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Unsolved Mysteries : Season 8
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Air date: 20 Oct '95 - 41 episodesUnsolved Mysteries is an American television program, hosted by Robert Stack from 1987 until 2002 and later by Dennis Farina starting in 2008. In addition, TV presenter Keely Shaye Smith and actress Virginia Madsen contributed greatly to its success. Keely Shaye played the role of a reporter from the confines of an office interacting with Stack and responding to questions for further information. In this capacity, she was a welcomed addition to the cast and revered tremendously by Stack, who would "cut to" her for more detailed information. Academy-award-winning actress Virginia Madsen's contribution to the show included performing in Stack's role as announcer for several years. It was broadcast first as specials in 1987, then as a regular series on NBC, CBS, Lifetime and Spike. Lifetime once again airs the revived version of the series, but only in reruns. Although the show is not in current production, Cosgrove-Meurer Productions maintains a website for the show, featuring popular accounts...
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List of Episodes (41)
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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1. Episode #348
20 Oct '95The eighth season opens with reports on new theories concerning the mysterious deaths of actors Bruce Lee and his son Brandon. Other segments focus on the abduction of an infant girl; the arrests of two fugitives in Oregon and the California manhunt for another. Parental Abduction - Wanted: Dorothy Lee Barnett Wanted: Antonio Magana Castro
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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2. Episode #349
27 Oct '95Reports include the search for a suspect in the July 1995 murder of a bailiff who worked in Judge Lance Ito's courtroom. Also: a family who was terrorized on a Memorial Day outing in Glenrose, Texas; reports of religious visions in Kentucky. Wanted: Ronald Earl Cains Wanted: Unidentified Subjects Wanted: Richard Relf
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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3. Episode #350
03 Nov '95Included: mysterious patient deaths; efforts to revive a newborn at a hospital; a viewer's tip leading to an arrest in a case of mail fraud; theories about the 1995 disappearance of a rock musician.
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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4. Episode #351
10 Nov '95Reports on the search for an alleged con man who preys on girlfriends and grandmothers; the 1987 disappearance of a Chicago college instructor who had been affiliated with a spiritual leader; the phenomena of the Nazca Lines of Peru, gigantic drawings purportedly made by aliens 2000 years ago; a building designer's disappearance.
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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5. Episode #352
17 Nov '95A report on the search for a missing rock star; the powers of voodoo, focusing on a woman in 1800&'s New Orleans who purportedly healed the sick; a Santa Fe, N.M., therapist's methods of healing animals; a sibling's search for a sister with whom she lost touch after their mother's death in 1965.
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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6. Episode #353
01 Dec '95Included: a suspected coverup following claims of a 1964 UFO sighting in New Mexico; an update on a search for two unknown ""guardian angels"" who saved family members' lives after a 1983 auto accident in Mexico; the murder of a Dallas lawyer.
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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7. Episode #354
08 Dec '95A report on new evidence in the 1959 death of actor George Reeves (TV's first Superman) includes interviews with costar Jack Larson (who played Jimmy Olsen), researcher Michael Hayde and editor Jim Nolt. Also: the arrests of two fugitives in Salt Lake City. Link: George Reeves Wanted: David Gause
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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8. Episode #355
15 Dec '95An adoptee searches for her biological mother who abandoned her on a New York subway as an infant; and two scientists seek to verify the existence of a sea creature in the waters off western Canada. Also: the 1994 abduction of a 6-year-old boy from his school. Wanted: Rickey Allen Bright
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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9. Episode #356
29 Dec '95Segments include a family terrorized on a Memorial Day outing in Glenrose, Texas; reports of religious visions in Kentucky; the 1994 murder of a computer manufacturer in California's Silicon Valley. (Repeat) Wanted: Ronald Earl Cains Wanted: Unidentified Subjects Wanted: Richard Relf
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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10. Episode #357
05 Jan '96Included: reported sightings in the Adirondack Mountains of the ghost of a woman murdered at the turn of the century; the arrests of two fugitives in Salt Lake City; a 1994 convenience store robbery that was taped by a surveillance camera; the death of a forklift driver, whose former co-worker had disappeared.
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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11. Episode #358
12 Jan '96Reports include claims of spiritual activity in an area northeast of San Antonio known as Devil's Backbone; a man's 42-year odyssey to find his son, abducted in 1953; a woman's efforts to prove that her brother's 1968 death was really a case of murder. Missing: Bonnie Haim Lost Love: Donna Kempton
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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12. Episode #359
19 Jan '96Included: the disappearance of an architect who was married to a brewing-company heir; a viewer tip leading to an arrest in a case of mail fraud; and efforts to revive a newborn at a Louisville hospital. Also: mysterious patient deaths; the 1994 disappearance of a New Jersey woman. Wanted: Michael Eschweiler Wanted: Michael Swango Wanted: Ronald Bax Missing: James Kimball
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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13. Episode #360
31 Jan '96A new report focuses on the search for clues to the fate of a Florida bird-ranch owner and his aunt. Repeat segments include an update on a man who had been missing since 1993; the search for a rock star who seemingly vanished in 1995; a sibling's search for a sister with whom she lost touch after their mother's death; the reported healing powers of a New Orleans ""voodoo queen"" of the 1800s; the 1984 disappearance of a youth. Missing: Phillip Taylor Kramer Lost Love: Sherryl Borkowski
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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14. Episode #361
09 Feb '96Reports include the investigation into the death of Seattle rock musician Mia Zapata. Also: the puzzling circumstances in the drowning of a female student at a Maryland seamanship school. No arrests, few clues 5 years after Mia Zapata slaying
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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15. Episode #362
16 Feb '96An interview with a late suspect's brother sheds light on the still-unsolved case of the Green River serial murders in the Pacific Northwest. Also included: a 20-year-old Greenwich, Conn., murder case involving a teenager slain in her yard; communication with the dead; a woman trying to locate her mother and siblings; and an update on a family's reunion.
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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16. Episode #363
18 Feb '96A profile of an 8-year-old prodigy from Denver; and a report on the 1995 disappearance of a Mason City, Iowa, TV anchorwoman. Also: repeat segments include a suspected coverup of an alleged UFO sighting in 1964 New Mexico; an insurance-scam investigation; the murder of a Dallas lawyer. Missing: Jodi Huisentruit
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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17. Episode #364
23 Feb '96Reports concern a ghost that is said to inhabit a Sunset Strip comedy club in L.A.; an Iowa woman's success in locating two of her three siblings; the disappearance of a Kansas truck driver in Arizona. Wanted: John Arbogast
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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18. Episode #365
01 Mar '96Repeat segments include: the search for an alleged con man who preys on girlfriends and grandmothers; the 1987 disappearance of a Chicago college instructor who had been affiliated with a spiritual leader; the use of bloodhounds to trace missing persons. Missing: Charles Southern
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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19. Episode #366
08 Mar '96An adoptee searches for her biological mother--who abandoned her on a New York subway as an infant; and two scientists seek to verify the existence of a sea creature in the waters off western Canada. Also: the 1994 abduction of a 6-year-old boy from his school. (Repeat) Wanted: Postal Crimes Wanted: Richard Bare Wanted: Michael McGuffey Missing: Michael Anthony Hughes Lost Love: Jeanne Martin
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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20. Episode #367
15 Mar '96Exploring the notion that Gettysburg, Pa., is overrun with ghosts from the crucial Civil War battle fought there in 1863. In other segments, a fugitive turns himself in; a forensic psychic offers theories on unsolved murders; a Kansas truck driver disappears in Arizona. Wanted: John Anthony Diaz Missing: Devin Williams
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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21. Episode #368
22 Mar '96Two office workers injured in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing seek to find the men who rescued them from the toppled building; a woman's search for her birth mother offers promising news; author James Ellroy is inspired to probe an unsolved murder in his family. Also: a probe into the 1993 death of Presidential counsel Vincent Foster. Lost Love: Duane Miller
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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22. Episode #369
29 Mar '96An Oklahoma woman claims that a lightning bolt brought about a miraculous cure; the surviving family of a murdered Maine veteran offers theories about his death; Nashville FBI agents arrest a fugitive in Clarksville, Tenn. Wanted: Antonio Chaves Moses
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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23. Episode #370
05 Apr '96Repeat segments on the evidence in the 1959 death of actor George Reeves (TV's first Superman) includes interviews with costar Jack Larson (who played Jimmy Olsen), researcher Michael Hayde and biographer Jim Beaver. Also: an update on the murder of Los Angeles model Linda Sobeck; a woman's search for two brothers with whom she lost touch in the 1960's. Wanted: Ernest Small Wanted: Roberto & Eladia Ramirez Missing: Bhagwaniala ""Moses"" Lall
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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24. Episode #371
12 Apr '96Segments examine a 19th-century stagecoach heist that reportedly led to the slaughter of Native Americans; a Houston woman's probe into her mother's slaying; a 1994 accident in Madison, Wis., that resulted in amnesia for a minor-league baseball player; and the manhunt for a kidnapping suspect linked to the armed robbery of a Nevada casino and hotel.
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
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25. Episode #372
19 Apr '96An examination of the mysterious Nazca Lines of Peru, gigantic geometric drawings believed to have been carved into the landscape some 2000 years ago. Also: a probe of eerie goings-on that have been spooking Texas cowboys. Wanted: Gloria Schulze Missing: Charlotte Pollis
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