Unsolved Mysteries Episode #1.4 (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

Unsolved Mysteries

Episode #1.4 (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

Mystery: Son of Sam; Lost Heirs: Heirs of Walter Green; Murder: Harold and Thelma Swain; Wanted: Chevy Chase Bandit, John William Farr, Shotgun Bandit and Shopping Bag Bandits.

Directors

John Cosgrove | John C. Joseph | Michael M. Scott (as Michael Scott)

Writers

Chris Pye (written by) | Lynn Lawrence (written by) | Erik Nelson (written by) | Hank Capshaw (written by) & 2 more

Composers

Michael Boyd (original music) | Gary Malkin (original music) (as Gary Remal)

Cinematographers

Boyd Estus | William Meurer | Robert M. Wise (as Robert Wise)

Editors

Hank Capshaw | Patrick M. Crawford | Oskar Dektyar | Robert Erickson | Michael Scott

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 2, 1988

Release date

Nov 2, 1988 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 5 wins & 3 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
23 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Stack Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Airplane! (1980)
David Berkowitz Self (segment "Son of Sam") (archive footage) Self (segment "Son of Sam") (archive footage) See fewer	Testimony: Profiles in Faith (2002)
Maury Terry Self - Author: 'The Ultimate Evil' (segment "Son of Sam") Self - Author: 'The Ultimate Evil' (segment "Son of Sam") See fewer	Cropsey (2009)
Henry P. Cinotti Self - Detective, NYPD (Ret.) (segment "Son of Sam") Self - Detective, NYPD (Ret.) (segment "Son of Sam") See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
Tommy Zaino Self - Witness (segment "Son of Sam") Self - Witness (segment "Son of Sam") See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
Joseph Basteri Self - Homicide Detective, NYPD (Ret.) (segment "Son of Sam") (as Joseph J. Basteri) Self - Homicide Detective, NYPD (Ret.) (segment "Son of Sam") (as Joseph J. Basteri) See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
Cäcilia Davis Self - Witness (segment "Son of Sam") (as Cecilia Davis) Self - Witness (segment "Son of Sam") (as Cecilia Davis) See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
John Santucci Self - Dist. Attorney, Queens County (segment "Son of Sam") Self - Dist. Attorney, Queens County (segment "Son of Sam") See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
Walter 'Curly' Green Self (segment "Heirs of Walter Green") (archive footage) Self (segment "Heirs of Walter Green") (archive footage) See fewer
Catheryn Saalfeld Self - Friend (segment "Heirs of Walter Green") Self - Friend (segment "Heirs of Walter Green") See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
Josh Butler Self - Heir Investigator (segment "Heirs of Walter Green") Self - Heir Investigator (segment "Heirs of Walter Green") See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
Riley Marr Self (segment "Heirs of Walter Green") Self (segment "Heirs of Walter Green") See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
Harold Swain Self - Victim (segment "Harold and Thelma Swain") (archive footage) Self - Victim (segment "Harold and Thelma Swain") (archive footage) See fewer
Thelma Swain Self - Victim (segment "Harold and Thelma Swain") (archive footage) Self - Victim (segment "Harold and Thelma Swain") (archive footage) See fewer
Robert L. Swain Self - Brother (segment "Harold and Thelma Swain") Self - Brother (segment "Harold and Thelma Swain") See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
Steve Rawl Self - Friend (segment "Harold and Thelma Swain") Self - Friend (segment "Harold and Thelma Swain") See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
Bill Smith Self - Camden County (segment "Harold and Thelma Swain") (as Sheriff Bill Smith) Self - Camden County (segment "Harold and Thelma Swain") (as Sheriff Bill Smith) See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
Joe Gregory Self - Georgia Bureau of Investigation (segment "Harold and Thelma Swain") (as Spec. Agent Joe Gregory) Self - Georgia Bureau of Investigation (segment "Harold and Thelma Swain") (as Spec. Agent Joe Gregory) See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
Donnie Barrentine Self - Suspect (segment "Harold and Thelma Swain") Self - Suspect (segment "Harold and Thelma Swain") See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
Donald Bailey Self - Waterford Police Department Self - Waterford Police Department See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
Dennis Duke Self - Moses Lake Police Department Self - Moses Lake Police Department See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
Terry Gardner Self - Ex-Lieutenant, Ward County Sheriff's Department (segment "Son of Sam") Self - Ex-Lieutenant, Ward County Sheriff's Department (segment "Son of Sam") See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
Jerry Strickland Self - Suspect Self - Suspect See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)