Episode
Unsolved Mysteries: Episode #181
Overview
A report on a case of mistaken identity that claimed a Phoenix man's life includes talks with experts who think the intended target was a reporter probing a murder case. Also: the 1986 murder of a 15-year-old boy at his Long Beach, N.Y., school dormitory; an $11 million armored-car heist; an adopted woman's search for her twin brother.
Details
- Series
- Unsolved Mysteries
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 35
- Air date
- 1992-05-06
Episode context
Episode #181 is Episode 35 in Season 4 of Unsolved Mysteries. It aired on 1992-05-06.
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Episode 36: Episode #182
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