Unsolved Mysteries — Season 2

Sept 1989

A report on the alleged cover-up of a reported UFO crash landing opens the second season. Also: the story of a Vietnam veteran's 20-year search for a nurse who helped him rebuild his body and mind; and the hunt for the kidnappers of a boy and girl in New Mexico.

Sept 1989

Segments on the murder of a Michigan real estate agent; the Florida search for a man believed to have swindled occupants of a nudist camp; and a statue of Jesus in Pennsylvania that is said to have moved.

Oct 1989

Segments on the suspicious death of a Virginia woman; the search for five Hawaiian fisherman who reportedly vanished in the South Pacific; and the death threats received by a Missouri woman who cares for stray dogs.

Oct 1989

Segments on the search for a Nebraska police chief sought in connection with a murder; the capture of a Georgia convict; an Arizona couple who posed as doctors reportedly to defraud unsuspecting patients; and a Massachusetts law-enforcement official who returned $28 million to it's rightful owners.

Oct 1989

Segments include reports of ghostly lights in the sky above a small Texas town; the search for a Georgia woman sought in connection with discount-store robberies; and the murder of two teenagers in Washington State.

Nov 1989

A segment on Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess focuses on reports that a double may have served his prison sentence. Also: a missing Montana woman thought to be suffering from amnesia after a car crash; and a Virginia search for the killers of a 24-year-old woman.

Nov 1989

A former San Diego policeman who, according to this report, claims that fellow officers may have tried to kill him; the hunt for a Massachusetts fugitive; the sentencing of a Florida bail jumper whose capture was facilitated by a viewer; an Arkansas man who, according to this report, bilked investors out of 4 million.

Nov 1989

Segments include the search for missing heirs of a Michigan hermit who left a $250,000 estate.

Nov 1989

The 1970 death of boxing champ Sonny Liston is probed in a report that also examines theories that he may have been murdered. Other segments include the Texas search for kidnappers of a 19-year old woman and a California woman's quest to find her foster parents.

Nov 1989

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.

Dec 1989

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.

Dec 1989

Included: the reported suicide of a 24-year old Virginia woman, who some believe was the victim of foul play; adult adoptees' searches for their natural parents; the FBI hunt for a Massachusetts man wanted, according to this report, in connection with the murder of a Pennsylvania police chief; the search for a New Mexico man, who bilked investors in a phony gold mine.

Dec 1989

Segments include a 1930's case involving a baby left in a hatbox along an Arizona road on Christmas Eve; a Chicago physician who may be the wrong man serving a prison term for murdering his wife; a telephone Santa's 40-year search for his own child.

Dec 1989

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.

Jan 1990

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.

Jan 1990

Repeat segments on the murder of a Michigan real-estate agent by two masked gunmen, and a story of religious faith in Pittsburgh involving a blinking statue of Christ. Also: an update on the Dale Car rip-off featuring the capture of an alleged swindler.

Jan 1990

Segments on an Oklahoma boy's search for his grandfather, who has been missing for more than 40 years; a near-fatal attack on a Connecticut woman; a hearing-impaired Ohio woman's quest to locate her biological father; and the murder of a Nashville man, which is reportedly linked to the music charts.

Jan 1990

Segments examine the shooting death of a Colorado woman's husband; and the search for missing youths across the country. Also: a September story on UFOs in the Southwest.

Jan 1990

A report from Great Britain on the unexplained creation of odd-shaped wheat and corn crops. Also: the disappearance of a Chicago writer who went to Colorado to write a mystery novel; a black North Caroline teenager's death, reported to be racially motivated.

Feb 1990

Included: reported sightings of an aquatic monster known as Ogopogo in British Columbia's Lake Okanagan; the 1977 murder of an Arizona businessman who claimed to work for the Government; and the reunion of a Los Angeles woman with her brother. Also: a segment on grandparents who abducted their grandchildren.

Feb 1990

Reports: an Ohio woman who claims she's the reincarnated spirit of someone from a century earlier; the murder of a New Mexico law officer; the search for a suspected drug dealer.

Feb 1990

Reports on a Seattle man suspected in the killing of his wife; the Texas search for two teens charged with killing four persons; a Georgia woman's quest to locate the person who protected her from child abuse.

Feb 1990

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)

Mar 1990

A report on Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess suggests that a double may have served his prison sentence. Also: the search for a missing Montana woman. (Repeat)

Mar 1990

Segments on the reunion of lost members of an Oklahoma family; the search for an Arizona couple who posed as doctors reportedly to defraud unsuspecting patients. (Repeat)

Mar 1990

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.

Mar 1990

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.

Apr 1990

A report on a mysterious illness that struck an Oakland family; an update on the puzzling death of a Virginia woman; and repeat segments on a New York City coin scam, and the search for a Missouri arsonist.

Apr 1990

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)

Apr 1990

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)

Apr 1990

Reports on a Chicago case in which a murdered woman's friend claims to have communicated with the victim from the grave; a Virginia sting operation involving charges of fraud and bribery.

May 1990

Reports on three sets of identical twins; the Boston search for a shopping-mall robber; the FBI hunt for drug dealers in the Miami area.

May 1990

The search for an Arizona woman in connection with the death of her boyfriend; the Florida capture of a most-wanted-list fugitive; a Nazi death-camp survivor's search for an American soldier; and the Maryland death of a U.S. Army intelligence officer. (Repeat)

May 1989

A report examining a new angle in the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy; repeat segments on the Texas manhunt for a young woman's abductors, and a family's search for a sibling missing since the 1930s.

May 1990

Updates on December stories include a report on a California woman's reunion with her lost siblings, located with viewer help; the capture of a Washington fugitive.

May 1990

Reports on a Chicago doctor who claims he's the wrong man jailed for his wife's murder; the hunt in the Northwest for the killer of a mother and daughter. (Repeat)

Jun 1990

Reports on the disappearance of an Ohio woman nearly 10 years ago; Nebraska churchgoers who feel their lives were miraculously spared. (Repeat)

Jun 1990

Segments on the reported link between a Nashville murder and the weekly music charts; an Oklahoma boy's search for his grandfather, missing for more than 40 years; a near-fatal attack on a Connecticut woman. (Repeat)

Jun 1990

Segments on the disappearance of a Chicago mystery writer who went to Colorado to write; a North Carolina teenager's death, reported to be racially motivated. (Repeat)

Jun 1990

Segments: the 1977 murder of an Arizona businessman; reported sightings of a lake monster in British Columbia; a New Mexico bowling-alley massacre. (Repeat)

Jul 1990

A third-anniversary show recalls fugitives apprehended with viewers' help. Also: an update on a $2 billion treasure at Victorio Peak, N.M.; cases of loved ones found. (Repeat)

Jul 1990

Reports: an Ohio woman who claims she's the reincarnated spirit of a 19th-century woman; the possible murder of a law officer in New Mexico. (Repeat)

Jul 1990

Segments on a Vietnam vet's reunion with the nurse who took care of him; a five-man fishing trip in which one man never returned; a bank president's unexplained death; the search for a witness due a reward. (Repeat)

Jul 1990

Segments: a boy's disappearance from his Chicago home; an elaborate drug-money laundering scheme; the capture of a bail-jumper; a man who preyed on women's hearts and pocketbooks. (Repeat)

Aug 1990

From 1989: A mother's search for her son's suspected killers; new evidence in a Texas woman's death; the fate of 34 merchant marines believed lost at sea during World War II.

Aug 1990

Included: an update on a 1988 story about the murder of an Arkansas man; and repeat segments, also from 1988, on a UFO encounter and a missing teenager.

Aug 1990

This expanded edition from 1989 features segments on Alcatraz, the former penitentiary in San Francisco Bay, and the 1962 escape of three inmates. (Repeat)

Aug 1990

A new segment involves a policeman's search for his partner's killer. Repeat segments include the recovery of a 7-year-old girl who was in a coma for five months.

Aug 1990

Segments examine the paranormal aspects of a Chicago murder case; the capture of 12 criminals in a reverse sting operation by Virginia authorities. (Repeat)

Sept 1990

A new segment on a missing 4-year-old Tennessee girl, who has reportedly been seen since her alleged 198 death; an update on the arrest of a woman in a mother-son pyramid scheme. Repeat segments include one on a former world heavyweight champ.

Sept 1990

A new segment examines the search for a man who killed a woman at an automatic-teller machine. Also: updates include the story of the puzzling crop formations found in England.

Sept 1990

Reports on out-of-body experiences; the modus operandi in a series of L.A. bank robberies; the possible link between organized crime and a repairman's murder. (Repeat)