This show was so unique..nothing before or since has made such significant changes to people’s lives Finding people, locking people up, reuniting people, freeing people, finding diagnoses for people..sharing information ..provoking thoughts.. educating people…scaring people..entertaining people.. Truly one of a kind. Edit: and so was the host! His voice has never been able to be replicated. People have tried it, but they all fail. Even Elvis and Prince can be impersonated
This show was ahead of its time in a way. Stack always said statutory rape or sexual assault and I don’t think he ever said “had sex with a minor.” Also, Self’s story was hard to stomach
Definitely ahead of its time. Notice how he said "below average intelligence" instead of mentally retarded which was common parlance at the time. Also, whenever they discuss mental illnesses (e.g. schizophrenia and depression) you can tell the producers really did their research on the latest medical knowledge at the time. They use 21st century language.
@@ricardosoca7380 There was an early episode were he used the word "retarded" to describe a victim accused of killing an old lady (i forget the exact segment name), but that was the only time. Back then it just meant "slow"... also, most people were not constantly looking for things to offend them.
Who else wanted to punch that prosecutor in the Self case for being that arrogant about putting an innocent man behind bars? Prosecutors are more likely to push for convictions to push their careers than to ensure justice is being done.
I wanted to do more than punch him! The Supreme Court, too! And poor Michael ended up spending his life behind bars for the short duration of his life... Heartbreaking.😢💔 If he'd not been wrongly convicted would he have died at such a young age? I guess we'll never know.😔 RIP Michael ❤️
He has a really repellent personality: he's one of those sleazebags who's used to being untouchable and has never developed any charm to hide what a big, fat, turd he is.
could be true, but how the fuck do u sign 3 separate confessions? OK he was scared the first time...but geez u know they execute ppl in Texas all the time? Looks like he could have been screwed but at the same time had he not confessed 3 times hed likely have been free.
No other show can duplicate the "the killer might be living next door to you and he's probably watching you right now" vibe that UM has. The show is that good. Add to that constant feeling of fear the voice of Robert Stack, a killer soundtrack, eerie mugshots, and realistic reenactments, and you get the total package. No other crime show can reproduce the atmosphere and chill factor created by the original UM. 👍
@@jonathanturbide2232 "America's Most Wanted" came a close but distant 2nd to matching "Unsolved Mysteries". That show with John Walsh was a very good show but didn't quite match the erie and foreboding vibe that "Unsolved Mysteries" had with Robert Stack. But again it was very close.
Jonathan Turbide I agree 100%. This show has an aura to it. Unsolved mysteries scared me far more than any horror movie. And, I would consider myself to be a horror fanatic since the 80’s
The ghost blimp segment is one of my favorite unexplained stories of unsolved mysteries. In 1942 a young Robert Stack's friend Carole Lombard died after the airplane she was in crashed on mount potosi in Nevada near las vegas. I love the music starting at 27:33.
i hate how they made reggies girlfriend look like a victim. she watched him abuse those girls cus shes a pervert too. she should've got in some kind of trouble for not reporting it.
*Self confesses* Prosecutor: "His confessions were consistent, they all said he killed the girls" *Other man confesses* Prosecutor: "He could've picked up those details anywhere"
@usmc 03retired You are aware Netflix is bringing the program back with the same production team? No Stack but if it has the same feel it will be awesome!
How the hell did Reggie DePalma only serve a portion of his sentence?! He was convicted of 21 years initially. Fleeing from the police and living as a fugitive for years, and doing using someone else's identity, should have been numerous additional felony charges... yet he's free after just 14 years?!
Watching these reminds me of when I was 5 to 10 years old. Sitting with my dad eating popcorn and drinking tea so happy and innocent and loving kid. Miss those times I'm reliving them right now.
I'm on another UM marathon, help me LMAO! I think it's my third season to season marathon since these episodes were uploaded over a month ago, I'm an helpless UM addict. 😆✌
It's one of my favorite UM segments. Yes it does have a Twilight Zone feel to it. I have a feeling they were captured or another far out theory is that they were abducted by aliens and were never returned.
Beyond the way he was coerced, imprisoned etc... Breaks my heart that Michael Self was never freed for the crimes he didn't commit... And died in prison at such a young age.😢💔
@@TheNothing6 I replied to your other comment (on the other episode) but RUclips must’ve axed it for some reason. I’ll write again , tho.☺️ We had a hurricane last week (134 km/h wind gusts or 88.3 mph) & the power has been in/out, hence less RUclips time. A stupid “complaint” considering the devastation that it’s done in southern countries~ absolutely horrific and heartbreaking. 😢💔 I keep them in my prayers.🙏🏼❤️ I hope you’re doing well❣️
@@sophiecat14 I've noticed that I have not been receiving some of my messages on here. I just figured you didn't want to talk to me anymore, or you didn't get my message. I didn't want to send you a message asking if you got my message because I didn't want to bother you, and I didn't know if you just didn't want to talk anymore. I was saying if you like Chris Cornell then you might like Richie Kotzen because he sounds just like Chris. I am sorry to hear about the hurricane devastation. I always think about people going through tremendous difficulties. I hope you're safe and doing well? I'm OK. Just sitting here enjoying a few cold ones 🍺
I love (Unsolved mysteries), too. Can anyone tell me where can I find the episode involving Maria De Rodriguez Soccoros Lapine, the Black widow of Guadalajara? She also was featured on the show.
Media Sawdust From a cinematography standpoint, it’s complete nonsense about that being impossible with HD. It can be, and is, routinely done in HD and higher.
Unresolved. Self was denied parole in 1994 and eventually exhausted his appeals. In 2000, he died in prison without ever receiving a new trial. He was fifty-two. However, some of the investigators involved in the case now believe that his confession was coerced and that he was wrongly convicted. Convicted murderer Edward Bell has since confessed to Rhonda and Sharon's murders, along with the murders of several other young women. However, he has never been charged in those cases; he died in prison in 2019.
Reggie DePalma was and is a frightening case. It is good he was caught and he is now a registered offender most likely, but the fact he so brazenly (with a live in girlfriend besides) used an organization like the Explorers program to hunt for his victims is despicable. I highly doubt he was "17 years on the run" without additional victims, however. On the other hand, Michael Self's case is heartbreaking and angering. He was clearly innocent, and the fact that his conviction was upheld was flat out wrong.
What struck me most is that, while a fugitive, he had the callousness to get married and father 3 children. They are victims too. It is a tragedy that he is walking free among us.
@Ray Rictor in American prisons @cable is not free, & they no longer let ppl work out to the point they look like pro body builders....on the other hand, not saying I disagree w you but to do such things would make America as bad as other corrupt nations. We don't have a swift , physically violent judicial system. .....good news, inmates will take care of him most likely.
Its happened so many times. Look up Reggie cole. He did get exonerated but The WM3 didnt and Calief Browder killed himself after beinh sent to Ryker Island for a crime he didnt commit. The Central Park five aswell America, land and of the free? Pfft what a sad joke.
That prosecutor is stupid as a box of rocks and crooked as a mangy dogs hind leg. He only needs to use one coerced confession, hunh? What was the defense attorney doing? Man this Self story is infuriating.
I'm gritting my teeth over it. No justice for that guy. Just another notch in the prosecutor's belt. I really hope that prosecutor gets his own justice in the next life.
I started crying right along with little Miriam at that courtroom scene...these reenactments were often incredibly heartbreaking and truly well-acted. If she's still alive, she's about 76-77 years old. If the memory was indeed accurate, sometimes I think that some people were placed on this earth to be angels to others.
I looked forward to every Wendesday night at 8:00 to hear that scary theme and watch Robert Stack present some unsolved mysteries. Sometimes gave me nightmares as a kid. Born in '76.
Although I have not researched and am going on what this show presented, I have to ask why Reggie's girlfriend was made out to be a victim instead being thrown into a zoo exhibit of lions like she deserved?
The Self case pissed me the hell off. You have obvious evidence in favor of his innocence, and those that put him in prison exhibited Cornette Face logic. Same goes for the Supreme Court and those that ignored his appeals. They should all be put in prison for life. Any way I can start a petition to send to the Governor of Texas to pardon this wrongfully convicted man?
I was angered by it too! Compounded by the fact that he died in prison actually made me tear up a little bit. If I was his relative I would want his name exonerated bc this was such a mistrial of justice! I’m withya.
love this show,robert stacks narration is always tops,not to mention the elaborate recreations that are beautifully filmed adding to the look of the time,
Fucking FUMING over the story about the girls. Utmost respect for those poor girls, amazing courage to stick together and report Reggie. Regarding the girlfriend, I have heard things like that before, where the gf joins in or whatever to please the guy. If any guy ever suggested that shit to me, I would be the first to ring the cops on him. The gf is just as bad and should have been arrested also. Both sick fucks. I just hope those girls had some sort of a happy life afterwards.
Michael Self's case results:,, Unresolved. Self was denied parole in 1994 and eventually exhausted his appeals. In 2000, he died in prison without ever receiving a new trial. He was fifty-two. However, some of the investigators involved in the case now believe that his confession was coerced and that he was wrongly convicted. Convicted murderer Edward Bell has since confessed to Rhonda and Sharon's murders, along with the murders of several other young women. However, he has never been charged in those cases; he died in prison in 2019.'' I hope that police man rots in hell for wasting Michael life in prison-you can't deny that he wasn't innocent.Period!
Patricia Stalling won a settlement against Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital and the laboratory that tested Ryan's blood. Patricia's son, David P. "D.J." Stallings, Jr., died in 2013, at the age of 23 and David P. Stallings, father of Ryan and D.J., died after a long illness in 2019.
I’m sorry, but that memory Miriam suddenly had was nonsense. It made no sense. Psychotherapy can and does often incite memories of things that never happened and it’s usually the fault of a therapist who’s suggestive during times where the patient is very open to persuasion. Her memory made no sense.
@@CEDL4072 : Yeah.. But, the names 'Pat', 'Mike', AND 'Maguire/McGuire' are all *_extremely_* common. And, I'm sure, during the great American baby-boom, any number of couples with those names could've been foster parents to little girls that "no one can recall the name of" :/
No, it wasn't over a coconut. It was mentioned that her father was having emotional problems AND Miriam was recollecting things BEFORE she saw a psychiatrist. Her mother was walking on eggshells knowing that her husband could explode any time.
Miriam's dad reminded me of one of my foster mother's who would go from kind and decent to evil lunatic in a second for no reason....I was terrified of her, thankfully I was only there for a short while
25:47 No other equipment was missing except TWO LIFE JACKETS...duhhh...no MYSTERY or ghost blimp here, the two guys ditched into the ocean and drowned.
But they made the point that wearing the life jackets was a procedure before takeoff. Also if that is the case why were they not found? Why didn't their bodies wash up on shore? Still a lot of questions and the biggest one is why would they ditch if the blimp was not crashing? Why no radio calls for help? Why were the top secret documents left on board when the procedure would surely dictate their preservation? I think there is plenty of mystery left even if that is what happened. A lot of unanswered questions.
Yeah, what the heck happened? They were wearing life jackets, so if they fell out of the blimp, they'd be floating around a while, and would probably have been found. Really fascinating case.
That is so messed up. I am so mad. Here evidence is presented that he's innocent yet they keep him imprisoned until he dies. That is sickening. The police who forced him to confess should of gotten the life sentence.
When in a short period two strangers have a greater effect on your life than your parents did for the entirety of your life is amazing. Not to say it’s her birth parents’ fault that they had the problems they did, I’m sure they tried their best, but lying about it all is fucked
Yeah, not sure her mother is lying. Therapists have been known to put false memories into the heads of patients, as sad as that is. It's becoming a growing problem. The therapist outright said that it "might be distorted". Why is there no public record? They supposedly had a court hearing? And they've never been found? Nope, sorry, not buying it.
Segment 1: Yeah that's really sketchy. She should be able to remember the basics of when she was 3 and 4 years old when she is said to have lived with the Maguires. Miriam's mother did vouch that the father had been committed for unspecified mental illness in 1945 and that he was emotionally disturbed. However she says that Miriam never left them or was taken from them to live with others. But this is where it gets even stranger. It turns out there was in fact a Mike and Pat McGuire who lived in the Miami area at the time. Former friends recalled that they did take in a girl of about 3 or 4 years old for a time circa 1945-1946. A former friend who had watched the original broadcast sent Miriam a photo of Pat from the time period. Sadly, Miriam has not been able to find them as they had left the area years past. At this point, they are very likely deceased as Miriam herself would now be 79 or 80 years old if she is still alive.
I will never understand the point of throwing just anybody in prison for a crime they didn't commit and leaving the real criminals on the street to hurt others. Pathetic!
They do it because the police feel pressured by the parents of those murdered and pressure from the community to find the murderer. So they decide they will just pick someone who they think people would believe they did it, and then the police get the pat on the back for putting away the so called killer. Those kind of police are only thinking of themselves and obviously don't care that the killers are still loose
I think it's mostly so the detectives can have a "solved" case under their belts, AKA brownie points. They are probably being rushed to resolve it by the higher ups and family of the victims so they pick on an easy target.
Did any of you all ever run out of the livingroom when this show started. Then ran back to the tv when the music intro was over? Also this show is legenderary not only in America it was a fan favorite in mexican family in baja california in the mid 90s.
I like the ghost blimp segment. 1942 was the year that Robert Stack's close friend and costar from the movie 'to be or not to be' Carole Lombard was killed in a airplane crash near las Vegas Nevada. I love the music from 27:33 to 27:53.
Anybody else confused? When it says they got 21 years or a life sentence. An then says. They have since been released?? WTF whether there's parole or good time. It still wouldn't account for a lot of these sentences that are handed out!
Miriam's "memories" were false memories thanks to her quack "dr".This was a terrible trend in the 80's. Very sad to the people that were falsely accused bc of "repressed"/false memories.
I considered that, but not the courtroom scenes. Those convinced me they were real. Otherwise, I think it would be normal for a little girl suffering all that to fantasize of a loving family to take her away from it all.
@@jenplinguist the therapist put those memories in her head. Any child who's ever watched TV has seen a courtroom. Even the therapist himself acknowledged that what she was saying wasn't completely true.
You are correct and it's still going on. There are many good therapists out there but unfortunately, there are plenty of bad ones. Money is the all powerful tool.
Long after this show was over the widespread, despicable, psychological “treatment” by psychologists and psychiatrists of their patients was exposed. It was indeed called “false memory” but it was specifically induced BY the therapist/counselor. Many parents were falsely accused and imprisoned. Later specific “scripts” were found. Their patients were then , with hypnotism and other false modalities, convinced that their families had horribly abused them. Many received long term, paying patients and some fame and book deals along with day time talk show interviews! Many many lives were destroyed. This case seems sooooo very similar to those cases. Pray it’s not!
Fortunately now, medical experts give children hormone blockers and surgery if they think that they were “assigned” the wrong sex at birth. Thank a Lib!
It goes into depth a little more on the unsolved wiki page and says that they went to church and shows a picture of her, but I'm amazed that there isn't more information of the update just on the bases that they have there names and where they lived
@@BrianSmith-yq7ys he was a peeping tom arrested by cops that were part of a gang that robbed banks for something they had no evidence of him doing. And died behind bars of cancer. Not fair at all.
Any update on Miriams case? Sorry, commented too soon. I hope, and pray Pat and Mike are found and I hope they had a good life. They sound like absolute Angels. ❤❤❤❤❤
RESPECT MY AUTHORITY that’s my theory. I thought of every logical reason as to what could’ve happened to them but I was able to rule all of them out and the theory of them being lovers and committing suicide together was the only thing that made sense to me. It was 1942 and them coming out and confessing their relationship would’ve been devastating for them. They would’ve lost many friends and family by doing so.
When I became a criminal lawyer I was always mocked for “supporting” murderers and pedophiles. I remind them my duty is to the court and my duty is to check the prosecutors evidence.
Sadly I’ve found a Patrica McGuire not sure if this is her but she was married and was born in Florida in 1940 she died in 2011 going to do more digging on it but this case didn’t give to much extra stuff to go on
I'm on the fence about Miriam's story....on one hand sometimes people really do suppress memories. But on the other hand, why would she not remember these things sooner? If her time with Pat and Mike was good, you'd think she'd always remember something about them. It could all very well be true, but something does seem off about it.
I lean toward false memories. There was a situation in my mom's family where a late aunt started making claims about my grandfather shooting holes in the wall around where my grandmother was cowering. No one else in the family has any memory of a gun being shot in the house, much less bullet holes in the walls.
Her facial expressions, especially the over exxageration of the lip movements and curls, reminds me of some people I knew who were pathological liars who I felt probably had some trauma in their past and may of internalized it that way, and might hint was they had disassociative identity issues.
@@ChristmasCrustacean1 No evidence that false memories are a real phenomenon, purely popular conjecture, and the false memory syndrome foundation is not accepted by any mainstream psychological body. On the contrary, the founders of the organization are known child and animal abusers and many are confirmed CIA agents, one of which who is most famous for injecting an elephant with a lethal amount of LSD. You can look all this up if you doubt me.
Could be that it was hurting to much to remember them, when she lost them, so she subconsciously erased the memories of that time from her mind. The traumatic event in her biological family was also rewritten in her mind so she could cope with the situation. Also, you only start to farm memories around the age of four and we don’t remember most of the things that happened around that age, so I’m not surprised she forgot it. And for why she remembers now: Perhaps an event triggered her memories.
@@mollynicole4614And that they were looking after a little girl at the time Miriam now recalls. It corroborates part of Miriam’s account at least. Miriam’s mother did confirm her father wasn’t the most mentally stable, and perhaps she felt ashamed of losing custody for Miriam.
19:01 This is kind of random but this is actually my great grandpa, he died before I was born. I don’t know much about him, but I know he was a blimp flier in world war 2.
If that is indeed true. May he rest in peace. I was researching people that told their story on the show. I couldn't find anything about former US navy member Riley Hill.
@@anarchistatheist1917 Since he passed before I was born I don’t know much about him. My mom told me he was a great, friendly guy. My great grandma passed away too. The only picture I could find of him was him with my mom as a kid. My grandma has a bunch of pictures of him during the war and with his kids.
So moving. I, too, was put into foster care at that age and it was really triggering to watch. Thank god my mom admits her dark time and has owned it. Still, very wierd to have that in your emotional history and it's rarely ever discussed. More common than people think.
They didn't discuss it because it didn't happen. I'm sorry you went through that but I'm afraid poor Miriam has got a psychiatrist planting stuff in her head. Look it up; it's happening and it's growing to a serious issue. There's no way that this happened and there's no record of it. Why would her mother deny it? Just doesn't add up.
Ghost blimp...I suspect the two crew members were up to no good and that's why they needed the third crew member to not be on the blimp when it took off.
I don't understand how criminals just move to a different state, assume a different name, and start up a new life? How is that possible? Don't you need IDs, SS number, etc?
These reenactments are like mini - movies ! superbly fashioned and acted
I miss these excellent shows!!!
This show was so unique..nothing before or since has made such significant changes to people’s lives
Finding people, locking people up, reuniting people, freeing people, finding diagnoses for people..sharing information ..provoking thoughts.. educating people…scaring people..entertaining people..
Truly one of a kind.
Edit: and so was the host! His voice has never been able to be replicated. People have tried it, but they all fail. Even Elvis and Prince can be impersonated
This show was ahead of its time in a way. Stack always said statutory rape or sexual assault and I don’t think he ever said “had sex with a minor.”
Also, Self’s story was hard to stomach
32:28 I threw up in my mouth a little upon hearing what they did.
Could be worse. They could dare to call it "making love."
Definitely ahead of its time. Notice how he said "below average intelligence" instead of mentally retarded which was common parlance at the time. Also, whenever they discuss mental illnesses (e.g. schizophrenia and depression) you can tell the producers really did their research on the latest medical knowledge at the time. They use 21st century language.
@@ricardosoca7380 There was an early episode were he used the word "retarded" to describe a victim accused of killing an old lady (i forget the exact segment name), but that was the only time. Back then it just meant "slow"... also, most people were not constantly looking for things to offend them.
Yet nowadays you can't use the word "rape" anymore either, out of fear to trigger somebody. 2 steps forward, 3 steps back.
Who else wanted to punch that prosecutor in the Self case for being that arrogant about putting an innocent man behind bars? Prosecutors are more likely to push for convictions to push their careers than to ensure justice is being done.
Yup.
Yup. Our judicial system is a fuckin' corrupt mess that steamrolls its citizens. It's not about justice. It's about money.
I wanted to do more than punch him! The Supreme Court, too!
And poor Michael ended up spending his life behind bars for the short duration of his life... Heartbreaking.😢💔 If he'd not been wrongly convicted would he have died at such a young age? I guess we'll never know.😔 RIP Michael ❤️
He has a really repellent personality: he's one of those sleazebags who's used to being untouchable and has never developed any charm to hide what a big, fat, turd he is.
could be true, but how the fuck do u sign 3 separate confessions? OK he was scared the first time...but geez u know they execute ppl in Texas all the time? Looks like he could have been screwed but at the same time had he not confessed 3 times hed likely have been free.
No tv show has EVER sent chills down my spine like this one did!
No other show can duplicate the "the killer might be living next door to you and he's probably watching you right now" vibe that UM has. The show is that good. Add to that constant feeling of fear the voice of Robert Stack, a killer soundtrack, eerie mugshots, and realistic reenactments, and you get the total package. No other crime show can reproduce the atmosphere and chill factor created by the original UM. 👍
@@jonathanturbide2232 "America's Most Wanted" came a close but distant 2nd to matching "Unsolved Mysteries". That show with John Walsh was a very good show but didn't quite match the erie and foreboding vibe that "Unsolved Mysteries" had with Robert Stack. But again it was very close.
@@jeffhietala2602 X Files???
Jonathan Turbide I agree 100%. This show has an aura to it. Unsolved mysteries scared me far more than any horror movie. And, I would consider myself to be a horror fanatic since the 80’s
ever heard of the old show top cops from 1991?
The ghost blimp segment is one of my favorite unexplained stories of unsolved mysteries. In 1942 a young Robert Stack's friend Carole Lombard died after the airplane she was in crashed on mount potosi in Nevada near las vegas. I love the music starting at 27:33.
i hate how they made reggies girlfriend look like a victim. she watched him abuse those girls cus shes a pervert too. she should've got in some kind of trouble for not reporting it.
Agreed. She was his accomplice. She should have also been charged.
Totally agreed
So if you watch 911 are you also guilty? I guess so.
@@xxxgames4458 what?
I just watched the episode and said the same thing!!! She too is a vile predator!
THIS SERIES WAS LEGENDARY. It made me believe in ghosts.
This Kelly kapowski
Only fools believe anything. Intelligent humans KNOW, they dont believe. Remember that.
I’ve seen ghosts before. And knew they existed without the help of this show
I always skip the stories about aliens and ghosts. Even Robert Stack mock producers for featuring this crap on the show.
*Self confesses*
Prosecutor: "His confessions were consistent, they all said he killed the girls"
*Other man confesses*
Prosecutor: "He could've picked up those details anywhere"
Nice summary. Faulty logic. It's angering.
Seems like the police chief and a couple men on the force wanted Self out of the way for some reason. It's unusual for cops to frame other cops.
Good ol Stack, this turned out to be such a great week for me after I found these!
Same #Nostalgia
@usmc 03retired You are aware Netflix is bringing the program back with the same production team? No Stack but if it has the same feel it will be awesome!
Week?! Did you watch them all in that time?
I really loved this show. Been binge watching for about a week now. Great stuff.
Only a week?
I'm binge watching it now for at least three
How the hell did Reggie DePalma only serve a portion of his sentence?! He was convicted of 21 years initially. Fleeing from the police and living as a fugitive for years, and doing using someone else's identity, should have been numerous additional felony charges... yet he's free after just 14 years?!
Yeah, totally appalled by the system. 😢. It truly failed those young ladies.
And I don't know how the heck his girlfriend got away with such a light sentence, she was guilty too, it's absolutely terrible.
A joke not justice
He probably charmed the Parole board
Should have been 25-life more towards the life side
I knew Miriams dad was crazy when he tried to cut open a coconut with a knife🤷♀️
So you are an expert about coconuts now?😂😂😂I had to😂
@@mrcoochielicker3079 😅I actually was born and raised in Puerto Rico and they teach us from an early age to use machete😅
@@bellagonzalez241 That'd be why Miriam looked at him so weirdly, and why he threw the nut!
how do you open coco-nuts?
@@iaskalbert3891 Well, you throw them into a wall while raging and yelling of course!
everyone's a gangster until Unsolved Mysteries comes on
😂😂
So true! 😂😂😂😂😂
2:20 Miriam's Memory
16:06 Ghost Blimp
28:28 Fugitive Fireman
39:16 Russian Roulette
You’re the real MVP
@@stevenqbosell the UMVP lol. Unsolved mysteries vp
MVP
that user name thou
Watching these reminds me of when I was 5 to 10 years old. Sitting with my dad eating popcorn and drinking tea so happy and innocent and loving kid. Miss those times I'm reliving them right now.
I'm on another UM marathon, help me LMAO! I think it's my third season to season marathon since these episodes were uploaded over a month ago, I'm an helpless UM addict. 😆✌
Ghost blimp is a great story. It has Twilight Zone vibes about it.
It's one of my favorite UM segments. Yes it does have a Twilight Zone feel to it. I have a feeling they were captured or another far out theory is that they were abducted by aliens and were never returned.
Beyond the way he was coerced, imprisoned etc... Breaks my heart that Michael Self was never freed for the crimes he didn't commit... And died in prison at such a young age.😢💔
Damn! You are stunning!
@@TheNothing6 Damn! You are too sweet!☺️
@@sophiecat14 Not as sweet as you, I'm sure!
@@TheNothing6 I replied to your other comment (on the other episode) but RUclips must’ve axed it for some reason. I’ll write again , tho.☺️
We had a hurricane last week (134 km/h wind gusts or 88.3 mph) & the power has been in/out, hence less RUclips time.
A stupid “complaint” considering the devastation that it’s done in southern countries~ absolutely horrific and heartbreaking. 😢💔 I keep them in my prayers.🙏🏼❤️
I hope you’re doing well❣️
@@sophiecat14 I've noticed that I have not been receiving some of my messages on here. I just figured you didn't want to talk to me anymore, or you didn't get my message. I didn't want to send you a message asking if you got my message because I didn't want to bother you, and I didn't know if you just didn't want to talk anymore. I was saying if you like Chris Cornell then you might like Richie Kotzen because he sounds just like Chris. I am sorry to hear about the hurricane devastation. I always think about people going through tremendous difficulties. I hope you're safe and doing well? I'm OK. Just sitting here enjoying a few cold ones 🍺
This is the only good show that teaches you about multiple aspects of life. Not the silly stuff they try to dumb us down with now.
Just ran from my room to the living room like it was 1991.
You don't look old enough to have been alive in '91
She could have a grandmother that did
I’m 41. I’m just good lookin.
I think i was 37 in that pic
Diane = MILF 😚☺
Robert stack USM is the best!!! This was a lucky find. I have searched for these a while ago...these uploads are much appreciated!
I love (Unsolved mysteries), too. Can anyone tell me where can I find the episode involving Maria De Rodriguez Soccoros Lapine, the Black widow of Guadalajara? She also was featured on the show.
wow, two bank robbers convicted this man and the Supreme Court went along with the bank robbers. Amazing justice.
Cornette Face
@@GrieviousGeorge Fuck Jim Cornette
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It sort of makes me wonder whether there is more to this story than this program revealed.
Soft film look and dramatic lighting added a lot to the stories. Something HD still can't match today.
I agree.
So true...and Stack's creepy voice and that slight creepy, possibly friendly, definitely mysterious smile of his ❤
Media Sawdust From a cinematography standpoint, it’s complete nonsense about that being impossible with HD. It can be, and is, routinely done in HD and higher.
@@tookitogo it’s called nostalgia, fun ruiner
@@marcusmoore5191 Nostalgia does not justify the provably wrong statement that HD “can’t” match that look.
Thanks for these uploads! I loved this show during my 20s.
Thank God. I thought I was the only one in my 20's when these aired. Everyone else talks about being a kid.
Felt so bad for Michael Self.
I know, this world failed him
I'm glad cellphones exist. You can record the police.
Unresolved. Self was denied parole in 1994 and eventually exhausted his appeals. In 2000, he died in prison without ever receiving a new trial. He was fifty-two. However, some of the investigators involved in the case now believe that his confession was coerced and that he was wrongly convicted. Convicted murderer Edward Bell has since confessed to Rhonda and Sharon's murders, along with the murders of several other young women. However, he has never been charged in those cases; he died in prison in 2019.
The fact that the girlfriend didn't get charged goes to show that society will allow women to be an accomplis and walk away free of charge
She was charged, tried, and convicted and sentenced to 5 years.
she was a school bus driver for over 6 yrs b4 finally getting caught😖
@@winterlighthome so she served, what, 2?
I know right look.at cardi b she openly admits that she drugged men and robbed them
Love, Love, Love and Love this SHOWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!
This season finale was a beaut: the Lost Blimp story (a personal favorite), David Self's case, and Reggie DePalma's case were all first-rate.
Reggie DePalma was and is a frightening case. It is good he was caught and he is now a registered offender most likely, but the fact he so brazenly (with a live in girlfriend besides) used an organization like the Explorers program to hunt for his victims is despicable. I highly doubt he was "17 years on the run" without additional victims, however.
On the other hand, Michael Self's case is heartbreaking and angering. He was clearly innocent, and the fact that his conviction was upheld was flat out wrong.
What struck me most is that, while a fugitive, he had the callousness to get married and father 3 children. They are victims too. It is a tragedy that he is walking free among us.
His girlfriend is just as guilty for watching
@@ryankatz7707 Absolutely! She helped set it up!
Reggie is the kind of person that you’d want in your neighborhood, David.
@@Zachw2007 , wow.. you are really either that delusional.. or that much a bigot buying into shattered stereotypes...
21 years and only spent a few behind bars for raping little girls? This is barbaric.
@Ray Rictor in American prisons @cable is not free, & they no longer let ppl work out to the point they look like pro body builders....on the other hand, not saying I disagree w you but to do such things would make America as bad as other corrupt nations. We don't have a swift , physically violent judicial system. .....good news, inmates will take care of him most likely.
Connecticut Justice. Thank a Democrat.
Mr. Self that was and a sad story. Really sad.
Its happened so many times.
Look up Reggie cole. He did get exonerated but The WM3 didnt and Calief Browder killed himself after beinh sent to Ryker Island for a crime he didnt commit. The Central Park five aswell
America, land and of the free? Pfft what a sad joke.
@@julz3tt3 You think corruption is in the justice system is only an American thing? Try South America and China, for one.
That prosecutor is stupid as a box of rocks and crooked as a mangy dogs hind leg. He only needs to use one coerced confession, hunh? What was the defense attorney doing? Man this Self story is infuriating.
I'm gritting my teeth over it. No justice for that guy. Just another notch in the prosecutor's belt. I really hope that prosecutor gets his own justice in the next life.
I started crying right along with little Miriam at that courtroom scene...these reenactments were often incredibly heartbreaking and truly well-acted. If she's still alive, she's about 76-77 years old. If the memory was indeed accurate, sometimes I think that some people were placed on this earth to be angels to others.
You mean the nutjob Coconut Lady?
That was heartbreaking.
Greatest show ever made
Anyone else born between 76-80 that loved UM as a kid? That and AMW were my favourites. I wish there were TV shows today that can compare.
I was born in December 1982. Watched UM during the early 90s on NBC and then on the Lifetime Reruns during 1998-99.
I watched America's Most Wanted every Saturday Night after COPS
November 1980. These were shows I loved. And still do. ❤️🌹❤️
The correct year to have been born was '75
I looked forward to every Wendesday night at 8:00 to hear that scary theme and watch Robert Stack present some unsolved mysteries. Sometimes gave me nightmares as a kid. Born in '76.
Although I have not researched and am going on what this show presented, I have to ask why Reggie's girlfriend was made out to be a victim instead being thrown into a zoo exhibit of lions like she deserved?
Brian Allison His gf was a school bus driver in Connecticut but thankfully got fired after Reggie Depalma’ s history came up in a background check
It would depend how she was brought up.
Zoo exhibit of lions fucking gold lol 🤣🦁🦁🦁
She was implicitly involved. Served a five year sentence in relation to this case.
Michael should have never spoke to the police without counsel present. The cops are not on your side.
Tony Miller: "Im not a criminal."
*freeze frame*
Robert Stack: Tony Miller is a criminal.
You do realize Stack is talking about the offences he was innocent of, right?
The Self case pissed me the hell off. You have obvious evidence in favor of his innocence, and those that put him in prison exhibited Cornette Face logic. Same goes for the Supreme Court and those that ignored his appeals. They should all be put in prison for life. Any way I can start a petition to send to the Governor of Texas to pardon this wrongfully convicted man?
I was angered by it too! Compounded by the fact that he died in prison actually made me tear up a little bit. If I was his relative I would want his name exonerated bc this was such a mistrial of justice! I’m withya.
You realize maybe 5% of the people reading this knows what "Cornette Face" means LOL
Cornette Face is the face Jim Cornette makes in reaction to someone or something that's full if BS
@@GrieviousGeorge
Oh I know haha, I listen to his podcasts lol...I was just saying the average viewer on here probably has no idea who Cornette is.
@@TheDaveKrueger Thanks, I know what it means now haha
This series is so uplifting. It is one of the very few which gives me the hope that humanity has not completely disappeared. Thanks for uploading.
love this show,robert stacks narration is always tops,not to mention the elaborate recreations that are beautifully filmed adding to the look of the time,
Fucking FUMING over the story about the girls. Utmost respect for those poor girls, amazing courage to stick together and report Reggie.
Regarding the girlfriend, I have heard things like that before, where the gf joins in or whatever to please the guy.
If any guy ever suggested that shit to me, I would be the first to ring the cops on him. The gf is just as bad and should have been arrested also.
Both sick fucks. I just hope those girls had some sort of a happy life afterwards.
Michael Self's case results:,, Unresolved. Self was denied parole in 1994 and eventually exhausted his appeals. In 2000, he died in prison without ever receiving a new trial. He was fifty-two. However, some of the investigators involved in the case now believe that his confession was coerced and that he was wrongly convicted. Convicted murderer Edward Bell has since confessed to Rhonda and Sharon's murders, along with the murders of several other young women. However, he has never been charged in those cases; he died in prison in 2019.'' I hope that police man rots in hell for wasting Michael life in prison-you can't deny that he wasn't innocent.Period!
Patricia Stalling won a settlement against Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital and the laboratory that tested Ryan's blood. Patricia's son, David P. "D.J." Stallings, Jr., died in 2013, at the age of 23 and David P. Stallings, father of Ryan and D.J., died after a long illness in 2019.
Do yourself a favor, skip through the first story to 16:05
I’m sorry, but that memory Miriam suddenly had was nonsense. It made no sense. Psychotherapy can and does often incite memories of things that never happened and it’s usually the fault of a therapist who’s suggestive during times where the patient is very open to persuasion. Her memory made no sense.
Britt Cone I agree
Britt Cone If Pat And Mike existed I think they would be dead in 2019. Some mental illness can be passed on from father to child also
There was an update though....
@@CEDL4072 : Yeah.. But, the names 'Pat', 'Mike', AND 'Maguire/McGuire' are all *_extremely_* common. And, I'm sure, during the great American baby-boom, any number of couples with those names could've been foster parents to little girls that "no one can recall the name of" :/
@@lexirae7889 weird case....
So the story is Miram was taken from her dad because he went insane because he couldnt cut open a coconut? I think something doesn't make sense.
This Miram is such bullshit
she sounds and looks deluded and attention seeking
@@crazyworldvlogedtv2721 Hence why the topic of false memory syndrome was mentioned
No, it wasn't over a coconut. It was mentioned that her father was having emotional problems AND Miriam was recollecting things BEFORE she saw a psychiatrist. Her mother was walking on eggshells knowing that her husband could explode any time.
You clearly don't understand psychosis.
Robert Stack never blinks.
No social media. No cell phones. Its 7 to 8 in the evening and the intro music comes rumbling from the television.
Miriam's dad reminded me of one of my foster mother's who would go from kind and decent to evil lunatic in a second for no reason....I was terrified of her, thankfully I was only there for a short while
25:47
No other equipment was missing except TWO LIFE JACKETS...duhhh...no MYSTERY or ghost blimp here, the two guys ditched into the ocean and drowned.
But they made the point that wearing the life jackets was a procedure before takeoff. Also if that is the case why were they not found? Why didn't their bodies wash up on shore? Still a lot of questions and the biggest one is why would they ditch if the blimp was not crashing? Why no radio calls for help? Why were the top secret documents left on board when the procedure would surely dictate their preservation? I think there is plenty of mystery left even if that is what happened. A lot of unanswered questions.
The blimp story is so insane, but could it get even more f'd up that it was the Good Year Blimp all these years
Yeah, what the heck happened? They were wearing life jackets, so if they fell out of the blimp, they'd be floating around a while, and would probably have been found. Really fascinating case.
The actual crash footage sent chills up my spine. It was so creepy to see the blimp crash with no one in the gondola.
It became a Goodyear blimp.
It actually is
The best TV show ever they don't make shows like unsolved mysteries anymore snapped
Michael Self, what a terrible outcome for an innocent man. RIP
That is so messed up. I am so mad. Here evidence is presented that he's innocent yet they keep him imprisoned until he dies. That is sickening. The police who forced him to confess should of gotten the life sentence.
Update: Miriam was just crazy and was never in foster care
You're omnipotent on the history of foster care?
When in a short period two strangers have a greater effect on your life than your parents did for the entirety of your life is amazing. Not to say it’s her birth parents’ fault that they had the problems they did, I’m sure they tried their best, but lying about it all is fucked
Yeah, not sure her mother is lying. Therapists have been known to put false memories into the heads of patients, as sad as that is. It's becoming a growing problem. The therapist outright said that it "might be distorted". Why is there no public record? They supposedly had a court hearing? And they've never been found? Nope, sorry, not buying it.
I can't unhear Ultra Magnus...
"I can't deal with that now!"
Segment 1: Yeah that's really sketchy. She should be able to remember the basics of when she was 3 and 4 years old when she is said to have lived with the Maguires.
Miriam's mother did vouch that the father had been committed for unspecified mental illness in 1945 and that he was emotionally disturbed. However she says that Miriam never left them or was taken from them to live with others.
But this is where it gets even stranger. It turns out there was in fact a Mike and Pat McGuire who lived in the Miami area at the time. Former friends recalled that they did take in a girl of about 3 or 4 years old for a time circa 1945-1946. A former friend who had watched the original broadcast sent Miriam a photo of Pat from the time period. Sadly, Miriam has not been able to find them as they had left the area years past. At this point, they are very likely deceased as Miriam herself would now be 79 or 80 years old if she is still alive.
I will never understand the point of throwing just anybody in prison for a crime they didn't commit and leaving the real criminals on the street to hurt others. Pathetic!
They do it because the police feel pressured by the parents of those murdered and pressure from the community to find the murderer. So they decide they will just pick someone who they think people would believe they did it, and then the police get the pat on the back for putting away the so called killer. Those kind of police are only thinking of themselves and obviously don't care that the killers are still loose
I think it's mostly so the detectives can have a "solved" case under their belts, AKA brownie points. They are probably being rushed to resolve it by the higher ups and family of the victims so they pick on an easy target.
@@riverstone9005 And prosecuting attorneys can eventually become attorney generals.
Did any of you all ever run out of the livingroom when this show started. Then ran back to the tv when the music intro was over? Also this show is legenderary not only in America it was a fan favorite in mexican family in baja california in the mid 90s.
Ran out of the room plenty of times...show used to scare the shit out of me.
Ran into the living room actually when I heard this show coming on I loved it then and I love it now
I like the ghost blimp segment. 1942 was the year that Robert Stack's close friend and costar from the movie 'to be or not to be' Carole Lombard was killed in a airplane crash near las Vegas Nevada. I love the music from 27:33 to 27:53.
Childhood PTSD with dissociative episodes. There, I solved this mystery!
They never explained the “Mummy scene”
I’ll buy that she remembers being abused but why would she have seen her dad being wrapped up like a mummy?
The straightjacket ?
That Reggie such a nice trusting guy and dose all that just betrays them.Thats despicable!
I call bullshit on Miriam's story. Shame the therapist planted this into her head.
Anybody else confused? When it says they got 21 years or a life sentence. An then says. They have since been released?? WTF whether there's parole or good time. It still wouldn't account for a lot of these sentences that are handed out!
I think those updates are blended in from later episodes during the revamp that Dennis Farina hosted
Thank a Democrat. Current nutty trend is for $0 bail and releasing violent felons en masse. 80,000 in California alone.
Miriam's "memories" were false memories thanks to her quack "dr".This was a terrible trend in the 80's. Very sad to the people that were falsely accused bc of "repressed"/false memories.
I considered that, but not the courtroom scenes. Those convinced me they were real. Otherwise, I think it would be normal for a little girl suffering all that to fantasize of a loving family to take her away from it all.
@@jenplinguist the therapist put those memories in her head. Any child who's ever watched TV has seen a courtroom. Even the therapist himself acknowledged that what she was saying wasn't completely true.
You are correct and it's still going on. There are many good therapists out there but unfortunately, there are plenty of bad ones. Money is the all powerful tool.
Uh no. Her father literally tried murder her.
@@saraschneider6781 No, he didn't. Research it more.
Has anyone else made a unsolved mysteries playlist?
Long after this show was over the widespread, despicable, psychological “treatment” by psychologists and psychiatrists of their patients was exposed. It was indeed called “false memory” but it was specifically induced BY the therapist/counselor. Many parents were falsely accused and imprisoned. Later specific “scripts” were found. Their patients were then , with hypnotism and other false modalities, convinced that their families had horribly abused them. Many received long term, paying patients and some fame and book deals along with day time talk show interviews! Many many lives were destroyed. This case seems sooooo very similar to those cases. Pray it’s not!
Wow, wouldn't be surprised
yeah I was thinking that as I was watching
Agree. I've heard about this. I don't buy what Miriam was telling. I'm not calling her a liar; I believe that those memories were put in her head.
The way children were handled legally back then makes me so angry! How stupid us humans have been in the past.
They are worse now. Look around.
@@joeholtster1891 How is the adoption process worse now?
Fortunately now, medical experts give children hormone blockers and surgery if they think that they were “assigned” the wrong sex at birth. Thank a Lib!
The "Update" to the Miriam story was really too flimsy to have been added to the show.
It goes into depth a little more on the unsolved wiki page and says that they went to church and shows a picture of her, but I'm amazed that there isn't more information of the update just on the bases that they have there names and where they lived
Lady u need psychiatric help not put yo problems on unsolved mysteries
How could that "friend" of Pat/Mike not know where they are?
Um no. It was literally an update.
An episode I haven’t seen!! So excited!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
I have never been more pissed about a case more than the Self case.
Yeah, it's disgusting...
@@lucthomas7626 exactly.
You might feel bad for the guy remember they zeroed in on him becuase he’s a pervert
@@BrianSmith-yq7ys he was a peeping tom arrested by cops that were part of a gang that robbed banks for something they had no evidence of him doing. And died behind bars of cancer. Not fair at all.
@@hannahelizabeth1571 the thing is if you engage in criminal activity don’t be surprised if the police zero in on you for other things
The truth is the county can't afford to be sued for years of false imprisonment.
It's disturbing to know that these people "served their time and were released." You can bet that they committed more crimes.
Loved the Ghost Blimp story.
Any update on Miriams case? Sorry, commented too soon. I hope, and pray Pat and Mike are found and I hope they had a good life. They sound like absolute Angels. ❤❤❤❤❤
well considering that the couple was in their 30s in 1947 and this episode is from 1993, it is likely they died before this episode aired
The actress who played Pat during the first segment is gorgeous.
Yup.
Another great episode
the crew probably jumped in the ocean
Only logical answer. Damn sure wasn't aliens
@RESPECT MY AUTHORITY lmao.....fuck it! I'd rather go with aliens. 😂
RESPECT MY AUTHORITY that’s my theory. I thought of every logical reason as to what could’ve happened to them but I was able to rule all of them out and the theory of them being lovers and committing suicide together was the only thing that made sense to me. It was 1942 and them coming out and confessing their relationship would’ve been devastating for them. They would’ve lost many friends and family by doing so.
Abandoned or deserted the military.
Or one officer while fixing something fell out. The other officer fell out trying to save him.
When I became a criminal lawyer I was always mocked for “supporting” murderers and pedophiles. I remind them my duty is to the court and my duty is to check the prosecutors evidence.
We definitely need lawyers like you. As you can see, plenty of innocent people end up being charged.
When I watch something like this, it tells me to NEVER visit Texas ..NEVER!
People should be skeptical of Miriam’s story. Recovered memories are notoriously unreliable.
but it turned out being true. Someone watching UM knew that couple. They existed.
First segment! Chrome dome whacko, going nutts on the coconut with a blade was hillarious!
Best tv host ever
Sadly I’ve found a Patrica McGuire not sure if this is her but she was married and was born in Florida in 1940 she died in 2011 going to do more digging on it but this case didn’t give to much extra stuff to go on
Couldn't be her. She'd have only been about Miriam's age. This Pat McGuire had to have been born around 1910-1915, maybe a bit earlier.
I'm on the fence about Miriam's story....on one hand sometimes people really do suppress memories. But on the other hand, why would she not remember these things sooner? If her time with Pat and Mike was good, you'd think she'd always remember something about them. It could all very well be true, but something does seem off about it.
I lean toward false memories. There was a situation in my mom's family where a late aunt started making claims about my grandfather shooting holes in the wall around where my grandmother was cowering. No one else in the family has any memory of a gun being shot in the house, much less bullet holes in the walls.
implanted memories by the psychologist
Her facial expressions, especially the over exxageration of the lip movements and curls, reminds me of some people I knew who were pathological liars who I felt probably had some trauma in their past and may of internalized it that way, and might hint was they had disassociative identity issues.
@@ChristmasCrustacean1 No evidence that false memories are a real phenomenon, purely popular conjecture, and the false memory syndrome foundation is not accepted by any mainstream psychological body. On the contrary, the founders of the organization are known child and animal abusers and many are confirmed CIA agents, one of which who is most famous for injecting an elephant with a lethal amount of LSD. You can look all this up if you doubt me.
Could be that it was hurting to much to remember them, when she lost them, so she subconsciously erased the memories of that time from her mind. The traumatic event in her biological family was also rewritten in her mind so she could cope with the situation. Also, you only start to farm memories around the age of four and we don’t remember most of the things that happened around that age, so I’m not surprised she forgot it. And for why she remembers now: Perhaps an event triggered her memories.
Miriam was not having flashbacks but psychotic episodes.
That couple who fostered her were real. Did you see the update? It said that someone watching UM knew the couple
@@mollynicole4614And that they were looking after a little girl at the time Miriam now recalls. It corroborates part of Miriam’s account at least. Miriam’s mother did confirm her father wasn’t the most mentally stable, and perhaps she felt ashamed of losing custody for Miriam.
so her mom just straight up lied to her about being temporarily placed in foster care. gaslighting monster.
19:01 This is kind of random but this is actually my great grandpa, he died before I was born. I don’t know much about him, but I know he was a blimp flier in world war 2.
If that is indeed true. May he rest in peace. I was researching people that told their story on the show. I couldn't find anything about former US navy member Riley Hill.
@@anarchistatheist1917 Since he passed before I was born I don’t know much about him. My mom told me he was a great, friendly guy. My great grandma passed away too. The only picture I could find of him was him with my mom as a kid. My grandma has a bunch of pictures of him during the war and with his kids.
I know it's FL, but what 3 year old wants a coconut for a snack?
So moving. I, too, was put into foster care at that age and it was really triggering to watch. Thank god my mom admits her dark time and has owned it. Still, very wierd to have that in your emotional history and it's rarely ever discussed. More common than people think.
They didn't discuss it because it didn't happen. I'm sorry you went through that but I'm afraid poor Miriam has got a psychiatrist planting stuff in her head. Look it up; it's happening and it's growing to a serious issue. There's no way that this happened and there's no record of it. Why would her mother deny it? Just doesn't add up.
Wouldn't there be court records though? Aren't there for you? First story reeks of bullshit since there is no mention of digging up court records.
Ghost blimp...I suspect the two crew members were up to no good and that's why they needed the third crew member to not be on the blimp when it took off.
OMG. Reggie, "You're 13 and still don't have a boyfriend... You ever gone all the way with a boy before?"
But where was that famous intuition?
Had they actually used it those horrible events would've never happened. 🤔
Where da intuition?
Yeah, I almost threw up when he said that part. 🤢🤮
I don't understand how criminals just move to a different state, assume a different name, and start up a new life? How is that possible? Don't you need IDs, SS number, etc?
Not if they find work under the table.
this is the best tv show ever it should haev stayed on the air,what a legend rest in peace robert your a legend
I can’t stomach rape/sexual assault cases but for some reason I can watch the homicide ones with ease lmao