Episode
Unsolved Mysteries: Episode #50
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Unsolved Mysteries
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 1989-12-13
Episode context
Episode #50 is Episode 12 in Season 2 of Unsolved Mysteries. It aired on 1989-12-13.
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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.
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