Robert Stack & Unsolved Mysteries

In the late 1980s, I was obsessed and mystified by the documentary style TV show, Unsolved Mysteries. Unsolved Mysteries (started on NBC, moved to CBS and Lifetime) was hosted by Robert Stack. Mr. Stack was most famous for his role on the 1960s show The Untouchables. Unsolved Mysteries focused on a variety of cold cases, missing persons and even alien abductions and paranormal activity. The show relied heavily on viewers to contact authorities if they had any information about the crimes.


The daunting theme song accompanied by Robert Stack's serious expression and tone set the perfect creepy backdrop for suspense. My mother and I never missed an episode. We would anxiously await each week and cross our fingers for UPDATES at the end of each show. If the missing person was found alive or a murderer was imprisoned, we'd rejoice with a sigh of relief.


Unsolved Mysteries ran from 1987-2002 (Robert Stack died in 2003) and was picked up in 2008 by Spike TV and hosted by popular cop and mobster actor, Dennis Farina. I managed to catch two episodes yesterday afternoon and although they were eerie and disturbing, it simply wasn't the same without Robert Stack.


Today my husband and I never miss an episode of TruTV's Forensic Files, we're big fans of narrator Peter Thomas and giggled when we heard him in the Burger King commercials. A very odd match, obviously the point of his voice featured in the ads.


Check out the opening credits of an episode of Unsolved Mysteries below.