• Air date: 20 Sep '96 43 episodes
      Unsolved 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...
  • List of Episodes (43)
    • 1. Episode #389

      20 Sep '96
      A ninth season of stories begins as amateur researchers find similarities in the cases of the Zodiac killer and the Unabomber; and a bizarre West Virginia case involves multiple identities--and murder. Also: two Macon, Ariz., college students are brutally murdered. Wanted: Andre Gerald Wilson Wanted: William Jordan Missing: April Gregory & Kristin Smart Update: Wanted - Carl & Mary Dennie
    • 2. Episode #390

      27 Oct '96
      Reports include the suicide of actress Margaux Hemingway, granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway; a Los Angeles man's search for his biological mother; the hunt for the killers of two Mercer College students. Lost Love: Sean Moore Wanted: Jonathan Kern Update: Wanted - Albert Leon Fletcher
    • 3. Episode #391

      18 Oct '96
      Included: the 1966 death of rock star Bobby Fuller, who some believe was murdered; and an update on a bizarre West Virginia murder case from 1994. Also: people who have been robbed in their homes form a coalition. Wanted: David Coleman Update: Wanted - William Cooper
    • 4. Episode #392

      25 Oct '96
      A Halloween-themed profile of a Salem, Mass., woman who uses her alleged psychic powers to help the police solve crimes. Other reports include the 1994 murder of a DEA agent in Phoenix; the story behind a New Yorker's 1991 lottery win. Missing: Meriah & Sabria Widboom Wanted: Yessica Mendez Wanted: Augustin Mendoza Update: Lost Love - Tim Harrell
    • 5. Episode #393

      01 Nov '96
      Probing NASA findings of life on Mars. Other reports include an update on a 1988 construction-site fire in Kansas City, Mo.; possible foul play in the 1995 death of a Colorado man. Lost Heir: Owen Walker Lost Heir: Temperee Hawkins Wanted: Tony DeCompo (Wanted for Questioning) Update: Lost Love - Jeff Linn Update: Lost Love - Candice & Sharina Berry
    • 6. Episode #394

      08 Nov '96
      A report on incidents of sleepwalking; updates on the disappearance of two young sisters, and a man's search for his siblings. Also: a woman believes that her twin sister, who supposedly died at birth, may still be alive. Missing: Lance Guevarra Missing: Jesus De La Cruz Wanted: Karen Pelletiere Missing: Susan Hurley Harrison Lost Love: Lois Cappoziello Update: Arson - Kansas City Explosion
    • 7. Episode #395

      15 Nov '96
      Segments include a man's 1985 experiences in a French hospital that led to his becoming a minister; another man's search for a good Samaritan who saved his life on the day his child was born; a toddler's 1993 abduction. Wanted: Jimmy Ray Legate Wanted: Michael Wilburn Wanted: Unidentified Subject Lost Love: Steve Newton Update: Wanted - Richard Cepulonis & Karen Walters
    • 8. Episode #396

      22 Nov '96
      A talk with Cokeville, Wyo., residents whose lives were spared during a 1968 hostage crisis at an elementary school, and with patients of a doctor schooled in the ancient Chinese medical practice known as Qi Gong. Wanted: Samuel Lee Glover & Marshall Kirkpatrick Wanted: James ""Whitey"" Bulger Missing: Le-Zhan Williams
    • 9. Episode #397

      06 Dec '96
      Included: the 1966 death of rock star Bobby Fuller, who some believe was murdered; an update on a bizarre West Virginia murder case from 1994. Also: people who have been robbed in their homes from a coalition to catch the intruders. (Repeat)
    • 10. Episode #398

      13 Dec '96
      Reports on a daring jail escape; a 1986 hostage incident at a Cokeville, Wyo., elementary school; the death of an international financial consultant in a fire at a Washington, D.C., townhouse; and an adoptee's desperate search for her biological parents. Unexplained Death - Lynn Amos Special Bulletin - Lost Love - Regina Davis Lost Love: Dave & Christie Carlsen
    • 11. Episode #399

      27 Dec '96
      Repeat segments include: amateur researchers find similarities in the cases of the Zodiac killer and the Unabomber. Other reports include a Phoenix teenager who claims that she was miraculously healed following a 1993 accident; an insurance scheme; missing college students. Wanted: William Jordan
    • 12. Episode #400

      03 Jan '97
      Segments on heroic pets; a Phoenix woman's efforts to find her kidnapped daughter; a death on a hotel balcony; the search for a mail bomber who terrorized New York City area residents. Link: Missing: Zenith Elaine Helton / Transcript of segment Wanted: Jimmy Wayne Pierce
    • 13. Episode #401

      10 Jan '97
      A report on the use of bee venom to treat the crippling effects of multiple sclerosis; an update on an Austrian woman's search for her adopted brother in America; an engineering lab's challenge to arguments in a Darien, Conn., rape trial. Link: Wheeling Police Department: Santos Murder Unexplained Death: Jamie Santos
    • 14. Episode #402

      17 Jan '97
      Reports on the suicide of actress Margaux Hemingway, granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway; the hunt for the killers of two Mercer College students; and the search for a con man. Also: a Geneva, N.Y., man receives a letter (found in a bottle) that he'd written. (Repeat) Wanted: Jonathan Kern
    • 15. Episode #403

      31 Jan '97
      Examining the human-like characteristics of an unusual primate; the story of a missing reporter who disappeared in 1996; the search for a suspect in Mexico; and news of a so-called aphrodisiac ""wonder drug.""; final appeal of Tommy Ziegler. Missing: Susan Walsh
    • 16. Episode #404

      07 Feb '97
      Reports include one man's crusade to reinvestigate the 1994 death of rock star Kurt Cobain. Also: a controversial medical diagnosis--by a dog; a 1975 shootout at a furniture store; and a 1995 missing-persons case. Links: E! Online News: Who Killed Kurt Cobain?
    • 17. Episode #405

      14 Feb '97
      A report on aphrodisiacs, including one man's claim that chocolates improved his sex life; and theories involving a reported secret government ray gun. Also: a family finds new evidence in a son's 1977 death.
    • 18. Episode #406

      21 Feb '97
      Segments include a case of reported vampirism involving the murders of a Florida couple; the death of a USC film student in Tijuana; suspicions of an insurance scam in Mexico. Missing: Ceara O'Connell
    • 19. Episode #407

      07 Mar '97
      A profile of a Salem, Mass., woman who uses her alleged psychic powers to help solve crimes. Other reports include the 1994 murder of a DEA agent; the story behind a New Yorker's 1991 lottery win. (Repeat) Wanted: Augustin Mendoza Wanted: Yessica Mendez Special Bulletin: Unidentified Subject
    • 20. Episode #408

      14 Mar '97
      Examining several theories about who gunned down rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in September 1996. Other segments involve the search for suspects in the abduction of a 5-6ear-old girl; and the armed robbery of a woman and her grandson. Also: two women's search for a long-lost brother. Links: Video Clips of the Tupac Shakur segment / 2Pac Mansion - Unsolved Mysteries article Unexplained Death: Tupac Shakur Missing: Therese Rose Walsh
    • 21. Episode #409

      21 Mar '98
      Probing NASA findings of life on Mars. Other reports include possible foul play in the death of a Colorado man; the hunt for a woman's alleged captor; a viewer tip leading to a suspect's arrest in Jackson (Miss.). (Repeat)
    • 22. Episode #410

      28 Mar '97
      Included: a profile of a so-called ""psychic spy"" in the Government's Stargate program; a report on cloning the dead; the search for a nanny wanted for questioning in Los Angeles. Wanted: Maria Rosa Hernandez Wanted: Melvin Luther Wilson
    • 23. Episode #411

      04 Apr '97
      A profile of a family that claims to be tormented by unseen forces, including ghostly visions, electrical phenomena and mysterious medical troubles; and so-called sightings of MIBs, strange and furtive ""Men in Black"" who travel in threes, speak in unison and are said to be aliens. Also: the search for a suspected swindler in Mexico. Wanted: Maria Socorro de Rodriguez LaPine Wanted: Mark Gagliardo
    • 24. Episode #412

      11 Apr '97
      Repeat segments include: incidents of sleepwalking; a woman believes that her twin sister, who supposedly died at birth, may still be alive; the abduction of a toddler; two brothers investigate their mother's puzzling disappearance. Also: an update on a construction-site fire in Kansas City, Mo. Wanted: Karen Pelletiere Missing: Jeanette Theresa Federico
    • 25. Episode #413

      18 Apr '97
      Reports on so-called sightings of MIBs, furtive ""Men in Black"" who travel in threes, speak in unison and are said to be aliens; and a Canadian man's puzzling journey, ending in his death. Update: Dennis Keith Smith