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sdb4884 · 12-08-2010, 12:29 PM

I watched Unsolved Mysteries as a child when I was 8, 9 and 10 here in Australia and it was on Channel Ten I remember. I don't remember how often it was on but I was always fascinated by it.

The first case I watched as a child was the Dave Bocks/NLO story, I still remember that scene where Dave spoke to his collegue and said "I'm just putting my tools away" and Dave walking off and that still image of him on the screen.

When I got back into UM in 2008 after a long time the first case I saw was the Boys on the train tracks. Watching the show after a 12-13 year wait was great, it still was fantastic TV as it was back in it's heyday.

RobinW · 12-08-2010, 12:52 PM

I'm pretty sure the first Unsolved Mysteries episode I ever saw featured the Ann Sigmin, Rogest Cain and Missing Time segments and I would have been 8 or 9 at the time. The Missing Time segment managed to get me hooked on the show and freak me out at the same time, but did that mean I wasn't going to tune in again next week? Hell, no!

I believe the first UM episode I ever taped featured the Dave Davis, Aileen Conway, Dottie Caylor and Glen & Betsy Hyde cases, a great episode which I watched over and over again. I also remember have taped versions of the Alcatraz special and the first Halloween ghosts special (featuring the Queen Mary, Tallman's Ghost, etc.), which I must have worn out after constant viewings.

tsny82 · 12-08-2010, 02:30 PM

The first UM case I watched was the Stanley Gryziec case. It piqued my interest because it occurred in a town(Rome, NY),that is about 15 minutes away from my current residence. After watching the Gryziec case on UM, I became a fan for life!

Kane · 12-08-2010, 02:58 PM

I began watching the show in March of 1989. The first episode I saw was the one that included segments on the 1988 murder of Lisa Marie Kimmell and the 1956 murder of Thomas Hotard and disappearance of his lover Audrey Moate.

SageSlowdive · 12-08-2010, 03:11 PM

I started watching when it started reruning on Lifetime in the 90s - I remember the first one I saw was the bigfoot in the everglades one

Apostapler · 12-08-2010, 04:34 PM

I was 7 years old, so let's go with the first one I remember, the freakin HAUNTED BUNKBED. Nightmares for DAYS.

WishfulDreamer · 12-08-2010, 05:24 PM

The one where the robbers break into a woman's house and she has to protect her grandchildren. I was 9 years old and became TERRIFIED that someone would break into the house. The SHC one was also in the segment and made me scared of randomly setting on fire. Resurrection Mary's blacked out face also scared me and made me think this hat in my closet looked like her for some reason. Creeepy. Through middle school and high school, my mom would TAPE the show for me so we could watch when I got home. That was when lifetime played the classic show back to back.
Now I have CD's DVDs and YT to rely on whenever I visit home ^_^
The "DUH DUH!" update music still makes me uneasy when alone.

porcella · 12-08-2010, 10:51 PM

My aunt was babysitting and let me watch the Yeti episode with her. I was absolutely terrified. My mom still talks about how I refused to sleep for three days.

I was probably in high school before I felt brave enough to watch again.

DP1 · 12-09-2010, 12:27 AM

First one I ever saw was when NBC did a two-hour special. First case was the radio station guy in West Virginia who said he was seeing UFO's. Also on that show was the bank robber with a sweet tooth, the RFK assassination, and the Ohio truck stop murders.

XCalibur · 12-09-2010, 02:05 AM

The first ones I can remember are Robert Leads and Dave Davis. Was pretty much a fan of the show from the first.

Guardian · 12-09-2010, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by RobinW

I'm pretty sure the first Unsolved Mysteries episode I ever saw featured the Ann Sigmin, Rogest Cain and Missing Time segments and I would have been 8 or 9 at the time. The Missing Time segment managed to get me hooked on the show and freak me out at the same time, but did that mean I wasn't going to tune in again next week? Hell, no!

We must be about the same age and watching the same night lol. I remember my grandparents watching the missing time segment, and I walked into the room and was hooked after only a minute or two. It became a weekly event after that. Some of my fondest memories (thats a scary thought) of me and my grandparents.

egswanso · 12-09-2010, 01:27 PM

I don't remember when I first started watching - would have been the late 80s when I was in middle school and kept watching until I went off to college - which was, if memory serves, when they moved it from Wednesday to Friday. I don't ever remember watching it on CBS.

One of the first episodes I remember, and I'm not actually sure if it was a UM, was a special on Area 51 and alien abductions - I could swear Robert Stack hosted; I remember they interviewed people in shadow with their voices distorted. Ring a bell with anyone?

unsolved88 · 12-09-2010, 05:02 PM

I remember watching the Wendy Camp segment when it aired originally. I was 5 at the time. I remember asking "Mommy, what's wrong with that lady's arm?" and my mom explained that she had a disease called MS and that she couldn't move her arm out of that position.

rhzunam · 12-09-2010, 09:13 PM

The Swedish hitchhikers.

TheCars1986 · 12-09-2010, 10:08 PM

I remember watching the story about the killer who would signal to women on the highway to pull over because something was wrong with their car, and then he would give them rides (sometimes actually driving the woman to a service station), and then kill them. Scared the hell out of me, considering I was about 6 or 7 at the time and this guy was active around Virginia and I live in Maryland...so I would freak out and I remember telling my mother to never pull over no matter what while we were watching the segment.

12-08-2010, 12:29 PM	#1
sdb4884 UM Meme Guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 01, 2008 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 1,234	First UM case you watched I watched Unsolved Mysteries as a child when I was 8, 9 and 10 here in Australia and it was on Channel Ten I remember. I don't remember how often it was on but I was always fascinated by it. The first case I watched as a child was the Dave Bocks/NLO story, I still remember that scene where Dave spoke to his collegue and said "I'm just putting my tools away" and Dave walking off and that still image of him on the screen. When I got back into UM in 2008 after a long time the first case I saw was the Boys on the train tracks. Watching the show after a 12-13 year wait was great, it still was fantastic TV as it was back in it's heyday.

12-08-2010, 12:52 PM	#2
RobinW Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2010 Posts: 1,874	I'm pretty sure the first Unsolved Mysteries episode I ever saw featured the Ann Sigmin, Rogest Cain and Missing Time segments and I would have been 8 or 9 at the time. The Missing Time segment managed to get me hooked on the show and freak me out at the same time, but did that mean I wasn't going to tune in again next week? Hell, no! I believe the first UM episode I ever taped featured the Dave Davis, Aileen Conway, Dottie Caylor and Glen & Betsy Hyde cases, a great episode which I watched over and over again. I also remember have taped versions of the Alcatraz special and the first Halloween ghosts special (featuring the Queen Mary, Tallman's Ghost, etc.), which I must have worn out after constant viewings.

12-08-2010, 02:30 PM	#3
tsny82 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 22, 2010 Location: Utica,New York Posts: 15	The first UM case I watched was the Stanley Gryziec case. It piqued my interest because it occurred in a town(Rome, NY),that is about 15 minutes away from my current residence. After watching the Gryziec case on UM, I became a fan for life!

12-08-2010, 02:58 PM	#4
Kane Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 07, 2001 Location: MA, United States Posts: 3,367	I began watching the show in March of 1989. The first episode I saw was the one that included segments on the 1988 murder of Lisa Marie Kimmell and the 1956 murder of Thomas Hotard and disappearance of his lover Audrey Moate.

12-08-2010, 03:11 PM	#5
SageSlowdive the real hank queen Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 10, 2010 Posts: 659	I started watching when it started reruning on Lifetime in the 90s - I remember the first one I saw was the bigfoot in the everglades one

12-08-2010, 04:34 PM	#6
Apostapler Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 06, 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 872	I was 7 years old, so let's go with the first one I remember, the freakin HAUNTED BUNKBED. Nightmares for DAYS.

12-08-2010, 05:24 PM	#7
WishfulDreamer Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 01, 2009 Location: L.A. Posts: 3,868	The one where the robbers break into a woman's house and she has to protect her grandchildren. I was 9 years old and became TERRIFIED that someone would break into the house. The SHC one was also in the segment and made me scared of randomly setting on fire. Resurrection Mary's blacked out face also scared me and made me think this hat in my closet looked like her for some reason. Creeepy. Through middle school and high school, my mom would TAPE the show for me so we could watch when I got home. That was when lifetime played the classic show back to back. Now I have CD's DVDs and YT to rely on whenever I visit home ^_^ The "DUH DUH!" update music still makes me uneasy when alone.

12-08-2010, 10:51 PM	#8
porcella Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 06, 2010 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 17	My aunt was babysitting and let me watch the Yeti episode with her. I was absolutely terrified. My mom still talks about how I refused to sleep for three days. I was probably in high school before I felt brave enough to watch again.

12-09-2010, 12:27 AM	#9
DP1 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 21, 2004 Posts: 394	First one I ever saw was when NBC did a two-hour special. First case was the radio station guy in West Virginia who said he was seeing UFO's. Also on that show was the bank robber with a sweet tooth, the RFK assassination, and the Ohio truck stop murders.

12-09-2010, 02:05 AM	#10
XCalibur Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 16, 2010 Location: Belfast, Va Posts: 980	The first ones I can remember are Robert Leads and Dave Davis. Was pretty much a fan of the show from the first.

12-09-2010, 01:27 PM	#12
egswanso Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 06, 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 463	I don't remember when I first started watching - would have been the late 80s when I was in middle school and kept watching until I went off to college - which was, if memory serves, when they moved it from Wednesday to Friday. I don't ever remember watching it on CBS. One of the first episodes I remember, and I'm not actually sure if it was a UM, was a special on Area 51 and alien abductions - I could swear Robert Stack hosted; I remember they interviewed people in shadow with their voices distorted. Ring a bell with anyone?

12-09-2010, 05:02 PM	#13
unsolved88 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 16, 2006 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 514	I remember watching the Wendy Camp segment when it aired originally. I was 5 at the time. I remember asking "Mommy, what's wrong with that lady's arm?" and my mom explained that she had a disease called MS and that she couldn't move her arm out of that position.

12-09-2010, 09:13 PM	#14
rhzunam Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 01, 2010 Posts: 257	The Swedish hitchhikers.

12-09-2010, 10:08 PM	#15
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,606	I remember watching the story about the killer who would signal to women on the highway to pull over because something was wrong with their car, and then he would give them rides (sometimes actually driving the woman to a service station), and then kill them. Scared the hell out of me, considering I was about 6 or 7 at the time and this guy was active around Virginia and I live in Maryland...so I would freak out and I remember telling my mother to never pull over no matter what while we were watching the segment.