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Combines four to five segments of dramatic re-enactments, interviews and updates of real human and paranormal mysteries. An audience interactive call-to-action request allowed viewers to call in with tips to help solve the cases.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Unsolved Mysteries Season 6 Episode 30 - Episode #285
    8.8/10(21 votes)

    #1 - Episode #285

    S6:E30

    Reports include the 1986 disappearance of a Morro Bay, Cal., man, whose wife was murdered in 1982. Also: repeat segments on the hunt for a fugitive health-care worker; an update on a German Air Force officer's search for his biological father.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Unsolved Mysteries Season 13 Episode 17 - Episode #519
    8.6/10(13 votes)

    #2 - Episode #519

    S13:E17

    David Lee Kemp - In 1998, David Lee Kemp was charged with fatally shooting his estranged wife and her new boyfriend. While awaiting trial for the crimes, however, he managed to escape from an Oklahoma prison and elude capture again in Las Vegas. Can you help bring David Kemp to justice? David Lee Kemp (Wanted)

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Unsolved Mysteries Season 2 Episode 30 - Episode #68
    8.5/10(18 votes)

    #3 - Episode #68

    S2:E30

    Segments: the murder of a North Carolina woman who was shot in her car while returning home from a holiday party; fortunetelling scam artists working in the Midwest. (Repeat)

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Unsolved Mysteries Season 3 Episode 23 - Episode #113
    8.5/10(21 votes)

    #4 - Episode #113

    S3:E23

    Segments: evidence said to refute historical theories on the deaths of Old West outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; the death of a pediatric nurse who had been harassed and terrorized for seven years; a woman's search for her siblings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Unsolved Mysteries Season 2 Episode 27 - Episode #65
    8.4/10(20 votes)

    #5 - Episode #65

    S2:E27

    A 45-year-old kidnapping case examines a Chicago man's search for his brother, who was abducted from their parents' home. Also: a profile of a Missouri man who preyed on women's hearts and pocketbooks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Unsolved Mysteries Season 1 Episode 27 - Episode #27
    8.3/10(32 votes)

    #6 - Episode #27

    S1:E27

    A report on the capture and arrest of an alleged swindler. Also: repeat stories on the search for a missing Nebraska mother; the dragnet for the killers of a Philidelphia child.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Unsolved Mysteries Season 2 Episode 15 - Episode #53
    8.3/10(37 votes)

    #7 - Episode #53

    S2:E15

    Reports on the disappearance of a young Ohio woman more than eight years ago; the search for a Florida woman wanted for questioning in a 2 million theft from her ailing husband; the manhunt for an alleged armed robber and killer on the FBI's Most Wanted list.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Unsolved Mysteries Season 4 Episode 26 - Episode #172
    8.3/10(21 votes)

    #8 - Episode #172

    S4:E26

    New reports on a rash of Northern California pizza-restaurant robberies; the reunion of a millionaire and his daughter; and a fugitive's arrest in Colorado for kidnapping and murder. Repeat segments include U.S. intelligence reports suggesting there were survivors of a spy plane shot down over Laos in 1973; and the search for a fugitive con artist.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Unsolved Mysteries Season 2 Episode 23 - Episode #61
    8.2/10(20 votes)

    #9 - Episode #61

    S2:E23

    Reports on the murders of two Washington teens; nocturnal sightings in the skies above Texas; the vanishing of a Pennsylvania security guard and a fortune in platinum. (Repeat)

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Unsolved Mysteries Season 12 Episode 22 - Episode #470
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Episode #470

    S12:E22

    Undesirable Desiree - Desiree Dawn Lingo-Perkins (Wanted) Fugitive Molester - Carl D. Williams (Wanted) Jayson Artis (Unexplained Death)

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Unsolved Mysteries Season 2 Episode 14 - Episode #52
    8.1/10(35 votes)

    #11 - Episode #52

    S2:E14

    Repeat segments on a New Jersey woman whose psychic powers are tested; and 19th century miner credited with hiding 21 million in gold and silver. Also: an update on the capture of an Iowan wanted for embezzlement.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Unsolved Mysteries Season 3 Episode 1 - Episode #91
    8.1/10(46 votes)

    #12 - Episode #91

    S3:E1

    The series' third season opens with a report on sightings of a bright orange fireball that crashed in Pennsylvania and was reportedly removed under military supervision; a woman's first meeting with her biological father; an arsonist's home movies.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Unsolved Mysteries Season 5 Episode 12 - Episode #212
    8.1/10(77 votes)

    #13 - Episode #212

    S5:E12

    Segments include the 1990 Telluride, Colo., murder of Eva Schoen, wife of U-Haul heir Sam Schoen; the 14-year search for a Texas fugitive; a man's quest to find the half-sister he never met; and the search for witnesses to the disappearance of a young mother.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Unsolved Mysteries Season 5 Episode 24 - Episode #224
    8.1/10(25 votes)

    #14 - Episode #224

    S5:E24

    A recap of cases solved include the release of a prisoner who was a victim of mistaken identity. Also: the disappearance of a financially troubled Massachusetts man, who's unaware he's an heir to $750,000; the discovery of a human skeleton in an old footlocker.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Unsolved Mysteries Season 7 Episode 6 - Episode #313
    8.1/10(28 votes)

    #15 - Episode #313

    S7:E6

    Reports include video footage of alleged UFO sightings that occured over Mexico City in 1991 during a solar eclipse; a fugitive's arrest in Cobb County, Ga.; the 1992 murder of a man who was asleep in his vehicle; and the search for a missing Rhode Island couple.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 20 - Episode #247
    8.1/10(22 votes)

    #16 - Episode #247

    S8:E20

    - Lost loves: Saviors of Duane Miller - Wanted: Sam Wodke - Mystery: Vince Foster - Murder: Jean Ellroy - Update: "Lost loves: The Mother of Michelle Neal-Arkin"

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Unsolved Mysteries Season 2 Episode 10 - Episode #48
    8.0/10(36 votes)

    #17 - Episode #48

    S2:E10

    A segment on a Nazi death-camp survivor's 44-year search for the American soldier who gave him a miniature American flag; a report on the Maryland murder of a U.S. Army intelligence officer, who may have been killed by Soviet agents; the search in Arizona for a woman wanted for questioning in the death of her boyfriend; an update on the capture of a fugitive on the FBI's Most Wanted list.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Unsolved Mysteries Season 2 Episode 11 - Episode #49
    8.0/10(34 votes)

    #18 - Episode #49

    S2:E11

    Segments include a Glendale, Cal., case involving the suspected murder of a homeless man in a 1 million insurance fraud scheme; the search in Washington State for an escaped convict who was imprisoned for the murder of a 13-year old girl; a Los Angeles woman's search for her siblings, from whom she was separated when she was a child.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Unsolved Mysteries Season 2 Episode 26 - Episode #64
    8.0/10(19 votes)

    #19 - Episode #64

    S2:E26

    Segments on a ""Southern belle"" who, according to this report, bilked investors out of millions in a pyramid scheme; a Colorado Vietnam veteran's search for a fellow soldier.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Unsolved Mysteries Season 2 Episode 29 - Episode #67
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    #20 - Episode #67

    S2:E29

    From November: Reports on the shooting of a former San Diego cop, who resigned from the force after testifying against fellow cops; the capture of a scam artist who preyed upon a Florida nudist camp. (Repeat)

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Unsolved Mysteries Season 4 Episode 1 - Episode #147
    8.0/10(34 votes)

    #21 - Episode #147

    S4:E1

    Beginning a fourth season: U.S. military officers discuss a 1980 sighting of an unidentified flying craft near a U.S. air base in England. Also: the murders of two Texas teens reportedly involved with a cult; a Nashville, Tenn., woman's discovery about her parentage.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Unsolved Mysteries Season 4 Episode 8 - Episode #154
    8.0/10(30 votes)

    #22 - Episode #154

    S4:E8

    This special edition focuses on what producers call ""the diabolical mind."" Included: profiles of Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein; an interview with a convicted murderer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Unsolved Mysteries Season 4 Episode 15 - Episode #161
    8.0/10(31 votes)

    #23 - Episode #161

    S4:E15

    Reports: a con game using state lottery tickets that took in millions of dollars in New York state alone; the search for a homeless person who may stand to inherit $100,000; a former runaway's search for three of her nine estranged siblings.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Unsolved Mysteries Season 4 Episode 20 - Episode #166
    8.0/10(27 votes)

    #24 - Episode #166

    S4:E20

    Repeat reports on the grisly murder of a Virginia woman; an amnesiac found unconscious in the Las Vegas desert; the controversy surrounding the Shroud of Turin; and the search for the husband of a murdered Rochester, N.Y., woman.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Unsolved Mysteries Season 4 Episode 23 - Episode #169
    8.0/10(23 votes)

    #25 - Episode #169

    S4:E23

    A report (postponed from last week) on a clever mother-daughter financial scheme; evidence that some claim substantiates the existence of the elusive Big Foot; the hunt for a Florida man wanted in connection with hit-and-run homicides.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode #285" is the best rated episode of "Unsolved Mysteries". It scored 8.8/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/6/1994. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode #519".