“Missing...Have You Seen This Person?” (80s NBC specials)
Mar 5, 2019 20:03:43 GMT
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Post by bobby88 on Mar 5, 2019 20:03:43 GMT
I’m looking for a series of three NBC specials focused on missing persons hosted by Meredith Baxter and her then husband David Birney. The shows were produced by Cosgrove and Meurer and appear to have been a precursor to their wildly successful series “Unsolved Mysteries” which debuted in 1987. The shows aired on April 29, 1985, January 22 and April 23, 1986.
While there are many articles referencing different cases that appeared on the episodes (the Unsolved Mysteries wiki has a list of the cases known to have been shown on these episodes), the only footage (to my knowledge) that exists is a tiny clip of a re-enactment that was shown on the May 29, 1985 episode of Phil Donahue about parental kidnapping. The episode focused on Janet Hicks, whose daughters Debbie and Kathy were abducted by their non-custodial father in 1977. They were found as a direct result of the broadcast of “Missing”. The clip in question starts at 7:04.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=n51JohlJTFM
A few articles about the show itself
news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2519&dat=19850429&id=v4ZiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mHcNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1201,4577805
articles.chicagotribune.com/1985-04-29/features/8501260256_1_laura-bradbury-missing-sets
articles.latimes.com/1986-04-22/entertainment/ca-1684_1_baby-sitter
UM wiki
unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Missing..._Have_You_Seen_This_Person%3F
Based on some of the cases that I’ve read, the focus seemed to be on missing children, many of whom were taken by a non-custodial parent (most common type of child abduction).
While there are many articles referencing different cases that appeared on the episodes (the Unsolved Mysteries wiki has a list of the cases known to have been shown on these episodes), the only footage (to my knowledge) that exists is a tiny clip of a re-enactment that was shown on the May 29, 1985 episode of Phil Donahue about parental kidnapping. The episode focused on Janet Hicks, whose daughters Debbie and Kathy were abducted by their non-custodial father in 1977. They were found as a direct result of the broadcast of “Missing”. The clip in question starts at 7:04.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=n51JohlJTFM
A few articles about the show itself
news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2519&dat=19850429&id=v4ZiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mHcNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1201,4577805
articles.chicagotribune.com/1985-04-29/features/8501260256_1_laura-bradbury-missing-sets
articles.latimes.com/1986-04-22/entertainment/ca-1684_1_baby-sitter
UM wiki
unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Missing..._Have_You_Seen_This_Person%3F
Based on some of the cases that I’ve read, the focus seemed to be on missing children, many of whom were taken by a non-custodial parent (most common type of child abduction).
