Unsolved Mysteries — Season 8

Oct 1995

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

Oct 1995

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

Nov 1995

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.

Nov 1995

Reports on 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 phenomena of the Nazca Lines of Peru, gigantic drawings purportedly made by aliens 2000 years ago; a building designer's disappearance.

Nov 1995

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.

Dec 1995

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.

Dec 1995

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

Dec 1995

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. Wanted: Rickey Allen Bright

Dec 1995

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

Jan 1996

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.

Jan 1996

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

Jan 1996

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

Jan 1996

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

Feb 1996

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

Feb 1996

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.

Feb 1996

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

Feb 1996

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

Mar 1996

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

Mar 1996

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

Mar 1996

- Lost loves: Saviors of Duane Miller - Wanted: Sam Wodke - Mystery: Vince Foster - Murder: Jean Ellroy - Update: "Lost loves: The Mother of Michelle Neal-Arkin"

Mar 1996

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

Mar 1996

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

Apr 1996

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

Apr 1996

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.

Apr 1996

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

May 1996

- Mystery: Scott Enyard - Mystery: Robert Davidson - Wanted: Timothy Coombs - Murder: Shelly Malone

May 1996

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.

May 1996

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)

May 1996

the missing of candice and sharina berry.

May 1996

Repeats segments include: 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; and the search for a fugitive. Wanted: Ira Einhorn

Jun 1996

Wanted: Luis Alfonso Ochoa

Jun 1996

Reports include the arrest in Clarksville, Tenn., of a Federal fugitive; the drowning of a female student at a Maryland seamanship school; the death of Seattle rock musician Mia Zapata; a California woman's reunion with a daughter she gave up for adoption years before. (Repeat)

Jun 1996

The 1993 disappearance of a man whose car was found abandoned near Lake Erie; an adoptee's search for three siblings; a woman's miraculous survival after being found in a snowbank; the 1992 murder of an airline employee. (Repeat) Wanted: Kevin Dominic

Jul 1996

Reports concern a ghost that is said to inhabit a Sunset Strip comedy club in L.A. Also: the suspicious 1986 death of a young man; a woman's search for a good Samaritan who helped her through troubled times at age 16; the reunion of two men who first met in war-torn Europe in 1944. (Repeat) Wanted: New York Serial Rapist

Jul 1996

Segments examine a 19th-century stage-coach 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. (Repeat)

Jul 1996

An interview sheds light on the 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. (Repeat)

Aug 1996

An attorney injured in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing seeks to find the men who rescued him from the toppled building; a woman's search for her birth mother offers promising news; and an unsolved family murder influences one of author James Ellroy's crime novels. Also: a probe into the 1993 death of President counsel Vincent Foster. (Repeat)

Aug 1996

Segments include the controversy surrounding the 1993 death of heiress Doris Duke; reports on a kangaroo-like monster (chupacabra) responsible for animal deaths in Puerto Rico; a woman's search for two friends. (Repeat)

Aug 1996

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. (Repeat) Wanted: Timothy Thomas Coombs

Sept 1996

A new segment details the search for two suspects in the murder of a Houston teenager in 1995. Repeat segments examine the manhunt for a bank robber; theories about the death of a murdered Maine veteran; and suspicions that a church fire may have been deliberately set. Wanted: Jorge Mendez & Jose Rios

Sept 1996

story about Kelly Lee McGinnis