Then the lady told me she'd pass it on to the man. I never heard anything from UM again or the man. I believe he was looking for a Bob Wilson. His last name was Wilson also but Dan or Don. It has been a long time. I would have liked to have heard something from UM even if it turned out not to be him. I even called them back but the operator did not know the case. As I stated above my godmother also wrote reguarding this story.

Kane · 12-27-2009, 12:06 AM

I occasionally wrote to them to offer suggestions for stories. The first time was in 1994, when my suggestions included the then-unidentified Green River Killer and the death of George Reeves (of the '50s Superman TV series). Both cases were ultimately featured on the show during the 1995-96 season.

There were, in fact, only a few occasions in which they wrote back to me. In one letter (which I still have), they thanked me for recommending the George Reeves case. They acknowledged that they had received thousands of letters making that same request.

mah79 · 12-27-2009, 01:23 AM

Hey everyone!
I wrote to Unsolved Mysteries when I was 11. I don't know if this sounds corny or not, but I had such a thing for Robert Stack that I wrote a fan letter to him, via the UM PO box. This was about 1993, when I first started seeing the reruns on Lifetime. This was back when lifetime had a predictable schedule for UM..and you KNEW that at 8 PM Eastern time you could tune in every night and UM would be on! I wrote to him saying what a big fan he was and what a great actor he was, although the only thing I had ever seen him in was Unsolved Mysteries, Airplane, and this NBC TV movie, The Return of Eliot Ness (1992?)
And I got a letter back from UM! It was a generic thank you letter, but to me it was golden! It had the UM logo in purple lettering.
I still have the UM letter, AND photocopy of the letter I wrote to Robert Stack. If I find them, I will quote them in this thread.
Also, I'm curious...is it just me, or did anyone else ever write "fan mail" to UM? I'd be curious to hear from other fan letter writers!

Cori aka ChrisSCrush · 12-27-2009, 11:59 PM

Yes, I called several times to offer suggestions but nothing that would be called real clues.

mah79 · 12-28-2009, 03:06 PM

Hi Everyone!
I found the reply letter that I received from UM, after I mailed in my fan letter to Robert STack. I apologize, as I do not seem to have the original fan letter (I thought I had a copy of it somewhere). But here is the response I received. It's pretty generic, though. In fact, looking at it closely, it appears to be a Xerox copy. And actually it was the envelope that had the UM logo in purple lettering, and NOT the actual letter.
I don't know if anyone else ever got a similar letter?

Dear Viewer:
THank you very much for writing to "UNSOLVED MYSTERIES." Viewers' comments, suggetsions and ideas are always welcome. Feedback from our viewers, whether positive or negative, is important and we are glad to hear from you.

We hope you will continue to watch the program and remember: "You can help solve a mystery!"

Unsolved Mysteries
Viewer Mail Dept.

Though the letter doesn't have a date, the envelope was postmarked January 12th, 1994. Still, it was very exciting for me to receive it at the time!

mattc · 12-28-2009, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mah79

Hi Everyone!
I found the reply letter that I received from UM, after I mailed in my fan letter to Robert STack. I apologize, as I do not seem to have the original fan letter (I thought I had a copy of it somewhere). But here is the response I received. It's pretty generic, though. In fact, looking at it closely, it appears to be a Xerox copy. And actually it was the envelope that had the UM logo in purple lettering, and NOT the actual letter.
I don't know if anyone else ever got a similar letter?

Dear Viewer:
THank you very much for writing to "UNSOLVED MYSTERIES." Viewers' comments, suggetsions and ideas are always welcome. Feedback from our viewers, whether positive or negative, is important and we are glad to hear from you.

We hope you will continue to watch the program and remember: "You can help solve a mystery!"

Unsolved Mysteries
Viewer Mail Dept.

Though the letter doesn't have a date, the envelope was postmarked January 12th, 1994. Still, it was very exciting for me to receive it at the time!

Awesome, thanks so much for sharing and posting! that's really cool, and I would have kept I too

benoitbabe · 12-31-2009, 03:02 PM

TY all for responding. I wish I had gotten a letter back like you got,Mattc. Oh Well.

leafygreens · 12-31-2009, 07:52 PM

Someone please write to Denis Farina and tell us what happens. Where would it go, Spike TV?

youngUMfan · 01-01-2010, 12:46 PM

benoitbabe, who is that in your avatar?

benoitbabe · 01-02-2010, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by youngUMfan

benoitbabe, who is that in your avatar?

My avatar is Little Miss Panasoffkee.

12-26-2009, 08:59 PM	#1
benoitbabe My My My Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 12, 2004 Location: Douglas,MA Posts: 120	Has anyone elese called or written UM? I called and wrote to them as did my godmother. We saw a story about a man who was looking for his father. What he knew about his father fit my grandfather to a tee. He even looked like my father's family. When I called the night the story aired they had no idea witch story I refeering to at first. Then the lady told me she'd pass it on to the man. I never heard anything from UM again or the man. I believe he was looking for a Bob Wilson. His last name was Wilson also but Dan or Don. It has been a long time. I would have liked to have heard something from UM even if it turned out not to be him. I even called them back but the operator did not know the case. As I stated above my godmother also wrote reguarding this story.

12-27-2009, 12:06 AM	#2
Kane Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 07, 2001 Location: MA, United States Posts: 3,367	I occasionally wrote to them to offer suggestions for stories. The first time was in 1994, when my suggestions included the then-unidentified Green River Killer and the death of George Reeves (of the '50s Superman TV series). Both cases were ultimately featured on the show during the 1995-96 season. There were, in fact, only a few occasions in which they wrote back to me. In one letter (which I still have), they thanked me for recommending the George Reeves case. They acknowledged that they had received thousands of letters making that same request.

12-27-2009, 01:23 AM	#3
mah79 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 03, 2009 Posts: 141	Hey everyone! I wrote to Unsolved Mysteries when I was 11. I don't know if this sounds corny or not, but I had such a thing for Robert Stack that I wrote a fan letter to him, via the UM PO box. This was about 1993, when I first started seeing the reruns on Lifetime. This was back when lifetime had a predictable schedule for UM..and you KNEW that at 8 PM Eastern time you could tune in every night and UM would be on! I wrote to him saying what a big fan he was and what a great actor he was, although the only thing I had ever seen him in was Unsolved Mysteries, Airplane, and this NBC TV movie, The Return of Eliot Ness (1992?) And I got a letter back from UM! It was a generic thank you letter, but to me it was golden! It had the UM logo in purple lettering. I still have the UM letter, AND photocopy of the letter I wrote to Robert Stack. If I find them, I will quote them in this thread. Also, I'm curious...is it just me, or did anyone else ever write "fan mail" to UM? I'd be curious to hear from other fan letter writers!

12-27-2009, 11:59 PM	#4
Cori aka ChrisSCrush Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 30, 2001 Location: USA and still trying to be proud of it! Posts: 2,071	Yes, I called several times to offer suggestions but nothing that would be called real clues.

12-28-2009, 03:06 PM	#5
mah79 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 03, 2009 Posts: 141	Hi Everyone! I found the reply letter that I received from UM, after I mailed in my fan letter to Robert STack. I apologize, as I do not seem to have the original fan letter (I thought I had a copy of it somewhere). But here is the response I received. It's pretty generic, though. In fact, looking at it closely, it appears to be a Xerox copy. And actually it was the envelope that had the UM logo in purple lettering, and NOT the actual letter. I don't know if anyone else ever got a similar letter? Dear Viewer: THank you very much for writing to "UNSOLVED MYSTERIES." Viewers' comments, suggetsions and ideas are always welcome. Feedback from our viewers, whether positive or negative, is important and we are glad to hear from you. We hope you will continue to watch the program and remember: "You can help solve a mystery!" Unsolved Mysteries Viewer Mail Dept. Though the letter doesn't have a date, the envelope was postmarked January 12th, 1994. Still, it was very exciting for me to receive it at the time!

12-31-2009, 03:02 PM	#7
benoitbabe My My My Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 12, 2004 Location: Douglas,MA Posts: 120	TY all for responding. I wish I had gotten a letter back like you got,Mattc. Oh Well.

12-31-2009, 07:52 PM	#8
leafygreens Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 12, 2007 Posts: 183	Someone please write to Denis Farina and tell us what happens. Where would it go, Spike TV?

01-01-2010, 12:46 PM	#9
youngUMfan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 12, 2009 Posts: 81	benoitbabe, who is that in your avatar?