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Clockworkhigh · 05-07-2012, 11:24 PM

Okay I know this isn't the Patricia Meehan segment where she took that haunting polaroid of herself. And I am pretty sure this isn't the Swedish hitchikers either. But there was a segment when a couple of women travelling went missing and when the cops looked through their photos they noticed a reflection of a person taking a picture of both of them. They don't necessarily consider them to be a suspect but more or less would like to chat with them and ask them more info on the case. Which case was this?

WishfulDreamer · 05-08-2012, 01:41 AM

That sounds really familiar. I don't remember it being on UM, but perhaps another show like AMW. Perhaps CD, the UM guru would know.

TheCars1986 · 05-08-2012, 10:10 AM

That does sound like a UM segment, are you sure it's not the Swedish hitchiker one?

justins5256 · 05-08-2012, 02:46 PM

Not to completely hijack this, but does anyone remember that little tidbit at the end of the "Thieves" computer crime segment in which Stack displayed a photo of an unidentified man sitting in what looked liked a recording studio? Stack said the photo was found with some stolen computer equipment and that police wanted to question this man but he wasn't a suspect.

Oddly enough, many years later I was attending a class and the teacher showed a video about identity theft and the same photo was shown in the video.

Clockworkhigh · 05-08-2012, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCars1986

That does sound like a UM segment, are you sure it's not the Swedish hitchiker one?

Positive. Just re-watched that one.

This segment I am talking about is definitely a UM one. I can hear Stack's voice in it

Karmevil · 05-09-2012, 12:25 AM

Could it have been the matthew chase atm episode?

Karmevil · 05-09-2012, 12:27 AM

wrong thread

Clockworkhigh · 05-09-2012, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Karmevil

Could it have been the matthew chase atm episode?

No definitely not. In the segment, there are two girls (I am sure of that) on a holiday (maybe Europe?). They have a picture taken of them and there is a reflection from a mirror or something of a person taking the picture. It appears to be a man. Now, chances are it was a passerby who just was asked to take the picture but they did want to know who it was to shed some more light on the case if at all possible.

Come on, UM vets, I'm starting to look like a crazy man now, I know this was a segment!

DarkDante · 05-09-2012, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by justins5256

Not to completely hijack this, but does anyone remember that little tidbit at the end of the "Thieves" computer crime segment in which Stack displayed a photo of an unidentified man sitting in what looked liked a recording studio? Stack said the photo was found with some stolen computer equipment and that police wanted to question this man but he wasn't a suspect.

Oddly enough, many years later I was attending a class and the teacher showed a video about identity theft and the same photo was shown in the video.

Very interesting. I'm assuming they never identified the individual in the photo.

justins5256 · 05-09-2012, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkDante

Very interesting. I'm assuming they never identified the individual in the photo.

I wish I had an answer. I never saw on update on UM. I also searched newspaper archives a few years ago to no avail. I'll have to dig out the tape and see if I can do a screen grab of the photo and also see if there is any additional information given such as a location that would help narrow it down.

From what I remember about the video shown in class, it was an educational awareness type deal aimed at consumers. It was basically one of those cheap videos that was a voice over random stock photos/footage with the occasional graphs and pie charts thrown in to illustrate specific points. I believe the professor said the video was produced by the F.B.I. It basically defined identity theft, gave some statistical information about it and some prevention techniques. In one portion of the video, there was a discussion about hackers getting into banking websites. The photo of the dude in the studio came up during the hacking discussion. I about fell out of my chair, it was so random.

To not completely detract from the OP's questions, I too remember a segment in which it was mentioned that the authorities were searcing for a photographer. I believe Stack mentioned they were looking for the person who took the photos of Charlie Scheel; the thought being that this person may have been a friend and possibly have some information on Charlie's background. Obviously, the details don't exactly fit the OP's recollections.

I want to say there was another case though that matched EXACTLY what the OP described. The only one that comes to mind is the Swedish hitchhikers. Does anyone have the original, NBC aired, version handy and can check to see if it wasn't mentioned there? If not, I can check when I get home this afternoon. However, I wouldn't be surprised if Lifetime did some editing after "Loren" was identified. A details such as that described seems like it would be ideal for the chopping block once the case is solved.

TracyLynnS · 05-09-2012, 11:28 AM

Is it the Oba Chandler case, where Joann Rogers and her daughters were murdered and their camera film was developed looking for clues?

I went to the UM wiki site and searched for "girls", "photo", "photograph", "picture", "travel", and "camera" but none of those searches returned a result that sounds anything like the scenario mentioned.

Corky Kneivel · 05-09-2012, 03:56 PM

Its Death Chair...has to be.

Steve W. · 05-09-2012, 07:00 PM

I know what case of which you're referring. They were able to zoom in on the reflection in that photo and after doing so, authorities are now looking for this man:

If you have any information, please call your local law enforcement agency or e-mail or send Tips to UM at www.unsolved.com.

WishfulDreamer · 05-09-2012, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve W.

I know what case of which you're referring. They were able to zoom in on the reflection in that photo and after doing so, authorities are now looking for this man:

If you have any information, please call your local law enforcement agency or e-mail or send Tips to UM at www.unsolved.com.

Which case is it apart of? Thanks for the info, btw, great find!

Corky Kneivel · 05-09-2012, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by WishfulDreamer

Which case is it apart of? Thanks for the info, btw, great find!

hahaha you truly are aptly named

05-07-2012, 11:24 PM	#1
Clockworkhigh Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 29, 2009 Posts: 604	Case with a picture of a potential suspect Okay I know this isn't the Patricia Meehan segment where she took that haunting polaroid of herself. And I am pretty sure this isn't the Swedish hitchikers either. But there was a segment when a couple of women travelling went missing and when the cops looked through their photos they noticed a reflection of a person taking a picture of both of them. They don't necessarily consider them to be a suspect but more or less would like to chat with them and ask them more info on the case. Which case was this?

05-08-2012, 01:41 AM	#2
WishfulDreamer Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 01, 2009 Location: L.A. Posts: 3,868	That sounds really familiar. I don't remember it being on UM, but perhaps another show like AMW. Perhaps CD, the UM guru would know.

05-08-2012, 10:10 AM	#3
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,611	That does sound like a UM segment, are you sure it's not the Swedish hitchiker one?

05-08-2012, 02:46 PM	#4
justins5256 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2002 Posts: 3,866	Not to completely hijack this, but does anyone remember that little tidbit at the end of the "Thieves" computer crime segment in which Stack displayed a photo of an unidentified man sitting in what looked liked a recording studio? Stack said the photo was found with some stolen computer equipment and that police wanted to question this man but he wasn't a suspect. Oddly enough, many years later I was attending a class and the teacher showed a video about identity theft and the same photo was shown in the video.

05-09-2012, 12:25 AM	#6
Karmevil Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 24, 2011 Location: The dirty south Posts: 7	Could it have been the matthew chase atm episode?

05-09-2012, 12:27 AM	#7
Karmevil Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 24, 2011 Location: The dirty south Posts: 7	wrong thread

05-09-2012, 11:28 AM	#11
TracyLynnS Don't Look Up Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 3,107	Is it the Oba Chandler case, where Joann Rogers and her daughters were murdered and their camera film was developed looking for clues? I went to the UM wiki site and searched for "girls", "photo", "photograph", "picture", "travel", and "camera" but none of those searches returned a result that sounds anything like the scenario mentioned.

05-09-2012, 03:56 PM	#12
Corky Kneivel Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: Sacratomato Posts: 570	Its Death Chair...has to be.

05-09-2012, 07:00 PM	#13
Steve W. Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 03, 2010 Posts: 870	I know what case of which you're referring. They were able to zoom in on the reflection in that photo and after doing so, authorities are now looking for this man: If you have any information, please call your local law enforcement agency or e-mail or send Tips to UM at www.unsolved.com.