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Hasho · 03-29-2012, 01:59 PM

Hi. I am new to this forum and I love unsolved mysteries (especially on ghosts, hehe)

I first started watching it in 2005 or 2006. The episodes I remember is a single mother who went on a date with a strange guy and never returned. Her son is now a writer on crime novels.

I also remember the segment on Bugsy Seagels.

But the one which kept me up all night was on ghosts. There was an elderly couple who had strange things happening in their house. The part when their whole house was full of smoke for no reason scared me. I was really young.

Recently I started searching for segments on the net and eventually found this page. Too bad I can't watch full episodes anywhere these days

1990 UM fan · 03-29-2012, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Hasho

Hi. I am new to this forum and I love unsolved mysteries (especially on ghosts, hehe)

I first started watching it in 2005 or 2006. The episodes I remember is a single mother who went on a date with a strange guy and never returned. Her son is now a writer on crime novels.

I also remember the segment on Bugsy Seagels.

But the one which kept me up all night was on ghosts. There was an elderly couple who had strange things happening in their house. The part when their whole house was full of smoke for no reason scared me. I was really young.

Recently I started searching for segments on the net and eventually found this page. Too bad I can't watch full episodes anywhere these days

The first one you mentioned is Jean Ellroy. She went on a date with an unknown man who later raped, beat and murdered her. He has never been identified or found. Her son, James Ellroy, who is a crime novelist, wrote the book "My Dark Places" about his mother's murder. I'm not sure about the second one you mentioned.

justins5256 · 03-29-2012, 06:44 PM

I think my first was the story about "Missing Time" in '88.

WishfulDreamer · 03-29-2012, 06:44 PM

9 years old: watched the Becky Wood home invasion and spontaneous human combustion segments. Scared the crap out of me. I spent the night fearing I or my dad would catch on fire randomly (because the guy's dad caught fire and he only found a burned bed!) or that intruders were in my closet!

Funny enough, my parents always watched in the 80s with my brothers, but I wasn't born yet.

Anyway, after that night I watched again and thought the hat in my closet had Resurrection Mary's face under in the dark because there was only blackness! I also remember getting scared about one with the Eliot Ness music! It starts upbeat and then comes a steady ominous beat that grows more and more ominous like something is coming to get you!

SheRaaa · 03-29-2012, 07:06 PM

I know I watched UM a lot at sleepovers when I was younger, but the first case I really remember vividly was Kurt Sova's. That is such a baffling case, and I've been happily hooked ever since

Mystery Man · 03-29-2012, 07:27 PM

I think it was the one with the truck driver vanishing and the ripped up photos and whatnot. I think his name is/was Dale.

Corkys-Place · 03-30-2012, 12:18 AM

The Unibomber Episode hosted by Karl Malden - It aired in Australia in 1988. Scared the you know what out of me. Remember that scene where he looks up at the Witness through the blinds whilst placing one of his devices?

Jediknight1823 · 03-30-2012, 03:07 AM

I was 8 years old and it was the Ghost special that included segments on the Queen Mary, Tallman Ghost, the General Wayne Inn, and a nice ghost.

Yeah, my first introduction to Unsolved featured the scariest ghost story (Tallman), and Queen Mary (at 8 the ghost of the old lady by the pool freaked me out).

amandab1234 · 04-02-2012, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Jediknight1823

I was 8 years old and it was the Ghost special that included segments on the Queen Mary, Tallman Ghost, the General Wayne Inn, and a nice ghost.

Yeah, my first introduction to Unsolved featured the scariest ghost story (Tallman), and Queen Mary (at 8 the ghost of the old lady by the pool freaked me out).

The same ones as me! The music they used for the Queen Mary is scary.. Ressurection Mary, Annette Burnside and the UFO Abduction(I dont remember the name it was 4 men, two of them were twins) are the ones I remember the first. I remember in the UFO segment, one of the men seemed upset and said something along the lines of "If you dont believe me, I DONT CARE.. I DONT CARE"...

UM will always be one of my all time favorite shows!

Steve W. · 04-02-2012, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SheRaaa

I know I watched UM a lot at sleepovers when I was younger, but the first case I really remember vividly was Kurt Sova's. That is such a baffling case, and I've been happily hooked ever since

same here! scared the crap out of me first time I saw it 'cuz I was too young to understand what might have really happened to him so my mind was boggled with all sorts of ideas of how he might have died and "what if something like that happened to me"

His case, Debra Poe's, and Chaim Weiss' (on the actual airing; other two I first saw on Lifetime re-runs in the early '90's) are the first three segments that I vividly remembered seeing.

rhzunam · 04-06-2012, 04:01 AM

Swedish Hitchhikers

QuenSolen · 04-06-2012, 01:10 PM

Amy Bechtel:
She went missing during a planned hike. Her husband Steve was the only person the police looked at for her possible murder, but charges were never laid as the timeline didn't fully match up, and (on advice from his lawyer) he refused to take a lie detector test.

There is also the possibility that she was murdered by serial killer Dale Wayne Eaton. He is the same man that murdered Lisa Marie Kimmel (also an UM case), and Lisa's mother has uncovered evidence that Dale was in the area fishing alone on the day Amy vanished. The biggest coincidence is that Amy's car was found on the exact same road he would've had to take to get to his fishing spot.

Jay Durham:
He was a mechanic/motorcyclist who was on the way to pick up his son when a truck smashed into him from behind. He got caught up in the grating and eventually managed to jump off, severing multiple fingers and his right leg at the knee. The trucker stopped just down the road, and was joined by another trucker. The two men pulled Jay's motorcycle out from under the truck and then (In Jay's opinion) proceeded to search for him. After a few minutes they gave up and left. The two truckers were never found, but Jay did recover, became a tattoo artist, and continues to hunt for the man that rammed him.

DarkDante · 04-08-2012, 12:53 AM

Son of Sam (forget which part) but in 1988.

MegtheEgg86 · 04-08-2012, 12:00 PM

The original airing of the Kevin Hughes segment in 1990.

I really got into watching UM back when it was airing in the afternoons on Lifetime back in '04 during my freshman year of college, though. From those times I clearly remember:

-Dick Hansen
-Circleville Letters
-Kathy Bonderson
-Jill and Julie Hanson
-Chad Langford
-Chaim Weiss

CanadianGuitaris · 04-08-2012, 09:20 PM

I remember my dad and his father-in-law (my grandfather on my mother's side) watching it when I was 8, but I don't remember actually watching it with them. I do remember watching it when I was 9 - there was a segment that I somewhat recall: A guy in army fatigues and his ex-wife were arguing over their kids. The woman got scared and ran to her neighbour's house. The father chased her over there and killed the two neighbours and the mother. Anyone recall that?

03-29-2012, 01:59 PM	#1
Hasho Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 29, 2012 Location: Norway Posts: 130	Which Unsolved Mystery segments were your first ones? Hi. I am new to this forum and I love unsolved mysteries (especially on ghosts, hehe) I first started watching it in 2005 or 2006. The episodes I remember is a single mother who went on a date with a strange guy and never returned. Her son is now a writer on crime novels. I also remember the segment on Bugsy Seagels. But the one which kept me up all night was on ghosts. There was an elderly couple who had strange things happening in their house. The part when their whole house was full of smoke for no reason scared me. I was really young. Recently I started searching for segments on the net and eventually found this page. Too bad I can't watch full episodes anywhere these days

04-06-2012, 01:10 PM	#12
QuenSolen Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 16, 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 73	Amy Bechtel: She went missing during a planned hike. Her husband Steve was the only person the police looked at for her possible murder, but charges were never laid as the timeline didn't fully match up, and (on advice from his lawyer) he refused to take a lie detector test. There is also the possibility that she was murdered by serial killer Dale Wayne Eaton. He is the same man that murdered Lisa Marie Kimmel (also an UM case), and Lisa's mother has uncovered evidence that Dale was in the area fishing alone on the day Amy vanished. The biggest coincidence is that Amy's car was found on the exact same road he would've had to take to get to his fishing spot. Jay Durham: He was a mechanic/motorcyclist who was on the way to pick up his son when a truck smashed into him from behind. He got caught up in the grating and eventually managed to jump off, severing multiple fingers and his right leg at the knee. The trucker stopped just down the road, and was joined by another trucker. The two men pulled Jay's motorcycle out from under the truck and then (In Jay's opinion) proceeded to search for him. After a few minutes they gave up and left. The two truckers were never found, but Jay did recover, became a tattoo artist, and continues to hunt for the man that rammed him.
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04-08-2012, 12:00 PM	#14
MegtheEgg86 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 19, 2008 Location: The Volunteer State Posts: 5,156	The original airing of the Kevin Hughes segment in 1990. I really got into watching UM back when it was airing in the afternoons on Lifetime back in '04 during my freshman year of college, though. From those times I clearly remember: -Dick Hansen -Circleville Letters -Kathy Bonderson -Jill and Julie Hanson -Chad Langford -Chaim Weiss
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03-29-2012, 06:44 PM	#3
justins5256 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2002 Posts: 3,866	I think my first was the story about "Missing Time" in '88.

03-29-2012, 06:44 PM	#4
WishfulDreamer Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 01, 2009 Location: L.A. Posts: 3,868	9 years old: watched the Becky Wood home invasion and spontaneous human combustion segments. Scared the crap out of me. I spent the night fearing I or my dad would catch on fire randomly (because the guy's dad caught fire and he only found a burned bed!) or that intruders were in my closet! Funny enough, my parents always watched in the 80s with my brothers, but I wasn't born yet. Anyway, after that night I watched again and thought the hat in my closet had Resurrection Mary's face under in the dark because there was only blackness! I also remember getting scared about one with the Eliot Ness music! It starts upbeat and then comes a steady ominous beat that grows more and more ominous like something is coming to get you!

03-29-2012, 07:06 PM	#5
SheRaaa Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 30, 2009 Posts: 421	I know I watched UM a lot at sleepovers when I was younger, but the first case I really remember vividly was Kurt Sova's. That is such a baffling case, and I've been happily hooked ever since

03-30-2012, 12:18 AM	#7
Corkys-Place Unsolved Mysteries Fan Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 23, 2010 Posts: 790	The Unibomber Episode hosted by Karl Malden - It aired in Australia in 1988. Scared the you know what out of me. Remember that scene where he looks up at the Witness through the blinds whilst placing one of his devices?

03-30-2012, 03:07 AM	#8
Jediknight1823 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 07, 2006 Posts: 283	I was 8 years old and it was the Ghost special that included segments on the Queen Mary, Tallman Ghost, the General Wayne Inn, and a nice ghost. Yeah, my first introduction to Unsolved featured the scariest ghost story (Tallman), and Queen Mary (at 8 the ghost of the old lady by the pool freaked me out).

04-06-2012, 04:01 AM	#11
rhzunam Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 01, 2010 Posts: 257	Swedish Hitchhikers

04-08-2012, 12:53 AM	#13
DarkDante Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1,569	Son of Sam (forget which part) but in 1988.

04-08-2012, 09:20 PM	#15
CanadianGuitaris Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 25, 2010 Posts: 54	I remember my dad and his father-in-law (my grandfather on my mother's side) watching it when I was 8, but I don't remember actually watching it with them. I do remember watching it when I was 9 - there was a segment that I somewhat recall: A guy in army fatigues and his ex-wife were arguing over their kids. The woman got scared and ran to her neighbour's house. The father chased her over there and killed the two neighbours and the mother. Anyone recall that?