What was the segment regarding an old woman that slowly went insane? (heirs case?) - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

bluejazz87 · 01-24-2017, 09:51 PM

The only thing I remember about this segment was one specific scene where this older woman was talked about by a friend or someone else being interviewed as slowly going insane. I think this was a missing heirs case, but I don't know. Maybe murder. In the scene it shows her walking in her backyard of a rich house or something looking up to the sky almost in a daze. This creeped the heck out of me as she slowly walked out of the frame. Any ideas?

DarkDante · 01-24-2017, 10:00 PM

There were two cases aired involving eccentric wealthy women. The first was Dorothea Allen (Lost Heirs) and the second was Doris Duke (Unexplained Death).

There was however another case profiled in 1995 of a woman named Loretta Myers. Although she was not wealthy, she likely suffered from Alzheimer's disease and there was a scene in the segment of her becoming disorientated walking about in the driveway in the middle of the night. She later became the subject of a missing persons investigation but was recovered and reunited with her family.

bluejazz87 · 01-24-2017, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkDante

There were two cases aired involving eccentric wealthy women. The first was Dorothea Allen (Lost Heirs) and the second was Doris Duke (Unexplained Death).

There was however another case profiled in 1995 of a woman named Loretta Myers. Although she was not wealthy, she likely suffered from Alzheimer's disease and there was a scene in the segment of her becoming disorientated walking about in the driveway in the middle of the night. She later became the subject of a missing persons investigation but was recovered and reunited with her family.

Thanks. I'll look up the first two you talked about. I remember the scene being from the old film stock because it was a little grainy. I also remember the old music being used that generally wasn't used in the segments by 1995. And the scene was in the daytime, not night time.

EDIT: Guessing now it's Dorothea Allen. I'll have to rewatch that segment to be sure.

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DarkDante Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1,569	There were two cases aired involving eccentric wealthy women. The first was Dorothea Allen (Lost Heirs) and the second was Doris Duke (Unexplained Death). There was however another case profiled in 1995 of a woman named Loretta Myers. Although she was not wealthy, she likely suffered from Alzheimer's disease and there was a scene in the segment of her becoming disorientated walking about in the driveway in the middle of the night. She later became the subject of a missing persons investigation but was recovered and reunited with her family.