any outside UM memories?

[lettucesolve1]

Hello, good Monday morning. Does anyone have any UM memories?

Back in 1998 in the air force near Seattle I lived in the barracks and had my own bedroom (thankfully), but had to share the bathroom and kitchen which was all good. I told my roommate the story of "Carol" who out East in Conn. got shot in the head and survived. Witnesses say a truck pulled back and forth from a country road onto a bigger country highway.

My brother and I used to get creeped out watching this during the evening when it was darker earlier in the fall and winter. We would see the re-run every once in a while. Anyways I accidentally told my roommate that the hit and run took place in Pennsylvania and he is from there! He basically lied to me and said that he ran into the same pick up truck once out in the country that did the same thing to him. I actually believe him. Then ten years later I see the show for the first time in like 15 years on u-tube (2010)and it did not take place in Penn, rather Conn. So he lied to me. Yet, it was creepy when he told me the story cause I thought it may have been true since 'they' never caught the guy.

Do you have any stories?

[MegtheEgg86]

Were you stationed at McChord? I've been to courses at Ft Lewis, and by far it's one of my favorite military posts. I love that part of the country.

Actually, that's a profound UM memory. I kept thinking of the New Hampshire serial killer segment one night while doing a land navigation course at Lewis. Dusk was just winding up and there I was alone in the midst of this thick, Northwest forest--thinking about one of the scariest UM segments ever.

Another time I was traveling to Ft Bragg on I-95 and kept wondering if I'd driven by where "Debbie" had been forced to pull off the road. I also sought out the old MacDonald housing while on post, but it had been torn down by the time I got there.

I remember watching the Bike Path Rapist segment when it originally aired as a kid and being so freaked out. By the time the composites were shown, I was frozen on the couch. In my dad's living room at the time there was a glass door that led out to a patio immediately to the right. I was terrified I was going to see one of those faces right outside the door.

The first UM segment I ever remember seeing was a shooting that happened in Tennessee (in fact it originally aired on the same episode with the "Carol" segment). I'm from Tennessee, so as a small child that's all it took for me to be absolutely freaked out for years.

[bell83]

Originally Posted by MegtheEgg86

I kept thinking of the New Hampshire serial killer segment one night while doing a land navigation course at Lewis. Dusk was just winding up and there I was alone in the midst of this thick, Northwest forest--thinking about one of the scariest UM segments ever.

I found myself thinking of the NH serial killer, myself, but this was when I was sleeping in a rest area in NH, near where he did his killings. A friend of mine and I were on our way back from a Paul McCartney concert, and hadn't slept in over 36 hours. She started falling asleep at the wheel, so we decided we'd take our chances at a rest area. After we stopped, I thought of the serial killer, and mentioned it to her. Normally, she's creeped the hell out by anything from UM, but we were both so tired neither of us gave a damn.

I think of the Lee Carter segment often, because my mother knew him well, and I drive by the scene of the bombing on an almost daily basis, as I live about two miles from it. I still remember when that happened, fairly well. It was a surprising and sad incident to happen in such a small town.

[lettucesolve1]

Meg the Egg,

Are you still in the military? I ask since you list Hawaii as current place. Ive always wanted to visit Hawaii. Yes, McChord was where I was stationed. In the Air Force it was one of the most sought after places for people who lived there temporarily or never lived there.

I also remember the bike path rapist. Did you know they caught him? If its the correct segment you are talking about. I saw it on another show like Forensic Files or Cold Case.

I agree - as a child I too sat frozen on the couch as I watched UM with my dad and brother or by myself. usually was with my brother. The segments that stood out the most were these:

1. ghost segment on ship where they show invisible water footprints walking along the indoor pool.

2. "carol" with the truck moving back and forth. I mean who does that?

3. "Sam" in drag on Bev McGowan case. Actually that one real photo of Bev in those big 80s glasses with that hairdue looked just like "Sam". So I do not think Parent was trying to look like a man in drag, just looking like Bev with glasses. Funny how UM and that real travel agent woman thought it was a man in drag (sidekick to Eileen Parent).

4. Aileen Conway - when her husband returned to his house (where his wife was assumed kidnapped) everything was left on from the iron to the bathtub full of water, the water hose turned on, and landline phone still on. Who does that? Creeped me out.

5. Any segment ending with a super creepy looking sketch.

Originally Posted by MegtheEgg86

Were you stationed at McChord? I've been to courses at Ft Lewis, and by far it's one of my favorite military posts. I love that part of the country.

Actually, that's a profound UM memory. I kept thinking of the New Hampshire serial killer segment one night while doing a land navigation course at Lewis. Dusk was just winding up and there I was alone in the midst of this thick, Northwest forest--thinking about one of the scariest UM segments ever.

Another time I was traveling to Ft Bragg on I-95 and kept wondering if I'd driven by where "Debbie" had been forced to pull off the road. I also sought out the old MacDonald housing while on post, but it had been torn down by the time I got there.

I remember watching the Bike Path Rapist segment when it originally aired as a kid and being so freaked out. By the time the composites were shown, I was frozen on the couch. In my dad's living room at the time there was a glass door that led out to a patio immediately to the right. I was terrified I was going to see one of those faces right outside the door.

The first UM segment I ever remember seeing was a shooting that happened in Tennessee (in fact it originally aired on the same episode with the "Carol" segment). I'm from Tennessee, so as a small child that's all it took for me to be absolutely freaked out for years.

[MegtheEgg86]

Originally Posted by lettucesolve1

Meg the Egg,

Are you still in the military? I ask since you list Hawaii as current place. Ive always wanted to visit Hawaii. Yes, McChord was where I was stationed. In the Air Force it was one of the most sought after places for people who lived there temporarily or never lived there.

I also remember the bike path rapist. Did you know they caught him? If its the correct segment you are talking about. I saw it on another show like Forensic Files or Cold Case.

I agree - as a child I too sat frozen on the couch as I watched UM with my dad and brother or by myself. usually was with my brother. The segments that stood out the most were these:

1. ghost segment on ship where they show invisible water footprints walking along the indoor pool.

2. "carol" with the truck moving back and forth. I mean who does that?

3. "Sam" in drag on Bev McGowan case. Actually that one real photo of Bev in those big 80s glasses with that hairdue looked just like "Sam". So I do not think Parent was trying to look like a man in drag, just looking like Bev with glasses. Funny how UM and that real travel agent woman thought it was a man in drag (sidekick to Eileen Parent).

4. Aileen Conway - when her husband returned to his house (where his wife was assumed kidnapped) everything was left on from the iron to the bathtub full of water, the water hose turned on, and landline phone still on. Who does that? Creeped me out.

5. Any segment ending with a super creepy looking sketch.

My husband-to-be is active component Army, and I am an Army Reservist. He's stationed here. Hawaii's ok, but personally I find it a little overrated. I'm the type to take the mountains over the beach, so there's probably more than a little bias there.

Yes, you're thinking of the same one re: Bike Path. His name was Altemio Sanchez. I also remember seeing a Dateline on the case, and I did buy one of those St. Martin's true crime paperbacks on it once but the writing was so awful I couldn't even get past the second chapter.

Aileen Conway is a bizarre, bizarre case. And scary: what was she doing on that road?!

[lettucesolve1]

Hi Meg, I too prefer the Mountains. I used to live temporarily in Australia and love the beaches and outback, but WA state rules supreme. I have read many true crime books and a few were written so bad I could not continue either. I used to visit fort lewis. My barrack mate had a best friend stationed at Fort Lewis while we were at McChord.

The detectives think perhaps Aileen Conway was at her home when there was a robbery and they didn't think no one was home, saw her. Then knocked her out, kidnapped her and staged the accident to make it look like she was simply driving and accidentally went off the road and the car caught on fire because of the collision.

I think this is one of those segments that will never get solved.

Originally Posted by MegtheEgg86

My husband-to-be is active component Army, and I am an Army Reservist. He's stationed here. Hawaii's ok, but personally I find it a little overrated. I'm the type to take the mountains over the beach, so there's probably more than a little bias there.

Yes, you're thinking of the same one re: Bike Path. His name was Altemio Sanchez. I also remember seeing a Dateline on the case, and I did buy one of those St. Martin's true crime paperbacks on it once but the writing was so awful I couldn't even get past the second chapter.

Aileen Conway is a bizarre, bizarre case. And scary: what was she doing on that road?!

[WhitneyAlexandra]

As a teenager, the Sarah Powell case (even though I'm not sure I believe her) stuck with me. In high school, I was always home by myself for about 2 or 3 hours before my parents would get home from work, and I would get freaked out.