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trailblazer · 09-07-2003, 05:57 AM

The mystery of the Mary Celeste ship that sailed from New York to Italy in 1872 captained by Captain Benjamin Briggs, his wife and crew. It was found completely abandoned several weeks later. I believe the explanations given by Unsolved Mysteries host Robert Stack & the interviewees makes the most sense and is the most plausible. They claimed the people on the Mary Celeste had trailed the ship on a lifeboat to give it time to vent the alcoholic fumes in the cargo area in case it might explode. They had just opened the hatch after a week in heavy storms and noticed the strong fumes coming from the cargo area used to store their wine barrels.

The fact that another ship later found the abandoned Mary Celeste & found 9 empty barrels of alcohol and the fact they also found a rope dangling off the back of the ship (the stern) led me to believe the rope to the lifeboat must have snapped off leaving the people behind and sailed off without them.

The segment on the tragic death of Brandon Lee (the son of Bruce Lee) while on a stage set during the filming of a movie. He was accidently shot dead with a gun that was supposed to fire blanks only. I like the detailed ballistics explanations and the computer animation that went with it.

The bible code segment was also interesting.

I like the murder case in Boston, Massachusetts of this female airline baggage handler at Northwest Airlines who was found stabbed to death in the boot of her car. Her mother later read her dairy and found out she had been sexually harrassed and tormented by her fellow co-workers. I think they were afraid that she may eventually squeal on them (they were operating a stolen credit card ring and stole credit cards from the baggages they handled which had netted millions), so they/he decided to murder her.

The case in New York where a minor fender bender accident led to the shooting death of a teacher when he confronted the other hot temperd motorist.

The case in Texas where this man had exposed himself to boys on a street in the late 1970s. A woman in her house sees it and calls the police. Her son confronts the man and takes the keys from the man's vehicle. When the son refused to give the keys back the man shot him multiples times with a pistol and than went back to his truck to get his rifle and finished him off with rifle shots.

The case in California where this woman restuarant chef was found raped and bludgeoned to death with a large stone on a remote road. She had a nasty dream that her husband had beaten her really bad a few days before and decided that she should leave him for a while. Her premonition was true mostly but it turned out to be her hot tempered Mexican co-worker who murdered her.

There were also some other segments which were intersting.

I don't like ghost segments, lost loves, clairvoyance segments.

I found them to be very boring & uninteresting.

I only like & watch about 0-2 segments in each episode of Unsolved Mysteries and they usually have about 4-5 segments per episode. I don't even watch the others, I just skip them.

njf520 · 09-07-2003, 08:35 PM

i just read a book about the mary celeste. very interesting but kind of tedious.

there was no line found trailing the ship, btw. that was a myth...or so this book said. i think there may have been a short line hanging off the side but not trailing the boat and not very long.

njf

Composite Sketch · 09-08-2003, 03:03 AM

I remember the Mary Celeste case quite well even though it has been years since I saw it, and I just saw the Bruce/Brandon Lee and Ritchie Aderson (NY teacher killed from road rage) cases just a couple weeks ago. I first saw the Aderson case just a few months before getting my learner's license!

Does anyone have the names of the Boston baggage handler or the Texas pervert/murderer?

Brent88 · 09-09-2003, 01:21 PM

The Road Rage incident was on today's UM at 1pm ET.

Victoria81 · 05-14-2015, 12:31 PM

I always liked the Mary Celeste story and it doesn't get talked about. Well, not like it could be solved now lol but I liked the segment.

wiseguy182 · 05-14-2015, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Victoria81

I always liked the Mary Celeste story and it doesn't get talked about. Well, not like it could be solved now lol but I liked the segment.

I always wanted to try her pizzas.

Hops3098 · 05-14-2015, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by wiseguy182

I always wanted to try her pizzas.

You really should.

LooksLikeCRicci · 05-14-2015, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by wiseguy182

I always wanted to try her pizzas.

Isn't that Mama Celeste?

Or are you assuming that her first name is Mary?

SPD Yellow · 05-14-2015, 07:05 PM

It's the missing persons cases I remember most. Judy Hyams and Jeremy Bright continue to haunt me.

Though that Franklin Delano Floyd one...so glad they finally figured out Sharon's identity. Though I imagine her family was horrified to find out how she had suffered so horribly in her short life.

Again, I like to think of myself as a kind, caring person, but Franklin Delano Floyd...he makes my list of "people I hope will burn in hell" list. Before anyone judge me for having that kind of list, understand that it's not written down and it's a very short list in the first place.

wiseguy182 · 05-15-2015, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Hops3098

You really should.

I would, but they don't have him in my neck of the woods.

09-07-2003, 05:57 AM	#1
trailblazer Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 07, 2003 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 30	My Favourite Segments On Unsolved Mysteries The mystery of the Mary Celeste ship that sailed from New York to Italy in 1872 captained by Captain Benjamin Briggs, his wife and crew. It was found completely abandoned several weeks later. I believe the explanations given by Unsolved Mysteries host Robert Stack & the interviewees makes the most sense and is the most plausible. They claimed the people on the Mary Celeste had trailed the ship on a lifeboat to give it time to vent the alcoholic fumes in the cargo area in case it might explode. They had just opened the hatch after a week in heavy storms and noticed the strong fumes coming from the cargo area used to store their wine barrels. The fact that another ship later found the abandoned Mary Celeste & found 9 empty barrels of alcohol and the fact they also found a rope dangling off the back of the ship (the stern) led me to believe the rope to the lifeboat must have snapped off leaving the people behind and sailed off without them. The segment on the tragic death of Brandon Lee (the son of Bruce Lee) while on a stage set during the filming of a movie. He was accidently shot dead with a gun that was supposed to fire blanks only. I like the detailed ballistics explanations and the computer animation that went with it. The bible code segment was also interesting. I like the murder case in Boston, Massachusetts of this female airline baggage handler at Northwest Airlines who was found stabbed to death in the boot of her car. Her mother later read her dairy and found out she had been sexually harrassed and tormented by her fellow co-workers. I think they were afraid that she may eventually squeal on them (they were operating a stolen credit card ring and stole credit cards from the baggages they handled which had netted millions), so they/he decided to murder her. The case in New York where a minor fender bender accident led to the shooting death of a teacher when he confronted the other hot temperd motorist. The case in Texas where this man had exposed himself to boys on a street in the late 1970s. A woman in her house sees it and calls the police. Her son confronts the man and takes the keys from the man's vehicle. When the son refused to give the keys back the man shot him multiples times with a pistol and than went back to his truck to get his rifle and finished him off with rifle shots. The case in California where this woman restuarant chef was found raped and bludgeoned to death with a large stone on a remote road. She had a nasty dream that her husband had beaten her really bad a few days before and decided that she should leave him for a while. Her premonition was true mostly but it turned out to be her hot tempered Mexican co-worker who murdered her. There were also some other segments which were intersting. I don't like ghost segments, lost loves, clairvoyance segments. I found them to be very boring & uninteresting. I only like & watch about 0-2 segments in each episode of Unsolved Mysteries and they usually have about 4-5 segments per episode. I don't even watch the others, I just skip them.

09-09-2003, 01:21 PM	#4
Brent88 Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 16,174	The Road Rage incident was on today's UM at 1pm ET.
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09-07-2003, 08:35 PM	#2
njf520 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 29, 2003 Posts: 136	i just read a book about the mary celeste. very interesting but kind of tedious. there was no line found trailing the ship, btw. that was a myth...or so this book said. i think there may have been a short line hanging off the side but not trailing the boat and not very long. njf

09-08-2003, 03:03 AM	#3
Composite Sketch Staring at you Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 26, 2003 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 304	I remember the Mary Celeste case quite well even though it has been years since I saw it, and I just saw the Bruce/Brandon Lee and Ritchie Aderson (NY teacher killed from road rage) cases just a couple weeks ago. I first saw the Aderson case just a few months before getting my learner's license! Does anyone have the names of the Boston baggage handler or the Texas pervert/murderer?

05-14-2015, 12:31 PM	#5
Victoria81 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 20, 2011 Posts: 340	I always liked the Mary Celeste story and it doesn't get talked about. Well, not like it could be solved now lol but I liked the segment.

05-14-2015, 07:05 PM	#9
SPD Yellow Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 21, 2008 Posts: 340	It's the missing persons cases I remember most. Judy Hyams and Jeremy Bright continue to haunt me. Though that Franklin Delano Floyd one...so glad they finally figured out Sharon's identity. Though I imagine her family was horrified to find out how she had suffered so horribly in her short life. Again, I like to think of myself as a kind, caring person, but Franklin Delano Floyd...he makes my list of "people I hope will burn in hell" list. Before anyone judge me for having that kind of list, understand that it's not written down and it's a very short list in the first place.