Episode guide
Unsolved Mysteries: Season 3
56 episodes · premiered Sep 19, 1990
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- Episode 1: Episode #91 Sep 19, 1990 The series' third season opens with a report on sightings of a bright orange fireball that crashed in Pennsylvania and was reportedly removed under military supervision; a woman's first…
- Episode 2: Episode #92 Sep 26, 1990 Segments: a murder attempt on a former Florida mayor; an Arkansas family's search for a long-lost brother; a five-plane Navy patrol's 1945 disappearance over the Bermuda Triangle; an…
- Episode 3: Episode #93 Oct 3, 1990 Reports on the search for a Bakersfield, Cal., physician; the FBI hunt for a robbery gang suspected in armored-car holdups in Minnesota and Baltimore; and the disappearance of a Spokane…
- Episode 4: Episode #94 Oct 10, 1990 Segments on the 1976 murder of a New Yorker who may have known too much about an organized-crime ring; a case involving the infilitration of Government computers and private phone lines.
- Episode 5: Episode #95 Oct 17, 1990 Reports on the search for Nazi treasures buried near the Austrian-Swiss border; the disappearance of a movie producer's adult son in Beverly Hills; the search for an escaped convict; the…
- Episode 6: Episode #96 Oct 24, 1990 Reports on a series of child-molestation cases; a Tennessee family's search for a missing sibling; a series of bizarre murders in a small town in New Hampshire.
- Episode 7: Episode #97 Oct 31, 1990 Segments include the story of a South Carolina couple whose home withstood the destruction of 1989's Hurricane Hugo after their reported encounter with a ghost; the disappearance of a La…
- Episode 8: Episode #98 Nov 7, 1990 New evidence in the 1937 disappearance of Amelia Earhart; the search for the murderer of a Woodstock, Ill., family; a climatologist who accurately predicted seven earthquakes in the past…
- Episode 9: Episode #99 Nov 11, 1990 Repeat segments from the past three seasons include reports on Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess; the murder of race-car driver Mickey Thompson and his wife Trudy; and supposed findings of…
- Episode 10: Episode #100 Nov 14, 1990 The FBI probe into the 1965 murder of a black lawman in Louisiana; an update on a series of 1988 arsons; a policeman's nine-year search for his two sons; the hunt for a ""cowboy"" bank…
- Episode 11: Episode #101 Nov 21, 1990 Segments: the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts youth; the disappearance of a 4-year-old on a picnic in Montana; the murder of a truck driver at an Oklahoma rest stop; a reunion of two…
- Episode 12: Episode #102 Nov 28, 1990 The possible wrongful conviction of a Missouri man with the murder of a 79-year-old woman, which later resulted in a confession from a Kansas inmate.
- Episode 13: Episode #103 Dec 5, 1990 Reports on the search for an assailant in the shooting of a North Carolina secretary; the murder of a pizza deliveryman and the subsequent finding three years later of the gun in a…
- Episode 14: Episode #104 Dec 12, 1990 The search for a ""casanova killer"" who wooed then murdered women; a Florida man's search for his brother, who reportedly died in Vietnam but who may still be alive.
- Episode 15: Episode #105 Dec 19, 1990 Unanswered questions involving the death of a 28-year-old nurse found in a North Carolina pond; a woman's search for her father, reportedly involved with the CIA.
- Episode 16: Episode #106 Dec 26, 1990 Reports: a five-plane Navy patrol's 1945 disappearance over the Bermuda Triangle; a murder attempt on a former Florida mayor; the search for suspects in the shooting of an anti-drug…
- Episode 17: Episode #107 Jan 2, 1991 A new segment probes the reopening of a murder case following anonymous phone calls to Florida police insisting the victim is still alive. Also: repeat reports on the experiences of three…
- Episode 18: Episode #108 Jan 9, 1991 Reports on the 1989 death of a Spokane teen; the FBI probe into the murders of a Bethesda, Md., Government worker's wife, three sons and mother; the apprehension in Albuquerque of two…
- Episode 19: Episode #109 Jan 16, 1991 Reports on the search for a man whose wife and two stepdaughters were murdered in Las Vegas in October; the FBI search for a bank robber who twice escaped from prison.
- Episode 20: Episode #110 Jan 23, 1991 A report on the FBI hunt for a coldhearted con man wanted for bilking women. Also: a repeat segment on sightings of a bright orange fireball that crashed near Kecksburg, Pa., in 1965.
- Episode 21: Episode #111 Jan 30, 1991 Reports on the FBI search for a four-time prison escapee charged with bank fraud; the murder of a Maryland teenager; and the discovery on a South Pacific atoll of a possible artifact from…
- Episode 22: Episode #112 Feb 6, 1991 Reports on the connection between voodoo rituals and five deaths on St. Croix; a Hungarian man's four-year search for his sister in America; and a Texas UFO sighting. Also: viewer tips…
- Episode 23: Episode #113 Feb 13, 1991 Segments: evidence said to refute historical theories on the deaths of Old West outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; the death of a pediatric nurse who had been harassed and…
- Episode 24: Episode #114 Feb 20, 1991 A segment on crime fighter Eliot Ness's effort to solve the case of a 1930s Cleveland killer known as the Butcher of Kingsbury Run. Also: the 1989 murder of an Oregon prison director; a…
- Episode 25: Episode #115 Feb 27, 1991 A report on the FBI hunt for a con man wanted for bilking women; a repeat segment on sightings of an orange fireball that crashed near Kecksburg (Pa.) in 1965 and was reportedly removed…
- Episode 26: Episode #116 Mar 6, 1991 Reports on the 1976 murder of a New Yorker who may have known too much about an organized-crime ring; the search for a fugitive computer hacker; the reunion of two childhood friends…
- Episode 27: Episode #117 Mar 8, 1991 From 1988: Segments examine the claim that the Queen Mary luxury liner is haunted by a sailor's ghost; rumors of a haunted 18th-century Merion (Pa.) inn; and apparitions that torment a…
- Episode 28: Episode #118 Mar 13, 1991 The search for Nazi treasures buried near the Austrian-Swiss border; the disappearance of a Beverly Hills man; the FBI search for a maximum-security-jail escapee. (Repeat)
- Episode 29: Episode #119 Mar 20, 1991 The controversy over the identity of a Los Angeles woman whose body was reportedly found inside her apartment, and the anguish of her family who don't believe it's their daughter. Also…
- Episode 30: Episode #120 Mar 27, 1991 A new segment reports on a Los Angeles man's search for his kidnapped son. Repeat segments include the search for a California doctor wanted in connection with the rape of two women.
- Episode 31: Epsidoe #121 Apr 3, 1991 Reports on the rampage of a pharmacy student, triggered by academic frustrations; the 1958 disappearance of a U.S. Army officer who had participated in atomic testing in Nevada; and a…
- Episode 32: Episode #122 Apr 10, 1991 A report on the arrest of a suspected serial child molester, profiled in October. Also: repeat segments on a Tennessee family's search for a missing sibling; a series of bizarre New…
- Episode 33: Episode #123 Apr 17, 1991 The FBI probe into the 1965 murder of a black Louisiana sheriff; an update on a series of 1988 arsons; a policeman's nine-year search for his two sons; the hunt for a ""cowboy"" bank…
- Episode 34: Episode #124 Apr 24, 1991 Reports on the search for a suspect in the 1982 death of a Virginia woman; an El Paso woman's search for her GI father, whom she never met; and an underground tunnel reportedly used to…
- Episode 35: Episode #125 May 1, 1991 Reports on a convicted con artist; the search by Sacramento sheriffs for a gunman who killed six at convenience stores; a 1982 double homicide in Colorado.
- Episode 36: Episode #126 May 3, 1991 This compilation of high-profile murder and mystery cases is culled from previous episodes.
- Episode 37: Episode #127 May 8, 1991 A report on the Missouri murder of a 6-month-old whose mother says he died of a rare genetic disorder. Also: repeat segments on the search for a trio of armored-car robbers; and the 1937…
- Episode 38: Episode #128 May 15, 1991 A new segment profiles a fugitive cult leader wanted by the FBI on charges of child abuse and of kidnap and murder threats against a Federal judge. Repeat segments: the disappearance of a…
- Episode 39: Episode #129 May 22, 1991 A new segment examines the case of a paroled murderer, who was convicted in the death of his first wife, and who is wanted now in connection with the death of his second wife. Repeat…
- Episode 40: Episode #130 May 29, 1991 The possible conviction of a Missouri man in connection with an elderly woman's murder, which later resulted in a confession from another inmate. (Repeat)
- Episode 41: Episode #131 Jun 5, 1991 Reports on the murder of a pizza deliveryman and the finding of the gun in a pawnshop three years later; a treasure hunter's search for gold, diamonds and silver reportedly buried in…
- Episode 42: Episode #132 Jun 12, 1991 Unanswered questions involving the 1985 death of a nurse found in a North Carolina pond; a woman's search for her father, a pilot reportedly involved with the CIA; the search for a…
- Episode 43: Episode #133 Jun 19, 1991 Reports on the FBI search for a Bethesda, Md., Government worker, whose wife, three sons and mother were murdered in 1976; the 1987 disappearance of a 4-year-old Union, Tenn., girl. (Repeat)
- Episode 44: Episode #134 Jun 26, 1991 Repeat segments on the FBI search for a convicted murderer; and a man's search for his family, children of Hungarian immigrants. Also: the arrest of two juveniles.
- Episode 45: Episode #135 Jul 3, 1991 Reports on the FBI search for a four-time prison escapee; suspects in a Maryland teenager's murder; the search for a Wisconsin grandmother, missing since 1910. (Repeat)
- Episode 46: Episode #136 Jul 10, 1991 Reports on voodoo rituals and five unexplained deaths on St. Croix; the search for a man who bragged over a CB radio about murdering a trucker; the arrest of a man wanted for kidnapping…
- Episode 47: Episode #137 Jul 17, 1991 Segments: new theories on the deaths of Old West outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; the death of a nurse who had been terrorized for seven years; a Wyoming woman's search for her…
- Episode 48: Episode #138 Jul 24, 1991 Reports on crime fighter Eliot Ness's effort to solve the case of a 1930s Cleveland serial killer; the 1989 murder of an Oregon prison director; the possible murder of an exotic dancer in…
- Episode 49: Episode #139 Jul 31, 1991 The reported hit-and-run death of a Spokane teen whose parents believe he was murdered; Edgar Cayce's history of diagnosing and treating illnesses; a Houston woman's six-year search for…
- Episode 50: Episode #140 Aug 7, 1991 A new segment details the arrest of a cold-hearted con man. Also: repeat reports on the aftermath of a Missouri pharmacy student's violent rampage; the 1958 disappearance of an Army…
- Episode 51: Episode #141 Aug 14, 1991 Reports on a Colorado double homicide; a 4-year-old Montana girl's disappearance during a family picnic; a haunted Victorian-era home in Carson City (Nev.). (Repeat)
- Episode 52: Episode #142 Aug 21, 1991 A report on the 1990 murder of a Michigan high-school counselor, and the subsequent shoot-out between the police and the suspect. Also: repeat segments on two L.A. disc jockeys suspected…
- Episode 53: Episode #143 Aug 28, 1991 A report on a 41-year-old California man's search for both his father and his son; repeat segments on a New York City coin scheme.
- Episode 54: Episode #144 Sep 4, 1991 New segments: the search for a former Miami bank employee wanted for embezzling $500,000; the hunt for a con man who bilked lonely, middle-aged women; the arrest of a fugitive cult leader.
- Episode 55: Episode #145 Sep 8, 1991 From last season: Reports on an Ohio woman who claims she's the reincarnated spirit of a 19th-century woman; the unexplained death of a 21-year-old rookie cop from Mountainaire, N.M…
- Episode 56: Episode #146 Sep 11, 1991 New reports on a Las Vegas woman's confession to felony kidnapping; new evidence in the case of a convicted Missouri woman; the arrest of a Federal fugitive on theft and computer-hacking…