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crystaldawn · 01-24-2014, 11:27 AM

Since Lifetime is showing the Farina UM episodes every weekday and its so many years after these original stories air if or how often the actual people profiled actually come across their episode when channel surfing. I would love to know their reaction if they do....are they amused or annoyed? Probably the latter. There are a lot of cases where Farina mentions their sentence and says they have since been released (probably years earlier). Also a few things I noticed on the new UM's: Farina said that the conman Steven Cox was finally apprehended and sentenced to 10 years and only served 2!! That is aggravating! Also just noticed today (and it was probably on the original UM segment I just didn't catch it) was that after Dede Rosenthal was murdered in her apartment by the maintenance man he waited 2 days before going back and retrieving her body. Its too bad her family or friends didn't go there to check on her because they would have at least found her body whereas Farina said her body was never recovered.

Necco · 01-24-2014, 04:41 PM

Not to make light of everything people on the show went through, but I'm sure a lot of them are HORRIFIED by their hairstyles.

Spark Of Spirit · 01-24-2014, 08:38 PM

To be fair, a lot of those segments they did were solved by the time they did the Farina version so they probably would be wondering why they're still airing them at all. The unsolved ones should have priority.

WishfulDreamer · 01-25-2014, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by crystaldawn

Also just noticed today (and it was probably on the original UM segment I just didn't catch it) was that after Dede Rosenthal was murdered in her apartment by the maintenance man he waited 2 days before going back and retrieving her body. Its too bad her family or friends didn't go there to check on her because they would have at least found her body whereas Farina said her body was never recovered.

I had no idea! I will have to watch the segment again because I have forgotten how long it took her friends to go into the apartment. Also, wasn't she being evicted? I'm shocked her landlord wouldn't have gone in after the 72 hours was up.

MegtheEgg86 · 01-25-2014, 02:04 AM

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Also, wasn't she being evicted? I'm shocked her landlord wouldn't have gone in after the 72 hours was up.

I just saw this one again recently so it's fresh on my mind. She indeed was being evicted and also appeared to have financial issues at the time of her disappearance. What a red-herring potential those circumstances can make in a missing person case!

wiseguy182 · 01-25-2014, 03:18 AM

well, criminals probably aren't too keen on seeing their stories, but I would imagine everyone else probably wouldn't have a problem with it. There are a few exceptions to the rule though. Todd Mcafee's sister, for instance, didn't seem to think too highly of the program. I'm guessing that's why it got yanked from airing on the program very quickly.

Wait, wasn't there an update from the Stack version where Steven Cox was arrested? I seem to recall there were 2 or 3 different updates on him. I remember one with him being in Nevada or Utah I think (somewhere around there), and there was a hilarious older woman who was a motel manager who admitted rifling through his trash.

I don't think people would be too horrified at the 80's fashions and what not. Every decade/era has their different fashions and trends. People will look back years from now and wonder what the appeal of reality shows was.

RobinW · 01-26-2014, 01:17 PM

I read in another thread that the Farina UM version once inexplicably aired a new, re-done segment of the attempted murder and paralysis of Rohrey Wychgel, even though the statute of limitations for the crime expired in 1993, only a few weeks after the original UM segment aired. I can only imagine that the poor guy probably would have very frustrated to see a new version of his case, knowing that even if it lead to some viewer tips, they still wouldn't be able to prosecute the shooter.

crystaldawn · 01-31-2014, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by wiseguy182

Wait, wasn't there an update from the Stack version where Steven Cox was arrested? I seem to recall there were 2 or 3 different updates on him. I remember one with him being in Nevada or Utah I think (somewhere around there), and there was a hilarious older woman who was a motel manager who admitted rifling through his trash.

Yes that's a classic UM line IMO "and like any curious female I read the letter", lol. Good thing she was otherwise he may not have gotten caught (even though his punishment was ridiculously light). I wonder what he is up to now.

MegtheEgg86 · 01-31-2014, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by wiseguy182

People will look back years from now and wonder what the appeal of reality shows was.

We can only hope!

MegtheEgg86 · 01-31-2014, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by RobinW

I read in another thread that the Farina UM version once inexplicably aired a new, re-done segment of the attempted murder and paralysis of Rohrey Wychgel, even though the statute of limitations for the crime expired in 1993, only a few weeks after the original UM segment aired. I can only imagine that the poor guy probably would have very frustrated to see a new version of his case, knowing that even if it lead to some viewer tips, they still wouldn't be able to prosecute the shooter.

I must have missed that. That is beyond bizarre.

If that's true, I wonder if they weren't "using" that segment to test out completely revamping the existing segments. If so, I think that would pose a pretty hefty ethical question. I don't think it would pass the smell test, for the very reasons you cited above.

rarjake · 02-01-2014, 06:54 AM

Yeah I wonder about that too. Just by interest, (a name whom i forgot) but you may remember this unique story. This man and his girl were on his bike. When a group of teenagers (expected) came behind them and hit the girl over the head with a 2 by 4(?) hard enough to cause her pernment brain damage. The man, or boy, in the case, didn't give the police any information. Even though it was obvious, by police testing they were going slow enough he could of saw whom they were. The man(boy) in this case was suspected of being a rat, in a drug case, to save his own butt.

also, to add to this, i defintly thought he was high when they were interviewing him.

they never found out whom the teenagers were, and never brought any charges aganist the BF

But anyways, i looked up his name, and he has his own youtube channel, and i am telling you, the guy is a complete idiot. Just rambling off about random ****, and actually advertises on his youtube page, *that guy from unsolved mysteries* , and actually makes jokes about the case, and the brain damaged women. I am going to try to look through my history to find out this guys name.

WishfulDreamer · 02-01-2014, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by rarjake

Yeah I wonder about that too. Just by interest, (a name whom i forgot) but you may remember this unique story. This man and his girl were on his bike. When a group of teenagers (expected) came behind them and hit the girl over the head with a 2 by 4(?) hard enough to cause her pernment brain damage. The man, or boy, in the case, didn't give the police any information. Even though it was obvious, by police testing they were going slow enough he could of saw whom they were. The man(boy) in this case was suspected of being a rat, in a drug case, to save his own butt.

also, to add to this, i defintly thought he was high when they were interviewing him.

they never found out whom the teenagers were, and never brought any charges aganist the BF

But anyways, i looked up his name, and he has his own youtube channel, and i am telling you, the guy is a complete idiot. Just rambling off about random ****, and actually advertises on his youtube page, *that guy from unsolved mysteries* , and actually makes jokes about the case, and the brain damaged women. I am going to try to look through my history to find out this guys name.

Curtis Croft. Makes me sick to hear he has a page like that on YT.

Victoria81 · 02-04-2014, 01:26 PM

Yeah! I have been wondering what these people think lol if you type into Twitter "I just saw myself on Unsolved Mysteries" it comes up with some people lmao I did these over Thanksgiving because I have no life.

Oldschooler81 · 03-10-2014, 03:55 AM

Perhaps its only an issue to us UM purists/retro geeks, but does it anger anyone that all anyone can see is the late 2000s modernized/hacked up, lame Farina version?

The purposeful leaving out of dates and details (i.e. to hide how old the cases were, although it'd be obvious anyway by the hair/fashion styles, cars on the road, technology, etc) makes it more than a little confusing, too.

Nanodae · 03-16-2014, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Necco

Not to make light of everything people on the show went through, but I'm sure a lot of them are HORRIFIED by their hairstyles.

The hair never really bothers me or strikes me as very different, I watch UM on CBS reality with Dennis Farina.. I quite like the old feel to the segments, I only wish I could have seen the original series all those years ago but I wasn't born and being in the UK it was not aired from what I know.

My brother thought the whole fad with the huge glasses was funny

01-24-2014, 11:27 AM	#1
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	I can't help but wonder.... Since Lifetime is showing the Farina UM episodes every weekday and its so many years after these original stories air if or how often the actual people profiled actually come across their episode when channel surfing. I would love to know their reaction if they do....are they amused or annoyed? Probably the latter. There are a lot of cases where Farina mentions their sentence and says they have since been released (probably years earlier). Also a few things I noticed on the new UM's: Farina said that the conman Steven Cox was finally apprehended and sentenced to 10 years and only served 2!! That is aggravating! Also just noticed today (and it was probably on the original UM segment I just didn't catch it) was that after Dede Rosenthal was murdered in her apartment by the maintenance man he waited 2 days before going back and retrieving her body. Its too bad her family or friends didn't go there to check on her because they would have at least found her body whereas Farina said her body was never recovered.

01-24-2014, 08:38 PM	#3
Spark Of Spirit Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 20, 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 563	To be fair, a lot of those segments they did were solved by the time they did the Farina version so they probably would be wondering why they're still airing them at all. The unsolved ones should have priority.
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01-24-2014, 04:41 PM	#2
Necco Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 06, 2006 Posts: 1,149	Not to make light of everything people on the show went through, but I'm sure a lot of them are HORRIFIED by their hairstyles.

01-25-2014, 03:18 AM	#6
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	well, criminals probably aren't too keen on seeing their stories, but I would imagine everyone else probably wouldn't have a problem with it. There are a few exceptions to the rule though. Todd Mcafee's sister, for instance, didn't seem to think too highly of the program. I'm guessing that's why it got yanked from airing on the program very quickly. Wait, wasn't there an update from the Stack version where Steven Cox was arrested? I seem to recall there were 2 or 3 different updates on him. I remember one with him being in Nevada or Utah I think (somewhere around there), and there was a hilarious older woman who was a motel manager who admitted rifling through his trash. I don't think people would be too horrified at the 80's fashions and what not. Every decade/era has their different fashions and trends. People will look back years from now and wonder what the appeal of reality shows was.

01-26-2014, 01:17 PM	#7
RobinW Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2010 Posts: 1,874	I read in another thread that the Farina UM version once inexplicably aired a new, re-done segment of the attempted murder and paralysis of Rohrey Wychgel, even though the statute of limitations for the crime expired in 1993, only a few weeks after the original UM segment aired. I can only imagine that the poor guy probably would have very frustrated to see a new version of his case, knowing that even if it lead to some viewer tips, they still wouldn't be able to prosecute the shooter.

02-01-2014, 06:54 AM	#11
rarjake Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 15, 2013 Posts: 111	Yeah I wonder about that too. Just by interest, (a name whom i forgot) but you may remember this unique story. This man and his girl were on his bike. When a group of teenagers (expected) came behind them and hit the girl over the head with a 2 by 4(?) hard enough to cause her pernment brain damage. The man, or boy, in the case, didn't give the police any information. Even though it was obvious, by police testing they were going slow enough he could of saw whom they were. The man(boy) in this case was suspected of being a rat, in a drug case, to save his own butt. also, to add to this, i defintly thought he was high when they were interviewing him. they never found out whom the teenagers were, and never brought any charges aganist the BF But anyways, i looked up his name, and he has his own youtube channel, and i am telling you, the guy is a complete idiot. Just rambling off about random ***, and actually advertises on his youtube page, that guy from unsolved mysteries* , and actually makes jokes about the case, and the brain damaged women. I am going to try to look through my history to find out this guys name.

02-04-2014, 01:26 PM	#13
Victoria81 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 20, 2011 Posts: 340	Yeah! I have been wondering what these people think lol if you type into Twitter "I just saw myself on Unsolved Mysteries" it comes up with some people lmao I did these over Thanksgiving because I have no life.

03-10-2014, 03:55 AM	#14
Oldschooler81 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 03, 2009 Location: Northern CA Posts: 457	Perhaps its only an issue to us UM purists/retro geeks, but does it anger anyone that all anyone can see is the late 2000s modernized/hacked up, lame Farina version? The purposeful leaving out of dates and details (i.e. to hide how old the cases were, although it'd be obvious anyway by the hair/fashion styles, cars on the road, technology, etc) makes it more than a little confusing, too.