Netflix has officially announced that their reboot of the true crime series, Unsolved Mysteries will premiere on July, 1, 2020. The original series started in 1987 and ran until 2010. Over that course of the of the show the series featured numerous hosts, including Robert Stack and Dennis Farina.
Just as the title suggests, Unsolved Mysteries presented facts and interviews of unsolved cases. They also enlisted the help of it’s audience in the form of a 1-800 number, and often would feature updates for it’s cases.
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Robert Stack became the face and creepy voice of the show. Surely, leading to the obsession with true crime stories that society still has today. Not only did the series focus on crimes and disappearances, but also on the unexplained supernatural events.
“The cross-generational fan base for UNSOLVED MYSTERIES is amazing,” executive producers Terry Dunn Meurer and John Cosgrove said in a statement. “We’ll hear from viewers — now in their 20s and 30s — who say, ‘I used to sneak episodes behind my parents’ backs when I was young.’ Everyone seems to have a favorite segment that totally freaked them out. We’ve learned that audiences like to be scared, and real stories scare people.”
The original series focused on multiple stories that often spanned the globe. The new Unsolved Mysteries will present a single story allowing a wider view into the unsolved cases. Further puling the show into the future, viewers will be directed to a website if they have tips about the cases.
iHorror was able to obtain the descriptions for the first six episodes. The series will kick off with the mysteries below.
“Mystery on the Rooftop,” directed by Marcus A. Clarke:
The body of newlywed Rey Rivera was found in an abandoned conference room at Baltimore’s historic Belvedere Hotel in May 2006, eight days after he mysteriously disappeared. While the Baltimore Police maintained that the 32-year-old committed suicide by jumping from the hotel’s roof, the medical examiner declared Rey’s death “unexplained.” Many, including his devastated wife, Allison, suspect foul play.
“13 Minutes,” directed by Jimmy Goldblum:
Patrice Endres, 38, mysteriously vanished from her Cumming, Georgia, hair salon in broad daylight, during a 13-minute timeframe, leaving behind her teenage son, Pistol. Patrice’s disappearance intensified the existing tensions between Pistol and his stepfather as they dealt with the loss and searched for answers.
“House of Terror,” directed by Clay Jeter:
In April 2011, French police discovered the wife and four children of Count Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès buried under the back porch of their home in Nantes. Xavier, the family patriarch, was not among the dead and nowhere to be found. Investigators gradually pieced together clues and a timeline that pointed to Xavier as a devious, pre-meditated killer. For instance, they now know that shortly before the crimes occurred, Xavier inherited a gun that was the same model as the murder weapon.
“No Ride Home,” directed by Marcus A. Clarke:
Alonzo Brooks, 23, never returned home from a party he attended with friends in the predominantly white town of La Cygne, Kansas. A month later, a search party led by his family locates Alonzo’s body — in an area that law enforcement had already canvassed multiple times.
“Berkshire’s UFO,” directed by Marcus A. Clarke:
On September 1, 1969, many residents in Berkshire County, Massachusetts were traumatized by a sighting of a UFO. Eyewitnesses — many just children at the time — have spent their lives trying to convince the world that what they saw was real.
“Missing Witness,” directed by Clay Jeter:
At age 17, a guilt-ridden Lena Chapin confessed to helping her mother dispose of her murdered stepfather’s body four years prior. In 2012, Lena was issued a subpoena to testify against her mother in court, but the authorities were never able to deliver the summons — because Lena had disappeared, leaving behind a young son.
Unsolved Mysteries will premiere on Netflix on July 1. Be sure to follow ScaryNerd for more of all things horror.
