Unsolved Mysteries
Season 9
199643 episodes
Episode 1
Episode #389
Sep 20, 1996
A ninth season of stories begins as amateur researchers find similarities in the cases of the Zodiac killer and the Unabomber; and a bizarre West Virginia case involves multiple identities--and murder. Also: two Macon, Ariz., college students are brutally murdered. Wanted: Andre Gerald Wilson Wanted: William Jordan Missing: April Gregory & Kristin Smart Update: Wanted - Carl & Mary Dennie
Episode 2
Episode #390
Oct 27, 1996
Reports include the suicide of actress Margaux Hemingway, granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway; a Los Angeles man's search for his biological mother; the hunt for the killers of two Mercer College students. Lost Love: Sean Moore Wanted: Jonathan Kern Update: Wanted - Albert Leon Fletcher
Episode 3
Episode #391
Oct 18, 1996
Included: the 1966 death of rock star Bobby Fuller, who some believe was murdered; and an update on a bizarre West Virginia murder case from 1994. Also: people who have been robbed in their homes form a coalition. Wanted: David Coleman Update: Wanted - William Cooper
Episode 4
Episode #392
Oct 25, 1996
A Halloween-themed profile of a Salem, Mass., woman who uses her alleged psychic powers to help the police solve crimes. Other reports include the 1994 murder of a DEA agent in Phoenix; the story behind a New Yorker's 1991 lottery win. Missing: Meriah & Sabria Widboom Wanted: Yessica Mendez Wanted: Augustin Mendoza Update: Lost Love - Tim Harrell
Episode 5
Episode #393
Nov 1, 1996
Probing NASA findings of life on Mars. Other reports include an update on a 1988 construction-site fire in Kansas City, Mo.; possible foul play in the 1995 death of a Colorado man. Lost Heir: Owen Walker Lost Heir: Temperee Hawkins Wanted: Tony DeCompo (Wanted for Questioning) Update: Lost Love - Jeff Linn Update: Lost Love - Candice & Sharina Berry
Episode 6
Episode #394
Nov 8, 1996
A report on incidents of sleepwalking; updates on the disappearance of two young sisters, and a man's search for his siblings. Also: a woman believes that her twin sister, who supposedly died at birth, may still be alive. Missing: Lance Guevarra Missing: Jesus De La Cruz Wanted: Karen Pelletiere Missing: Susan Hurley Harrison Lost Love: Lois Cappoziello Update: Arson - Kansas City Explosion
Episode 7
Episode #395
Nov 15, 1996
Segments include a man's 1985 experiences in a French hospital that led to his becoming a minister; another man's search for a good Samaritan who saved his life on the day his child was born; a toddler's 1993 abduction. Wanted: Jimmy Ray Legate Wanted: Michael Wilburn Wanted: Unidentified Subject Lost Love: Steve Newton Update: Wanted - Richard Cepulonis & Karen Walters
Episode 8
Episode #396
Nov 22, 1996
A talk with Cokeville, Wyo., residents whose lives were spared during a 1986 hostage crisis at an elementary school, and with patients of a doctor schooled in the ancient Chinese medical practice known as Qi Gong. Wanted: Samuel Lee Glover & Marshall Kirkpatrick Wanted: James ""Whitey"" Bulger Missing: Le-Zhan Williams
Episode 9
Episode #397
Dec 6, 1996
Included: the 1966 death of rock star Bobby Fuller, who some believe was murdered; an update on a bizarre West Virginia murder case from 1994. Also: people who have been robbed in their homes from a coalition to catch the intruders. (Repeat)
Episode 10
Episode #398
Dec 13, 1996
Reports on a daring jail escape; a 1986 hostage incident at a Cokeville, Wyo., elementary school; the death of an international financial consultant in a fire at a Washington, D.C., townhouse; and an adoptee's desperate search for her biological parents. Unexplained Death - Lynn Amos Special Bulletin - Lost Love - Regina Davis Lost Love: Dave & Christie Carlsen
Episode 11
Episode #399
Dec 27, 1996
Repeat segments include: amateur researchers find similarities in the cases of the Zodiac killer and the Unabomber. Other reports include a Phoenix teenager who claims that she was miraculously healed following a 1993 accident; an insurance scheme; missing college students. Wanted: William Jordan
Episode 12
Episode #400
Jan 3, 1997
Segments on heroic pets; a Phoenix woman's efforts to find her kidnapped daughter; a death on a hotel balcony; the search for a mail bomber who terrorized New York City area residents. Link: Missing: Zenith Elaine Helton / Transcript of segment Wanted: Jimmy Wayne Pierce
Episode 13
Episode #401
Jan 10, 1997
A report on the use of bee venom to treat the crippling effects of multiple sclerosis; an update on an Austrian woman's search for her adopted brother in America; an engineering lab's challenge to arguments in a Darien, Conn., rape trial. Link: Wheeling Police Department: Santos Murder Unexplained Death: Jamie Santos
Episode 14
Episode #402
Jan 17, 1997
Reports on the suicide of actress Margaux Hemingway, granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway; the hunt for the killers of two Mercer College students; and the search for a con man. Also: a Geneva, N.Y., man receives a letter (found in a bottle) that he'd written. (Repeat) Wanted: Jonathan Kern
Episode 15
Episode #403
Jan 31, 1997
Examining the human-like characteristics of an unusual primate; the story of a missing reporter who disappeared in 1996; the search for a suspect in Mexico; and news of a so-called aphrodisiac ""wonder drug.""; final appeal of Tommy Ziegler. Missing: Susan Walsh
Episode 16
Episode #404
Feb 7, 1997
Reports include one man's crusade to reinvestigate the 1994 death of rock star Kurt Cobain. Also: a controversial medical diagnosis--by a dog; a 1975 shootout at a furniture store; and a 1995 missing-persons case. Links: E! Online News: Who Killed Kurt Cobain?
Episode 17
Episode #405
Feb 14, 1997
A report on aphrodisiacs, including one man's claim that chocolates improved his sex life; and theories involving a reported secret government ray gun. Also: a family finds new evidence in a son's 1977 death.
Episode 18
Episode #406
Feb 21, 1997
Segments include a case of reported vampirism involving the murders of a Florida couple; the death of a USC film student in Tijuana; suspicions of an insurance scam in Mexico. Missing: Ceara O'Connell
Episode 19
Episode #407
Mar 7, 1997
A profile of a Salem, Mass., woman who uses her alleged psychic powers to help solve crimes. Other reports include the 1994 murder of a DEA agent; the story behind a New Yorker's 1991 lottery win. (Repeat) Wanted: Augustin Mendoza Wanted: Yessica Mendez Special Bulletin: Unidentified Subject
Episode 20
Episode #408
Mar 14, 1997
Examining several theories about who gunned down rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in September 1996. Other segments involve the search for suspects in the abduction of a 5-6ear-old girl; and the armed robbery of a woman and her grandson. Also: two women's search for a long-lost brother. Links: Video Clips of the Tupac Shakur segment / 2Pac Mansion - Unsolved Mysteries article Unexplained Death: Tupac Shakur Missing: Therese Rose Walsh
Episode 21
Episode #409
Mar 21, 1998
Probing NASA findings of life on Mars. Other reports include possible foul play in the death of a Colorado man; the hunt for a woman's alleged captor; a viewer tip leading to a suspect's arrest in Jackson (Miss.). (Repeat)
Episode 22
Episode #410
Mar 28, 1997
Included: a profile of a so-called ""psychic spy"" in the Government's Stargate program; a report on cloning the dead; the search for a nanny wanted for questioning in Los Angeles. Wanted: Maria Rosa Hernandez Wanted: Melvin Luther Wilson
Episode 23
Episode #411
Apr 4, 1997
A profile of a family that claims to be tormented by unseen forces, including ghostly visions, electrical phenomena and mysterious medical troubles; and so-called sightings of MIBs, strange and furtive ""Men in Black"" who travel in threes, speak in unison and are said to be aliens. Also: the search for a suspected swindler in Mexico. Wanted: Maria Socorro de Rodriguez LaPine Wanted: Mark Gagliardo
Episode 24
Episode #412
Apr 11, 1997
Repeat segments include: incidents of sleepwalking; a woman believes that her twin sister, who supposedly died at birth, may still be alive; the abduction of a toddler; two brothers investigate their mother's puzzling disappearance. Also: an update on a construction-site fire in Kansas City, Mo. Wanted: Karen Pelletiere Missing: Jeanette Theresa Federico
Episode 25
Episode #413
Apr 18, 1997
Reports on so-called sightings of MIBs, furtive ""Men in Black"" who travel in threes, speak in unison and are said to be aliens; and a Canadian man's puzzling journey, ending in his death. Update: Dennis Keith Smith
Episode 26
Episode #414
Apr 25, 1997
Authorities search for a suspect in the rapes of two Texas A&M students; a woman credits her medical recovery to a visit from a ""healing UFO""; and a former reporter tries to locate the woman she recently discovered to be her sister. Also: a probe of why serial killers murder. Wanted: Don Richard Davis, Jr. Update: Wanted - Trent Stephen Fouts Unexplained Death: Kristi Lee
Episode 27
Episode #415
May 2, 1997
Reports of cyberstalkers using the anonymity of computers when threatening victims; a youngster's hypnosis-induced account of a past life as a soldier in the Civil War; the murder of a star lacrosse and soccer player. Wanted: David Matthew Thompson
Episode 28
Episode #416
May 9, 1997
American and Russian archaeologists discover the bones and weapons of ancient women warriors; Residents of Oakville, Washington, report mysterious gooey blobs that rained down from the sky; a comatose man experiences what doctors call a ""miracle survival""; a mother searches for the murderer of her son. Links: Transcript of the Oakville, Washington segment / Chemtrail Central
Episode 29
Episode #417
May 16, 1997
Reports on a possible link between the bombing in Atlanta during the Summer Olympics and a series of bombings in Spokane, Wash.; the search for a Baltimore con man; the murder of a South Carolina beauty-shop owner. Wanted: Unidentified Subject
Episode 30
Episode #418
May 23, 1997
Segments include a man's experiences in a French hospital that led to his becoming a minister; another man's search for a good Samaritan who saved his life on the day his child was born; and a boating accident that injured a woman. Also: the arrest of a fugitive and his wife in St. Paul (Minn.). (Repeat) Wanted: Unidentified Subject Wanted: Jimmy Wayne Pierce
Episode 31
Episode #419
May 30, 1997
A talk with patients of a doctor schooled in the ancient Chinese medical practice qi gong; and reports on theories of a police frame-up in the O.J. Simpson case. Also: the FBI hunt for a Boston man. (Repeat) Wanted: James ""Whitey"" Bulger Wanted: Robert F. Trenholm
Episode 32
Episode #420
Jun 20, 1997
Segments on heroic pets; a Phoenix woman's efforts to find her kidnapped daughter; a death on a hotel balcony; the search for a mail bomber who terrorized New York residents. (Repeat)
Episode 33
Episode #421
Jun 27, 1997
Reports include one man's crusade to reinvestigate the 1994 death of rock star Kurt Cobain; Also: a controversial medical diagnosis--by a dog; a 1975 shootout at a furniture store; a 1995 missing-persons case involving two sisters. (Repeat) Link: Wheeling Police Department: Santos Murder Unexplained Death: Jamie Santos
Episode 34
Episode #422
Jul 4, 1997
Segments include the murder of Ennis Cosby; a fatal fall from a hotel balcony; and theories about an alleged Government ray gun. Also: a report on aphrodisiacs, including one man's claim that chocolates improved his sex life; a family finds new evidence in a son's 1977 death. (Repeat)
Episode 35
Episode #423
Jul 11, 1997
Examining an unusual primate's humanlike characteristics; the story of a missing reporter who disappeared in 1996; the murder of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey; and the search for a suspect in the killing of a Vancouver, Wash., woman. (Repeat) Missing: Susan Walsh
Episode 36
Episode #424
Jul 18, 1997
A report on the use of bee venom to treat multiple sclerosis; an update on an Austrian woman's search for her adopted brother; an engineering lab's challenge to arguments in a rape trial. (Repeat)
Episode 37
Episode #425
Jul 25, 1997
Segments include a case of reported vampirism involving the murders of a Florida couple; the death of a USC film student in Tijuana; a report on an apparition seen along a Northern California roadside. (Repeat) Wanted: Edwin Rodriguez
Episode 38
Episode #426
Aug 1, 1997
Examining several theories about who gunned down rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in September 1996. Other segments involve the search for suspects in the abduction of a 5-year-old girl; and the armed robbery of a woman and her grandson. (Repeat) Links: Video Clips of the Tupac Shakur segment / 2Pac Mansion - Unsolved Mysteries article Unexplained Death: Tupac Shakur Missing: Therese Rose Walsh
Episode 39
Episode #427
Aug 8, 1997
Included: a profile of a so-called ""psychic spy"" in the Government's Stargate program; a report on cloning the dead; the search for a nanny wanted for questioning in Los Angeles. (Repeat) Wanted: Maria Rosa Hernandez Wanted: Melvin Luther Wilson
Episode 40
Episode #428
Aug 15, 1997
A profile of a family that claims to be tormented by unseen forces, including ghostly visions, electrical phenomena and mysterious medical troubles; and speculations concerning the crash of TWA flight 800. (Repeat) Lost Love: Virginia Burns Wanted: Maria Socorro de Rodriguez LaPine Wanted: Mark Gagliardo
Episode 41
Episode #429
Aug 22, 1997
Reports on so-called sightings of MIBs, furtive ""Men in Black"" who travel in threes, speak in unison and re said to be aliens; and a Canadian man's puzzling journey, ending in his death. (Repeat) Update: Dennis Keith Smith
Episode 42
Episode #430
Aug 29, 1997
Authorities search for a suspect in the rapes of two Texas A&M students; a woman credits her medical recovery to a visit from a ""healing UFO""; and a former reporter tries to locate the woman she recently discovered to be her sister. Also: a probe on why serial killers murder; an update on a missing youngster, located in Iceland. (Repeat) Wanted: Don Richard Davis, Jr. Unexplained Death: Kristi Lee
Episode 43
Episode #431
Sep 5, 1997
Reports on a daring jail escape; a 1986 hostage incident at a Cokeville, Wyo., school; the death of a financial consultant in a fire at a Washington, D.C., townhouse; and an adoptee's search for her biological parents. (Repeat) Unexplained Death - Lynn Amos Special Bulletin - Lost Love - Regina Davis Lost Love: Dave & Christie Carlsen