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NellieBlyArmy · 11-02-2011, 12:13 PM

I've done a search but I can't remember anything that's a particularly unique search term, so I thought I'd ask.

It was a case where a killer broke into a house during the day, stayed in the house for hours and hours, then killed the family while they slept. Does anyone remember this?

Kane · 11-02-2011, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by NellieBlyArmy

I've done a search but I can't remember anything that's a particularly unique search term, so I thought I'd ask.

It was a case where a killer broke into a house during the day, stayed in the house for hours and hours, then killed the family while they slept. Does anyone remember this?

At this point, it's not ringing any bells for me. Are you sure it was on UM?

TheCars1986 · 11-02-2011, 01:33 PM

I seem to remember this case happened in a near-vacant house where the people were moving or just had moved in and it happened somewhere in Nevada possibly? It was an African-American family as was the killer. This was definitely on UM.

TheCars1986 · 11-02-2011, 02:47 PM

Some of the details are different from the way you remember, but it might be the Joe Smith case. Here's a link with a breakdown of the case and pictures.

http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Joe_Smith

Killarney Rose · 11-02-2011, 04:40 PM

I think that one recently aired too.

flytrapp · 11-02-2011, 09:22 PM

I agree with you guys, the only segment I can think of is Joe Smith...

NellieBlyArmy · 11-03-2011, 12:04 AM

I'm pretty sure it wasn't Joe Smith. It's weird, because I and a friend of mine both remember it, and it was definitely a stranger who hid in the house for several hours while the family went about their lives. He came out of hiding in the middle of the night. I want to say he got in because they'd left the door from the garage unlocked. She recalls that they solved it, and that the perpetrator was a white guy with brown hair and a big mountain-man beard. I know I looked it up about a year ago and found some articles about it, but I've since forgotten the killer's name, so I can't find them again. Maybe it was on a different crime show after all.

TheCars1986 · 11-03-2011, 08:26 AM

That's definitely not ringing any bells. There were very few family massacre segments portrayed on UM (Joe Smith, Donnie Hansen, Rick Church, The Freemans), and I definitely think I would have remembered this one because home invasion stories scare the living daylights out of me.

Kane · 11-03-2011, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by NellieBlyArmy

I'm pretty sure it wasn't Joe Smith. It's weird, because I and a friend of mine both remember it, and it was definitely a stranger who hid in the house for several hours while the family went about their lives. He came out of hiding in the middle of the night. I want to say he got in because they'd left the door from the garage unlocked. She recalls that they solved it, and that the perpetrator was a white guy with brown hair and a big mountain-man beard. I know I looked it up about a year ago and found some articles about it, but I've since forgotten the killer's name, so I can't find them again. Maybe it was on a different crime show after all.

Would you happen to know where (town and/or state) or when the crime took place? That could help narrow things down a little bit, if not considerably. UM hasn't produced any new episodes since 2002, so if the crime occurred sometime after that year, then it wasn't on UM.

TracyLynnS · 11-03-2011, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by NellieBlyArmy

I'm pretty sure it wasn't Joe Smith. It's weird, because I and a friend of mine both remember it, and it was definitely a stranger who hid in the house for several hours while the family went about their lives. He came out of hiding in the middle of the night. I want to say he got in because they'd left the door from the garage unlocked. She recalls that they solved it, and that the perpetrator was a white guy with brown hair and a big mountain-man beard. I know I looked it up about a year ago and found some articles about it, but I've since forgotten the killer's name, so I can't find them again. Maybe it was on a different crime show after all.

Was it Eva Shoen?

http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Eva_Schoen

TracyLynnS · 11-03-2011, 06:47 PM

TracyLynnS · 11-03-2011, 06:55 PM

Another one:

http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/w...nd_Nancy_Bosco

NellieBlyArmy · 11-04-2011, 11:29 AM

Kane - Sadly, I don't remember any more details.

TracyLynnS - Whoa, thank you! Now I know what I'm doing this afternoon.

TracyLynnS · 11-04-2011, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by NellieBlyArmy

Kane - Sadly, I don't remember any more details.

TracyLynnS - Whoa, thank you! Now I know what I'm doing this afternoon.

You're welcome!

They have over 1500 UM cases on that wiki site. You can search by a variety of ways: keywords, case types such as unsolved murders, etc.

Even though I posted a bunch of links, those were just a tiny amount of similar cases to the one you described. I sure hope you find the one you're looking for.

TracyLynnS · 11-04-2011, 01:06 PM

This little unsolved mystery of our own is interesting. I'd like to make a list of the known facts into one post to see if any of us can remember the case. Please correct me if any of this info is wrong, and I'll edit the list accordingly.

*intruder broke into a house during the day, staying hidden inside until the family went to bed and fell asleep

*kills the family while they are sleeping

*killer may have gained entry to the house by an unlocked garage door

*case may have been solved

*perpetrator may have been a caucasian male with brown hair and large, bushy beard

11-02-2011, 12:13 PM	#1
NellieBlyArmy Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 14, 2010 Posts: 42	Help Remembering a Case I've done a search but I can't remember anything that's a particularly unique search term, so I thought I'd ask. It was a case where a killer broke into a house during the day, stayed in the house for hours and hours, then killed the family while they slept. Does anyone remember this?

11-02-2011, 01:33 PM	#3
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,606	I seem to remember this case happened in a near-vacant house where the people were moving or just had moved in and it happened somewhere in Nevada possibly? It was an African-American family as was the killer. This was definitely on UM.

11-02-2011, 02:47 PM	#4
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,606	Some of the details are different from the way you remember, but it might be the Joe Smith case. Here's a link with a breakdown of the case and pictures. http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Joe_Smith

11-02-2011, 04:40 PM	#5
Killarney Rose Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 24, 2010 Location: AL Posts: 656	I think that one recently aired too.

11-02-2011, 09:22 PM	#6
flytrapp Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 03, 2011 Location: Circleville Posts: 446	I agree with you guys, the only segment I can think of is Joe Smith...

11-03-2011, 12:04 AM	#7
NellieBlyArmy Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 14, 2010 Posts: 42	I'm pretty sure it wasn't Joe Smith. It's weird, because I and a friend of mine both remember it, and it was definitely a stranger who hid in the house for several hours while the family went about their lives. He came out of hiding in the middle of the night. I want to say he got in because they'd left the door from the garage unlocked. She recalls that they solved it, and that the perpetrator was a white guy with brown hair and a big mountain-man beard. I know I looked it up about a year ago and found some articles about it, but I've since forgotten the killer's name, so I can't find them again. Maybe it was on a different crime show after all.

11-03-2011, 08:26 AM	#8
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,606	That's definitely not ringing any bells. There were very few family massacre segments portrayed on UM (Joe Smith, Donnie Hansen, Rick Church, The Freemans), and I definitely think I would have remembered this one because home invasion stories scare the living daylights out of me.

11-03-2011, 06:47 PM	#11
TracyLynnS Don't Look Up Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 3,107	Was it the case where the ex-husband didn't want to pay child support anymore or something so he video taped himself watching TV in another state (for a timestamped alibi) while he sent a hitman to kill his ex-wife, his bedridden disabled son, and the little boy's nurse? I don't remember the names in that one or if it aired on UM Here are a few UM cases that don't meet all the criteria but may spark a memory: http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/w...ca_Axe_Murders http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/w...n_Family_Arson http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/w...d_Pam_Ellender http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Tony_Lombardi http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/w...d_Alex_Alvarez http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/w...ard_Zakzrewski http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Robert_Dirschel http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Lynn_Amos http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Megan_Curl http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Roger_Dean http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/w...sville_Killers http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/w...rol_Montecalvo http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/w...nd_Alyssa_Owen http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Doreen_Picard http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/w...ica_Richardson http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/w...nd_Gloria_Ross http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/w...ichard_Wendorf http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Debi_Whitlock

11-03-2011, 06:55 PM	#12
TracyLynnS Don't Look Up Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 3,107	Another one: http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/w...nd_Nancy_Bosco

11-04-2011, 11:29 AM	#13
NellieBlyArmy Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 14, 2010 Posts: 42	Kane - Sadly, I don't remember any more details. TracyLynnS - Whoa, thank you! Now I know what I'm doing this afternoon.

11-04-2011, 01:06 PM	#15
TracyLynnS Don't Look Up Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 3,107	This little unsolved mystery of our own is interesting. I'd like to make a list of the known facts into one post to see if any of us can remember the case. Please correct me if any of this info is wrong, and I'll edit the list accordingly. intruder broke into a house during the day, staying hidden inside until the family went to bed and fell asleep kills the family while they are sleeping killer may have gained entry to the house by an unlocked garage door case may have been solved *perpetrator may have been a caucasian male with brown hair and large, bushy beard