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The Best Episodes of Unsolved Mysteries Season 1

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Every episode of Unsolved Mysteries Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Unsolved Mysteries Season 1!

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  1. 8.4/10(23 votes)

    #1 - Episode #27

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    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.

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  2. 8.0/10(19 votes)

    #2 - Episode #28

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    Included: updates on a Michigan man recently arrested in connection with the murder of his wife; and the apprehension of a California extortion-letter writer. Also: repeat segments on the search for the killers of an Ohio teenager; and puzzling tragedies involving two priests.

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  3. 7.8/10(38 votes)

    #3 - Episode #22

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    • Wanted: John Mooney • Fraud: Liz Carmichael • Updates: "Missing Persons: Annie Hearin" • Unexplained Death: Terri McClure

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  4. 7.7/10(69 votes)

    #4 - Episode #3

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    • Amnesia: Doreen Picard • Fraud: Louis Carlucci • Wanted: Diane Brodbeck & Jon Yount • Treasure: Beale's Treasure

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  5. 7.7/10(57 votes)

    #5 - Episode #8

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    • Missing Persons: Christi Nichols • Solved: "Missing Persons: Gail Delano" • Wanted: Mark Adams • Fraud: Steven Cox • Unexplained Death: Barbara Jean Horn

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  6. 7.6/10(59 votes)

    #6 - Episode #6

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    • Unexplained Death: Son of Sam • Lost Heirs: Walter Green • Unexplained Death: Harold & Thelma Swain • Updates: "Wanted: Jerry Strickland & Missy Munday"

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  8. 7.6/10(62 votes)

    #7 - Episode #7

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    • The Unexplained: The General Wayne Inn • Murder: Gretchen Burford • Unexplained Death: Son of Sam • Missing Persons: Annie Hearin

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  9. 7.6/10(52 votes)

    #8 - Episode #11

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    • Amnesia: Jenny Pratt • Solved: "Wanted: Joe Shepherd" • Fraud: Jack Quinn • Unexplained Death: Clarence Roberts • Wanted: Fumbles

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  10. 7.6/10(44 votes)

    #9 - Episode #15

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    • Wanted: Micki Jo West • Solved: "Waned: Dave Davis" • Lost Loves: Sylvia Wemhoff & Margaret Murphy • The Unexplained: Dorothy Allison

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  11. 7.6/10(41 votes)

    #10 - Episode #19

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    • Wanted: The Burrowing Bandits • The Unexplained: Near Death Experiences (Kristle Merzlock & Thomas "Tom" Sawyer) • Updates: "Lost Heirs: Dan Willans" • Unexplained Death: Permon Gilbert

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  12. 7.6/10(42 votes)

    #11 - Episode #24

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    • Treasure: Victoria Peak Treasure • Missing Persons: Kari Lynn Nixon • Unexplained Death: Dexter Stefonek

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  13. 7.6/10(22 votes)

    #12 - Episode #26

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    A new segment focuses on a New York family that, according to this report, bilked Medicaid out of millions of dollars. Also: an update on a Tennessee fugitive apprehended in Canada; and repeat segments including UFO sightings.

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  14. 7.5/10(93 votes)

    #13 - Episode #1

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    • Wanted: Dave Davis • Updates: "Lost Heirs: George Marsh" • Unexplained Death: Aileen Conway • Mysterious Legends: Glen & Bessie Hyde • Missing Persons: Dottie Caylor

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  15. 7.5/10(70 votes)

    #14 - Episode #4

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    • The Unexplained: The Queen Mary • Wanted: Joe Shepherd • Missing Persons: Gail DeLano

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  16. 7.5/10(57 votes)

    #15 - Episode #9

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    • Unexplained Death: Kurt Sova • Lost Loves: Melvin & Daniel Nellis • Unexplained Death: Father Reynaldo Rivera & Father John Kerrigan • The Unexplained: Mystery Rock

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  17. 7.5/10(50 votes)

    #16 - Episode #10

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    • Wanted: Ann Sigmin & Gary Goff • Updates: "Unexplained Death: Don Henry & Kevin Ives" • The Unexplained; Robert Matthews & Kristina Florence • Missing Persons: Rogest Cain

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  18. 7.5/10(42 votes)

    #17 - Episode #14

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    • Missing Persons: Jeremy Bright • Unexplained Death: John Martin • Lost Heirs: Dan Willans • Wanted: Leo Koury • Wanted: Michaela Garecht • The Unexplained: Tatum House

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  19. 7.5/10(42 votes)

    #18 - Episode #16

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    • Unexplained Death: Lester Garnier • Updates: "Fraud: Arthur Frankford" • Unexplained Death: Kathy Hobbs • Solved: "Lost Loves: Philip Pelletier" • Lost Loves: Jackie Purintan • Missing Persons: Angelo Desideri

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  20. 7.5/10(45 votes)

    #19 - Episode #17

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    • Special: Alcatraz Escape

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  21. 7.5/10(37 votes)

    #20 - Episode #23

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    • Unexplained Death: Gus Hoffman • Updates: "Missing Persons: Matthew Chase" • Mysterious Legends: Charles Nungesser & Francois Coli • Unexplained Death: Patsy Wright • Lost Loves: The Families of the S.S. Muskogee Crew

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  22. 7.4/10(88 votes)

    #21 - Episode #2

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    • Wanted: Jerry Strickland & Missy Munday • Final Appeal: Michael Martin • Unexplained Death: Kurt McFall • Lost Loves: Undelivered WWII Letters

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  23. 7.3/10(76 votes)

    #22 - Episode 5

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    • Mysterious Legends: D.B. Cooper • Update: "Wanted: Diane Brodbeck & Jon Yount" • Unexplained Death: Don Henry & Kevin Ives • Fraud: Dennis Walker

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  24. 7.3/10(47 votes)

    #23 - Episode #12

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    • Lost Loves: Philip Pelletier • Missing Persons: Matthew Chase • Unexplained Death: Marilu Geri • Lost Loves: Dolores Valadez

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  25. 7.3/10(44 votes)

    #24 - Episode #13

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    • Murder: Lee Selwyn • Solved: "Fraud: Steven Cox" • Missing Persons: Michael Rosenblum • Updates: "Missing Persons: Rogest Cain" • Fraud: Arthur Frankford

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  26. 7.3/10(44 votes)

    #25 - Episode #18

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    • Unexplained Death: Mickey & Trudy Thompson • Wanted: Michael Mohon • Mysterious Legends: Bigfoot in Colorado • Lost Heirs: George J. Stein • Unexplained Death: Joyce McLain

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Episode #27" is the best rated episode of "Unsolved Mysteries" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 23 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/24/1989. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Episode #28".