Difference between revisions of "Unsolved Mysteries"
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The show featured a documentary format with four segments at around ten minutes each, along with smaller segments featuring updates from prior episodes. Each segment would fall generally into one of four categories: | The show featured a documentary format with four segments at around ten minutes each, along with smaller segments featuring updates from prior episodes. Each segment would fall generally into one of four categories: | ||
| − | *'''Wanted''' - missing persons, unsolved crimes, criminals being sought (either the criminal's identity is unknown, or is known but the | + | *'''Wanted''' - missing persons, unsolved crimes, criminals being sought (where either the criminal's identity is unknown, or the identity is known but the whereabouts are unknown) |
*'''Lost Loves''' - a person seeking another person who had importance in his/her life (such as an adopted person seeking birth parents, or a person helped by a "Good Samaritan" seeking that person) | *'''Lost Loves''' - a person seeking another person who had importance in his/her life (such as an adopted person seeking birth parents, or a person helped by a "Good Samaritan" seeking that person) | ||
| − | *'''Alternative History''' - alternative theories about historical events (an example was a Texas resident claiming that Billy the Kid was not really killed by Pat Garrett, but that he was in fact that person) | + | *'''Alternative History''' - alternative theories about historical events (an example was a [[Texas]] resident claiming that [[Billy the Kid]] was not really killed by Pat Garrett, but that he was in fact that person) |
*'''Paranormal''' - stories such as miracles, UFO sightings, and other unexplained phenomena | *'''Paranormal''' - stories such as miracles, UFO sightings, and other unexplained phenomena | ||
Revision as of 00:14, June 11, 2024
Unsolved Mysteries was a television program which ran on NBC from 1988-1997, then on CBS from 1997-1999. It revived for a brief time (mainly from repackaged segments of older episodes) on Lifetime Channel from 2001-2002, after which it has appeared as reruns on various cable networks. The movie streaming service Netflix produced six new episodes beginning in July 2020.
The show featured a documentary format with four segments at around ten minutes each, along with smaller segments featuring updates from prior episodes. Each segment would fall generally into one of four categories:
- Wanted - missing persons, unsolved crimes, criminals being sought (where either the criminal's identity is unknown, or the identity is known but the whereabouts are unknown)
- Lost Loves - a person seeking another person who had importance in his/her life (such as an adopted person seeking birth parents, or a person helped by a "Good Samaritan" seeking that person)
- Alternative History - alternative theories about historical events (an example was a Texas resident claiming that Billy the Kid was not really killed by Pat Garrett, but that he was in fact that person)
- Paranormal - stories such as miracles, UFO sightings, and other unexplained phenomena
In the Wanted and Lost Loves categories, later episodes would feature updates (such as the capture of a wanted person, or a person seeking the whereabouts of another is reunited with that person).
The producers continue to maintain a website and accept leads on Wanted or Lost Loves segments (and update them as applicable).