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The Best Episodes of Unsolved Mysteries Season 8

Every episode of Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Unsolved Mysteries Season 8!

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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
    Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 20 - Episode #247
    8.1/10(22 votes)

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 22 - Episode #369
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    S8:E22

    An Oklahoma woman claims that a lightning bolt brought about a miraculous cure; the surviving family of a murdered Maine veteran offers theories about his death; Nashville FBI agents arrest a fugitive in Clarksville, Tenn. Wanted: Antonio Chaves Moses

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 24 - Episode #371
    7.7/10(17 votes)

    S8:E24

    Segments examine a 19th-century stagecoach heist that reportedly led to the slaughter of Native Americans; a Houston woman's probe into her mother's slaying; a 1994 accident in Madison, Wis., that resulted in amnesia for a minor-league baseball player; and the manhunt for a kidnapping suspect linked to the armed robbery of a Nevada casino and hotel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 7 - Episode #354
    7.4/10(29 votes)

    S8:E7

    A report on new evidence in the 1959 death of actor George Reeves (TV's first Superman) includes interviews with costar Jack Larson (who played Jimmy Olsen), researcher Michael Hayde and editor Jim Nolt. Also: the arrests of two fugitives in Salt Lake City. Link: George Reeves Wanted: David Gause

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 9 - Episode #356
    7.4/10(22 votes)

    S8:E9

    Segments include a family terrorized on a Memorial Day outing in Glenrose, Texas; reports of religious visions in Kentucky; the 1994 murder of a computer manufacturer in California's Silicon Valley. (Repeat) Wanted: Ronald Earl Cains Wanted: Unidentified Subjects Wanted: Richard Relf

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 11 - Episode #358
    7.4/10(23 votes)

    S8:E11

    Reports include claims of spiritual activity in an area northeast of San Antonio known as Devil's Backbone; a man's 42-year odyssey to find his son, abducted in 1953; a woman's efforts to prove that her brother's 1968 death was really a case of murder. Missing: Bonnie Haim Lost Love: Donna Kempton

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 14 - Episode #361
    7.4/10(22 votes)

    S8:E14

    Reports include the investigation into the death of Seattle rock musician Mia Zapata. Also: the puzzling circumstances in the drowning of a female student at a Maryland seamanship school. No arrests, few clues 5 years after Mia Zapata slaying

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 19 - Episode #366
    7.4/10(18 votes)

    S8:E19

    An adoptee searches for her biological mother--who abandoned her on a New York subway as an infant; and two scientists seek to verify the existence of a sea creature in the waters off western Canada. Also: the 1994 abduction of a 6-year-old boy from his school. (Repeat) Wanted: Postal Crimes Wanted: Richard Bare Wanted: Michael McGuffey Missing: Michael Anthony Hughes Lost Love: Jeanne Martin

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 1 - Episode #348
    7.3/10(29 votes)

    S8:E1

    The eighth season opens with reports on new theories concerning the mysterious deaths of actors Bruce Lee and his son Brandon. Other segments focus on the abduction of an infant girl; the arrests of two fugitives in Oregon and the California manhunt for another. Parental Abduction - Wanted: Dorothy Lee Barnett Wanted: Antonio Magana Castro

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 2 - Episode #349
    7.3/10(22 votes)

    S8:E2

    Reports include the search for a suspect in the July 1995 murder of a bailiff who worked in Judge Lance Ito's courtroom. Also: a family who was terrorized on a Memorial Day outing in Glenrose, Texas; reports of religious visions in Kentucky. Wanted: Ronald Earl Cains Wanted: Unidentified Subjects Wanted: Richard Relf

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 10 - Episode #357
    7.3/10(23 votes)

    S8:E10

    Included: reported sightings in the Adirondack Mountains of the ghost of a woman murdered at the turn of the century; the arrests of two fugitives in Salt Lake City; a 1994 convenience store robbery that was taped by a surveillance camera; the death of a forklift driver, whose former co-worker had disappeared.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 3 - Episode #350
    7.2/10(26 votes)

    S8:E3

    Included: mysterious patient deaths; efforts to revive a newborn at a hospital; a viewer's tip leading to an arrest in a case of mail fraud; theories about the 1995 disappearance of a rock musician.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 13 - Episode #360
    7.2/10(20 votes)

    S8:E13

    A new report focuses on the search for clues to the fate of a Florida bird-ranch owner and his aunt. Repeat segments include an update on a man who had been missing since 1993; the search for a rock star who seemingly vanished in 1995; a sibling's search for a sister with whom she lost touch after their mother's death; the reported healing powers of a New Orleans ""voodoo queen"" of the 1800s; the 1984 disappearance of a youth. Missing: Phillip Taylor Kramer Lost Love: Sherryl Borkowski

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 15 - Episode #362
    7.2/10(20 votes)

    S8:E15

    An interview with a late suspect's brother sheds light on the still-unsolved case of the Green River serial murders in the Pacific Northwest. Also included: a 20-year-old Greenwich, Conn., murder case involving a teenager slain in her yard; communication with the dead; a woman trying to locate her mother and siblings; and an update on a family's reunion.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 12 - Episode #359
    7.1/10(20 votes)

    S8:E12

    Included: the disappearance of an architect who was married to a brewing-company heir; a viewer tip leading to an arrest in a case of mail fraud; and efforts to revive a newborn at a Louisville hospital. Also: mysterious patient deaths; the 1994 disappearance of a New Jersey woman. Wanted: Michael Eschweiler Wanted: Michael Swango Wanted: Ronald Bax Missing: James Kimball

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 16 - Episode #363
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    S8:E16

    A profile of an 8-year-old prodigy from Denver; and a report on the 1995 disappearance of a Mason City, Iowa, TV anchorwoman. Also: repeat segments include a suspected coverup of an alleged UFO sighting in 1964 New Mexico; an insurance-scam investigation; the murder of a Dallas lawyer. Missing: Jodi Huisentruit

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 17 - Episode #364
    7.1/10(19 votes)

    S8:E17

    Reports concern a ghost that is said to inhabit a Sunset Strip comedy club in L.A.; an Iowa woman's success in locating two of her three siblings; the disappearance of a Kansas truck driver in Arizona. Wanted: John Arbogast

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 18 - Episode #365
    7.1/10(21 votes)

    S8:E18

    Repeat segments include: the search for an alleged con man who preys on girlfriends and grandmothers; the 1987 disappearance of a Chicago college instructor who had been affiliated with a spiritual leader; the use of bloodhounds to trace missing persons. Missing: Charles Southern

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 21 - Episode #368
    7.1/10(18 votes)

    S8:E21

    Two office workers injured in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing seek to find the men who rescued them from the toppled building; a woman's search for her birth mother offers promising news; author James Ellroy is inspired to probe an unsolved murder in his family. Also: a probe into the 1993 death of Presidential counsel Vincent Foster. Lost Love: Duane Miller

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 5 - Episode #352
    7.0/10(26 votes)

    S8:E5

    A report on the search for a missing rock star; the powers of voodoo, focusing on a woman in 1800&'s New Orleans who purportedly healed the sick; a Santa Fe, N.M., therapist's methods of healing animals; a sibling's search for a sister with whom she lost touch after their mother's death in 1965.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 6 - Episode #353
    7.0/10(23 votes)

    S8:E6

    Included: a suspected coverup following claims of a 1964 UFO sighting in New Mexico; an update on a search for two unknown ""guardian angels"" who saved family members' lives after a 1983 auto accident in Mexico; the murder of a Dallas lawyer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 23 - Episode #370
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    S8:E23

    Repeat segments on the evidence in the 1959 death of actor George Reeves (TV's first Superman) includes interviews with costar Jack Larson (who played Jimmy Olsen), researcher Michael Hayde and biographer Jim Beaver. Also: an update on the murder of Los Angeles model Linda Sobeck; a woman's search for two brothers with whom she lost touch in the 1960's. Wanted: Ernest Small Wanted: Roberto & Eladia Ramirez Missing: Bhagwaniala ""Moses"" Lall

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 25 - Episode #372
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    S8:E25

    An examination of the mysterious Nazca Lines of Peru, gigantic geometric drawings believed to have been carved into the landscape some 2000 years ago. Also: a probe of eerie goings-on that have been spooking Texas cowboys. Wanted: Gloria Schulze Missing: Charlotte Pollis

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 28 - Episode #375
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    S8:E28

    A medical doctor sheds a new light on why death and illness seemingly followed the opening of King Tut's tomb in Egypt in 1922. Others interviewed attribute the casualties to a mummy's curse, a punishment to those who disturbed the Pharaoh's shrine. Also: the search for the mastermind of a bank robbery. Wanted: Unidentified Subject (Intruder) Wanted: Unidentified Subject (Bomber)

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Unsolved Mysteries Season 8 Episode 27 - Episode #374
    6.8/10(13 votes)

    S8:E27

    A report on conspiracy theories surrounding the disappearance of photographs taken of Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination in Los Angeles; the increasing threat of vigilante attacks on judges, Federal officials and law enforcement agents in the U.S.; and a motorcyclist's near-death experience on the highway. Also: the capture of a Federal fugitive.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Episode #247" is the best rated episode of "Unsolved Mysteries" season 8. It scored 8.1/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/22/1996. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Episode #369".