Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack - Season 5, Episode 12 - Full Episode

This episode includes: Martin Luther King Pts. 1 & 2, Surprise Sister & UD, Texas Most Wanted & UD.

[@marielaveau6362]

I love this show. This one featured Matthew McConaughey when he was just starting out as an actor. He's come a long way.

[@jldog134]

I think Dazed and Confused came out before or after this episode aired (I'm not sure you can fact check me on that)

[@jondavis2790]

This was his first role ever.

[@mkproductions2.042]

@@jldog134 There was also Texas Chainsaw massacre 4 which was a bad sequel but his perfomance was good.

[@mattblom3990]

It's probably their most famous episode for that reason. It was his very beginning.

[@Theshadowfang]

I swore that looked like him, thanks for the confirmation

[@jtmoore662]

I had just graduated HS in 92 when this came out. I remembered the episode real well. Fast forward to 2003 and I was watching this same episode and I was, Holy CRAP! Thats Matthew McConaughey!

[@stacykeller3812]

Same here! Graduated in 92, saw the episode and said the same thing to my mom!

[@kiwifan6002]

The thing that annoys me with the JFK/MLK files is that they become declassified 50-60 years after the fact and most eyewitnesses, suspects or even government officials who might be hiding things have lived their lives and are either dead or elderly at that point. I know it's by design and they will always get away with it but it's so frustrating. MLK and JFK deserve better.

[@emilysanders4807]

THAT IS SO VERY TRUE!!!!!!.

[@thomasharrison3126]

TOTALLY AGREE!!!!!!

[@nicolenewsome4863]

Agreed. It ticks me off. Truly.

[@TheHoodVoice2024]

They hated MLK

[@loganblack4885]

@@TheHoodVoice2024 Why would they hate man who wanted peace and love

[@DEADisBEAUTIFUL]

Sue beat the ever living shit out of that guy! She’s an absolute bad ass!!! It’s also bizarre seeing McConaughey pop up in this episode. From such humble beginnings.

[@Lorjarca]

Cool! 😎

[@animeAJproductions]

Alright, alright, alright!

[@nicolenewsome4863]

Yeah I thought that was him but, I wasn't sure so I googled it and he really is in it. He plays Larry Dickens. And yes Sue is one bad ass chick! You go girl! 💪

[@karenalston6425]

Sad

[@markasflood8196]

​@@nicolenewsome4863Good Question: Who's The Actress That Played Sue?

[@ChilesRussellTaylor]

R.I.P. Robert Stack!

[@pansysgarden]

I love this guy. It was a sad day when I heard he died. That was a part of my childhood that went with him. It was the end of a special and important era in TV as well.

[@AT-gi1ge]

@@pansysgarden I was sad too. Bob was a good man but I love seeing the reruns on Amazon and KZbin. And I'm happy Unsolved Mysteries will be coming back to Netflix soon.

[@norbertop.niebres6320]

@@AT-gi1ge Awesome. It was sad that Hulu dropped Unsolved Mysteries. At least Netflix is getting back Unsolved Mysteries. Do you know when Netflix is getting Unsolved Mysteries back?

[@bbrown333]

I have a feeling that you all only know him from this show and don't know that he was a movie star. Also, The Untouchables anyone?

[@thisisme3238]

RIP ROBERT STACK 🙏

[@megabubbles9478]

When Robert stack says “every horrible detail is true”, you best better prepare for the worst

[@nicolenewsome4863]

Agreed.

[@overcomerbtbojesus]

You aren’t lying!! 😭😭

[@cotlgicpwwbministries551]

Dr king was headed back to mason Temple Cogic that day and. Bishop GE Patterson was the keynote speaker for him ge Patterson told everybody

[@jessiesmith6676]

This show was, is, and always will be, incredible.

[@pansysgarden]

Amen.

[@sstills951]

You're incredible Jessie.

[@georgeoy932]

2020 this shit is still lit 🔥

[@brittweasley7184]

agreed. its my fave show of all time.

[@nephikalamafoni4512]

Jessie Smith the best

[@liquidgoldjewels1846]

How do you get bail for murder when your caught 20min after the fact with the murder weapon and 2 eye witnesses???

[@Albertanator]

I don't get that....how is that possible? I can only guess that he must have had a very good lawyer but it still does not make sense.

[@alejandradominguez467]

Because he's white LiqidGold Jewels

[@chunkymonkey3685]

I was thinking the same thing! Why let him out?

[@ChannelHandle143]

Liberal "criminals deserve rights" BS.

[@albakreuk5830]

(Devils advocate)Innocent til proven guilty in the court of law, tho he did run from the police & aim a gun at them, which should've been considered at his bail hearing. Legal system is but a crock, used to the advantage of criminal organization's.

[@barquerojuancarlos7253]

The story of how Raul dealt with Ray is just as the CIA cultivates a patsy, paying him to do smaller tasks, developing a relationship with him, before the final assignment for which he was really hired to do.

[@thomasharrison3126]

BINGO!!!

[@thomasharrison3126]

They've done it before!!

[@woodworkingandepoxy643]

Yup exactly. Nobody will ever convince me otherwise

[@willielittle9301]

Similar to how Oswald was cultivated by asset personnel...

[@kevinjones8929]

You guys are not intelligent. You think every murder is a grand conspiracy. Zero proof of any other shooter. Just naked speculation.

[@franpotter5041]

Larry was such a hero. hope he got a posthumous bravery award.

[@patrickgray5633]

Its unfortunate it cost him his life.

[@Scorch428]

HE woulda went on to have a huge movie career if he had survived.

[@nicolenewsome4863]

Sadly he didn't because it cost him his life and when you approach a man like that you got to be prepared that he might possibly have a gun.

[@nicolenewsome4863]

@Beautifully Mastered his mother already called the police she was talking to the 911 operator as these events were unfolding.

[@iamcasihart]

@@nicolenewsome4863 What they are saying is that, brave and just as he was, he might’ve lived if he’d just given that monster his keys or just gone in the house with his mother and waited for the authorities. I can see both sides. That man was trying to protect children from an obvious deviant, and what could be more noble? By the same token, he lost his life by fighting with the SOB.

[@zakzak173]

The worst part about larry death is that his mom had to see it hearing her voice made me sad

[@michellefernandez3155]

Bell was a coward sob. He couldn't fight in the same level, and always preyed on people more weak then him. May his ass rot in hell.

[@melvynsngltn27]

So hard to watch him fight for his life and his mom does nothing

[@nicolenewsome4863]

@@melvynsngltn27 does nothing? She was in the middle of calling the police and was speaking to the 911 operator as the events were unfolding! If she hadn't called then the police and ambulance wouldn't have came so quickly.

[@melvynsngltn27]

@@nicolenewsome4863 I don't think you understand what I'm saying. I'm referring to him fighting for his life. I was surprised even though in shock that his mom didn't attack him or try to stab him or something

[@VintageRose75]

@@melvynsngltn27 She didn't have time..it all happened so fast. She was more focused on her son. And, this was a reenactment, so it may not be a 100% complete representation of EXACTLY how things went down.

[@cuddlepaws4423]

I have to say, that the last one seriously got me. It was so realistic, acted so well that I had my hand to my mouth, then my heart and then I cried. I am glad he was finally apprehended and imprisoned, but the fact that such an evil man was let loose on bail after what he did when he had just murdered someone beggars belief! I can't even begin to imagine how his Lary's mother and sister felt.

[@sopranosfan11]

I just posted a similar comment. It's honestly emotionally painful to know that happened. My eyes welled up a bit. The acting was really good. The sister's raw emotions when she identifies him really get me. The mother too. It turns my stomach to know there are people like that out there.

[@Scorch428]

well, its cold blooded. most of the time you dont see a true criminal like that.

[@brousswayne1]

What's even worse, he killed eleven young girls in the Galveston area before killing Larry.

[@varschnitzschnur8795]

In Ohio, as in many states, defendants in a murder case almost never get bail. Giving this defendant bail was a big mistake.

[@nicolenewsome4863]

@@varschnitzschnur8795 agreed he shouldn't have ever been let out to keep on continuing on doing this to other people.

[@twincherry4958]

Larry's mother, oh my heart goes out to her!!! How is this possible?!

[@patrickgray5633]

@fredocine God bless her & the sister. I hope Bell has a special place in hell burning.

[@brittweasley7184]

yeah i started tearing up at that part!

[@mariastewart9820]

Ohhh my God ! The poor momma ! May his soul rest in peace !

[@larryhunter2026]

I never forgot this episode Larry and his mom, my heart breaks

[@srs3572]

That poor woman was traumatized for life 😰💔

[@SuperBenwoody]

How the hell do you get parole. He killed someone no danger to society there

[@leahcimolrac1477]

I don’t know why Texas didn’t give him the death penalty. Fucking sadistic piece of garbage. I really hope he got the ever loving shit beat out of him while he was locked up

[@inkyguy]

benjamin woodruff, Texas is not nearly as tough on crime as they like to make out. Also, Southern states have FIVE TIMES the rate of violent crime as Northeastern States, yet by comparison they devote far fewer tax dollars per capita to their criminal justice system, including their prisons. Historically, this has led to massive overcrowding, forcing them to release inmates and those awaiting trial who would otherwise remain incarcerated. Meanwhile, Texas has executed a number of innocent individuals, including Cameron Todd Willingham: www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/09/07/trial-by-fire.

[@mdwilliams79]

@@inkyguy What is the total number of innocent people excited in Texas vs. guilty? If there are a number, you should be able to name more than one. The New Yorker is a left wing rag. And only a Leftist sees criminals as victims. Men like this are able to remain free because of that mentality.

[@melissamay8960]

Martin Luther King...One of my heroes. Beautiful human being 🥀

[@guidadiehl9176]

You know that he raped and sexually abused multiple women, right?

[@MollyTheGreat10]

​@@guidadiehl9176 where did you read that at?

[@skylersellers8786]

He was ❤🕊️✝️✝️

[@pamsimth8018]

@@guidadiehl9176 🤥 liar liar pants on fire 🔥

[@rayali9854]

​@guidadiehl9176 and what about your skeletons??

[@LynxStarAuto]

That Sue was a honey badger of a woman.

[@brittweasley7184]

she should be in Hufflepuff! haha

[@kenna163]

"Sue" is who murderers have nightmares about. Amazing woman!

[@jaybee1248]

There was really quality acting in the re-enactments and I usually hate re-enactments in other shows.

[@nicolenewsome4863]

Matthew McConaughey's tv debut.

[@rocknroll20024]

I can’t watch Larry’s episode about getting tears in my eyes. No one should ever have to die like that he was a hero.

[@90srocked22]

I know. Even though it's been about 25 years since I saw the episode on lifetime. I still get the same sense of sadness when I watch this even though I didn't know the guy. He died protecting kids from a sick fucker. And to me that right there is even more admirable than if he died defending his country!

[@non_da]

"This country has socialism for the rich, and rugged individualism for the poor." Dr. MLK. Words that still remain just as true to this very day.

[@thisisme3238]

Yes, so true even in 2021

[@non_da]

@@corbin1763 He understood civil struggle. It's not just a matter of economics, you clearly misunderstand what he was saying with this. But I think you're intentionally misinterpreting it because you are most likely a conservative. If you think Martin Luther King Jr is not qualified to speak about that then I don't know what is wrong with you. No amount of academia or economic theory will change the very root of the problem. In fact it's put in place to do the very opposite. So yeah, good luck with your rich man's drivel.

[@joshlight6892]

@@inkyguy That's blatantly false.

[@non_da]

@@joshlight6892 It isn't. Trump was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. All of his business ventures that resulted in failures he was bailed out of. He is a product of the rich man cannot fail.

[@devodavis6747]

@@joshlight6892 sorry if the facts triggered you, snowflake, but every word you claim is "patently false" is right on the money. Here are the links that prove inkyguy is right, but I harbor no illusions you will click on any of them. I suspect you only trust OAN these days, because even FOX is "fake news" to #Cult45 now. 1) Trump family made their money off tax loopholes & gubmint programs: www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-tax-schemes-fred-trump.html 2) Donnie only got into college because of a pile of money: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-who-often-boasts-of-his-wharton-degree-says-he-was-admitted-to-the-hardest-school-to-get-into-the-college-official-who-reviewed-his-application-recalls-it-differently/2019/07/08/0a4eb414-977a-11e9-830a-21b9b36b64ad_story.html 3) and last, OrangeMan shitting on veterans: www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/09/03/report-trump-disparaged-us-war-dead-as-losers-suckers/ Defending a POS like tRump makes anyone a POS. Just be aware of that.

[@jinogre4254]

The subject of the last case, Edward Bell died in prison 2 months ago.

[@lucthomas7626]

Ain't that good news ?...

[@garlandragland]

The story about Larry is, hands down, the best reenactment in the show's history

[@kieranhart5776]

I guess you’re a big fan of Mathew M

[@garlandragland]

@@kieranhart5776 I am but that's not the reason

[@rhondagillespie8106]

I am not a MM fan but I agree this statement. I remember the first time I saw this one. The beginning of the segment when he broke into the house scared me so much I got off the floor and climbed on the couch with my dad and at then when the girl described "watching her brother die" I broke into tears and begged my older brother if I could sleep on his floor because he was at large and I just knew he goes after " brothers".

[@tenderpawsm473]

This was definitely an intense episode. Are you okay now?

[@rhondagillespie8106]

Tenderpaws Awws thank you. Yes I'm okay now. This episode aired on Dec 2 1992 and I turned 7 Dec 3 1992. I don't remember it being sooo close to my birthday though......... I must be getting old lol I love your screenname

[@dreamlandnightmare]

The acting in these reenactments was almost always really good.

[@isabellavalencia8026]

Did you notice a young mathew mcconaughey ?

[@dreamlandnightmare]

@@isabellavalencia8026 Yes.

[@ChilesRussellTaylor]

R.I.P. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

[@thepest354]

I have a dream that I got a bucket of fried chicken and watching the Superbowl

[@captainpungent]

We lost so many great leaders in the 60's and it altered our country's present for the worst. MLK was a fighter for the civil rights of all Americans and ahead of his time regarding equality, being anti-war and socialist. A brilliant man.

[@Neku628]

@@ResilientBeing1987 What about the possibility of a conspiracy that a petty crook might have been setup by the government for Dr. King's murder?

[@INDYOSKARS]

@@thepest354 An´ robbed dey likker sto´.

[@justinsmith1256]

Indy oskars. Go back to the powdered milk village.

[@DBZluvz]

if a file is ordered to remain closed for 50yrs then it's most likely going to show evidence of corruption or conspiracy and the 50 year gap until it's opened is most likely to ensure that those involved will either be too old to prosecute or dead so they don't have to answer for it. the use of allowing people or governments to have a file involving a public figure or murder should end, if they have nothing to hide than they don't to have the file sealed.

[@nicolenewsome4863]

Agreed. That's why the sealed documents on the truth of area 51 are opened and the truth came out.

[@astrangerhere]

Exactly. You have nothing to fear if you have nothing to hide.

[@alejandradominguez467]

What an evil and nasty man. The one who killed Larry.

[@johnsavedbygrace3998]

If someone can expose themselves to children, there’s nothing they won’t do.

[@barrygregory913]

He's still at large, no pun

[@BallinNQnz]

@@barrygregory913 he died in prison.

[@Neku628]

@@BallinNQnz Which is it?

[@thomasharrison3126]

@@Neku628 He croaked in prison, Good riddance!!!

[@blueunicornhere]

James earl ray did not "plead guilty". He took an Alford plea which means he maintained his innocence but believed there was enough evidence to convict him. He took the Alford plea to avoid a conviction and death penalty. He never plead guilty though.

[@vernonrobinson1685]

Thanks for the clarification

[@bradleebarnum8532]

Damn! I’ve heard of the plea itself but never knew that’s what he took! Wild man!

[@thisisme3238]

Thanks for the info and for explaining the Alford plea.

[@drsin6856]

Did anyone explain how James had the money to pay for all this

[@ToddAutry]

@@drsin6856 that is where the controversy lies. Hopefully the records get unsealed before 2029 and we find out things sooner.

[@user-ip9ru1os3o]

My God, the Larry reenactment is the most intense in the show's entire run, I think. Those actors were giving Oscar performances for a cable true crime TV show.

[@truthman2471]

I watched this over just for this episode. Gets me so emotional every time I watch

[@InteriorDesignStudent]

That was Matthew McConaughey's first acting role.

[@jonathanturbide2232]

We all have a favorite segment, and mine might be the investigation into MLK's murder. A true tour de force by the UM team, that's as good a segment as you can get. I've watched it maybe a hundred times and I'm still hooked at every word said, I'm still scared as hell when they talk about the killer possibly hiding in the bushes, I still got chills when they show the police sketch of "Raoul" or "Harden"....this is Unsolved Mysteries at its very very best, and the segment I'd pick to show anyone how perfect UM was. Masterpiece.

[@rainer1980]

When they say that there's possibly a shooter in the bushes, but it's blamed on a shooter on the balcony, you can't help, but think there are parallels to the asassination of JFK. Perhaps it was all a CIA trick; they had ways of making accidents look like murders, and vice versa.

[@jonathanturbide2232]

@@rainer1980 Yep, very true. Both assassination were definitely planned second by second, with extreme minutiae and with the type of planning made only by professionals (whether they were trained inside the government or brought from another country). Some have speculated that both the JFK and MLK assassinations were designed like a military operation of some type, possibly with a "triangular" strategy of having 3 shooters located at specific spots, which opens up more speculations and theories as to who orchestrated the entire thing. I think both assassination were definitely orchestrated by the CIA and the military to some degree. No question.

[@TheSeedOfChange]

If you get a chance to go, the Civil Rights Museum they built in the motel is one of the best museums in the country. They built a tunnel under the street so the museum goes from the hotel to the boarding house and you can see the actual set up of everything. Well worth a visit.

[@jonathanturbide2232]

@@TheSeedOfChange Thanks for the info Sara, much appreciated. Personally, as a French-Canadian living far from the US I don't think this trip is for tomorrow, but I hope other UM addicts will follow your suggestion and give the museum a try, sounds cool as hell. 👍

[@ToddAutry]

I watch this segment twice a week. It’s one of the best. I also really like Clarence and Geneva Robert’s.

[@iampossible3308]

That Harry Young case...to be honest, it wasn't either women's fault. I hate it when a man is fickle but selfish and weak. He caused his first wife plenty of grief and both of his families much pain, how irresponsible and sad.

[@karenhall4645]

I agree, but Estella admitted she knew he was married but tries to go and claim his death benefits knowing there's a legal and first wife out there. That's being kind of a jerk.

[@thisisme3238]

Can relate very well to her story

[@nicolenewsome4863]

Agreed

[@nicolenewsome4863]

Legally the money always goes to the legal spouses by default unless there is a legal will that says otherwise. If both spouses are dead it goes to the children or child by default and again unless the will says otherwise.

[@buckeyeschmave]

Definitely his fault. If his parents were anything like what is portrayed in this segment, easy to see the apple didn't fall far from the tree.

[@tarahill308]

Once you woke to the world, it’s hard to go back to sleep. Thanks to the show for waking many up.

[@steveprice2718]

Matthew McConaughey would begin his rise around this time as he was due to start filming Dazed and Confused. This is hilarious!

[@sassycat6487]

He's in this?

[@steveprice2718]

He tries to help a family from a pervert who's exposing himself to those in his neighborhood, but is shot and killed in the process

[@nicolenewsome4863]

@@sassycat6487 yep. He plays Larry Dickens.

[@iamcasihart]

If you find that segment “hilarious,” you might be a psychopath. Wtf?

[@jarrodbarker5050]

​@@sassycat6487He's playing MLK Jr. In the new remake on Netflix.

[@IcedOutCheney]

The Texas most wanted segment was one of the saddest segments I can never bring myself to watch it

[@rydastyle9875]

From H-Town. I remember it when it originally aired

[@jessestewart169]

👍

[@Tornado1994]

@@rydastyle9875 Me too. I was 10. When this Aired MLK Weekend '93. And living in Greenspoint/Cypress Houston.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

YOU ARE CUTE FROM YOUR PIC

[@aaliyahfurtadoxoxo]

I feel bad for Larry’s mother I can’t imagine seeing her son dying 🥺

[@danfield6030]

Death is a gift for us all.

[@JanetStarChild]

@@danfield6030 Death is a sweet release from the agony and misery of existence, but no one should have to die so horribly.

[@EAGLEVISION666]

@@JanetStarChild what u mean for all u know death is just another beginning to another experience. No one thought you be in this world

[@JanetStarChild]

@@EAGLEVISION666 That's wishful thinking by people whom are afraid of non-existence. I've made peace with the thought of oblivion a long time ago. It's the same state we've all been pre-birth; the great circle of life. But hey, if we somehow get to respawn like we're in a gawdamn video game, I won't complain.

[@philrivers7533]

I feel sorry for her that she has to live in a country who's justice system let's killers out on parole, if he had committed another crime in the time he skipped bail the judge who granted him bail should be held accountable and convicted for negligence that attributed to a homicide

[@sopranosfan11]

The Matthew McConaughey segment was honestly one of the most disturbing re-enactments I've ever seen on this show. It was so believable. The way the mother was helplessly describing the horror as it was unfolding on the phone and watching as it got worse and worse but not able to do anything. Then the raw emotions and heartache was brilliantly acted. It really gave me the feeling one has when having a really realistic nightmare and the feeling of the point of no return. So sad and so scary that people like that exist and that such a thing could happen. It really is an advertisement for the 2nd amendment.

[@emilysanders4807]

It was very 😥.

[@sassycat6487]

That's him playing Larry? I had no idea that was him

[@nicolenewsome4863]

@@sassycat6487 yep. I didn't believe it at first so I googled it.

[@nicolenewsome4863]

Agreed. Real things like that do really happen unfortunately.

[@dorindadouglas2847]

Can't believe some of you didn't know it was him. I knew who it was just by his voice and it looked just like him once they showed his face. But very real acting indeed. The mom and sister had me in tears.

[@rachelanderson5608]

Love this episode!! Matthew McConaughey's tv debut.

[@lucthomas7626]

I do not see Matthew McConaughey anywhere here on unsolved mystery...

[@rachelanderson5608]

@@lucthomas7626 he is the one that gets shot in his front yard by the guy with no pants on.

[@nicolenewsome4863]

@@lucthomas7626 he plays the son Larry Dickens.

[@nicolenewsome4863]

@@rachelanderson5608 yep. Also known as Larry Dickens.

[@dencamp6685]

I once thought Dennis Hopper play Edward Bell.

[@regg97]

Theme song always sends chills down my spine

[@truthman2471]

Same especially watching alone at night

[@jorossi927]

Edward Bell just shot a guy dead in front of his mother and sister like five times, out on bail?!?! W-T-F is wrong with this system

[@LARULES100]

Right.Also exposing himself to children and possibly kidnapping one.

[@laquintaknox6719]

Smh that's crazy and Edward Bell just past away not too long ago

[@darrendoyle568]

Laquinta Knox there’s a special place in hell for this guy

[@patrickgray5633]

I know redicious that guy deserves to burn in hell. Larry is a hero to protect those kids unfortunately it cost him his life. I feel so bad for the sister & mother.

[@tgree18]

I agree with you but at least he's dead now!

[@andrewoats3620]

I saw this when it first aired. Larry's segment is one of the most haunting of this show.

[@nicolenewsome4863]

Yep. Matthew McConaughey's tv debut.

[@NancyNegative0808]

Yes!! Hearing the mom and sister scream. Ugh, it just breaks my heart.

[@patrickgray5633]

@@NancyNegative0808 a true hero he basically gave his life to protect those children from harm god only knows what sicko was intending to do to those kids.

[@tenderpawsm473]

I thought the Tammy Leppert episode was scary AF too.

[@tylsimys67]

"Edward Bell was released on bail less than two months after the murder." W-T-F...!?

[@inkyguy]

tylsimys67 , Texas talks big, but it is not nearly as tough on crime as they like to make out. Also, Southern states have FIVE TIMES the rate of violent crime as Northeastern States, yet by comparison they devote far fewer tax dollars per capita to their criminal justice system, including their prisons. Historically, this has led to massive overcrowding, forcing them to release inmates and those awaiting trial who would otherwise remain incarcerated. Meanwhile, Texas has executed a number of innocent individuals, including Cameron Todd Willingham: www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/09/07/trial-by-fire.

[@joejoerobinson8724]

This is one of the craziest episodes ever. Crazy to think that guy exposed himself to children killed a guy and was able to bail out of jail

[@TheNelly77]

Unfortunately, more often than not, money buys leniency

[@harpskoeharper7399]

Larry you are a hero who knows what he would have done the kids

[@zt1053]

It was one thing to get the kids away from the perp but he shouldn’t have taken the guys keys. That’s what got him killed

[@xennial80sxberner]

Off topic but Larry's sister Dawna was absolutely beautiful in 1992 (probably still is too)

[@twincherry4958]

Understood...cant wait to see her.

[@pansysgarden]

Yes she was. I imagine she still is.

[@matthewvanderhorst4862]

She is a hottie

[@joshlight6892]

She showed up on the Unsolved Mysteries board a few times.

[@lucthomas7626]

Her brother was quite a handsome guy, too.

[@dramamajor1985]

According to the Houston Chronicle, Bell died in prison in April of 2019

[@tylsimys67]

@@patrickgray5633 Oooh no, he was released on bail. Justice served by American penal system.

[@michellefernandez3155]

@@patrickgray5633 According to some inmates, he was raped time and time again for being a cocky sob.

[@Ligerpride]

So a man commits a cold blooded murder in front of his family and he gets out on bail? Disgraceful. That Sue was brave to run that evil guy out of her house. What a scumbag.

[@nicolenewsome4863]

Yes purely disgraceful.

[@zt1053]

He also took a shot at the cops pursuing him they should’ve made bail impossible because of that

[@VintageRose75]

It wasn't his family..he didn't know them.

[@zt1053]

The guy also had a criminal record. Bail should have been denied because he had a criminal history

[@Ligerpride]

@@VintageRose75 I meant the guy who died. Admittedly my wording was poor.

[@lindacosta3381]

Wow! Those Texas gals know how to shoot!

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

Don't mess with Texas

[@jessestewart169]

👍deadly as any man.

[@joshlight6892]

i admire Sue's stones, but she actually didn't shoot that well in this instance. Or Bell would have been dead.

[@dancepiglover]

It’s probably good that she had a gun just in case, but I thought the way she was just shooting around like that was reckless. Some innocent person could have been hit, even her own child.

[@vegetasolo1221]

Captured. Thanks to tips from two viewers, Bell was arrested in Panama City, Panama on February 14, 1993. At the time, he was prospecting for gold on land that he owned. According to one of the viewers, he had lived there for about ten years. He was extradited back to the United States to face first-degree murder charges. He was convicted and sentenced to seventy years in prison. He was eligible for parole in January 2013 but was denied. On April 20, 2019, he died in prison from undisclosed causes at age 82. Bell is currently considered a suspect in several murders in the 1970s, including those of Rhonda Johnson and Sharon Shaw. He has given multiple chilling confessions from prison, eventually claiming in 2011 that he was actually responsible for eleven murders, calling the victims were the "eleven that went to heaven." He claims a brainwashing "program" forced him to "be a flasher" to "rape girls" and ultimately to kill them. After his death, many of the victims' relatives stated that they believed he was responsible for their deaths. However, no charges were ever filed against him in those cases. Sadly, Dorothy passed away in 2012.

[@TheDaveKrueger]

I wonder if the same "brainwashing program" taught him how to empty his bank account and flee the country and hide for a decade plus 😂🤣

[@zuzellogan5613]

@vegetasolo951. THANK YOU for this update. You were very kind informing us about what happened with this killer. It is appreciated. 👍👍

[@zuzellogan5613]

@@TheDaveKrueger I don’t believe in this so-called “brainwashing program” that this killer said, made him do what he did. I believe he was born with a defective brain or had a “gene predisposition” to kill and kill, which can happens when the brain is not functioning at its 100% capacity for whatever physical reasons, when the baby is forming and developing inside a woman’s womb. That said, I do believe in a “brainwashing” or what I personally called it is “brain cleaning” where “special doctors” erase your memory completely where you don’t know who you are and neither know your name. and behave like a “new person.” I read this thoroughly BUT I will NOT mention the name of this reading or publication for obvious reasons; which was done to prisoners in Gitmo, the Guantanamo Base prison, in Cuba. I will not say anymore. I had said enough. 😊

[@bonnielee7134]

Omg, why’d they even give him bail?!

[@jaroncreed]

who?

[@bonnielee7134]

The flasher/ rapist guy who even tried to shoot at the cop and they stupidly let him go out on bail. Of course he’s going to run, duh!

[@Yeiyn343]

Should have been given "Life." At LEAST!

[@Dremag_Gaming]

Who knows why some gets bail...

[@inkyguy]

Bonnie Lee, Texas talks big, but it is not nearly as tough on crime as they like to make out. Also, Southern states have FIVE TIMES the rate of violent crime as Northeastern States, yet by comparison they devote far fewer tax dollars per capita to their criminal justice system, including their prisons. Historically, this has led to massive overcrowding, forcing them to release inmates and those awaiting trial who would otherwise remain incarcerated. Meanwhile, Texas has executed a number of innocent individuals, including Cameron Todd Willingham: www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/09/07/trial-by-fire.

[@80v84]

My mom lived a couple of streets down from the house that Larry was shot at she remembers the day it happened.

[@annnee6818]

47:18 how in the name of all that's holy does a guy like that get BAIL?!!! 😠

[@twincherry4958]

Wonders shall never end..

[@inkyguy]

Ann Nee, it’s Texas. Texas talks big, but it is not nearly as tough on crime as they like to make out. Also, Southern states have FIVE TIMES the rate of violent crime as Northeastern States, yet by comparison they devote far fewer tax dollars per capita to their criminal justice system, including their prisons. Historically, this has led to massive overcrowding, forcing them to release inmates and those awaiting trial who would otherwise remain incarcerated. Meanwhile, Texas has executed a number of innocent individuals, including Cameron Todd Willingham: www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/09/07/trial-by-fire.

[@topkatspride]

It's called Criminal Justice... 😾

[@mdwilliams79]

@@inkyguy You are trash. This man murdered someone's son in front of them in cold blood and you have the nerve to post filth from the New Yorker. Shame on you.

[@cliffordgill9052]

Liberal judges 😐

[@Romans8-9]

This is the Matthew McConaughey episode.

[@pansysgarden]

I remember seeing this episode on its first run. Who would ever know that Matthew McConaughey would go on to be a very successful movie actor, even having an Oscar award under his belt? Very proud of him. This was a great start to his career.

[@Romans8-9]

@A Moye yeah im stating the obvious so people can upvote it and don´t have to go looking for it if they want to find it. Sorry for being helpful.

[@alejandradominguez467]

I have watched this episode so many. I never noticed Matthew McConaughey

[@julz3tt3]

😍😍😍

[@nicolerommel8979]

OMG! It never clicked until now....even though it looks exactly like him . LOL . I grew up watching this show with my mom and always had the heebie jeebies about ghosts or aliens 👽👻

[@onlyplayaseattacoswiththei9433]

The mom did to good of a job acting. When she was sceaming "LARRY. LARRY" I started screaming Larry...."LARRY get ya ass away from that crazy muthafucka"..😊

[@bretthosmer6770]

The girl playing the sister when she confronted the killer... her performance gives me chills every time. Makes me hate that sick bastard Bell even more.

[@albertadams2095]

I still tear up a little bit when I see this segment. That was some good re-enacting. My heart goes out to Larry’s family. 💔

[@survivintryindiy282]

Lmfao he messed with the wrong B that day! Omg I love that “SUE” story! Its awful that happened but I love how she whooped his A$$ right out the door! Good for you! I wrote this prior to seeing the rest so obviously upset he hurt others, but glad she turned the tables.

[@nicolenewsome4863]

Yeah she is on bad ass chick good on her! 💪

[@shawndouglass2939]

Yes,she was really a bad-ass!!

[@dancepiglover]

Never mess with a mama! She was thinking of her child first and foremost.

[@luv2eatpuss79]

3:38 MLK 26:16 Surprise Sister 36:38 TX Most Wanted

[@Handcuff_Collector]

Edward Harold bell episode is my favorite, I just learned earlier that Edward Harold Bell died in prison April 20, 2019.

[@lucthomas7626]

I hope that someone did a job on him while he was in prison, too.

[@90srocked22]

Since he was a pedophile I'm sure he was fucked with and beaten up on a daily basis during his entire time there.

[@bretth4988]

Good NEWS!. Edward Harold Bell died April 2019 aged 82.. still a punishment too kind for that piece of trash. He also had a confession letter to other murders upto 11 other girls.

[@reneebrown1362]

Great hope this sick assho is in hell😡👿👿

[@BinaryStarofShaolin]

It makes absolutely no sense for Ray to leave his personal effects behind. The gun is incriminating, sure, drop that if you absolutely have to. His overnight bag? I don't think so. The only reason that stuff gets left there is to set him up. Oswald (assuming he did it alone) left his gun behind at the Depository because it was a public place and he just had to get out of there as soon as possible. Why doesn't Ray leave the gun in the bathroom? He would end up being just as much of a suspect as anyone else in the building. Besides, he's not planning to stick around according to the official story. Objective #1 should be getting out there ASAP and not carrying around the murder weapon!

[@thomasharrison3126]

True; had the FBI conducted an investigation into the possibility of a conspiracy, I'm sure we would know the True facts today, but remember, in 1968, I doubt seriously that federal authorities Wanted a lengthy investigation, as J. Edgar Hoover hated Dr. King, so they conducted a " find the shooter" investigation & it Stopped the minute Ray was in custody.

[@mizzoupatriot8814]

Nicely wrapped package of all the evidence.....And you leave it at the scene? Yeeeeaaa right, and I'm Elvis Presley. Bang! Here's the evidence come find me. I call bullshit.

[@thomasharrison3126]

@@mizzoupatriot8814 that's pretty much the whole package, BS!!!

[@nicolenewsome4863]

Agreed

[@nicolenewsome4863]

@@mizzoupatriot8814 agreed

[@Lurker1979]

I vividly remember this episode. The Edward Bell segment is what I remember.

[@survivintryindiy282]

Lmfao he messed with the wrong B that day! Omg I love that “SUE” story! Its awful that happened but I love how she whooped his A$$ right out the door! Good for you!

[@bradleebarnum8532]

I’m ready for that report in 2029!! The entire assassination screams conspiracy!

[@TheDaveKrueger]

They probably won't even release it. On the earlier season episode about Hitler's sidekick it said the files would be opened in 2016 or something and no one has been able to show any proof that the file is open or that the information is now freely available. All of the comments in the comment section for that video were all asking for the files and no one had an answer or a link for anyone.

[@bradleebarnum8532]

TheDaveKrueger I’ve been thinking that myself It alway gets you up in the air to hear when the files will hit the public but then you have to remember this is the government we’re talking about 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@lauralarrabee7870]

We’re not that far away now. #2023

[@rogerscottcathey]

Those ridiculous seal periods can have only one purpose most times, protection of guilty parties with pull.

[@rogerscottcathey]

the fbi makes convictions all the time without a single fingerprint. makes ya wonder about these "convictions", doesnt it.

[@johnsavedbygrace3998]

That should never be an option.I bet the day that law passed the country was in the midst of a pandemic, or a couple of mass shootings, or a few ufo sightings, or whatever the powers that be felt like pulling to distract the public’s attention.

[@dantegood2195]

Wonder whatever happened to that actor who played “Larry” in the Harold Bell reenactment 🤔 ...ehh, he probably gave up acting and is working as a manager of a supermarket or something 😁

[@jonathanturbide2232]

Haha I'm sure he was never heard from again. 😉

[@onlyplayaseattacoswiththei9433]

@@jonathanturbide2232 who was he?

[@brutal666]

Matthew McConaughey

[@onlyplayaseattacoswiththei9433]

@@brutal666 oh...😞

[@Panwere36]

I am glad the actor who played Harold Bell also got arrested! That he would shoot such a sexy beast as Matthew McConaughey....

[@daboys1215]

On April 20, 2019, Edward Harold Bell died in prison from undisclosed causes at age 82. Bell is currently considered a suspect in several murders in the 1970s, including those of Rhonda Johnson and Sharon Shaw. Michael Lloyd Self was convicted of those murders and sentenced to life. It appears he spent the rest of his life behind bars for 2 murders he did not commit. He died in prison in 2000 maintaining his innocence. Bell has given multiple chilling confessions from prison, eventually claiming in 2011 that he was actually responsible for eleven murders, calling the victims were the "eleven that went to heaven." He claims a brainwashing "program" forced him to "be a flasher" to "rape girls" and ultimately to kill them. After his death, many of the victims' relatives stated that they believed he was responsible for their deaths. However, no charges were ever filed against him in those cases. Sadly, Dorothy passed away in 2012.

[@Angela-ot7es]

How was Edward Bell able to make bail and liquidate his assets less than two months after killing Larry!?? Also, all that.....to expose yourself to kids??? Really???

[@truthman2471]

One of the most disturbing cases I’ve closely observed

[@Animazed0micky]

We need more Sue's in this world! Also what a crappy thing to do. Knowing someone is married then trying to steal the wife's benefits? Gross

[@VochoTalacha]

Man! I loved Dawna's eyes!

[@MikeysMorgue]

Not just her eyes! She's a beautiful woman!

[@VochoTalacha]

@@MikeysMorgue indeed

[@fundude4566]

Not only was that Matthew McConaughey first appearance on tv but the guy playing the cop is Chuck Norris son.

[@marlonnicholson8410]

R.I.P. MLK but Unsolved Mysteries always had the most scary sounding theme music

[@annnee6818]

37:46 that is one fierce mama, good on her💪

[@LynxStarAuto]

Pistol packing mama

[@pansysgarden]

True. I respect her for that fearless behavior.

[@norestrictions12]

Ann Nee She’s one of my heroes. Seriously.

[@matthewvanderhorst4862]

When Larry's ran out there my mom woulda did the same only she'd snag that gun out of his hand shoved it up his azz then pull the trigger lol,my mom is like that first lady

[@TheBmco99]

Robert stepped in the show better than anybody anybody ever will RIP

[@chasingdemons7231]

So they can find his prints on the gun but not in the room he was staying in for days on end........yeah that makes total sense.

[@thomasharrison3126]

J Edgar Hoover personally hated Dr. KING, & I believe that once Ray was in custody, the investigation Had to Stop with him, & Hoover's men Knew that.

[@arrynwilliams2842]

Who else watching this on mlk day 🙋🏽‍♀️

[@thomasharrison3126]

So Sad; No one will Ever make me believe there was No conspiracy, there's just Too much that points to that being a well planned murder that was Not initiated by a small time crook! RIP Dr. King

[@ElmoKnowsWhereYouLive5150]

The entire decade of the 1960's is one massive conspiracy. Yes, that sounds hyperbolic, but not by much...

[@TyphoidMarcus]

Larrys death bugged me as a kid back in 90s and it still messes with me.

[@stacykeller3812]

Same here! And I live in Houston so not too far from where it happened. 😢

[@lrhill84]

Ok, the Larry segment is truly heartbreaking. But the moment baby Matthew McConaughey turns around with his wide open shirt perfectly framing his six pack and he gives the slow wipe of his brow...I laughed. It felt so gratuitous.

[@ladylu0311]

Poor Larry :c He just tried to protect the kids from that monster. And it's even sadder that his mom an sister saw him die ;_;

[@craigd8065]

Released on bail after killing a man, walking around kids naked and almost killing a cop smh

[@mdwilliams79]

Thank the liberal progressive justice system that says criminals are victims.

[@zt1053]

The Matthew McConaughey re-enactment case is an example of why you should mind your own business. I can see wanting to get the kids away from perp but then he just should have gotten the license plate number and reported it to the cops. Taking the guys keys is what got him killed

[@MaximumTips]

The last case scared the shit out of me when I was a kid

[@konaboss83]

Robert Stacks voice/narration on this show would always scared me as a kid :) he was the voice of some un savory characters that were probably hiding out under my bed or just out of view in the darkness just waiting to get me lol some real traumatizing stuff right up there with Freddy Kruger except with Freddy and Jason I could tell myself it was just a movie but not the case with unsolved mysteries

[@mommyshark1124]

It's the theme song for me. As a kid, after watching UM I'd always have my dad tuck me in & look around my bedroom and bathroom for the "scary people."

[@konaboss83]

Lol Yup! I can relate

[@javiermori1710]

Think it was Tuesday or Wednesday nights because my parents always went out for dinner those nights and i was home solo. Scary indeed and to this day most haunting theme music of all time.

[@truthman2471]

@@mommyshark1124him and Dennis was amazing hosts

[@pinkpastelhearts]

my foster grandmother (rip) was born on the same day as dr king, both georgia sweethearts, may king's love & compassion always stay with us.

[@ChrisBrown-pu8sm]

Although there is always a mystery surrounding Martin's death it's what he stood for; human rights.

[@AlanomalyOfficial]

In what world does it make any sense for murderers to get released on bail? Or at all, for that matter.

[@rogerscottcathey]

Judge Joe Brown has a lot to say about this. Saying JER didnt do it. He seems pretty certain about it all.

[@thomasharrison3126]

Hoover didn't Want a real investigation, as he personally hated Dr. King.

[@connoc5078]

I can't believe murderers actually get let out on bail.

[@archangel5627]

I literally laughed out loud during the segment where the women was finishing getting ready in the bathroom when she saw an intruder whom she then started to attack to the point where he took off fleeing only for her to grab a loaded revolver that she blatantly started firing off wildly all over the place until the intruder drove off in his pickup truck. This entire segment isn’t something you ever see on Unsolved Mysteries. I have to tip my hat to this women for not being the initial victim. Of course this changes later on as the story progresses but nevertheless, it was awesome seeing her kick the shit out of this creep who broke into her home thinking he had an easy victim.

[@cruisepaige]

There was only one woman.

[@snowwolfgaming7261]

If I'd been Larry's sister I'd ran that sob down!!!!

[@emilysanders4807]

Me Too!!!!!!

[@briaphilpot5964]

15:28 I always wondered who took those pictures

[@debgib007]

Ahhh yes the Mathew Mcconaughey episode.

[@laurasmith7976]

The sister of the brother who got shot, tried to block the guy, who had a shotgun, with her car? You need to get away, not go into danger.

[@chumcool]

BTW, 37:55 The lady is obviously a “Taxi Driver” fan.

[@aisforamerica2185]

36:02 I love how the neighbors care too. they're not inside on their phones.

[@cmclayton1986]

Jesse Jackson once admitted that he knew MLK was about to get shot. He also stepped out of the line of fire. I found that very disgusting.

[@jswizzle29]

Where did you hear that

[@reneebrown1362]

@@jswizzle29 We All Know That It Was James Earl Ray Killed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In April Of 1968 In 1999 Ray Died In Prison I Hope He's Burning And Rotting In HELL👿😈

[@cmclayton1986]

@@jswizzle29 you can find the old documentary here on KZbin I saw it year's ago.

[@twincherry4958]

This is disturbing

[@thegodfather1907]

I heard that too.

[@mogbaba]

I am amazed at the story about Larry! Have we all information right? What type of people were those? First Larry is threatened by gun and refuse to give back the keys and then 17 years old girl watching the thug with rifle tries to block his car! And if it is not enough the stupid Authorities release the bastard on bail!

[@blueunicornhere]

Holy crap that's Mathew McConaughey in part 3.

[@andreabailey6984]

I believe that was his first time on television

[@joseantoniomoch4006]

That Edward Harold Bell is definitely a person of interest. James Joyce in Dubliners wrote a story titled "An Encounter". Had the young man kept from playing hero, the situation would just have kept at that.

[@viewfromthemancave1092]

Still watching in 2021

[@denisesunset]

2024

[@PHBRNTGGR2]

Great episode!!!!! I cried, I laughed, I couldn’t breathe at moments! I miss this show!!! 😭

[@blackecho586]

Mathew McConaughey even from the start didn't wear a full shirt LMAO!

[@inkyguy]

Black Echo, at least he was actually wearing one in this episode. I guess the director wouldn’t let him take it off during filming.

[@alli-kat2329]

Who cares either way 😒

[@javiermori1710]

Hahaha..alright alright alright😁

[@Presca1]

OMG - this one with Edward Bell I had to watch because anytime I think of this series, two episodes stick in my head that haunted me - this one of the young guy shot in front of his mother always creeped me out. Little did I know - that was Matthew McConaughey! LOL

[@Presca1]

I thought there was one more part if I remember it well - where he just strolled into some woman's house and she scared him off, but he was starting to climb the steps where she was. He's a real ghoul. Also on another site, it says he may be responsible for the deaths of 11 girls.