The intriguing story and twists and turns of Liz Carmichael swindling millionaires for funding... And duping the country, including The Tonight Show, People Magazine & Newsweek, on her, fuel saving, space age, 3-wheeled car, “The Dale”, during a nation wide gas crises.

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Liz Carmichael & The Dale

Annie Hearin, the wife of a Mississippi Millionaire was abducted on July 26, 1988.

The Annie Hearin abduction

Mark Adams was convicted for killing a 16 year old boy in 1979. In 1989, he vanished from the “escape-proof”, San Quentin prison. This case originally aired on Unsolved Mysteries on November 16, 1988.

The San Quentin Escape Of Convicted Murderer, Mark Adams

On December 11, 1987, Christi Nichols was reported missing by her husband, Mark, under suspicious circumstances. This case originally aired on Unsolved Mysteries on November 16, 1988.

The Disappearance Of Christi Nichols

Dennis Walker was a business man and sports memorabilia collector who collected valuable and historic items belonging to legends such as Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Pete Rose. Walker allegedly began financial schemes and illegally used investors money to gain a collection, valued at over $10 million. In 1986, authorities obtained a search warrant for Walker's office. Based on evidence found, he was charged with fraud and racketeering. Walker and the collection vanished. Walker’s body was later discovered, though his cause of death was never determined. Millions of dollars worth of the collection has yet to be found. This case first aired on Unsolved Mysteries, on October 12, 1988.

The Mysterious Death of Dennis Walker & His Missing Sports Memorabilla Worth Millions

Shortly after midnight, on August 23, 1987, seventeen year old, Kevin Ives, and his best friend, sixteen year old, Don Henry, went night hunting in Bryant (Saline Country), Arkansas. About four hours later, their bodies were ran over by a 75 car, 6,000 ton cargo train traveling over 50 miles per hour. There are many conspiracies on who’s involved, ranging from a former WWE wrestling superstar, to a former President of The United States.

The Boys On The Tracks

On November 24, 1971, a man claiming to be named “Dan Cooper”, purchased a one-way coach ticket, in cash, from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington. He then boarded a Northwest Airlines Boeing 727 and discreetly highjacked the plane for $200,000.00. At around 8:10 PM, Cooper opened the rear exit door while in flight, and jumped somewhere over southern Washington, with the cash and only a parachute, into obscurity. Cooper, the money and parachute, were never seen again. This case first aired on Unsolved Mysteries on October 12, 1988.

D.B. Cooper

Thirty-three-year-old Gail Delano was a single mother from Wiscasset, Maine, and sought companionship through newspaper personal ads. On June 21, 1986, she went to meet a date at a local Howard Johnson's restaurant, and suddenly vanished. The case originally was featured on Unsolved Mysteries on October 5, 1988.

The Disappearance of Gail DeLano

In 1978, in Tellico Plains, Tennessee, Joe Shepherd, was arrested for the separate killings of 14 year old, Cathy Clower, and 16 year old, Roxanne Woodson, before escaping from the Monroe County, Tennessee Jail.   This case originally aired on the classic TV show, Unsolved Mysteries, on October 5, 1988. 

Wanted Killer Joe Shepherd & the Murder of Roxanne Woodson and Cathy Clower

The Queen Mary took her first voyage in 1936. She’s been an Atlantic cruise ship, a World War II troop ship and a hotel. She has traveled thousands of miles and witnessed many births and deaths. She is also known for her mysterious ghostly encounters. This story first aired on Unsolved Mysteries on October 26, 1988.

The Haunting Of The Queen Mary

Three mysterious cipher-texts from an 1885 pamphlet indicate a treasure of gold and silver valuing from $20-50 Million Dollars, buried by a man named Thomas J. Beale, in a secret location in Bedford County, Virginia, in the 1820’s. Unsolved Mysteries originally aired this story on May 18, 1988.

Legend Of The Beale Treasure

The prison escape of convicted murderer, Jon Yount, and his unlikely sidekick, Diane Brodbeck. This story originally aired on Unsolved Mysteries on May 18, 1988.

Jon Yount & Diane Brodbeck

Before there was Dirty John, there was Louis Carlucci. Also known as Con Juan, The Cassanova Con Man & The Heart Attacker. The sweet talking swindler, conned women for over a million dollars, had up to 12 wives & fathered at least 30 children across the U.S. Carlucci was Wanted For: Fraud, Grand Larceny & Bigamy.  This story originally aired on Unsolved Mysteries on May 18, 1988.

“Con Juan” Louis Carlucci

The mysterious Murder of Doreen Picard, a dose of amnesia, and the arrest of her killer... maybe.. This story originally aired on Unsolved Mysteries on May 18, 1988.

Doreen Picard

The mysterious death of 17 year old Kurt McFall. Did he die of a tragic accident? Or was he murdered by a cult of satanic nerds? This story originally aired on Unsolved Mysteries on February 5, 1988.

Kurt McFall

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