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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Unsolved Mysteries Season 1 Episode 10 - Tsunami Spirits
    4.5/10(11 votes)

    #1 - Tsunami Spirits

    S1:E10

    A massive earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan in March 2011. Residents share stories of the spirits they encountered in the wake of the disaster.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Unsolved Mysteries Season 2 Episode 8 - The Ghost in Apartment 14
    5.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - The Ghost in Apartment 14

    S2:E8

    A woman and her young daughter experience hauntings in their new apartment, linking them to the grisly murder of Marliz Spannhake in 1976

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Unsolved Mysteries Season 2 Episode 4 - Death in a Vegas Motel
    5.2/10(961 votes)

    #3 - Death in a Vegas Motel

    S2:E4

    Buffalo Jim Barrier's larger-than-life presence in Las Vegas rankled the mob. Could that explain his untimely death under suspicious circumstances?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Unsolved Mysteries Season 2 Episode 9 - Abducted by a Parent
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Abducted by a Parent

    S2:E9

    When a child is kidnapped by their own parent, what recourse does the family have? These two cases explore the unique pain of parental abduction.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Unsolved Mysteries Season 3 Episode 5 - The Mothman Revisited
    5.6/10(555 votes)

    #5 - The Mothman Revisited

    S3:E5

    Amid eerie sightings of a tall, winged humanoid creature with red eyes, paranormal investigators explore the Mothman's seeming link to major disasters.

    Director:Gabe Torres
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Unsolved Mysteries Season 1 Episode 5 - Berkshires UFO
    5.8/10(1473 votes)

    #6 - Berkshires UFO

    S1:E5

    Residents of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, recall their baffling, terrifying experiences with a UFO on the night of September 1, 1969.

    Director:Marcus A. Clarke
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Unsolved Mysteries Season 1 Episode 7 - Washington Inside Murder
    6.1/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Washington Inside Murder

    S1:E7

    Police find the body of former White House aide Jack Wheeler in a landfill. Security footage captures strange events in the days leading up to his death.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Unsolved Mysteries Season 1 Episode 11 - Lady in the Lake
    6.1/10(9 votes)

    #8 - Lady in the Lake

    S1:E11

    On an icy night, police find JoAnn Romain's abandoned car and assume she drowned in a nearby lake by suicide. But her family suspects foul play.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Unsolved Mysteries Season 2 Episode 7 - Body in the Bay
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Body in the Bay

    S2:E7

    Patrick Mullins' unmanned boat is found miles from his home. When his body surfaces a week later, authorities are left with more questions than answers.

    Director:Robert M. Wise
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Unsolved Mysteries Season 3 Episode 2 - Body in the Basement
    6.5/10(785 votes)

    #10 - Body in the Basement

    S3:E2

    Amanda Antoni's husband finds her body in their basement with blood everywhere. The scene confounds police: Was it foul play — or a tragic accident?

    Director:Gabe Torres
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Unsolved Mysteries Season 3 Episode 4 - Murder, Center Stage
    6.5/10(498 votes)

    #11 - Murder, Center Stage

    S3:E4

    Sigrid Stevenson's chilling murder on the stage of a locked campus theater still haunts a New Jersey college as new theories about her killer emerge.

    Director:Robert M. Wise
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Unsolved Mysteries Season 1 Episode 12 - Stolen Kids
    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Stolen Kids

    S1:E12

    In May and August 1989, two toddlers vanished from the same New York City park. A search turned up nothing — but their families haven't given up hope.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Unsolved Mysteries Season 3 Episode 8 - Mysterious Mutilations
    6.6/10(517 votes)

    #13 - Mysterious Mutilations

    S3:E8

    For decades, a wave of cattle mutilations executed with near-surgical precision has plagued the US. Are extraterrestrials behind these gruesome acts?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Unsolved Mysteries Season 1 Episode 9 - Death Row Fugitive
    6.7/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Death Row Fugitive

    S1:E9

    Given a furlough to go Christmas shopping in 1973, a convicted killer escapes. Police have come close to apprehending him but believe he's still at large.

    Director:Robert M. Wise
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Unsolved Mysteries Season 3 Episode 9 - The Roswell UFO Incident
    6.7/10(408 votes)

    #15 - The Roswell UFO Incident

    S3:E9

    In 1947, an unidentified flying object crashed near Roswell, NM. Was it a spy balloon or an alien encounter? UFO experts unravel the iconic mystery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Unsolved Mysteries Season 2 Episode 1 - Mystery at Mile Marker 45
    6.8/10(1037 votes)

    #16 - Mystery at Mile Marker 45

    S2:E1

    Tiffany Valiante, a promising young athlete, is struck by a train four miles from home. But was her death a suicide or something more sinister?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Unsolved Mysteries Season 2 Episode 5 - Paranormal Rangers
    6.8/10(771 votes)

    #17 - Paranormal Rangers

    S2:E5

    Bigfoot, orbs, UFOs, poltergeists and skin-walkers. For these Navajo Nation rangers, paranormal activity is just part of the job.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Unsolved Mysteries Season 3 Episode 1 - Who Was Jack the Ripper?
    6.8/10(760 votes)

    #18 - Who Was Jack the Ripper?

    S3:E1

    London, 1888. The city is gripped by a string of murders, each more gruesome than the last. Experts delve into one of history's most notorious mysteries.

    Director:Robert M. Wise
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Unsolved Mysteries Season 2 Episode 3 - Body in Bags
    7.0/10(861 votes)

    #19 - Body in Bags

    S2:E3

    A beloved father is brutally mutilated, but his presumed killer, a woman he knew from high school, escapes without a trace.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Unsolved Mysteries Season 2 Episode 6 - What Happened to Josh?
    7.0/10(708 votes)

    #20 - What Happened to Josh?

    S2:E6

    Twenty-year old Josh Guimond leaves a college party without a word and is never seen again. Two decades later, his loved ones just want answers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Unsolved Mysteries Season 3 Episode 3 - The Severed Head
    7.0/10(586 votes)

    #21 - The Severed Head

    S3:E3

    After a teen finds an embalmed head in the woods, investigators uncover a possible connection to a black-market organ trade as they try to ID the victim.

    Director:Skye Borgman
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Unsolved Mysteries Season 1 Episode 2 - 13 Minutes
    7.1/10(1625 votes)

    #22 - 13 Minutes

    S1:E2

    Patrice Endres abruptly vanishes from the salon she owned within a 13-minute window of time. Exactly 600 days later, her case takes a shocking turn.

    Director:Jimmy Goldblum
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Unsolved Mysteries Season 1 Episode 4 - No Ride Home
    7.1/10(1300 votes)

    #23 - No Ride Home

    S1:E4

    Alonzo Brooks vanishes after a party. His body is found a month later. Many believe that his unsolved death is a hate crime.

    Director:Marcus A. Clarke
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Unsolved Mysteries Season 1 Episode 8 - A Death in Oslo
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #24 - A Death in Oslo

    S1:E8

    After checking in at a luxury hotel with no ID or credit card, a woman dies from a gunshot. Years later, her identity — and her death — remain a mystery.

    Director:Robert M. Wise
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Unsolved Mysteries Season 3 Episode 7 - My Paranormal Partner
    7.3/10(500 votes)

    #25 - My Paranormal Partner

    S3:E7

    Paranormal researcher Don has an odd co-worker: an entity named Becky. A parapsychologist observes Don and Becky at work and is stunned by his findings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Tsunami Spirits" is the worst rated episode of "Unsolved Mysteries". It scored 4.5/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/19/2020. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Ghost in Apartment 14".