@@Unidentified_Jr_007 I do not have a "new age generation mentality",but as I watched,I thought to myself"No way would I allow my very young daughter to go anywhere, unaccompanied by me ,with a strange man.I know there are many genuinely honest,nice young men in the world,but I am not willing to chance my daughter's (or my sons')life and well being. I will not,however, malign Phillipe's character by agreeing with @logsar brown.
In the middle of all the horror, all the suffering, you can also find the greatness in every day people. In the middle of the peace and prosperity you can also find those great people who still see the need and respond humanely to those in need. We only hear the “bad news,” the salacious stuff that sells the media, not the reality of your neighbors. *People do care.* It’s finding those people that’s the challenge.
Philippe's face, so full of kindness. I would have loved to have a grandpa like him. Thats the people with pure heart. Searching for actual information, i found phillip died in 2001, Carl in 2000 and his daughter in 2004
After we watched this episode a few years later in México, my mom made a wish to found the family she was living with back in the 50's in Burlington, as an exchange student...i fulfill her promise 10 years ago when i track one of the family daughters thanks to Facebook and Google, they send a letter, and pictures to my mom, she was so happy...died a few months later....but i keep that happy moment in my heart.
My dad is the policeman unrolling the tape and helping with putting her in the ambulance at 26:23. I vaguely remember him telling me when I was about 10 that he had been on this show but I'd forgotten that until recently and I started looking for it. I know it probably doesn't mean anything to anyone else but he died in 2020 from covid and I just think it's a total shame none of you ever got to know him. He was such a good person.
A private in the army does a few good deeds. He takes a 5-year-old to a Christmas party and the child remembers it for the rest of her life. How important simple things are. Maybe we can all think about that and do a kindness for someone else. Who knows the impact we can make on the lives of others. Lets start now.
@@ironsheep0026 God stopped producing that model long ago, unfortunately. My ex-wife did nothing but complain, for 25 yrs. I had all the "companionship" I could handle. I will remain alone for the rest of my life.
@@BEEBEE159 I believe it. Its the feminist movement. God also stopped making the ultimate male model. European women are good because the men are good.God was removed from our every day lives. No one is happy anymore & its sad. Men and women are different so complement eachother. God said husbands must put their wived on a pedestal and treat them better than themselves. I hardly ever see that. In turn, wives should obey their husbands and be supportive. I rately see that. If husbands truly lived as God vommanded them to, wives would have no problem being supoortive and obeying. It seems everything has been lost. Its sad. Really, its not difficult to live as God wants us to, but we are selfish beings and want to always please ourselves.
@@ironsheep0026 please dont call anyone a bitch but yourself or your friends who want to. Its very disrespectful word and not meant the way you used it.
@@bettydegraw8538 And the bank was within walking distance. However, depositing money at midnight was a terrible idea. At least the guy who killed him died almost immediately after.
@@steve9473 i think his room mate was involved. Her having his drivers license when he borrowed the car and keeping it with her.... just doesnt feel right.
I was thinking the same thing. The world wasn't safer back then. They didn't have internet like we do, and other outlets to tell the world what's going on. thus it seems safer when in reality it's the same
Never mind back then. The world isn't so unsafe right now. Back then people were friendly and helped each other and were kind and now everyone is a bunch of nervous, scared assholes who only help themselves, so desperate people turn to their only other option, stealing and robbing. And I'm not making excuses for those who do steal or rob people. But when people actually cared and helped each other, nobody had to lock their doors and there were a lot less crackheads and meth users and criminals. Hell, 25% of the U.S. population are in prison, wasn't like that back then. I go out in the middle of the night and nobody is around. I go into the middle of bad neighbourhoods, nobody's around. Things aren't as bad as we think, we just hear about all of the bad and none of the good.
if ATMs weren't meant to be used at night they wouldn't be available 24/7. Try blaming the criminals instead of the victims who weren't doing anything wrong.
the footage of that guy at the atm with the suspect standing there raised the hair on my skin.....thats beyond spooky to see someone interacting with there killer before they're killed !!!!!!!!
@Alexandra Nakelski right! I was creeped OUT enough by the music and the background voice of Robert stack! I think they've accomplished the creepy segment enough lol
One of the creepiest images I've seen. Right up there of the picture of John Lennon signing an autograph for Mark David Chapman hours before Chapman shot him.
Omg those reunion stories absolutely destroy me lol but that one about the Soldier bringing the little girl to the Christmas party and I'm a complete wreck! 😭😭😭
I loved this show as a kid with Robert Stack. In watching them now, the thing that strikes me is how old im getting, because every crime that WAS solved, including horrific murders, most of the convicted are out on parole now. Man, time flies.
Its not bizarre being he was not convicted and despite who offered the settlement her parents took the money which seems to me was the motivation for her parents all along there was no proof he was guilty there was no trial so to say he murdered her is bullshit so its not bizarre at all for him a innocent man to explain how he nothing to do with it. However if i thought someone murdered my daughter i wouldnt accept some money to go away thats called a red flag.
It's still unsolved. From the Unsolved Mysteries Wiki: Unsolved. A web searcher located public records about Maria, which stated that she and her husband had several children. One was a teenager at the time of Dolores' birth. Interestingly, her name was Esther, which was listed in hospital records as Dolores' mother. The searcher speculated that she had Dolores out of wedlock and had Maria raise her. However, this information has not been confirmed.
His supposed killer was himself killed 48 hours after Matt was abducted, in a drive by shooting. The man was identified by his girlfriend in the atm photo, so the LAPD cleared the case.
I am old enough to remember this original broadcast and 47:47 had my head on swivel at ATM's ever since. I ain't blaming the young man of course. We didn't know any better back then. ATM's were new to a lot of us.
I am old enough to see the original too as a kid, and I remember that grainy pic from the ATM machine, with that guy next to Matt, giving me chills. Im so sorry for Matt Chase. What a waste of life, and that greedy piece of shiat who killed him for a few dollars, should rot in hell.
Great first story it just made me cry when the little girl said it was like a dream when I walked into the party she was only 5 years old. A child's wonder is beautiful 😇💞💞💞🤗
That ATM story and a few others (there was a few back in the day) are the reason I'm convinced most ATMs are inside stores/gas stations more often then outside. I remember they used to have a lot of outside ATMs shoved on the side of a bldg... not anymore. Even alot of banks have them somewhat inside a double doored area
@@karenlindsey5988 it shouldn't take any amount of thinking to just say "i didn't kill my wife" if he had nothing to do with it. Eye contact lasts about 2 seconds there, and he's off "thinking" again.
"...and the most fulfilling relationship I've ever had with AN INDIVIDUAL...." W T F! Who speaks of their murdered loved one like that? Unless... he didn't give a crap about his wife and he did, in fact, kill her. He is guilty as hell!
I always find it suspicious when a person has a detailed account of their day, like they rehearsed and staged it. When the person has supposedly changed their schedule coincidentally on the day their significant other was murdered it’s not a coincidence.
And we only have his word for it that he talked to his wife who said she was busy, busy, busy. He could have killed her before he left and then maybe talked to an answering machine or just to a telephone dial tone. When he talks about how wonderful life was you can see how he looks up and right as if he is looking for a good answer and he blinks quickly. Both of those are indications that he is lying.
Also why did he go back to the donut shop and other places he claimed to be at and reminded them that he had been there that's something a guilty person would do.
Unless you have an eidetic memory, then you can't exactly help it. But if they have that they'd be able to recount every day and not just the one particular day.
Nothing makes you seem guilty of killing your wife more than drastically changing up your routine and making sure you were seen at every place you go to (and going back the next day to be extra sure they remembered you). Also, murderers always throw in a suspicious call to “check on” their loved one that fits with their alibi. People don’t generally do that at a very specific time.
Yes, Stephen Geri looks very suspicious regarding the murder of his wife, Marilu. Murderers also like to have someone else discover the body. If he's guilty, what a brutal, unforgiveable call that was to Marilu's mother, sending her over there for the task. Disappointing to see this crime has not been solved.
Yeah, he shows absolutely no emotion. His story was too specific, a non guilty person would just say they ran some errands and aren’t so specific with the time, unless they looked st their watch at that moment and remember it. You can just tell he’s guilty and lying. Also that gesture he makes with his mouth when he’s telling his stories.
The moment it was said he worked in insurance alarm bells were ringing. He wanted to look like a victim, had someone else find the body to take suspicion off himself and went out of his way to create an alibi that couldn’t be questioned. It’s like he was ticking boxes to be the widower and not the murderer. Where was he when his late wife’s second headstone was inscribed with her maiden name and not her married name?
May the Lord give Dolores the answer she's been looking for so eagerly!. So she will at last find peace of mind and heart. She deserves being given what she desperately wants.
No doubt in my mind,it was the family friend,who was dolores’s mother,should’ve gotten dna testing & for the family friend to take the dna test,if the family friend refused ,that would mean that she was dolores’s mother
Right, Sure...bad luck for him. Murderers really should practice their stories on someone they trust bc they look worse than toddlers coming up with such stories
@@CelestialWoodway You say that like it's a bad thing; but sure, go ahead and shame people for having empathy for their fellow human being, regardless of gender.
I love researching and learning about WW2, I hardly come across any heartwarming stories. That first story really touched my heart ❤ such a bright light during a dark time in world history.
@@ThePeterDislikeShow Yeah, just blame an innocent kid for being murdered all because he deposited his paycheck. I'm sure it wasn't the murderer's fault 🙄
As soon as I heard that Delores' "step-mother" resented her and some of the things the step-mother told her I immediately suspected that it was a sister, cousin or other (likely female) relative who turned Delores over to be raised by her. When I heard that this was a frequent practice in large Mexican families and a medical record listed the god-mother as her aunt my suspicions were reinforced.
As a mid-wife she could have abducted Delores. Or since that was the time of civil unrest Delores could have been born from a war-time rape that no-one wanted to admit to.
I’ve seen the reunion segment at least three times in my life and yet here I am still crying my eyes out. The reunions are always my favorite part of the show!
And he referred to her as an individual...not his wife or even a woman he loved/cared deeply for. Talking about how it made him better, etc, which basically is him making it about him and not her. Narcissistic trait. That's cold.
Here is my theory about Dolores origins, I think she is a daughter of her stepdad and it’s why her stepmother was so mean to her. It’s the only reasonable explanation of why she wasn’t adopted by her, and why she hated her. 🤷🏻♀️
The story called "Unexplained Death" should actually be titled "Unsolved Murder." The death was explained. She was murdered. As others have commented before, the husband did it.
My Aunt, in the early 50's, gave her last (5th) child to her mother to raise. It was farm life after WW2 & it was difficult. Gramma raised her the first 7 years. She had to go back to her mother's and father's to attend school. My cousin would often run away to Gramma's house. Gramma, in her mind was her real mother.
What if the world goes around from inertia of eliptical orbit by being drawn into the gravitational pull of the center mass of a big ball of fire and that causes us to be dizzied up by the wobble of axial tilt? I don't know, just a theory
Agreed!...He planned that out it's just to perfect on a story, "I went to 7-11, went to Dunkin donuts & then to the shop & chatted w/ my buddy"...yeah, pal, sure u did
And why would he go back to the same places and remind them that he had been there the day before. Nobody would do that unless they were building an alibi.
@@davidgordon134 Unless he paid in cash bank records would prove he, or at least his card, had been in those places at specific times. He didn’t need to do the reminders.
"I didn't kill my wife.... I was busy getting this bill paid at 8:32am, then went to buy 6 doughnuts in a suit at 9:50am, then drove over to talk to these people at 10:35am, then called her at 11 and she said I'm busy so I hung up and went to the bathroom, then I went...." 🤔🤔🤔
@@davidgordon134 The only reason I don't look on that as skeptically as many is if I were under suspicion for murder, I would do everything I could to prove my innocence. That he did it the day after is the thing that doesn't sit well with me. I don't think I'd be able to function much or at all the day after my wife was taken from me in such a fashion.
exactly. and knew them all in a row, in sequence. that many places/stops, i would mix up a couple, and maybe forget 1 or 2. his recollection was exact and sounded scripted
@@gc7234 I Believe marilu's husband steven is guilty of her murder he's a good pathetic liar in the interview I wonder was this assho convicted of her murder sooo sad
Haha it scared me too. It must have bothered a lot of people, because I remember them softening the theme song a few seasons later with different instrumentation.
I would not accept that police decision which according to the documentary it says "law enforcement authorities -believe-" the gang member was the killer. Who died a short time after Matthew disappeared. How convenient, case closed, move on.
That’s so sweet of Phillip. What a nice thing to do for the family. And for all the children. More people would find happiness in giving. You don’t need to be rich. Just have a kind heart and give of your time. I’m really happy they were reunited. And definitely friends forever.
0:16 Love da haunting intro music, with its delightful "tinglingly creepy" harpsichord cadence, soaring organ-tones melody, and deep-bass "bawwhhnnnggg-buhhhmmmm" :D
I love how the husband who definitely murdered his wife keeps looking down and to the left in the entire interview...which is a tell tale sign that you are lying.
He is guilty, that whole change of routine to accomodate a murder and then all those stops to create an alibi and his being the only view that the marriage was good ...?
I don't know why everything about the show freaks me out as a kid because there's nothing scary about it Idk the music maybe Roberts voice now I think it's kind of cool
I feel the same way. I've watched a lot of the other shows and they don't come close. I think it is the music, Robert Stack's voice, reenactments. But it is one of a kind.
@@donjuan7358 I think when the show started in 86-88' the music composer was inspired by the horror movies at the time like Texas chainsaw massacre and Friday the 13th and created the scary and suspense music for Unsolved Mysteries.
@Mrs krystal Gibson Gilbert Something is seriously wrong with you, child. If Unsolved Mysteries doesn't scare nor terrify you, then something is seriously wrong with you, mentally. I would suggest that you seek professional help, but I doubt that would do you any good. 😒😒😒😒😒
Mrs Krystal Gibson Gilbert ummmm I just started watching it again now and I’m still scared it’s both his voice the music I go to sleep and have nightmares 🙃😂🤣😅
6:20 I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Japanese-American. Male. I've always loved Christmas music. THIS is where I remember, from back when I was 16-17, watching and hearing the "Angels We Have Heard On High," and especially the "Oh, Gloria" part! The way the song ends on those notes, is so awesome!! I also recall, Phillip's brother called the show, right after the broadcast, saying, "I know Phillip. He's my brother!"
Wow. That first story was just wonderful and touching. Loved it. "Unsolved Mysteries" and "America's Most Wanted" need to never go off of the air. They're a wonderful, very important public resources and assets to our country. So many crimes would have gone unsolved and people not located it it were not for these shows. We need these programs now. They're entertaining AND informative.
Amen. These shows solved A LOT of crimes, and brought justice to so many families. As disturbing as the content was, I felt like "To catch a Predator", was as well. If it made parents or children a lil more aware, or kept one potential molester from attempting to meet a child on the internet, it was worth it.
@@brinagreen2492 I think it could happen to anyone if someone is standing in line behind you. The sad thing is, once the guy stole the money, and obviously had him at gunpoint, he was in trouble when he got into his car and the guy took him to a second location.
LA during the 80s/90s was sketch AF!!!! I def would not have gone out but young men sometimes feel invincible. Poor guy, I feel so bad for his family and friends they had to be crushed.
I did as well. I remember seeing this when it first came out, and because of that photo, I never forgot about that case. Im so sickened by the senselessness of the crime. Im also so sad that there wasnt a better ending for Matt and his family. Atleast the scumbag who murdered him, got his, and quickly. To kill someone for a couple hundred dollars, my lord. Evil.
Am always astounded at those Christmas tree candles. We had some antique clip-on candle holders in our family collection. We never used them, but our parents told us that was typical before electric tree light strings. Burning candles on those fire bombs! Imagine that!
UGH 😢 Poor Matt 💔 I cannot imagine what he went through & his poor mom& best friend 😞 He still had his whole life ahead of him, his life was just beginning! That disgusting person the killed him will live with guilt & remorse & if they don't then they have no feelings!
Crying my eyes out after that first story what an angel phillippe was ❤❤
I agree
He was arrested for prostitution patronizing in 1995
@@Yahweh-dn9cv i doubt this is true. how do you know that for certsin? Was it in the news? Can you provide any links?
I concur!
I can never stop crying even when ive seen this many times since i was 10
Not gonna lie, I cry like a baby every time I see that update segment about Phillippe. What a decent man.
This is the best show ever. I held my breath until the update jingle started.
The first story made me so happy and a little emotional. So good.
Made me bawl my eyes out, but then I am hormonal.
Its about a paedophile
@@Unidentified_Jr_007 I do not have a "new age generation mentality",but as I watched,I thought to myself"No way would I allow my very young daughter to go anywhere, unaccompanied by me ,with a strange man.I know there are many genuinely honest,nice young men in the world,but I am not willing to chance my daughter's (or my sons')life and well being.
I will not,however, malign Phillipe's character by agreeing with @logsar brown.
@@Unidentified_Jr_007 people need to be wiped out
That desperate to find someone to agree with you huh? Sad...
Soldiers like Philippe are why I will always respect humans like that…war is hell but humans like him are why we’ve persevered ❤
In the middle of all the horror, all the suffering, you can also find the greatness in every day people.
In the middle of the peace and prosperity you can also find those great people who still see the need and respond humanely to those in need.
We only hear the “bad news,” the salacious stuff that sells the media, not the reality of your neighbors. *People do care.* It’s finding those people that’s the challenge.
Philippe's face, so full of kindness. I would have loved to have a grandpa like him. Thats the people with pure heart. Searching for actual information, i found phillip died in 2001, Carl in 2000 and his daughter in 2004
😢
Sad that they all passed away but it's good that they were able to reunite before they died!
Wow they all died so closely together 😇💓
Wow! I wish them God's blessings. May they rest in peace.
Wow, thank you sad though
The voice of Robert Stack haunted me as a kid, 30 years later it still gives me chills!
This show use to give me nightmares as a kid. Especially when the had the UFO and alien episodes. Freaked me out and scared me.
I was scared of the dark for years because of Robert stack.
It definitely gives me an eerie feeling. Not even the gore metal I listen to does that
......ive had nightmares about it!
Oh if only the world were full of Phillipes. What a stellar, lovely chap.
Based on his name and accent, I wonder if he could be Acadian.
Acadians have good reason to feel empathy for refugees!
melissa saint he’s from Maine, so yes definitely Acadian
aw
Ya, that was a really good story
This one really got me.
Good man Phillip. This is what its all about folks. Being a blessing to others.
You said it all right there.
10,000 years from today, they will be interviewing 40 year old survivors. 😂😂😂
Wow, great feel good story!!
That Phillipe story was so wholesome. It's awesome that they brought attention to happy stories as well as sad mysteries.
After we watched this episode a few years later in México, my mom made a wish to found the family she was living with back in the 50's in Burlington, as an exchange student...i fulfill her promise 10 years ago when i track one of the family daughters thanks to Facebook and Google, they send a letter, and pictures to my mom, she was so happy...died a few months later....but i keep that happy moment in my heart.
My dad is the policeman unrolling the tape and helping with putting her in the ambulance at 26:23. I vaguely remember him telling me when I was about 10 that he had been on this show but I'd forgotten that until recently and I started looking for it. I know it probably doesn't mean anything to anyone else but he died in 2020 from covid and I just think it's a total shame none of you ever got to know him. He was such a good person.
I'm sorry your father passed, and I hope you can take comfort in your good memories of him.
Terribly sorry for your loss... but that is really cool to hear that he was in this episdoe!
@@keymaster7323 I take some comfort but still get choked up now and then.
@LeeAnnahsCreations Thank you. Yeah.... it's a funny claim to fame but hey, I'll take it. Lol
God Bless You. Sorry For Your Loss
A private in the army does a few good deeds. He takes a 5-year-old to a Christmas party and the child remembers it for the rest of her life. How important simple things are. Maybe we can all think about that and do a kindness for someone else. Who knows the impact we can make on the lives of others. Lets start now.
@Joe Al What do you need? What are your circumstances?
Good advice Antonio 😊
I'm so happy they got to reconnect again. That's so awesome 😊
Because you know how they just let privates roll around by themselves in government vehicles anywhere they want on their own time in warzones.
Would the parents let the girl go with him though in the 21st century? They'd probably think he's a pedo.
“My wife, never complained”...the real MVP 👏👏👏👏👏
Bitch kept her mouth shut like a good woman.
@@ironsheep0026
@@ironsheep0026 God stopped producing that model long ago, unfortunately. My ex-wife did nothing but complain, for 25 yrs. I had all the "companionship" I could handle. I will remain alone for the rest of my life.
@@BEEBEE159 I believe it. Its the feminist movement. God also stopped making the ultimate male model. European women are good because the men are good.God was removed from our every day lives. No one is happy anymore & its sad. Men and women are different so complement eachother. God said husbands must put their wived on a pedestal and treat them better than themselves. I hardly ever see that. In turn, wives should obey their husbands and be supportive. I rately see that. If husbands truly lived as God vommanded them to, wives would have no problem being supoortive and obeying. It seems everything has been lost. Its sad. Really, its not difficult to live as God wants us to, but we are selfish beings and want to always please ourselves.
@@ironsheep0026 please dont call anyone a bitch but yourself or your friends who want to. Its very disrespectful word and not meant the way you used it.
Glad Brigitta, Carl, and Philip were able to meet up before each of their deaths (Carl in 2000, Philip in 2001, and Brigitta in 2004).
Thanks u for the up date i love unsolved mysteries 🌞🇩🇰
Matthew Chase's case was as any other case but when the face of the possible suspect shows up in the ATM camera pic, it gets me chills.
Crazy that the same guy might've died 48hrs later
@@superdupersubby justice can be swift some times
Same here it gives me the chills
@@bettydegraw8538 And the bank was within walking distance. However, depositing money at midnight was a terrible idea. At least the guy who killed him died almost immediately after.
@@steve9473 i think his room mate was involved. Her having his drivers license when he borrowed the car and keeping it with her.... just doesnt feel right.
Phillip you are a good man sir, the world needs more examples of manhood like yours
❤ true
I would never go to a ATM Machine in the middle of the night. any bussiness I have can be done in the day time.
I was thinking the same thing. The world wasn't safer back then. They didn't have internet like we do, and other outlets to tell the world what's going on. thus it seems safer when in reality it's the same
Never mind back then. The world isn't so unsafe right now. Back then people were friendly and helped each other and were kind and now everyone is a bunch of nervous, scared assholes who only help themselves, so desperate people turn to their only other option, stealing and robbing. And I'm not making excuses for those who do steal or rob people. But when people actually cared and helped each other, nobody had to lock their doors and there were a lot less crackheads and meth users and criminals. Hell, 25% of the U.S. population are in prison, wasn't like that back then. I go out in the middle of the night and nobody is around. I go into the middle of bad neighbourhoods, nobody's around. Things aren't as bad as we think, we just hear about all of the bad and none of the good.
Native Nfree LA in the 80s was definitely NOT safer than today. Not even close.
@@ytyt3922 USA murder rate as a whole was significantly higher in the 80's than now
if ATMs weren't meant to be used at night they wouldn't be available 24/7. Try blaming the criminals instead of the victims who weren't doing anything wrong.
the footage of that guy at the atm with the suspect standing there raised the hair on my skin.....thats beyond spooky to see someone interacting with there killer before they're killed !!!!!!!!
The Mastermind Facts
@Alexandra Nakelski right! I was creeped OUT enough by the music and the background voice of Robert stack! I think they've accomplished the creepy segment enough lol
The Mastermind reminds me of someone who could be related to Ted Bundy
One of the creepiest images I've seen. Right up there of the picture of John Lennon signing an autograph for Mark David Chapman hours before Chapman shot him.
AS auto correct at work...relax bro lol
The Phillipe story was outstanding. Thank you.
The world needs so many more Phillip's!
It would be a wonderful world! ✨
Omg those reunion stories absolutely destroy me lol but that one about the Soldier bringing the little girl to the Christmas party and I'm a complete wreck! 😭😭😭
Leave it to unsolved mysteries to even make Christmas music sound eerie. 😬😱😳
I loved this show as a kid with Robert Stack. In watching them now, the thing that strikes me is how old im getting, because every crime that WAS solved, including horrific murders, most of the convicted are out on parole now.
Man, time flies.
Philippe is a saint!
The world needs more people like him !!!
The way Geri describes his wife and his relationship with her is BIZARRE.
The way he says "busy busy busy" quoting his wife, you can tell that conversation never happened. lol
He did it no doubt
Yes, no emotion, no nothing... strategically planned out
Plus why did he change his routine that particular day?
You never know act of kindness will change someone's life for ever .
It shows that humanity can be redeemed by one simple act of kindness. Bless you Phillip
It's so bizarre to hear a man who murdered his wife explain how he had nothing to do with it
Q
That's because you have legitimate compassion and are not a sociopath.
Yeah
Its not bizarre being he was not convicted and despite who offered the settlement her parents took the money which seems to me was the motivation for her parents all along there was no proof he was guilty there was no trial so to say he murdered her is bullshit so its not bizarre at all for him a innocent man to explain how he nothing to do with it. However if i thought someone murdered my daughter i wouldnt accept some money to go away thats called a red flag.
People got away with murder back then way to much ... no real forensics. Oh he's guilty asf
Damn, I was really hoping for an update on Dolores’ story
It's still unsolved. From the Unsolved Mysteries Wiki: Unsolved. A web searcher located public records about Maria, which stated that she and her husband had several children. One was a teenager at the time of Dolores' birth. Interestingly, her name was Esther, which was listed in hospital records as Dolores' mother. The searcher speculated that she had Dolores out of wedlock and had Maria raise her. However, this information has not been confirmed.
@@fixxxer3456 This makes perfect sense and is what I assumed.
The Matt story is so sad when I hear his mom talk about her fears makes me sad RIP Matt.
Oddly enough, his killer was killed a week later
@@beachaddict7653 really ?? Do tell
His supposed killer was himself killed 48 hours after Matt was abducted, in a drive by shooting. The man was identified by his girlfriend in the atm photo, so the LAPD cleared the case.
@@Mr.paint123 Were they secret lovers?
@@Man.from.the.90sgeneration I doubt it
I am old enough to remember this original broadcast and 47:47 had my head on swivel at ATM's ever since. I ain't blaming the young man of course. We didn't know any better back then. ATM's were new to a lot of us.
I am old enough to see the original too as a kid, and I remember that grainy pic from the ATM machine, with that guy next to Matt, giving me chills.
Im so sorry for Matt Chase. What a waste of life, and that greedy piece of shiat who killed him for a few dollars, should rot in hell.
Back in those days, we could withdraw a $5 bill, remember? But it was so much better than standing in the bank lineup every Friday afternoon...
Liked 51, Thank you for the upload.
Re-living the series is amazing..
Watching from NSW Australia.
Howdy from Adelaide 🤙
Me too!
We take so much for granted today but nothing compares to what the family in the first story went through just to have a Christmas
I love it when they do those heartwarming reunion stories.
It's so heartwarming ❤
Great first story it just made me cry when the little girl said it was like a dream when I walked into the party she was only 5 years old. A child's wonder is beautiful 😇💞💞💞🤗
That ATM story and a few others (there was a few back in the day) are the reason I'm convinced most ATMs are inside stores/gas stations more often then outside. I remember they used to have a lot of outside ATMs shoved on the side of a bldg... not anymore. Even alot of banks have them somewhat inside a double doored area
Great point. There still are a lot of banks that continue to have them outside though.
"I'm not your mother. You don't have proof of that. " I got so triggered when she said that.
A man yes...but def not a woman saying that....
Marilu’s husband has to be guilty. He couldn’t keep a straight face, rolling his eyes... he’s hiding something
He was thinking! People are so quick to accuse! Not that I’m saying he is innocent tho!
@@karenlindsey5988 it shouldn't take any amount of thinking to just say "i didn't kill my wife" if he had nothing to do with it. Eye contact lasts about 2 seconds there, and he's off "thinking" again.
Dude, this show is like 32 years old
@@Len1977gt And?
"...and the most fulfilling relationship I've ever had with AN INDIVIDUAL...."
W T F!
Who speaks of their murdered loved one like that? Unless... he didn't give a crap about his wife and he did, in fact, kill her.
He is guilty as hell!
The first story made me cry ..how wonderful people can be.
I always find it suspicious when a person has a detailed account of their day, like they rehearsed and staged it. When the person has supposedly changed their schedule coincidentally on the day their significant other was murdered it’s not a coincidence.
And we only have his word for it that he talked to his wife who said she was busy, busy, busy. He could have killed her before he left and then maybe talked to an answering machine or just to a telephone dial tone. When he talks about how wonderful life was you can see how he looks up and right as if he is looking for a good answer and he blinks quickly. Both of those are indications that he is lying.
Also why did he go back to the donut shop and other places he claimed to be at and reminded them that he had been there that's something a guilty person would do.
Unless you have an eidetic memory, then you can't exactly help it. But if they have that they'd be able to recount every day and not just the one particular day.
Exactly. He was like: “And I went to get some coffee, and I went to the store, then I went back and forgot my coffee” lol
You can see in his eyes he did it.
Nothing makes you seem guilty of killing your wife more than drastically changing up your routine and making sure you were seen at every place you go to (and going back the next day to be extra sure they remembered you). Also, murderers always throw in a suspicious call to “check on” their loved one that fits with their alibi. People don’t generally do that at a very specific time.
Yes, Stephen Geri looks very suspicious regarding the murder of his wife, Marilu. Murderers also like to have someone else discover the body. If he's guilty, what a brutal, unforgiveable call that was to Marilu's mother, sending her over there for the task. Disappointing to see this crime has not been solved.
Yeah, he shows absolutely no emotion. His story was too specific, a non guilty person would just say they ran some errands and aren’t so specific with the time, unless they looked st their watch at that moment and remember it. You can just tell he’s guilty and lying. Also that gesture he makes with his mouth when he’s telling his stories.
*at
The first story is so nice and they were all reunited! The father wrote a book. Unfortunately all of them have passed now.
Even the “little” girl?
@@karenlindsey5988 unfortunately yes in 2004
❤️ the Soldier story. Kindness has no words. Happy to.see them reunited after all these years.
I bet that guy was going nuts having to wait 10 months to make his insurance claim, so as not to appear guilty, like he is
Thought the same as well.
The moment it was said he worked in insurance alarm bells were ringing. He wanted to look like a victim, had someone else find the body to take suspicion off himself and went out of his way to create an alibi that couldn’t be questioned. It’s like he was ticking boxes to be the widower and not the murderer. Where was he when his late wife’s second headstone was inscribed with her maiden name and not her married name?
May the Lord give Dolores the answer she's been looking for so eagerly!. So she will at last find peace of mind and heart. She deserves being given what she desperately wants.
No doubt in my mind,it was the family friend,who was dolores’s mother,should’ve gotten dna testing & for the family friend to take the dna test,if the family friend refused ,that would mean that she was dolores’s mother
@@Yahweh-dn9cv at the time these programs were made DNA genetic genealogy was not even a thing yet
@@ludovica8221 hopefully she has since gotten dna testing
In general i think the take-away from unsolved mysteries is that i should be more afraid and apprehensive than I thought I should be.
Definitely one take away is "don't marry a creep"
Just in season one, they interview two husbands who pretty clearly are the murderer
Sadly, a lot of the victims on this show come off as very naive people.
@@carmichaelk.5214 It is a lot easier to be suspicious of people when they on Unsolved Mysteries in connection to a murdered spouse
It just HAPPENS to be the day he changes his routine and isn't home when his wife is murdered. Guilty.
@Norscan Wolf
Absolutely. Pitiful, he does not know how stupid he sounds
Right, Sure...bad luck for him. Murderers really should practice their stories on someone they trust bc they look worse than toddlers coming up with such stories
I was thinking the same thing! He seems like a narcissist
I don’t think he did it but that he hired someone.
That guy had shifty eyes
That guy absolutely killed his wife.
Absolutely. She was dead before he left the house in the morning.
I agree. Even the mother knows
Oh such a beautiful story and reunion with Phillip. He was so compassionate. God bless Phillip.
Robert Stack's level of charisma maaaaan!
"She made me more productive than I'd ever been before in my life." Aw... And they say romance is dead!
@@Thorsdaughter007 After 25 yrs of slavery, I mean marriage, I am now free. :)
I used to see your comments on As The World Turns videos lol. Love when this happens haha
@@BEEBEE159
Hey, asshole, if you hate women, then go date men. It's that simple. You'll do yourself and every woman on the planet a big favor.
@@JanetStarChild White Knight alert.
@@CelestialWoodway
You say that like it's a bad thing; but sure, go ahead and shame people for having empathy for their fellow human being, regardless of gender.
I love researching and learning about WW2, I hardly come across any heartwarming stories. That first story really touched my heart ❤ such a bright light during a dark time in world history.
Im overjoyed to tearsat this reunion. Incredible!!!
The Phillips story was always one of my favorites!
*Phillips is The Real Deal*
Phillip deze nutz
Matthew Chase's story is terrifying.
That's what you get for living paycheck to paycheck. If Matt wasn't in such dire need to deposit a check at 11:30 he would have been safely home.
@@ThePeterDislikeShow shut up idiot. Most Americans are paycheck to paycheck 🙄
@@ThePeterDislikeShow Yeah, just blame an innocent kid for being murdered all because he deposited his paycheck. I'm sure it wasn't the murderer's fault 🙄
@@timmysullivan2515 Um, it really says something about your financial habits when you can't even wait until morning to deposit a check. Seriously.
@@ThePeterDislikeShow Good God does that mean he deserved to die? He was young and still learning. Lots of people live paycheck to paycheck.
As soon as I heard that Delores' "step-mother" resented her and some of the things the step-mother told her I immediately suspected that it was a sister, cousin or other (likely female) relative who turned Delores over to be raised by her. When I heard that this was a frequent practice in large Mexican families and a medical record listed the god-mother as her aunt my suspicions were reinforced.
Now Deloras can get a DNA test
Yea some cases like this is cuz the baby looks like the dad and the mom don't wanna see her baby's face it's sad
The family friend was her mother,no doubt
@@aprilsilvers381 hopefully she did
As a mid-wife she could have abducted Delores. Or since that was the time of civil unrest Delores could have been born from a war-time rape that no-one wanted to admit to.
I’ve seen the reunion segment at least three times in my life and yet here I am still crying my eyes out. The reunions are always my favorite part of the show!
Horrifying ATM footage.
Marilu’s husband sure does talk up their relationship... but he never said he loved her. 🤔
OMG you’re right, he never did.
He's an arrogant asshole.
Yeah his delivery was very matter-of-fact and emotionless
And he referred to her as an individual...not his wife or even a woman he loved/cared deeply for. Talking about how it made him better, etc, which basically is him making it about him and not her. Narcissistic trait. That's cold.
And that scumbag Stephen Geri has a You Tube channel on here about his Insurance business he still currently doing SMFH !!!!!!!!!!!!
Here is my theory about Dolores origins, I think she is a daughter of her stepdad and it’s why her stepmother was so mean to her. It’s the only reasonable explanation of why she wasn’t adopted by her, and why she hated her. 🤷🏻♀️
Good theory, totally agree.
The story called "Unexplained Death" should actually be titled "Unsolved Murder." The death was explained. She was murdered. As others have commented before, the husband did it.
My Aunt, in the early 50's, gave her last (5th) child to her mother to raise. It was farm life after WW2 & it was difficult. Gramma raised her the first 7 years. She had to go back to her mother's and father's to attend school. My cousin would often run away to Gramma's house. Gramma, in her mind was her real mother.
I’m embarrassed how long it took me to realize what “automated teller machine” was.
LochNessax3 fucking idiot
Coco Snicker12 Asshole
I’m still trying to figure out how he deposited a check into an ATM
baby g what are you a moron? put the check into the envelope, just deposit it. fucking simple.
Coco Snicker12 Not everyone’s as old as you, Grandpa.
Stephen Geri attempted to run for city council but once it was known that he was a suspect in his wife's murder he quickly withdrew
Two things make the world go round, sex and money. Wtf? How about Love?
What if the world goes around from inertia of eliptical orbit by being drawn into the gravitational pull of the center mass of a big ball of fire and that causes us to be dizzied up by the wobble of axial tilt? I don't know, just a theory
Love is included in the sex.
@@iamV10010 Not necessarily 😉😝😈
That puke of a husband killed he.
lol nobody remembers their day that well unless they are making up an alibi
Agreed!...He planned that out it's just to perfect on a story, "I went to 7-11, went to Dunkin donuts & then to the shop & chatted w/ my buddy"...yeah, pal, sure u did
And why would he go back to the same places and remind them that he had been there the day before. Nobody would do that unless they were building an alibi.
He has his own RUclips channel about life insurance! ruclips.net/channel/UCZvwM7MucM5n07H6l-d9FSg
@@davidgordon134 Unless he paid in cash bank records would prove he, or at least his card, had been in those places at specific times. He didn’t need to do the reminders.
"I didn't kill my wife....
I was busy getting this bill paid at 8:32am, then went to buy 6 doughnuts in a suit at 9:50am, then drove over to talk to these people at 10:35am, then called her at 11 and she said I'm busy so I hung up and went to the bathroom, then I went...."
🤔🤔🤔
Yea buddy you say that on the day your wife died ok nice alibi come on your arrested.
SergeTheBlerge COLOMBO would’ve caught The Husband...no problem!
His mistress probably killed her and vandalized her grave.
And then he goes back to all of the places he stopped at the next day and reminds them that he was there the day before.
@@davidgordon134 The only reason I don't look on that as skeptically as many is if I were under suspicion for murder, I would do everything I could to prove my innocence. That he did it the day after is the thing that doesn't sit well with me. I don't think I'd be able to function much or at all the day after my wife was taken from me in such a fashion.
Usm, has aired quite a few heartwarming wartime reunion stories with American G.I. s . And through the ugliness of war shines brighter the human soul.
he did it. too many alibi's
exactly. and knew them all in a row, in sequence. that many places/stops, i would mix up a couple, and maybe forget 1 or 2. his recollection was exact and sounded scripted
@@gc7234 I Believe marilu's husband steven is guilty of her murder he's a good pathetic liar in the interview I wonder was this assho convicted of her murder sooo sad
Alibis.
I agree ☝️
Facts
The music made this series so eerie. Scared the shit outta me as a kid.
Haha it scared me too. It must have bothered a lot of people, because I remember them softening the theme song a few seasons later with different instrumentation.
Phillip is amazing. God bless him 😇
They are all gone now but what an amazing segment
God that first story has me in tears... Very sweet ♡
This is why I am afraid of ATMs. I forgot where it originated. Buried in my childhood memories of this show.
Seeing Robert Stack at that cemetery made me sad because it reminded me he's interred in one now.
😥😪
I’m so happy I got to grow up watching him on tv.
Yeah.
@@chrisw6164ikr❤
So the guy who killed Matthew was killed two days later. Wow
Gang life.
Good. Karma.
@@julz3tt3 Thug lyfe
I would not accept that police decision which according to the documentary it says "law enforcement authorities -believe-" the gang member was the killer. Who died a short time after Matthew disappeared. How convenient, case closed, move on.
@@joselbazcom4221 wow
That’s so sweet of Phillip. What a nice thing to do for the family. And for all the children. More people would find happiness in giving. You don’t need to be rich. Just have a kind heart and give of your time. I’m really happy they were reunited. And definitely friends forever.
0:16 Love da haunting intro music, with its delightful "tinglingly creepy" harpsichord cadence, soaring organ-tones melody, and deep-bass "bawwhhnnnggg-buhhhmmmm" :D
Suspenseful..not creepy
I love how the husband who definitely murdered his wife keeps looking down and to the left in the entire interview...which is a tell tale sign that you are lying.
Guess everyone like you who watches crime dramas is an expert. You dont know shit, stop.
No, it's not. There is absolutely nothing scientific to confirm that.
Philippe. These dawn onions.
2:22 Thank You
12:34 Ready Teller Robbery
23:21 Gerri
36:13 Who Am I?
Every time Marilu's husband talks about her, he looks to the left. Obvious telltale sign of mendacity.
He is guilty, that whole change of routine to accomodate a murder and then all those stops to create an alibi and his being the only view that the marriage was good ...?
He hired someone.
He's suspicious, I'll agree. Very cold.
That story about the baby in the suitcase was so sad. I wonder what was it that her step mother was hiding. Clearly she knew more than she was saying.
I don't know why everything about the show freaks me out as a kid because there's nothing scary about it Idk the music maybe Roberts voice now I think it's kind of cool
I feel the same way. I've watched a lot of the other shows and they don't come close. I think it is the music, Robert Stack's voice, reenactments. But it is one of a kind.
@@donjuan7358 I think when the show started in 86-88' the music composer was inspired by the horror movies at the time like Texas chainsaw massacre and Friday the 13th and created the scary and suspense music for Unsolved Mysteries.
Me too
@Mrs krystal Gibson Gilbert
Something is seriously wrong with you, child.
If Unsolved Mysteries doesn't scare nor terrify you, then something is seriously wrong with you, mentally.
I would suggest that you seek professional help, but I doubt that would do you any good. 😒😒😒😒😒
Mrs Krystal Gibson Gilbert ummmm I just started watching it again now and I’m still scared it’s both his voice the music I go to sleep and have nightmares 🙃😂🤣😅
Awwwwwwww the store of Soldier Philip was so heart warming. love that...
Been going thru these bad boys great shows !
Too much details Steven. He’s too nonchalant for s1 who’s talking about his wife’s death
6:20 I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Japanese-American. Male. I've always loved Christmas music. THIS is where I remember, from back when I was 16-17, watching and hearing the "Angels We Have Heard On High," and especially the "Oh, Gloria" part! The way the song ends on those notes, is so awesome!! I also recall, Phillip's brother called the show, right after the broadcast, saying, "I know Phillip. He's my brother!"
Wow. That first story was just wonderful and touching. Loved it. "Unsolved Mysteries" and "America's Most Wanted" need to never go off of the air. They're a wonderful, very important public resources and assets to our country. So many crimes would have gone unsolved and people not located it it were not for these shows. We need these programs now. They're entertaining AND informative.
Amen. These shows solved A LOT of crimes, and brought justice to so many families.
As disturbing as the content was, I felt like "To catch a Predator", was as well. If it made parents or children a lil more aware, or kept one potential molester from attempting to meet a child on the internet, it was worth it.
I think Matt should have waited until the next day to go to the bank or made sure that no one was too close to him when he used the ATM machine.
Yes he was very careless
@@brinagreen2492 I think it could happen to anyone if someone is standing in line behind you. The sad thing is, once the guy stole the money, and obviously had him at gunpoint, he was in trouble when he got into his car and the guy took him to a second location.
LA during the 80s/90s was sketch AF!!!! I def would not have gone out but young men sometimes feel invincible. Poor guy, I feel so bad for his family and friends they had to be crushed.
Why would she think it’s so wild they knew he was tall and lanky? They just showed them Matt’s drivers license, it lists his height and weight lady
Phillip was an amazing human being. No ulterior motive, no pervertedness, just genuine care and concern. What a person.
The creepy figure next to Matt at the ATM has always haunted me. I got a chill the first time I saw it, and I still feel that now.
I did as well. I remember seeing this when it first came out, and because of that photo, I never forgot about that case.
Im so sickened by the senselessness of the crime. Im also so sad that there wasnt a better ending for Matt and his family. Atleast the scumbag who murdered him, got his, and quickly. To kill someone for a couple hundred dollars, my lord. Evil.
@@chocolatetownforever7537 What if he was gay?
I would have never settled with a man I thought killed my daughter
Russada most moms choose men over kids. I know so many
Hey baby
@@nicoleymacaroni I agree,look at the asst DA in Tampa,Hillsborough county fl in 1990s,left her hubby &4 kids for an imprisoned convicted murdered
You say that until the legal fees begin piling up.
OBVIOUSLY the husband asked for the settlement!
It's shocking to me that they would accept it. Seems like a betrayal.
@@BrianSmith-yq7ys That is how I feel. He even points it out. If I suspected someone killed my child I wouldn't accept a glass of water from them.
it can be costly to bring a lawsuit-
@@Alamyst2011 It´s lawyer advice. Most people don´t want to settle but feel like they have to, to avoid legal costs.
@Brian Smith. Judges also try to push settlements
Gosh .. Robert Stack was so handsome.. I can’t take my eyes off him !!!!
He was wasn't he!
Issues.
I’m straight and I agree!
Am always astounded at those Christmas tree candles. We had some antique clip-on candle holders in our family collection. We never used them, but our parents told us that was typical before electric tree light strings. Burning candles on those fire bombs! Imagine that!
But, Christmas trees back then were put up on Christmas Eve and only lit for 1 night unlike today when we decorate our trees weeks before Christmas.
@@lucyterrier7905 and some wait weeks to take them down. That's how some people celebrate Easter lol.
That first story was amazing. Love can conquer all
UGH 😢 Poor Matt 💔 I cannot imagine what he went through & his poor mom& best friend 😞 He still had his whole life ahead of him, his life was just beginning! That disgusting person the killed him will live with guilt & remorse & if they don't then they have no feelings!
The Austrian family story was very touching
Hungarian family