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Unsolved Mysteries dropped its fourth volume on Netflix last week. The show released five new episodes on July 31, 2024, as part of Volume 4, while promising four more episodes under a fifth volume in October 2024.
Unsolved Mysteries is an American crime and mystery documentary series that started originally from the house of NBC in 1987. After airing on the channel for a decade, the show moved to CBS in 1997. It then jumped networks to Lifetime from 2001 through 2002, and then to Spike between 2008 and 2010.
Netflix picked up Unsolved Mysteries in 2020 and has done a good job rebooting it into a contemporary and relevant title. The show is known for solving wanted fugitive cases, getting closure for families with missing members, and solving mysteries with the help of internet sleuths.
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This has made Unsolved Mysteries one of the most iconic titles in the genre of true crime and a prominent Netflix series as well. In this article, we delve into the latest installation of Unsolved Mysteries on Netflix and rank the episodes according to the IMDB ratings they have each received since their release.
Ranking the episodes of Unsolved Mysteries Volume 4 from best to worst
1) Body in the Basement (8.2)
Body in the Basement is the second episode of Unsolved Mysteries Volume 4. The episode is directed by Gabe Torres, who has also directed two episodes from the show's last season, Something in the Sky and What Happened to Josh?
The official logline for the episode reads as follows:
"Amanda Antoni's husband finds her body in their basement with blood everywhere. The scene confounds police: Was it foul play — or a tragic accident?"
Body in the Basement dives into the case of Amanda Antoni, a resident of Calgary, Canada, who was found dead in her basement in 2015. Lee Antoni, the husband, had been away for the weekend with his mom in Saskatchewan and came back to discover the cold and bloody body of his wife. While there were no signs of forced entry or robbery, the scene of death showed signs of struggle.
Although Amanda's death was ruled to be accidental, the circumstances and unknown variables still raise suspicions.
2) Murder, Center Stage (7.4)
Murder, Center Stage is the fourth episode of Unsolved Mysteries Volume 4. Robert M. Wise returns to direct the episode after directing three episodes in the last two volumes. The official synopsis for the episode reads as follows:
"Sigrid Stevenson's chilling murder on the stage of a locked campus theater still haunts a New Jersey college as new theories about her killer emerge."
Murder, Center Stage delves into the unsolved case of Sigrid Stevenson's murder in 1977 in New Jersey. Stevenson's body was found on the stage of Kendall Hall theater of The College of New Jersey, then known as Trenton State College, on September 4, 1977. She had been handcuffed, gagged, and s*xually assaulted before succumbing to her injuries from a blunt object.
Initially a cold case, Sigrid's case was reopened in 2011 and is still undergoing investigation.
3) The Severed Head (7.3)
The Severed Head is the third episode from Volume 4 of Netflix's Unsolved Mysteries. The episode is directed by Skye Borgman, an award-winning documentary director who has also directed four Unsolved Mysteries episodes previously. Netflix's official synopsis for the episode reads as follows:
"After a teen finds an embalmed head in the woods, investigators uncover a possible connection to a black-market organ trade as they try to ID the victim."
The episode explores the unsolved case of a severed head found in the woods of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in 2014. The head belonged to an elderly woman over 60, whose identity is unknown as of yet. Moreover, it was from an embalmed body, had red balls as placeholders for her eyeballs, and precision cuts all over.
While the investigators concluded that the Jane Doe fell victim to black market organ dealers, they did not have anything else to move forward.
4) Who Was Jack the Ripper? (6.1)
Who Was Jack the Ripper? is the first episode of Unsolved Mysteries Volume 4. Directed by Robert M. Wise, the official logline of the 45-minute-long episode reads as follows:
"London, 1888. The city is gripped by a string of murders, each more gruesome than the last. Experts delve into one of history's most notorious mysteries."
Who Was Jack the Ripper? is a journey into the past, diving headfirst into the case of the illustrious serial killer in 1888 in London. The episode revisits the case details including the five "canonical" victims, the "Dear Boss" letter claiming to be the killer and signed as Jack the Ripper, and the brutality of his crimes alongside other expert insights on the case.
While nabbing the true killer may be an impossible feat, Unsolved Mysteries tries to decode and theorize the motives behind the crimes, how each scenario took place, and the identity of the killer.
5) The Mothman Revisited (5.3)
The Mothman Revisited is the fifth and final episode of Unsolved Mysteries Volume 4. Directed by Gabe Torres, the episode is a unique offering compared to the other episodes in this volume. The episode dives into the urban legend of a humanoid winged creature in and around the Chicago area that the show had already covered once back in 2002.
The official synopsis for the episode reads as follows:
"Amid eerie sightings of a tall, winged humanoid creature with red eyes, paranormal investigators explore the Mothman's seeming link to major disasters."
In the 60s, numerous people around Chicago began reporting sightings of a huge winged creature with red eyes and gave it the moniker of Mothman, a harbinger of destruction. The episode uses interviews from eyewitnesses across 50 years, alongside the research and insight of paranormal investigator Tobias Wayland.
These are the episodes from Netflix's Unsolved Mysteries Volume 4 ranked according to their IMDB ratings.
If you're a fan of the true-crime genre or an internet sleuth yourself, then Unsolved Mysteries is right up your alley. A fifth volume with four episodes is set to arrive on the streaming platform in October 2024.
