Scariest FBI/Special Alert

[MegtheEgg86]

I was inspired to create this thread when I was re-watching some discs and saw the 30-45 second coverage on Shannon Smith, wanted for child molestation. The police officer briefing the fugitive said that Smith had been known to brag that "seducing young girls was his hobby." If that's not scream-worthy, I don't know what is.

I have also been creeped out by the Martha Roberts caller tape recording, and the entire Barbara Jean Horn story.

I just can't believe these can be just as scary as a full segment, even though they're no more than a minute or so long. Do you have an Alert case that freaks you out?

[UMFaninMD]

The special alert about the Florida church fires was pretty scary. I saw it on the forbidden site earlier this year but it's since been removed. The case was solved though, and Patrick Lee Frank was arrested and committed to a mental hospital.

The other one that is also unsettling is the murder of the newborn baby in Oklahoma. Luckily the mother was arrested and convicted.

[zack007attack]

In a way, they all freak me out a little bit but just like any other scary moment on UM, that's what makes the show so entertaining; the way it immerses you into the cases.

The FBI alert segments had a special touch of scare to them because they all ended with RS warning us viewers, "remember, these fugitives are considered armed and extremely dangerous, do NOT approach them". Just that little spark really warns you the gravity of the case and how crucial it is to stopping these psychos before they cause more harm to the public.

[amandab1234]

Originally Posted by zack007attack

In a way, they all freak me out a little bit but just like any other scary moment on UM, that's what makes the show so entertaining; the way it immerses you into the cases.

The FBI alert segments had a special touch of scare to them because they all ended with RS warning us viewers, "remember, these fugitives are considered armed and extremely dangerous, do NOT approach them". Just that little spark really warns you the gravity of the case and how crucial it is to stopping these psychos before they cause more harm to the public.

Agreed whenever Stack utters those words "The suspect is armed & extremely dangerous do not approach them" I get a lil scurred

[soilentgreen]

Tyrom Theis, the guy who was fired for theft from the store where he was employed, then he returned to rob and kill the three clerks.

http://kidnappingmurderandmayhem.blo...-ty-theis.html

Like Michael Cline on one of the other specials (the guy who murdered his pregnant girlfriend, then weighed down her body with blocks), there's a possibility that Theiss has lived a regular life since then.

[justins5256]

Yes! I was discussing this with a friend recently and commented on just how compelling and effective some of these shorts were. They gave you just enough information to wet your appetite.

My personal opinion and selection...

Although I was an adult when I first saw this, so I wasn't "scared" as I probably would have been had I seen it as a child during the original run, I thought the 1989 "Robert Stack profiles ten missing persons" entry was sort of unnerving/disturbing.

The musical selection (from the Michel Scott Martin segment) as well as the still photographs over the black marble background coupled with Stack's narration about the physical characteristics of the victims and the (very brief) circumstances of their disappearances was very haunting.

It almost invoked a "what the Hell happened?" type thought when Stack spoke of the reward for the "recovery" of two men who disappeared on the hunting trip; the young boy who vanished while walking to school; the beautiful young lady who vanished while walking to her car after work.

Powerful stuff.

[TheCars1986]

Originally Posted by MegtheEgg86

I have also been creeped out by the Martha Roberts caller tape recording, and the entire Barbara Jean Horn story.

This one was my scariest. Even though the mock Asian accent was somewhat comical, it was still scary to think her friends and family were being tormented like that.

[RobinW]

Personally, I think the 2-minute special alert that went through a roll call of missing persons (such as Julie Weflen, Kyle Clinkscales, etc.) is one of the creepiest segments on UM. For whatever reason, the combination of the eerie music, Robert Stack's voice-over and the old photographs just manages to give me the willies.

Originally Posted by MegtheEgg86

I was inspired to create this thread when I was re-watching some discs and saw the 30-45 second coverage on Shannon Smith, wanted for child molestation. The police officer briefing the fugitive said that Smith had been known to brag that "seducing young girls was his hobby." If that's not scream-worthy, I don't know what is.

I've looked all over the Net and can't find any info about this guy. I'd hate to think he was never caught since he sounded about as scummy as a child molestor could get, especially when RS mentioned that Smith specifically liked to target girls with emotional problems, and that four of his victims have attempted suicide!

[WishfulDreamer]

Originally Posted by RobinW

Personally, I think the 2-minute special alert that went through a roll call of missing persons (such as Julie Weflen, Kyle Clinkscales, etc.) is one of the creepiest segments on UM. For whatever reason, the combination of the eerie music, Robert Stack's voice-over and the old photographs just manages to give me the willies.

Agree 100%!!! It has terrifying music and only 3 of the people have ever been found-all murdered.The two hunters and the boy who disappeared returning home from school. The way it's described it makes it sound like the boy made it home and then vanished, making it all the more horrifying! I don't think they ever solved who did it. The segment also starts out with one of the women being abducted from her workplace and you just know it's not going to end well. The only one of those missing persons that is probably alive is the young boy abducted by his uncles.

I think the lack of information given also just makes it sound all the more eerie. Like David Thies randomly disappearing in New York and Stefanie Stroh calling her parents from a payphone and never returning. Of course, I have looked into some of the cases and even gathering more information doesn't make it any less creepy.

[MegtheEgg86]

Originally Posted by RobinW

I've looked all over the Net and can't find any info about this guy. I'd hate to think he was never caught since he sounded about as scummy as a child molestor could get, especially when RS mentioned that Smith specifically liked to target girls with emotional problems, and that four of his victims have attempted suicide!

Yeah, same story here on digging up whatever became of him. He was like the EMS version of Charles Mule.

As well, I'd really like to know whatever became of Tyrone Thies, who was featured on the same Alert. I always thought he was waaaaay young to have committed a crime that violent.

[MegtheEgg86]

Originally Posted by WishfulDreamer

Agree 100%!!! It has terrifying music and only 3 of the people have ever been found-all murdered.The two hunters and the boy who disappeared returning home from school. The way it's described it makes it sound like the boy made it home and then vanished, making it all the more horrifying! I don't think they ever solved who did it. The segment also starts out with one of the women being abducted from her workplace and you just know it's not going to end well. The only one of those missing persons that is probably alive is the young boy abducted by his uncles.

I think the lack of information given also just makes it sound all the more eerie. Like David Thies randomly disappearing in New York and Stefanie Stroh calling her parents from a payphone and never returning. Of course, I have looked into some of the cases and even gathering more information doesn't make it any less creepy.

I became curious about the Kyle Clinkscales case after seeing that roll call and I ended up on Charley Project late at night reading up on his case. As it turns out, not a trace of him was found until someone found his gas credit card eleven years after he went missing on some random, undeveloped plot of land in Troup County, GA. He was last heard from in January 1976, and the card wasn't found until 1987. That's been the only trace of Kyle ever found.

Julie Weflen was extremely scary, too. There were definite signs of a struggle at the substation she was last known to be.

[WishfulDreamer]

Originally Posted by MegtheEgg86

I became curious about the Kyle Clinkscales case after seeing that roll call and I ended up on Charley Project late at night reading up on his case. As it turns out, not a trace of him was found until someone found his gas credit card eleven years after he went missing on some random, undeveloped plot of land in Troup County, GA. He was last heard from in January 1976, and the card wasn't found until 1987. That's been the only trace of Kyle ever found.

Julie Weflen was extremely scary, too. There were definite signs of a struggle at the substation she was last known to be.

As soon as I read the words ''she was believed to have been overpowered by two people'' I got scared just reading the Charley Project. It's very easy to envision what probably happened. She set her stuff down, opened the back of her car, then the people who abducted her showed up and it seems that she almost was able to get away because the driver's side door was hanging open. I have never read an Ann Rule book and am wondering if I should read ''Kiss Me, Kill Me'' to get more info on that case.

As for Kyle, yes, it is a horrifying case. The story about the young boy seeing his body disposed of, the credit card being found over a decade later...I wonder if anyone in this community has read the book his father wrote on the case?

[MegtheEgg86]

Originally Posted by WishfulDreamer

As soon as I read the words ''she was believed to have been overpowered by two people'' I got scared just reading the Charley Project. It's very easy to envision what probably happened. She set her stuff down, opened the back of her car, then the people who abducted her showed up and it seems that she almost was able to get away because the driver's side door was hanging open. I have never read an Ann Rule book and am wondering if I should read ''Kiss Me, Kill Me'' to get more info on that case.

As for Kyle, yes, it is a horrifying case. The story about the young boy seeing his body disposed of, the credit card being found over a decade later...I wonder if anyone in this community has read the book his father wrote on the case?

I have "Kiss Me, Kill Me" and it was far more sad than scary in Ms. Rule's telling. But it does definitely have its frightening bits. The day she disappeared Julie's husband came home from work that evening when he found a paper note on his front door. All it said was "Call BPA (Bonneville Power Administration). Your wife's been kidnapped."

[WishfulDreamer]

Originally Posted by MegtheEgg86

I have "Kiss Me, Kill Me" and it was far more sad than scary in Ms. Rule's telling. But it does definitely have its frightening bits. The day she disappeared Julie's husband came home from work that evening when he found a paper note on his front door. All it said was "Call BPA (Bonneville Power Administration). Your wife's been kidnapped."

Just an anonymous note? Whoa, that is freaky! I really want to read the book now.

[MegtheEgg86]

Originally Posted by WishfulDreamer

Just an anonymous note? Whoa, that is freaky! I really want to read the book now.

It wasn't specified who the note came from in the book, but I assume it was probably someone at BPA. In any event, to walk up on something like that would be scary as hell.