The first story was so sad...My cousin was 17 when he died while out with his friends cruising backroads one night...There were a group of kids with him and all we know is that he somehow wound up run over and killed by his own truck. The kids wouldn’t talk to the police and no one was ever charged. His parents and the rest of our family have wondered all these years what really happened. His mom passed away last year never knowing what really happened to her son. I could not imagine losing a child, much less to something so tragic. I really feel awful for the family in this first story.
It's awful not knowing. What a burden for your family. My husband told me a story about a time he and his brother hot wired his sister's car and took turns riding on the sideboards while the other drove. Until, that is, his brother thought it would be funny to hit the brakes and Bryan went flying. At low speeds, thank goodness, he only got a head to toe road rash down one side of his body. A lie to the folks about a foot race gone bad and all was well. I'm not trying to defend the kids, because of course they should come clean, but what most likely happened was the kids were doing something they shouldn't have been doing, and it resulted in your cousin's death. Reckless fun without thought to the consequences until it was too late. And then they felt they had to keep it quiet for fear of the punishment. Most of the time what they're afraid will happen to them is worse than what would happen if they'd just fess up. Again, I am sorry.
Cheri Chesley thank you so much...I agree with you that they were most likely doing something they thought they would get in trouble for and just kept quiet out of fear of punishment...you know, I hadn’t really thought about it, but I’m sure they relive that night over and over in their daily lives...just a sad situation for all involved...I’m glad your husband’s family member was not seriously hurt in their accident, though! It’s truly scary how just some teenage fun can escalate into tragedy!
Im 37 my brother is 35 we still cower in fear hearing this theme tune and Robert stack..jees these stories kept me awake at night 😂😂😂 keeping in mind it was the 90's in Ireland.. we didn't even have muggings not that we knew about 😂 love looking back now at these..still fast forward the music 🙈🙈
Yeah man! Pretty much the same with me here. I'm 40 now, and as a kid, in the late 80s and early 90s, I was watching these as well, on TV, in Macedonia, which, back then, was even more unlikely of America, yet, we grew up on American films, reading Sergio Bonelli Comics, Wild West strip stories, so, with a friend from school, almost each time, we were engulfed by it, and next day at school, retold one another what happened, who thought what about some of the stories, etc.... Damn! Amazing how something like that could bring up the same emotions to people (kids) from different parts of Europe, and the world! Cheers!
I used to have the same issue as a child. I had to change channels of the advertisement came on for unsolved mysteries. Still disturbed me into early Adulthood. Now I fall asleep while watching episodes at night. Roberts voice is very relaxing lol.
Same here. 41 years old and feel about 12 while watching this. I grew up in LA and I remember the UFO stories scared me the most. One night I went to bed after watching and a bit later my dad turned on the light in the backyard and I nearly shit myself thinking it was aliens! Haha This show is both universal and timeless.
You have no idea HOW LONG I'd been searching for this episode segment about the lost, legendary pot of gold told by Adams and his miners stemming back to September 1864...awesome segment!!! I first saw it as a boy 20+ years ago.
It’s a good story but I can’t help noticing these treasure hunters always die penniless. It makes you think how much more wealth they would have accumulated if they’d just gotten a job rather than chasing free money all their lives. 🤔
Younger folks don't realize that in the late 80's and early 90's Unsolved Mysteries was like one of the only programs on television that dealt with this kind of stuff. A&E had some good programs as well with Bill Kurtis.
Forensic files, FBI’s most wanted, there was at least two more series following the same type of formula which makes them so good. Very good. I miss the days when everyone watched the same stuff and had an attention span longer than 20 seconds!
I'm getting the idea that Brian's father whom is a cop helped cover up his crime. For all we know he was involved in Russell's death because he hated how the latter defended Aaron
I agree... They also did that episode about East Palo Alto. Adopt the lady that would always call the cops... My grandpa got his house Is broken into in beaten half To death.. They were gonna do an episode on it, but decided to go on the other one instead
In Fall 1992, investigators located an old letter which indicated that Bishop had tried to hire someone to kill his family before he committed the crimes himself. The letter was from convicted bank robber Albert Kenneth Bankston who had corresponded with Bishop. However, it is unknown what other connections the two men may have had. The most recent sighting of Bishop was on September 19, 1994 in Basel, Switzerland, by a neighbor. On April 10, 2014, Bishop was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. In October of 2014, authorities received a tip that an unidentified man killed in a hit-and-run accident in Alabama in 1981 might have been Brad Bishop. Authorities exhumed the man's body and performed DNA testing. Although Bishop's face appears quite similar to the face of the unidentified man, the body was confirmed not to be Bishop. Sadly, Roy Harrell passed away in 2017 without ever seeing Bishop apprehended. Although Brad Bishop has fallen off the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List, his status is still listed as "wanted" and the FBI continues to be in pursuit of any information that he has died or can be caught.
Very interesting case. At this point I think he is deceased. I have been following the case for years. He was self absorbed and very much a narcissist.
In 1996, a new witness came forward claiming to have heard one of the people whom Aaron and Russell had gotten into an argument with at the park confess to killing Russell and running him over with a car. Other witnesses also came forward, claiming that one of the suspects had boasted about killing him. Some of the witnesses claimed that the suspects had threatened them into silence. However, despite the new witnesses coming forward, the police continue to insist it was a hit-and-run accident. Prosecutors have declined to charge anyone in this case. Sadly, both of Russell's parents are now deceased. His father died in 1998, and his mother passed away in 2011. His sister Diana is still hoping to find out what really happened to him.
@captain scentsible39 I agree there’s more to it than a hit and run but look it up the shoes of victims do come off of most victims of hit and runs or people are thrown from their shoes that are impacted by large objects that are traveling at a high rate of speed
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I much prefer the series hosted by Robert Stack. What a legend he is with that voice and his screen presence. Irreplaceable. I keep reading that people find the music scary or spooky but I think it is hauntingly beautiful and if you look at how Robert often appears in a trench coat in a misty wood or under a streetlamp by an old building it kind of reminds you of the very stylised detective series and films, like Dick Tracy. I'm so glad that these were uploaded for us to see and enjoy again!!!
It impacts me as a childhood memory of being spooky because that's how kids can be, and this stuff was creepy and scary in new ways that I had never seen before. Now that I am 31 I see and hear what you do, its not as creepy as when I was a kid but it still has a way about it that makes it haunting and fits the mood perfect, as does Mr. Stack, who was perfect in this. Besides the point this episode features a case from my city, Spokane, Washington, so re-watching these can even yield learning about local cases that have been forgotten because I have never heard of this case except maybe when I was a kid and I don't remember of course if I did then. I am also I fan of Noir type movies which is what this style reminds me of when you mention Dick Tracy.
I liked Dennis Farina, too. I met him at a Chinese food restaurant on christmas night right outside Portsmouth, NH. He was downing scorpion bowls like water!
The new episodes on Netflix are good as well, but lack a bit of the nostalgia we get from watching these episodes. Tv definitely was better way back then, goes to show just how much the graphics matter(even though I love the reenactments in this it’s “low” quality compared to 4k and such)
On the night of the broadcast, Leeann's sister, now Tammi Bouchard, was watching and called the telecenter. She is now married, has two children, and lives in Auburn, Maine. Jimmy, now James Chapman, is an Army sergeant stationed in Jolan, California. On December 10, 1989, LeeAnn, Jimmy and Tammi were joyfully reunited at LeeAnn's home in Los Angeles.
I clicked this because I thought the thumbnail depicted a Wolfman. It did not, but I still wasn't disappointed because there was another mystical creature in this episode - Robert Stack.
note2owns Stack's voice:Jack and Jill went up the hill allegedly to fetch a pail of water. It's speculated that Jack broke his crown when he fell down before Jill came tumbling after... Or did he?
@Chris Cross yeah but the lady didnt duck from the investigation. Tried to offer support and had credibility. The brian is a real person and also admitted to having the clothes. Clearly the police should have pressed brian more. The hospital phone call. And a simple phone record search at brians house or parents or friends would had shown the call. Maybe a cover up or just terrible detective work.
Boy let me tell y'all, I remember being a little girl and cuddling up with my momma and watching this show. I used to get so scared because of the music 🎶 LMFAO 😂 and then Robert Stack started talking " with every mystery there is someone, somewhere who knows the truth, maybe you know who, maybe it's you, join me." That voice still gets me even as a full grown woman 😂. I catch myself looking over my shoulder if I'm sitting outside at night watching these reruns.... Thinking 🤔 "what was that? Shoot I'm hearing stuff now !" Favorite show of all time ! Rest Easy Robert, you were a legend!
@@rolandofgilead43Facts me neither, I was born in the late 70's so growing up in the 80's was a blast especially watching this and the best horror classics
It was June of 89. It was not uncommon for a teenager, especially a mature teen male over 6 feet tall to have a summer curfew around midnight in a nice safe neighborhood. His Dad said he called to say he was on his way home. Maybe he was originally going to spend the night at his friends house, but decided to come home at the last minute.
@@gayvin8786 not in the house I grew up in!! I had 5 older brothers, one younger (only a year younger), all big ass dudes who can fight and we ain't never had no curfews like that, when I was 18 my curfew was still MAYBE midnight on a weekend if I got special permission. My sons are 17 and 13 right now and fuck if I’d let them out the house till that hour!!
In the case of William Brad Bishop, it was so freakish and frightening seeing that his friend came face to him somewhere in Italy by chance when he went to use the rest room and recognised him. How is that even possible?? The way he looked and the shocked expression on his face when he got recognised by his friend was so creepy.
@@puppiesarepower3682 I don't know what kind of a man who murders his own family, especially his own children deserves to have a guardian angel. I have no evidence, he may have gotten his at some point. We don't know. Nobody does. The guy has probably been dead for some years and they never found his remains or he's somewhere that has evaded justice.
People complain about the UFO stories, but they're more rare by far than these "gold stash in Arizona" ones that seem to come up every two episodes. Yeesh.
@sir John Hammond I totally agree with you, 1,000% ! ! ! ! I'm more interested in knowing if there really are UFO's and / or life on other planets. P.S.: As a religious person, the Bible *does* mention life on other planets, but the the the Bible does NOT describe what they look like. It is safe to say that those other " beings " certainly does NOT look like aliens.
I remember watching this episode when I was a little kid, because I specifically remember the detail about the shoelaces being separated from the shoes. For some reason that has stuck in my mind all these years.
Wow the Russell Evans case is A good example of clear cut police piggery. The witness clearly pointed out A suspicious person to them and instead of pursuing A fleeing suspect from the scene of A hit and run / possible beating they just tell her to get on the sidewalk? And then they have A lousy follow up with said "Brian" and deem it to be nothing? Just face it, you people fucked up and now are covering your worthless asses because your ego can't take A punch. Much condolences to the family :( RIP Russell Evans 1989
The laces became undone when they were grabbing him by the feet and he was kicking ...ive seen it happen.. besides he was athletic and young.. he woulda got out of the way of a car, i mean he was athletic as hell..and hit and runs, the person almost always gets caught , due to damage on car, someone woulda noticed... and here is what sells a definate homicide for me... what are the odds, on the same night he was almost in fights , and there were threats , , he also gets hit by a car, who then decides to flea the scene ..come on, didn't happen... its one of two things... either he got physically assaulted by that group, or they, were the ones who ran him over... i also believe his jaw was broken, or he was going out of conciousness, and with the comotion and chaotic situation, he was yelling " AARON" BUT it sounded like brian.. bottom line , evidence don't lie.. 3 piles of blood , a cup at least, shoelaces with blood SMEAR, not drops or splash ...also , if his body traveled that far after impact, there would have been EXTREME road rash, and flesh stuck to pavement ..they bombed this investigation... they need to reopen the case.. see if there is dna on the sneakers.dna under his nails . re quetion everybody.. people would be more likely to speak now...his parents knew, i cant imagine the pain they felt
@@REALWOODSMAN 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯 the police definitely dropped the ball.. and somebody was lying when it came to this case. They should track Aaron down and re question him about that horrible night years ago. I’m sure he hasn’t forgotten anything that happened on that night..
The story with that brother & sisters that were split up due to mom dying of cancer touched my ❤️ I’m so glad they are reunited ❤️❤️❤️ How unfair social services to split them up
UPDATE: Some new info on William Bradford Bishop, he has a surviving child, a daughter he helped conceive out of wedlock before he met and married his wife. She was adopted as an infant and recently decided to submit her DNA to 23andMe to find her birth parents, and she discovered William Bradford Bishop is her father.
I know many people believe it is unlikely that his coworker saw Bishop in Italy, but weird coincidences do happen. I met my friend from high school on a remote lay by in Luxemburg. We havent seen eachothers for 15 years. We were both from Croatia (600 miles away). I was with a car on my way to Holland and he drove a truck at that time and he stopped there to take a rest. I saw same cro registration so i went to the truck to say hello and there he was. We were both very surprised.
A poligraph test can be deceiving, a pathological liar can pass it with ease, simply because they have no conscience. When you are a cold blooded sociopath, the lie dectector test isn't worth a dime! They should have looked into these boys more, most likely they were talking about the whole incident.
i think you place too much weight on lie detector tests. there is a reason why they are not allowed in courtrooms, and most cops will tell you its only a tool to place pressure on a subject, the actual results in themselves don't matter. don't forget police can lie to you about evidence and results - so you could take one, pass one, and still be told you failed.
That's what I was thinking. Why would he bring up a polygraph over any potential alibi or evidence that could've cleared them? And the fact they volunteered for it was probably the first indicator that they knew they could pass.
Wow! What a screw up on the first case by the police. That "so called friend" Brian needed to be dragged in and interrogated. It is a shame he is living out there knowing who killed his friend.
As the cop contaminates the crime scene by walking in without booties or gloves. Also, the park ranger walks away, leaving the fire still burning, lol. "It'll put itself out, gotta leave some job security" LMAO.....
I have read William Bradford Bishop's family were living beyond their means and were at the end of their rope financially. He was probably hoping the promotion would relieve his financial problems and when that did not happen, he lost it. If he were alive today he would turn 87 this year. Chances are he died under whatever alias he was living.
I grew up watching Unsolved Mysteries. Watching it with the classic Big Wood Box TVs late at night with family. The beginning of my influences towards Conspiracies, The Unknown.
I loved watching Unsolved Mysteries as a kid in the early '90s with my parents (I think I enjoyed it more than they did). It always scared me then and still manages to creep me out at 34! Robert Stack was perfect for this show! I was thinking about the case of Bradford Bishop recently after probably seeing this episode over 25 years ago. I was surprised how much of it I remembered but it is fun to get to see it again after all these years, for whatever reason this one stuck with me.
I have similar fond memories. I remember watching Unsolved Mysteries with my mum and finding the paranormal segments most fascinating. My dad would snicker at the ghost and alien stories, but that was a part of the fun too!
I think Brian was with the killers and just didn’t realize they were going to kill him. Then, he ran and got out of there when he realized what they were really doing.
@@kenlewis11 It was a hit and run. No conspiracy nonsense. Yeah, I'm sure the experts were wrong and the parents with no background whatsoever on the matter were right. Gimme a break.
The Arizona gold story is crazy to hear about, I live in Arizona on the reservation, he said "we rolled up the gilla river" I live on gila river reservation and I've never heard about this, the actual gila river is dried up, I'ma go alookin
Omg me too. 😂😂 myself and my brother used to bomb up the stairs to bed on when this would come on 😂 my parents would laugh their heads off! Seriously even now im skipping through the intro 😂😂
Wanted. In Fall 1992, investigators located an old letter which indicated that Bishop had tried to hire someone to kill his family before he committed the crimes himself. The letter was from convicted bank robber Albert Kenneth Bankston who had corresponded with Bishop. However, it is unknown what other connections the two men may have had. The most recent sighting of Bishop was on September 19, 1994 in Basel, Switzerland, by a neighbor. On April 10, 2014, Bishop was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. In October of 2014, authorities received a tip that an unidentified man killed in a hit-and-run accident in Alabama in 1981 might have been Brad Bishop. Authorities exhumed the man's body and performed DNA testing. Although Bishop's face appears quite similar to the face of the unidentified man, the body was confirmed not to be Bishop. Sadly, Roy Harrell passed away in 2017 without ever seeing Bishop apprehended. Although Brad Bishop has fallen off the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List, his status is still listed as "wanted" and the FBI continues to be in pursuit of any information that he has died or can be caught.
Supposedly he knew him pretty well. Unlikely he would have mistaken someone else for him, and the fact that the man ran away tells you he likely was Bishop. So unless you think he's flat out lying about the whole encounter, I'd say it was probably him. why would he lie about something like that?
@Christina McIntosh Outside of with unsolved mysteries junkies I don't know how much fame he achieved. Could he have been lying? Sure, but there is nothing to say definitively one way or another.
I disagree about Roy Harrell. In 1979 Europeans wouldn’t know who Brad Bishop was and in the case of mistaken ID the man would have just said I think you’re mistaken not say “God no” and run away
Brad Bishop was added to the FBI's 10 most wanted list in 2014. He was removed from that list in 2018. If he committed these murders, as it appears, he got away with it. If he is still alive, he would be 82.
So Brads Government collegue who has provided a possible motive, was the last person to see him alive and also the only person to recognise him after the murders, proving that Brad is still alive? Brad may well have been in the ground before his family.
According to Roy Harrell, he reported the encounter to U.S. authories and they didn't do anything. Brad bishop was very much a self absorbed narcissist. He put his career before his family and at the time of the murders his family had financial issues. He really could be anywhere. I think at this point he is deceased.
1. He wasn't the last person to see Brad alive. It would have been the person at the shoe store near where he set the bodies on fire 2. There were other people who reported credible sightings of Brad in Europe after he disappeared.
john list was captured 18 years after being featured on the t.v. show america's most wanted with john walsh the murders I hope this heartless coward died a few years after and is burning in HELL🤬👿😈
I've never forgotten the bust AMW made of him and how it ended up looking freakishly identical once they actually caught him. Like even the GLASSES were right.
@Jewel Clark I wonder can they do a bust on william bradford bishop at 82 years old I bet he'll be apprehended or or he might be deceased just like john list was I only that wished America's most wanted was still on t.v. with john walsh he will be too excited to know william was finally arrested and convicted in this unthinkable crime
The case of William Bradford "Brad" Bishop Jr. is just one of the most unfathomable. This is a man who got angry at his mom and wife because they said he was washed up and was angry because he didn't get the promotion he wanted and his colleague Roy Harrell Jr was twice passed over for promotion and he didn't snap like Bishop did. Bishop's story was also put on America's Most Wanted and I still can't understand how this guy could still be on the run for 46 years. SMH
In Russel’s case, I believe the fight theory at the scene before someone hit him with a car. They really hated him. The confusing part is the earlier confrontation seemed to be with the other boy. Not Russel. And I think this Brian was there later, where Russel died, and perhaps in some aid of Russel, but may have fled during the fight and left Russel alone who was outnumbered. The shame of that is probably preventing a closure. How did he know to call the hospital? He knows what happened but is scared of the people who killed Russel or the police who might try to implicate him without other suspects. With the parents now deceased, and the cops wanting to dump it, it’s over. Nothing to keep the case going. In the years since closing the case, they have probably lost all the files and evidence.
What most people don't realise about these shows made back in the day: They were all filmed with actual 35mm film cameras. Later they transfer them to 1" VHS. So my point is that somewhere there's film quality 33mm prints of all these shows, like UM. Imagine having a HD channel that only would play old 80's TV shows in the restored prints, 16:9 ratio. In the early days of DirectTV's HD lineup, there was an HD channel that had limited episodes of shows like Knight Rider. It was so bizzare to watch a show that you watched on a 13-19" shitbox TV, now on your HD 130" projector(that's what I had back in 2005). Now I got me my 70" 4K LG, and I ain't ever going back. There should be a campaign started to release all these old shows. Another thing, when they filmed them, they sometimes used 16:9 lenses, but used blocks on the video assist to block out the 4:3 area that was going to be used. So somewhere there's shows that were actually filmed like movies, with the edges not used.
@@brittanyhyatt3407 ....Sounds like Me too. Only We had kool aid..lol..Better days looking back, We had it pretty good....Thanks for sharing your memory...
Brad Bishop is one of the reasons I started looking very closely at anyone that looked like they were not from my town while this show was on the air. Always wonder about some people who just "don't look like they should be there" to this day. A Yale graduate who never really got what he wanted.. underappreciated in the world and over-appreciated in his own mind.. a classic narcissistic sociopath.
Brad Bishop was angry because he was passed over for the annual promotion for the second time and because his wife Annette and his mother Lobelia told him he was washed up in his career and wasn’t going anywhere which is no excuse for him to snap and massacre his own family because Brad Bishop’s colleague Roy Harrell Jr was also passed over for the annual promotion and he didn’t snap at all.
The Bishop case is very disturbing. That depiction of the supposed by chance meeting is chilling. The cop shouldn't have gone into the house on his own there. He was putting himself in a needlessly vulnerable position.
The cops are either lying, simply incompetent or both. They have no idea how to investigate a crime or are aiding in the cover up of Russell's death. Whatever the reason for their stupidity, it makes me sick.
You are the one who sounds sick....your hateful comment isn't any better than any racist, sexist trash out there judging and blaming a group of people that you don't even know.....it is obvious that you have never spent a day in this line of work. I'll end this by reminding everybody that these episodes took place in the 80s when the resources, technology and training were nowhere near as advanced as today. But I won't waste another minute trying to explain anything else, since you think you know everything to the point that it makes you sick.
@@sjdss herself. Probably a former cop. They always back each other even though most of them are completely useless, fat, worthless fucks who don't give a shit about anything other than their paycheck & handing out traffic tickets. Anything beyond that takes brains that they don't have.
@@timothyreed2579 you're probably part of the Defund the Police crowd, right? Who will you call when your house is broken into, or you are carjacked, or someone commits armed robbery on you? Or assaults one of your female relatives?
@@destinydesoto2203 no destiny, you're the ignorant one, this detective is clearly a moron and likely corrupt, a common trait that seems to come up often in these cases that aren't resolved, if this moron police chief wasn't so closed minded they likely could have found Russel's killers
The laces became undone when they were grabbing him by the feet and he was kicking ...ive seen it happen.. besides he was athletic and young.. he woulda got out of the way of a car, i mean he was athletic as hell..and hit and runs, the person almost always gets caught , due to damage on car, someone woulda noticed... and here is what sells a definate homicide for me... what are the odds, on the same night he was almost in fights , and there were threats , , he also gets hit by a car, who then decides to flea the scene ..come on, didn't happen... its one of two things... either he got physically assaulted by that group, or they, were the ones who ran him over... i also believe his jaw was broken, or he was going out of conciousness, and with the comotion and chaotic situation, he was yelling " AARON" BUT it sounded like brian.. bottom line , evidence don't lie.. 3 piles of blood , a cup at least, shoelaces with blood SMEAR, not drops or splash ...also , if his body traveled that far after impact, there would have been EXTREME road rash, and flesh stuck to pavement ..they bombed this investigation... they need to reopen the case.. see if there is dna on the sneakers.dna under his nails . re quetion everybody.. people would be more likely to speak now...his parents knew, i cant imagine the pain they felt
He didn't just kill his family because he was passed over. His family had financial issues and he wanted another overseas assignment. Keep in mind that Brad bishop was self absorbed and very much a narcissist.
What's the difference dead is dead john list shot his family. This dude killed them with his hands. Dead is dead they both knew they did something very bad and fled.. they both were on America's most wanted.
It was like the John List murders. It had a lot to do with his shame about not being promoted, and possibly becoming unemployed. He was probably made psychotic by that anti-depressant. There are many studies showing that anti-depressants, if taken in too high doses or if weaned off too quickly, can cause psychosis. But I still feel that it was more than all this. There had to have been that narcissistic/psychopathic pride and callousness behind him bludgeoning his entire family.
If a polygraph test cant be used to determine guilt or innocence in a court of law, cops shouldn't bring them up to imply guilt or innocence whatsoever, which is what the cop does at about 11:10
One guess? He didn't see him in Italy at random. The story may have been concocted to send authorities on a false trail. A lot of these Ivy Leaguers and insiders are members of a particular, mutually protective clique. We sensed a weirdo vibe from the colleague and correctly guessed he was a member of this club...read his obit and see if you pick up on it. ;)
It was just a coincidence. Unless their both serial killers. I left a conference three states away by car. Bumped into the same people fours hours later in a town (not a rest stop) 4 hours away. Strange things happen. You could also say god was taunting him so he wouldn’t forget his past.
Murdering one person COULD be a "crime of passion." Systematically murdering all five of your immediate family members one by one is definitely not a crime of passion. So I don't know what the hell that cop is talking about.
You are the one who sounds useless....your hateful comment isn't any better than any racist, sexist trash out there judging and blaming a group of people that you don't even know.....congratulations for being a part of the problem.
@@destinydesoto2203 again, you comment on every single thread being hateful, besides vaping, and getting but fucked and playing call of duty, what are you doing
A 13-year old walking around alone at 12:30 am?? Is that normal? My parents would have never permitted that at such a young age and my parents were not overly strict (compared to my friends’ parents anyway).
In small communities back then, and as a boy, it's not super uncommon. My brothers ran around all over the neighborhood as kids in our small hometown. I wasn't allowed to be out late until I was older and even then not alone or to wander aimlessly.
Welps, I'm 31 and even back then my parents were protective over me. However, I do remember in kindergarten, most of my classmates were latchkey kids and often walked home from school alone. And I lived in the inner city for 18 years. So, I guess it was normal back in the day.
@@CEDL4072 Well at least no one will forget his last words. I wonder if they ever found the Bryan he was referring to (it doesn't sound like the one friend featured).
This is a really good episode, talking about Mr. Bishop who murdered his family. I'd heard of it before, but I never saw the full segment on his story. I sure hope he is caught.
Respectfully, in the Russell case, did anyone ask what a 13 year old was doing out at 1:00 am? I'm not saying that it was his parents fault, that seemed very strange to me, I don't care where you live.
@@diannagulick6606 Dianna, I just want to say that I am so sorry for your loss and for your family's loss. I am very grateful that you responded here. Sometimes I think we can watch these shows, and I've seen your brother's episode more than once over the years, and it feels almost as if it didn't happen to "real" people, like it is any other TV show. To read your words, and I didn't expect to read something like this here, I am reminded to be sensitive and to appreciate that there are very deep feelings involved in the cases. If something like this had happened to someone I loved, I would be devastated. Your point about the timing at night is well taken. I shared this in the comments because I was concerned that it wasn't mentioned. I know that depending on the area where you live and certain parental standards, some kids are out later than others. I was surprised when I watched because I thought I missed something about the age and the time. My biggest concern posting here was that I wanted parents who might have kids that were out at night to register that someone was saying, "hey, this isn't typical behavior." I also observed that it wasn't commented on in the episode. At the same time, I really take your point, something like this could happen to any one, and while there are ways to encourage our kids to be safe, it doesn't mean they are immune to tragic experiences. Finally, I want to say I hope my post didn't cause you any more pain, and I hope that you find someone who can re-open the case and get closer to answers about what happened. Thank you for your compassionate response here and I wish you and your family well.
It was June of 89. It was not uncommon for a teenager, especially a mature teen male over 6 feet tall to have a summer curfew around midnight in a nice safe neighborhood. His Dad said he called to say he was on his way home. Maybe he was originally going to spend the night at his friends house, but decided to come home at the last minute.
Just seeing the three siblings reunite really reached to my heart. It's nice to know that they were reunited after 17 years of separation. I hope that they have a whole life of good times to share in the years to come
Looked like the police was not interested in dwelling further into this which can either be a cover up or complete incompetence on their part. I find it odd his killer was never caught....
@Lebo leigh Leigh here you go again, man you're a regular gijoe huh, besides vaping and getting but fucked and playing call of duty, what are you doing..
It's 2023 and William Bradford Bishop Jr. was never apprehended. The murders happened on March 1, 1976, then almost 25 years later this episode aired on January 2, 1991. Add 32 years to that, and Bishop is still at large - that's 57 years in sum.
UPDATE: This show is still my favorite of all time.
My favorite too
Mine too but I still get scared at night when I'm alone and the music plays.
Yeah this is up there with Macgyver on my list.
Yup 👍
So many life pro-tips!
The first story was so sad...My cousin was 17 when he died while out with his friends cruising backroads one night...There were a group of kids with him and all we know is that he somehow wound up run over and killed by his own truck. The kids wouldn’t talk to the police and no one was ever charged. His parents and the rest of our family have wondered all these years what really happened. His mom passed away last year never knowing what really happened to her son. I could not imagine losing a child, much less to something so tragic. I really feel awful for the family in this first story.
It's awful not knowing. What a burden for your family. My husband told me a story about a time he and his brother hot wired his sister's car and took turns riding on the sideboards while the other drove. Until, that is, his brother thought it would be funny to hit the brakes and Bryan went flying. At low speeds, thank goodness, he only got a head to toe road rash down one side of his body. A lie to the folks about a foot race gone bad and all was well.
I'm not trying to defend the kids, because of course they should come clean, but what most likely happened was the kids were doing something they shouldn't have been doing, and it resulted in your cousin's death. Reckless fun without thought to the consequences until it was too late. And then they felt they had to keep it quiet for fear of the punishment. Most of the time what they're afraid will happen to them is worse than what would happen if they'd just fess up. Again, I am sorry.
Cheri Chesley thank you so much...I agree with you that they were most likely doing something they thought they would get in trouble for and just kept quiet out of fear of punishment...you know, I hadn’t really thought about it, but I’m sure they relive that night over and over in their daily lives...just a sad situation for all involved...I’m glad your husband’s family member was not seriously hurt in their accident, though! It’s truly scary how just some teenage fun can escalate into tragedy!
What was your cousin's name if you don't mind my asking? What city was that?
@@wyndi1655 not creepy at all asking names and places
@@Cheriwrites75 who's Bryan?
Im 37 my brother is 35 we still cower in fear hearing this theme tune and Robert stack..jees these stories kept me awake at night 😂😂😂 keeping in mind it was the 90's in Ireland.. we didn't even have muggings not that we knew about 😂 love looking back now at these..still fast forward the music 🙈🙈
Yeah man! Pretty much the same with me here. I'm 40 now, and as a kid, in the late 80s and early 90s, I was watching these as well, on TV, in Macedonia, which, back then, was even more unlikely of America, yet, we grew up on American films, reading Sergio Bonelli Comics, Wild West strip stories, so, with a friend from school, almost each time, we were engulfed by it, and next day at school, retold one another what happened, who thought what about some of the stories, etc....
Damn! Amazing how something like that could bring up the same emotions to people (kids) from different parts of Europe, and the world!
Cheers!
I used to have the same issue as a child. I had to change channels of the advertisement came on for unsolved mysteries. Still disturbed me into early Adulthood. Now I fall asleep while watching episodes at night. Roberts voice is very relaxing lol.
Dam u both scare easy
Same here
Same here. 41 years old and feel about 12 while watching this. I grew up in LA and I remember the UFO stories scared me the most. One night I went to bed after watching and a bit later my dad turned on the light in the backyard and I nearly shit myself thinking it was aliens! Haha This show is both universal and timeless.
You have no idea HOW LONG I'd been searching for this episode segment about the lost, legendary pot of gold told by Adams and his miners stemming back to September 1864...awesome segment!!! I first saw it as a boy 20+ years ago.
It’s a good story but I can’t help noticing these treasure hunters always die penniless. It makes you think how much more wealth they would have accumulated if they’d just gotten a job rather than chasing free money all their lives. 🤔
Younger folks don't realize that in the late 80's and early 90's Unsolved Mysteries was like one of the only programs on television that dealt with this kind of stuff. A&E had some good programs as well with Bill Kurtis.
Don't forget America's Most wanted with John Walsh.
Forensic files, FBI’s most wanted, there was at least two more series following the same type of formula which makes them so good. Very good. I miss the days when everyone watched the same stuff and had an attention span longer than 20 seconds!
I hate when there's no updates in these teenager death cases.
Spokane pd incompetent,Brian was involved
It is suspicious that Brian would be in the area and not stay by Russell's side after the accident/attack and then lie about being there later on.
@@blondeboyworld absolutely
I'm getting the idea that Brian's father whom is a cop helped cover up his crime. For all we know he was involved in Russell's death because he hated how the latter defended Aaron
What a shock!
Robert Stack is awesome! No one else like him. Thanks for uploading this cool show!
I mean the Insidious movies are scary, but nothing will ever be as terrifying as Robert Stack's original Unsolved Mysteries voice over.
Sent chills right down my spine when I was a kid. Loved it, still love it!
I agree... They also did that episode about East Palo Alto. Adopt the lady that would always call the cops... My grandpa got his house Is broken into in beaten half To death.. They were gonna do an episode on it, but decided to go on the other one instead
Hearing the theme late at night terrified me as a kid
@@thejmc4074 Absolutely. Anyone who says otherwise is full of it!
@@thejmc4074Yup. Slept with the lights on
The William Bradford Bishop case is one of the most spine tingling segments ever aired on UM...
In Fall 1992, investigators located an old letter which indicated that Bishop had tried to hire someone to kill his family before he committed the crimes himself. The letter was from convicted bank robber Albert Kenneth Bankston who had corresponded with Bishop. However, it is unknown what other connections the two men may have had. The most recent sighting of Bishop was on September 19, 1994 in Basel, Switzerland, by a neighbor.
On April 10, 2014, Bishop was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. In October of 2014, authorities received a tip that an unidentified man killed in a hit-and-run accident in Alabama in 1981 might have been Brad Bishop. Authorities exhumed the man's body and performed DNA testing. Although Bishop's face appears quite similar to the face of the unidentified man, the body was confirmed not to be Bishop.
Sadly, Roy Harrell passed away in 2017 without ever seeing Bishop apprehended. Although Brad Bishop has fallen off the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List, his status is still listed as "wanted" and the FBI continues to be in pursuit of any information that he has died or can be caught.
Very interesting case. At this point I think he is deceased. I have been following the case for years. He was self absorbed and very much a narcissist.
RaisedontheRadio the bishop case is creepae 😳
@Jewel Clark the neighbor knew his family in Bethesda.
Yes very sad
In 1996, a new witness came forward claiming to have heard one of the people whom Aaron and Russell had gotten into an argument with at the park confess to killing Russell and running him over with a car. Other witnesses also came forward, claiming that one of the suspects had boasted about killing him. Some of the witnesses claimed that the suspects had threatened them into silence. However, despite the new witnesses coming forward, the police continue to insist it was a hit-and-run accident. Prosecutors have declined to charge anyone in this case.
Sadly, both of Russell's parents are now deceased. His father died in 1998, and his mother passed away in 2011. His sister Diana is still hoping to find out what really happened to him.
@captain scentsible39 I agree there’s more to it than a hit and run but look it up the shoes of victims do come off of most victims of hit and runs or people are thrown from their shoes that are impacted by large objects that are traveling at a high rate of speed
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I much prefer the series hosted by Robert Stack. What a legend he is with that voice and his screen presence. Irreplaceable. I keep reading that people find the music scary or spooky but I think it is hauntingly beautiful and if you look at how Robert often appears in a trench coat in a misty wood or under a streetlamp by an old building it kind of reminds you of the very stylised detective series and films, like Dick Tracy. I'm so glad that these were uploaded for us to see and enjoy again!!!
Me 2 Samantha
It impacts me as a childhood memory of being spooky because that's how kids can be, and this stuff was creepy and scary in new ways that I had never seen before. Now that I am 31 I see and hear what you do, its not as creepy as when I was a kid but it still has a way about it that makes it haunting and fits the mood perfect, as does Mr. Stack, who was perfect in this. Besides the point this episode features a case from my city, Spokane, Washington, so re-watching these can even yield learning about local cases that have been forgotten because I have never heard of this case except maybe when I was a kid and I don't remember of course if I did then. I am also I fan of Noir type movies which is what this style reminds me of when you mention Dick Tracy.
My sentiments exactly.
Same here.
I liked Dennis Farina, too. I met him at a Chinese food restaurant on christmas night right outside Portsmouth, NH. He was downing scorpion bowls like water!
This was one of the best tv shows ever. Back when tv was good. I miss watching the new episodes Sunday evening.
Me too. It was my favorite show along with X-Files.
The new episodes on Netflix are good as well, but lack a bit of the nostalgia we get from watching these episodes. Tv definitely was better way back then, goes to show just how much the graphics matter(even though I love the reenactments in this it’s “low” quality compared to 4k and such)
2:00 Teen Tragedy 14:21 Jim and Tami 18:11 State Dept Murder 31:42 Lost Adams Diggings
You’re the real MVP
@@vladimirputinforUSA agreed!
THIS COMMENT SHOULD BE PINNED UP TOP!
On the night of the broadcast, Leeann's sister, now Tammi Bouchard, was watching and called the telecenter. She is now married, has two children, and lives in Auburn, Maine. Jimmy, now James Chapman, is an Army sergeant stationed in Jolan, California.
On December 10, 1989, LeeAnn, Jimmy and Tammi were joyfully reunited at LeeAnn's home in Los Angeles.
I never heard anymore about them after the reunion,I wonder if they remained in touch
I hope they are all fine! And loving each other well! Such a tragic history, but joyfull at the end.
She lost her mother to cancer then they took her siblings from her. So fucked up.
The best show of all time 99% due to Robert Stack
29:53 drying your face with a public bathroom towel has to be the most revolting thing I've seen
Robert Stack was truly the best! UM is not the same without that iconic voice. Rest in paradise Robert 💖🙏
I clicked this because I thought the thumbnail depicted a Wolfman. It did not, but I still wasn't disappointed because there was another mystical creature in this episode - Robert Stack.
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Robert stack had the perfect voice for this show
Robert Stack could read Little Bo Peep and make it sound scary..
note2owns Stack's voice:Jack and Jill went up the hill allegedly to fetch a pail of water. It's speculated that Jack broke his crown when he fell down before Jill came tumbling after... Or did he?
Keith Morrison could, too.
@@camerongage1237 I bow to your Unsolved Mysterys recreation of the late great Robert Stack
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I get chills just thinking about it
Both Russels parents have died. It's ashame they'll never know who killed their son
Thank you for the update on that. Tragic.
If they're dead, then they know.
Jewel Clark authorities didn’t bother to investigate that from what I can tell.
How long ago did they pass away?
@Chris Cross yeah but the lady didnt duck from the investigation. Tried to offer support and had credibility. The brian is a real person and also admitted to having the clothes. Clearly the police should have pressed brian more. The hospital phone call. And a simple phone record search at brians house or parents or friends would had shown the call. Maybe a cover up or just terrible detective work.
Boy let me tell y'all, I remember being a little girl and cuddling up with my momma and watching this show. I used to get so scared because of the music 🎶 LMFAO 😂 and then Robert Stack started talking " with every mystery there is someone, somewhere who knows the truth, maybe you know who, maybe it's you, join me." That voice still gets me even as a full grown woman 😂. I catch myself looking over my shoulder if I'm sitting outside at night watching these reruns.... Thinking 🤔 "what was that? Shoot I'm hearing stuff now !" Favorite show of all time ! Rest Easy Robert, you were a legend!
Aren't you the blissfully 1gn0rant one. Not all "mamas" are kawaii desu; look up Toxic Mother Syndrome.
ya know it's funny that before i started reading these comments i had never even heard anyone getting scared by this show i never did as a kid.
@@rolandofgilead43Facts me neither, I was born in the late 70's so growing up in the 80's was a blast especially watching this and the best horror classics
@@AqkeunnaTerrell I also was born than I was born in (1978)
Well you're all grown up now, and you've clearly blossomed, and I was just wondering if you're single, if you don't mind me asking???❓❓❓
What is a thirteen year old doing out at twelve thirty in the morning? I had to be in at 7:45!
Lol.
That's what I'm saying.
It was the 80s. A very different time.
It was June of 89. It was not uncommon for a teenager, especially a mature teen male over 6 feet tall to have a summer curfew around midnight in a nice safe neighborhood. His Dad said he called to say he was on his way home. Maybe he was originally going to spend the night at his friends house, but decided to come home at the last minute.
@@gayvin8786 not in the house I grew up in!! I had 5 older brothers, one younger (only a year younger), all big ass dudes who can fight and we ain't never had no curfews like that, when I was 18 my curfew was still MAYBE midnight on a weekend if I got special permission. My sons are 17 and 13 right now and fuck if I’d let them out the house till that hour!!
Ikr! Even back then I'd never let my 13 year old out at time regardless if it was summer.
In the case of William Brad Bishop, it was so freakish and frightening seeing that his friend came face to him somewhere in Italy by chance when he went to use the rest room and recognised him. How is that even possible?? The way he looked and the shocked expression on his face when he got recognised by his friend was so creepy.
He ran into Hacksaw Jim Duggan in Italy
@@almightyone1181 That's a good one man.
Wasn't Harrell shown up to being economical with the truth
Brad has a guardian angel looking over him, that's for sure.
Unfortunately I can't say the same for his wife, mother in law and children.
@@puppiesarepower3682 I don't know what kind of a man who murders his own family, especially his own children deserves to have a guardian angel. I have no evidence, he may have gotten his at some point. We don't know. Nobody does.
The guy has probably been dead for some years and they never found his remains or he's somewhere that has evaded justice.
People complain about the UFO stories, but they're more rare by far than these "gold stash in Arizona" ones that seem to come up every two episodes. Yeesh.
Agreed, I don't care for the treasure ones.
If I'm not getting gold why should I care?
They are horrible aren´t they.
@sir John Hammond
I totally agree with you, 1,000% ! ! ! !
I'm more interested in knowing if there really are UFO's and / or life on other planets.
P.S.:
As a religious person, the Bible *does* mention life on other planets, but the the the Bible does NOT describe what they look like.
It is safe to say that those other " beings " certainly does NOT look like aliens.
All the paranormal and treasure segments suck
I remember watching this episode when I was a little kid, because I specifically remember the detail about the shoelaces being separated from the shoes. For some reason that has stuck in my mind all these years.
Loved this show with Dennis and Robert, RIP to them both.
Ever notice these treasure hunt cases never seem to end well for anyone looking for it?
i also notice that nobody EVER finds the treasure.
memories of my childhood , only robert stack make this show so good with the theme
Wow the Russell Evans case is A good example of clear cut police piggery. The witness clearly pointed out A suspicious person to them and instead of pursuing A fleeing suspect from the scene of A hit and run / possible beating they just tell her to get on the sidewalk? And then they have A lousy follow up with said "Brian" and deem it to be nothing? Just face it, you people fucked up and now are covering your worthless asses because your ego can't take A punch. Much condolences to the family :( RIP Russell Evans 1989
The laces became undone when they were grabbing him by the feet and he was kicking ...ive seen it happen.. besides he was athletic and young.. he woulda got out of the way of a car, i mean he was athletic as hell..and hit and runs, the person almost always gets caught , due to damage on car, someone woulda noticed... and here is what sells a definate homicide for me... what are the odds, on the same night he was almost in fights , and there were threats , , he also gets hit by a car, who then decides to flea the scene ..come on, didn't happen... its one of two things... either he got physically assaulted by that group, or they, were the ones who ran him over... i also believe his jaw was broken, or he was going out of conciousness, and with the comotion and chaotic situation, he was yelling " AARON" BUT it sounded like brian.. bottom line , evidence don't lie.. 3 piles of blood , a cup at least, shoelaces with blood SMEAR, not drops or splash ...also , if his body traveled that far after impact, there would have been EXTREME road rash, and flesh stuck to pavement ..they bombed this investigation... they need to reopen the case.. see if there is dna on the sneakers.dna under his nails . re quetion everybody.. people would be more likely to speak now...his parents knew, i cant imagine the pain they felt
@@REALWOODSMAN 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯 the police definitely dropped the ball.. and somebody was lying when it came to this case. They should track Aaron down and re question him about that horrible night years ago. I’m sure he hasn’t forgotten anything that happened on that night..
Russell would've been 47 this year
The story with that brother & sisters that were split up due to mom dying of cancer touched my ❤️ I’m so glad they are reunited ❤️❤️❤️ How unfair social services to split them up
Socialist Services is run by da wumun. They do wonderful things; so what'cha talk'n 'bout?
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They should have helped support the woman who had taken the kids in.
Growing up in the '90s
I Never understood why my father was addicted to this show, in my 30s now and i completely understand 😂
Lol. I grew up in the 80s and 90s and yes it was a Big deal. Now my daughter is almost 22 and she loves it too!!
A hit and run is murder
A hit that results in death is either a voluntary or involuntary murder.
agreed
Unless there’s no one killed
Murder is premeditated.
Not if he or she lives.
UPDATE: Some new info on William Bradford Bishop, he has a surviving child, a daughter he helped conceive out of wedlock before he met and married his wife. She was adopted as an infant and recently decided to submit her DNA to 23andMe to find her birth parents, and she discovered William Bradford Bishop is her father.
Uyyy! She dodged a bullet!
@@rositawest4279 literally & figuratively
I know many people believe it is unlikely that his coworker saw Bishop in Italy, but weird coincidences do happen. I met my friend from high school on a remote lay by in Luxemburg. We havent seen eachothers for 15 years. We were both from Croatia (600 miles away). I was with a car on my way to Holland and he drove a truck at that time and he stopped there to take a rest. I saw same cro registration so i went to the truck to say hello and there he was. We were both very surprised.
A poligraph test can be deceiving, a pathological liar can pass it with ease, simply because they have no conscience. When you are a cold blooded sociopath, the lie dectector test isn't worth a dime! They should have looked into these boys more, most likely they were talking about the whole incident.
i think you place too much weight on lie detector tests. there is a reason why they are not allowed in courtrooms, and most cops will tell you its only a tool to place pressure on a subject, the actual results in themselves don't matter. don't forget police can lie to you about evidence and results - so you could take one, pass one, and still be told you failed.
The cop on this episode was an idiot cops are useless
They're not admissible in court. We should just do away with them.
That's what I was thinking. Why would he bring up a polygraph over any potential alibi or evidence that could've cleared them? And the fact they volunteered for it was probably the first indicator that they knew they could pass.
More than one person beat the test
So sad about the guy that killed his own family. Reminds me of the recent Chris Watts case.
Here i am
What about that sick fucker John List.. he offed his whole family too.
Roy did it
Yep
@@cranberry411 him too.
Wow! What a screw up on the first case by the police. That "so called friend" Brian needed to be dragged in and interrogated. It is a shame he is living out there knowing who killed his friend.
The thing is the Brian kid definitely knows how else would the witness on the scene described what he was wearing to a T come on the cops failed here
As the cop contaminates the crime scene by walking in without booties or gloves.
Also, the park ranger walks away, leaving the fire still burning, lol. "It'll put itself out, gotta leave some job security" LMAO.....
I think the intial inspection you have to determine if their is a victim near deaths one of the children etc
I have read William Bradford Bishop's family were living beyond their means and were at the end of their rope financially.
He was probably hoping the promotion would relieve his financial problems and when that did not happen, he lost it.
If he were alive today he would turn 87 this year. Chances are he died under whatever alias he was living.
Siblings have such a deep love for each other. I can't believe they were separating them via adoptions and foster care. It's actually quite cruel.
I was sure hoping to see an update on the Brad Bishop case.
Still unsolved all of these years. He would be about 80 now so he may not even be alive. He was removed from the FBI 10 Most Wanted List last year.
They found him living in another part of the country.
@@vikking9154 what did they do to him?
@@twincherry4958 arrested him he had married again and was living under a different name
@@twincherry4958 my mistake I was confused with someone else yeah they never found him but there were sightings all over Europe
I grew up watching Unsolved Mysteries.
Watching it with the classic Big Wood Box TVs late at night with family.
The beginning of my influences towards Conspiracies, The Unknown.
I loved watching Unsolved Mysteries as a kid in the early '90s with my parents (I think I enjoyed it more than they did). It always scared me then and still manages to creep me out at 34! Robert Stack was perfect for this show! I was thinking about the case of Bradford Bishop recently after probably seeing this episode over 25 years ago. I was surprised how much of it I remembered but it is fun to get to see it again after all these years, for whatever reason this one stuck with me.
Were you born in 2022?
@@dapper_gentHuh???
I have similar fond memories. I remember watching Unsolved Mysteries with my mum and finding the paranormal segments most fascinating. My dad would snicker at the ghost and alien stories, but that was a part of the fun too!
Sounds like Brian was with the group who jumped him and he bailed.
Yup
I think Brian was with the killers and just didn’t realize they were going to kill him. Then, he ran and got out of there when he realized what they were really doing.
@@kenlewis11 It was a hit and run. No conspiracy nonsense. Yeah, I'm sure the experts were wrong and the parents with no background whatsoever on the matter were right. Gimme a break.
The Arizona gold story is crazy to hear about, I live in Arizona on the reservation, he said "we rolled up the gilla river"
I live on gila river reservation and I've never heard about this, the actual gila river is dried up, I'ma go alookin
Good luck! And if you find the gold loan me some lmao 😂💲😎💲
Find anything yet?
Bobby Roberts seriously?
Michael Allison Michael... are you okay? Send us a sign!
Did you find it yet?
Brings back good memories watching this show with my Grandmother in the 1990’s
It's so hard not to cry when families are reunited! 🥹
Robert Stack and this music used to scare the shit out of me
Mr TATTAGLIA the pusher man Exactly! And I spent a majority of my childhood terrified of Michael Meyers 🔪 🎃
Still does..
Omg me too. 😂😂 myself and my brother used to bomb up the stairs to bed on when this would come on 😂 my parents would laugh their heads off! Seriously even now im skipping through the intro 😂😂
Taking the trash out or having to go outside at night after this music came on was the worst.
Dam u must scare easy
Wanted. In Fall 1992, investigators located an old letter which indicated that Bishop had tried to hire someone to kill his family before he committed the crimes himself. The letter was from convicted bank robber Albert Kenneth Bankston who had corresponded with Bishop. However, it is unknown what other connections the two men may have had. The most recent sighting of Bishop was on September 19, 1994 in Basel, Switzerland, by a neighbor.
On April 10, 2014, Bishop was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. In October of 2014, authorities received a tip that an unidentified man killed in a hit-and-run accident in Alabama in 1981 might have been Brad Bishop. Authorities exhumed the man's body and performed DNA testing. Although Bishop's face appears quite similar to the face of the unidentified man, the body was confirmed not to be Bishop.
Sadly, Roy Harrell passed away in 2017 without ever seeing Bishop apprehended. Although Brad Bishop has fallen off the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List, his status is still listed as "wanted" and the FBI continues to be in pursuit of any information that he has died or can be caught.
My Mom and us boys used to watch this every Friday at 8pm.
Thanks for the fond memories!! ❤
I still dont believe the guy just ran into bishop out of no where, and he ran out of the bathroom like that, it just seems too impossible
Same too coincidental
Supposedly he knew him pretty well. Unlikely he would have mistaken someone else for him, and the fact that the man ran away tells you he likely was Bishop. So unless you think he's flat out lying about the whole encounter, I'd say it was probably him. why would he lie about something like that?
Totally agree- that part is absolutely bogus. And if u do think it's him why let him run- he should have grabbed him.
@Christina McIntosh Outside of with unsolved mysteries junkies I don't know how much fame he achieved. Could he have been lying? Sure, but there is nothing to say definitively one way or another.
I disagree about Roy Harrell. In 1979 Europeans wouldn’t know who Brad Bishop was and in the case of mistaken ID the man would have just said I think you’re mistaken not say “God no” and run away
Brad Bishop was added to the FBI's 10 most wanted list in 2014. He was removed from that list in 2018. If he committed these murders, as it appears, he got away with it. If he is still alive, he would be 82.
Why was he removed?
@@twincherry4958 Passage of time.
@@twincherry4958 Probably because due to age he's a remote chance of being a threat to anyone if he's even alive.
@@twincherry4958 he’s more than likely dead.
He very well could've killed himself later
So Brads Government collegue who has provided a possible motive, was the last person to see him alive and also the only person to recognise him after the murders, proving that Brad is still alive? Brad may well have been in the ground before his family.
Shabba Ranks my thoughts exactly! I can’t believe he hasn’t been investigated more closely!
Eh? Possible. Yep.
According to Roy Harrell, he reported the encounter to U.S. authories and they didn't do anything. Brad bishop was very much a self absorbed narcissist. He put his career before his family and at the time of the murders his family had financial issues. He really could be anywhere. I think at this point he is deceased.
1. He wasn't the last person to see Brad alive. It would have been the person at the shoe store near where he set the bodies on fire
2. There were other people who reported credible sightings of Brad in Europe after he disappeared.
Roy did it
Reminds me of John List all over again. Murdering his family like that.
john list was captured 18 years after being featured on the t.v. show america's most wanted with john walsh the murders I hope this heartless coward died a few years after and is burning in HELL🤬👿😈
I've never forgotten the bust AMW made of him and how it ended up looking freakishly identical once they actually caught him. Like even the GLASSES were right.
@@cheesecake134 Yes, the artist who made him was so passionate about creating the bust. I believe he died from cancer.
@Jewel Clark I wonder can they do a bust on william bradford bishop at 82 years old I bet he'll be apprehended or or he might be deceased just like john list was I only that wished America's most wanted was still on t.v. with john walsh he will be too excited to know william was finally arrested and convicted in this unthinkable crime
@@reneebrown1362 yup captured in Richmond Virginia
Thank you so much for the update 🙏🏻
There should be an Unsolved Mysteries channel on antenna TV.
There is on Pluto!
The social workers on this show always seem to do the opposite of what is actually best for the children.
The case of William Bradford "Brad" Bishop Jr. is just one of the most unfathomable. This is a man who got angry at his mom and wife because they said he was washed up and was angry because he didn't get the promotion he wanted and his colleague Roy Harrell Jr was twice passed over for promotion and he didn't snap like Bishop did. Bishop's story was also put on America's Most Wanted and I still can't understand how this guy could still be on the run for 46 years. SMH
Is Bishop still on the loose? I thought he was caught. Or am I thinking of John List?
@@phylliskumi4355 That was John Emil List and William Bradford Bishop Jr makes John Emil List look like an amateur
In Russel’s case, I believe the fight theory at the scene before someone hit him with a car. They really hated him. The confusing part is the earlier confrontation seemed to be with the other boy. Not Russel. And I think this Brian was there later, where Russel died, and perhaps in some aid of Russel, but may have fled during the fight and left Russel alone who was outnumbered. The shame of that is probably preventing a closure. How did he know to call the hospital? He knows what happened but is scared of the people who killed Russel or the police who might try to implicate him without other suspects. With the parents now deceased, and the cops wanting to dump it, it’s over. Nothing to keep the case going. In the years since closing the case, they have probably lost all the files and evidence.
shut up, stupid.
F that Brian!
@@fv6125 Maybe Russell was hallucinating and thinking of Bryan Adams. He was really popular in that era.
What most people don't realise about these shows made back in the day:
They were all filmed with actual 35mm film cameras. Later they transfer them to 1" VHS. So my point is that somewhere there's film quality 33mm prints of all these shows, like UM. Imagine having a HD channel that only would play old 80's TV shows in the restored prints, 16:9 ratio.
In the early days of DirectTV's HD lineup, there was an HD channel that had limited episodes of shows like Knight Rider. It was so bizzare to watch a show that you watched on a 13-19" shitbox TV, now on your HD 130" projector(that's what I had back in 2005). Now I got me my 70" 4K LG, and I ain't ever going back.
There should be a campaign started to release all these old shows.
Another thing, when they filmed them, they sometimes used 16:9 lenses, but used blocks on the video assist to block out the 4:3 area that was going to be used. So somewhere there's shows that were actually filmed like movies, with the edges not used.
I used to watch this with the lights off at night, scary as hell lol
Amazingly well done! Producing and well directed! Excellent Host!
I love this show as much as ever now! Such interesting cases, so well done. This show really holds up.
Come on Brian just come forward and tell the damn truth Jesus christ already.
Truest comment
Well said
Social Services seem to always go after the families who should not be torn apart 😒😒😒😒
Wrong
@Jewel Clark For real.
They are trash in my opinion. Tearing families apart like it's not a big deal or anything.
Keep siblings together!
Ahhhhh the nostalgia! Takes me back to summers as a kid, eating my EasyMac while sipping on a Capri Sun 😂🧀☀️💛🧡
What's easy mac lol
Mac and cheese in the plastic tub ?
@@256Nato yes 😂 in the little blue microwavable cup. It honestly tasted like plastic but I still ate the hell out of it when I was a kid 🤣
Hit the nail on the head lol summers in the 90's were the best times
@@brittanyhyatt3407 ....Sounds like Me too. Only We had kool aid..lol..Better days looking back, We had it pretty good....Thanks for sharing your memory...
@Free Man Sure was...This country has gone into a downward spiral....Looking back, there was nothing like this back then...Be safe..
Poor Rusty and his parents... 😢 It's so unfair. 💔 I hate that things like that happen.
And the cops are dumb for not investigating further when presented with all that evidence...
Rusty would have been around my age (early 40s) had he lived...
At least everyone will remember Russ's last words. Bryan! Bryan!
Brad Bishop is one of the reasons I started looking very closely at anyone that looked like they were not from my town while this show was on the air. Always wonder about some people who just "don't look like they should be there" to this day.
A Yale graduate who never really got what he wanted.. underappreciated in the world and over-appreciated in his own mind.. a classic narcissistic sociopath.
Especially when they move to DC...Geniuses, be afraid of them; intelligence is an extreme that could go one way or the other.
@@twincherry4958 let's hope this evil bastard🤬 DEAD GONE and in HELL🤬😡
@@twincherry4958 why DC
Brad Bishop was angry because he was passed over for the annual promotion for the second time and because his wife Annette and his mother Lobelia told him he was washed up in his career and wasn’t going anywhere which is no excuse for him to snap and massacre his own family because Brad Bishop’s colleague Roy Harrell Jr was also passed over for the annual promotion and he didn’t snap at all.
Do you think his colleague really saw him in Sorrento, Italy? I guess stranger things have happened and I can’t help but hope it’s true
The Bishop case is very disturbing. That depiction of the supposed by chance meeting is chilling.
The cop shouldn't have gone into the house on his own there. He was putting himself in a needlessly vulnerable position.
I enjoy the old re-runs. Wonderful show.
The cops are either lying, simply incompetent or both. They have no idea how to investigate a crime or are aiding in the cover up of Russell's death. Whatever the reason for their stupidity, it makes me sick.
You are the one who sounds sick....your hateful comment isn't any better than any racist, sexist trash out there judging and blaming a group of people that you don't even know.....it is obvious that you have never spent a day in this line of work. I'll end this by reminding everybody that these episodes took place in the 80s when the resources, technology and training were nowhere near as advanced as today. But I won't waste another minute trying to explain anything else, since you think you know everything to the point that it makes you sick.
@@sjdss herself. Probably a former cop. They always back each other even though most of them are completely useless, fat, worthless fucks who don't give a shit about anything other than their paycheck & handing out traffic tickets. Anything beyond that takes brains that they don't have.
@@timothyreed2579 you're probably part of the Defund the Police crowd, right? Who will you call when your house is broken into, or you are carjacked, or someone commits armed robbery on you? Or assaults one of your female relatives?
@@destinydesoto2203 no destiny, you're the ignorant one, this detective is clearly a moron and likely corrupt, a common trait that seems to come up often in these cases that aren't resolved, if this moron police chief wasn't so closed minded they likely could have found Russel's killers
The laces became undone when they were grabbing him by the feet and he was kicking ...ive seen it happen.. besides he was athletic and young.. he woulda got out of the way of a car, i mean he was athletic as hell..and hit and runs, the person almost always gets caught , due to damage on car, someone woulda noticed... and here is what sells a definate homicide for me... what are the odds, on the same night he was almost in fights , and there were threats , , he also gets hit by a car, who then decides to flea the scene ..come on, didn't happen... its one of two things... either he got physically assaulted by that group, or they, were the ones who ran him over... i also believe his jaw was broken, or he was going out of conciousness, and with the comotion and chaotic situation, he was yelling " AARON" BUT it sounded like brian.. bottom line , evidence don't lie.. 3 piles of blood , a cup at least, shoelaces with blood SMEAR, not drops or splash ...also , if his body traveled that far after impact, there would have been EXTREME road rash, and flesh stuck to pavement ..they bombed this investigation... they need to reopen the case.. see if there is dna on the sneakers.dna under his nails . re quetion everybody.. people would be more likely to speak now...his parents knew, i cant imagine the pain they felt
I seriously doubt that Brad Bishop would be homeless in Sorrento.
I reckon Roy A Harrel Jr killed Brad Bishop and his family.
hard to believe this guy killed his family just because he didn't get a promotion at work..
Hard to believe "Bryan" would kill a 13 year old over a girl he probably would not be with in a month anyway.
He didn't just kill his family because he was passed over. His family had financial issues and he wanted another overseas assignment. Keep in mind that Brad bishop was self absorbed and very much a narcissist.
I remember this case very well. How a man could kill his family like that sickens me 🤬😡
What's the difference dead is dead john list shot his family. This dude killed them with his hands. Dead is dead they both knew they did something very bad and fled.. they both were on America's most wanted.
It was like the John List murders. It had a lot to do with his shame about not being promoted, and possibly becoming unemployed. He was probably made psychotic by that anti-depressant. There are many studies showing that anti-depressants, if taken in too high doses or if weaned off too quickly, can cause psychosis. But I still feel that it was more than all this. There had to have been that narcissistic/psychopathic pride and callousness behind him bludgeoning his entire family.
R.I.P. ROBERT STACK #2021
After watching several episodes of this, it's a damn shame people who commit murder get less time than those who rob banks.
Being hit by a car wouldn't make your shoelaces come out of your shoes and polygraphs are garbage.
The Brad Bishop case gave me nightmares! And he was never caught! He must have been a really skilled criminal!
Crazy how some people get away with such carnage and others can’t even get through the morning before they’re caught (re: Chris Watts).
Well... He did work for the US government. Getting away with crimes is kinda what they do.
Yeah I guess!
He covered his tracks. You didn't really need an ID to get on a plane and he was probably out of the U.S. before they even found his family.
Nothing better than true crime, and UM is the best.
Why the hell didn't they just rehouse the family, rather than split them up, I mean, what the hell??
Prob cause they have different dads 😒 But yes, I hate hearing these types of stories 😞
@@CEDL4072 me too.
Leanne's father only wanted her because the other two weren't his. Legally, he had the right to take her in so the other two were put up for adoption.
This is said for Russell family never find who kill their son
Sure is. Someone's covering up murder that was no accident.
How awful it must’ve been to reenact the hospital scene for Russell’s mom.
If a polygraph test cant be used to determine guilt or innocence in a court of law, cops shouldn't bring them up to imply guilt or innocence whatsoever, which is what the cop does at about 11:10
I love reunion stories.
30:07 For such an awkward situation, he certainly kept his cool ... "Brad, why don't you get on the bus with me and come back to Rome?"
One guess? He didn't see him in Italy at random. The story may have been concocted to send authorities on a false trail. A lot of these Ivy Leaguers and insiders are members of a particular, mutually protective clique. We sensed a weirdo vibe from the colleague and correctly guessed he was a member of this club...read his obit and see if you pick up on it. ;)
@@oyotundookubgegwa8790 ...it seems way too random. What are the odds this would happen? I don't buy his story.
It was just a coincidence. Unless their both serial killers. I left a conference three states away by car. Bumped into the same people fours hours later in a town (not a rest stop) 4 hours away. Strange things happen. You could also say god was taunting him so he wouldn’t forget his past.
Murdering one person COULD be a "crime of passion." Systematically murdering all five of your immediate family members one by one is definitely not a crime of passion. So I don't know what the hell that cop is talking about.
The incompetence of the police in the first case would be comical if not so tragic.
Lula García Márquez policia is useless
You are the one who sounds useless....your hateful comment isn't any better than any racist, sexist trash out there judging and blaming a group of people that you don't even know.....congratulations for being a part of the problem.
@@destinydesoto2203You took it personal...
take a chill pill 💊
@@destinydesoto2203 again, you comment on every single thread being hateful, besides vaping, and getting but fucked and playing call of duty, what are you doing
@@destinydesoto2203 you must be a cop ...or a narcissist.
A 13-year old walking around alone at 12:30 am?? Is that normal? My parents would have never permitted that at such a young age and my parents were not overly strict (compared to my friends’ parents anyway).
In small communities back then, and as a boy, it's not super uncommon. My brothers ran around all over the neighborhood as kids in our small hometown. I wasn't allowed to be out late until I was older and even then not alone or to wander aimlessly.
Welps, I'm 31 and even back then my parents were protective over me. However, I do remember in kindergarten, most of my classmates were latchkey kids and often walked home from school alone. And I lived in the inner city for 18 years. So, I guess it was normal back in the day.
@@CEDL4072 It's all good until you lay dying on the street screaming BRYAN!!! BRYAN!!!
@@ThePeterDislikeShow Bwahahaha. No one will ever let that go lmao
@@CEDL4072 Well at least no one will forget his last words. I wonder if they ever found the Bryan he was referring to (it doesn't sound like the one friend featured).
This is a really good episode, talking about Mr. Bishop who murdered his family. I'd heard of it before, but I never saw the full segment on his story. I sure hope he is caught.
Respectfully, in the Russell case, did anyone ask what a 13 year old was doing out at 1:00 am? I'm not saying that it was his parents fault, that seemed very strange to me, I don't care where you live.
@@diannagulick6606 Dianna, I just want to say that I am so sorry for your loss and for your family's loss. I am very grateful that you responded here. Sometimes I think we can watch these shows, and I've seen your brother's episode more than once over the years, and it feels almost as if it didn't happen to "real" people, like it is any other TV show. To read your words, and I didn't expect to read something like this here, I am reminded to be sensitive and to appreciate that there are very deep feelings involved in the cases. If something like this had happened to someone I loved, I would be devastated.
Your point about the timing at night is well taken. I shared this in the comments because I was concerned that it wasn't mentioned. I know that depending on the area where you live and certain parental standards, some kids are out later than others. I was surprised when I watched because I thought I missed something about the age and the time. My biggest concern posting here was that I wanted parents who might have kids that were out at night to register that someone was saying, "hey, this isn't typical behavior." I also observed that it wasn't commented on in the episode.
At the same time, I really take your point, something like this could happen to any one, and while there are ways to encourage our kids to be safe, it doesn't mean they are immune to tragic experiences.
Finally, I want to say I hope my post didn't cause you any more pain, and I hope that you find someone who can re-open the case and get closer to answers about what happened. Thank you for your compassionate response here and I wish you and your family well.
Remember this was in the 80s
That's exactly what i was thinking.
Was a different time
It was June of 89. It was not uncommon for a teenager, especially a mature teen male over 6 feet tall to have a summer curfew around midnight in a nice safe neighborhood. His Dad said he called to say he was on his way home. Maybe he was originally going to spend the night at his friends house, but decided to come home at the last minute.
This episode made my eyes water. It was very touching
Just seeing the three siblings reunite really reached to my heart. It's nice to know that they were reunited after 17 years of separation. I hope that they have a whole life of good times to share in the years to come
Seeing the three siblings reunite made my eyes water
Favorite childhood show of all time
The music in-between episodes used to scare the shit out of me.
Brad Bishop is most likely dead. The fact that he was working for the state department makes it more “interesting”.
What is the state department?!
Perhaps they can trace the "Bryan" that called the hospital? Back then everyone used landlines so it would probably give an address.
Looked like the police was not interested in dwelling further into this which can either be a cover up or complete incompetence on their part. I find it odd his killer was never caught....
@Lebo leigh Leigh here you go again, man you're a regular gijoe huh, besides vaping and getting but fucked and playing call of duty, what are you doing..
It's 2023 and William Bradford Bishop Jr. was never apprehended. The murders happened on March 1, 1976, then almost 25 years later this episode aired on January 2, 1991. Add 32 years to that, and Bishop is still at large - that's 57 years in sum.
There's a big navy base at Sorrento, Italy btw.... makes sense the other guy was there
@Jewel Clark I used to work with this woman and she served there back in the 80s or 90s. She used to talk about the place all the work day long.
Classic...best show for so many years '
So many cases like Russell's on UM where the police either completely dropped the ball or WILLFULLY covered something up.
THIS.
What kind of parents allow their 13yr old child out that late at night