Series synopsis
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime is an American crime documentary mystery talk television series that premiered on YouTube on February 4, 2016. It ended on July 23, 2021. It was created by Ryan Bergara. It stars Shane Madej and Ryan Bergara.
Hosts Ryan & Shane discuss mysteries surrounding notorious unsolved crimes.
Premise
Hosts Ryan & Shane discuss mysteries surrounding notorious unsolved crimes.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Shane Madej as Self - Host
- Ryan Bergara as Self - Host
Guest cast
- Brent Bennett as Self
- Diana, Princess of Wales as Self (archive footage)
- Harry Houdini as Self (archive footage)
- Thelma Todd as Self (archive footage)
- Edgar Allan Poe as Self (archive footage)
- Bugsy Siegel as Self (archive footage)
- William Desmond Taylor as Self (archive footage)
- Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince as Self (archive footage)
- JonBenét Ramsey as Self (archive footage)
- Amelia Earhart as Self (archive footage)
- Natalie Wood as Self (archive footage)
- John F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage)
Episodes
This series spans 9 seasons with 119 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 53 | August 2, 2017 | July 28, 2021 |
| Season 1 | 12 | February 4, 2016 | March 10, 2017 |
| Season 2 | 10 | July 28, 2017 | September 29, 2017 |
| Season 3 | 8 | January 26, 2018 | March 16, 2018 |
| Season 4 | 9 | July 13, 2018 | January 11, 2019 |
| Season 5 | 9 | March 22, 2019 | September 26, 2019 |
| Season 6 | 6 | March 13, 2020 | April 17, 2020 |
| Season 7 | 6 | October 16, 2020 | November 20, 2020 |
| Season 8 | 6 | June 18, 2021 | July 23, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Orleans Axeman - Q+A Was the Axeman really an Axewoman? |
August 2, 2017 |
| 2 |
The Boy in the Box - Q+A Could DNA finally solve this cold case? |
August 9, 2017 |
| 3 |
The Missing Family - Q+A What if the Tromp family was a drug front? |
August 16, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Mysterious Death Of The Somerton Man Just a friendly reminder to lock your doors. |
February 4, 2016 |
| 2 |
The Horrifying Unsolved Slaughter At Hinterkaifeck Farm Have fun sleeping! |
February 20, 2016 |
| 3 |
The Bizarre Death of Elisa Lam What happened in that hotel? |
March 18, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Terrifying Axe Man of New Orleans | July 28, 2017 |
| 2 | The Mysterious Death Of The Boy In The Box | August 4, 2017 |
| 3 | The Bizarre Road Trip Of A Missing Family | August 11, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Grisly Murders of Jack the Ripper | January 26, 2018 |
| 2 | The Thrilling Gardner Museum Heist | February 2, 2018 |
| 3 | The Ghastly Cleveland Torso Murders | February 9, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sinister Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa | July 13, 2018 |
| 2 |
The Bizarre Collar Bomb Bank Robbery This deadly bank robbery was just the beginning. |
July 20, 2018 |
| 3 | The Mysterious Death Of The Eight Day Bride | July 27, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Eerie Case Of The Watcher | March 22, 2019 |
| 2 | The Unusual Australian Shark Arm Murders | March 29, 2019 |
| 3 | The Suspicious Case of the Reykjavik Confessions | April 5, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Macabre Death Of Edgar Allan Poe | March 13, 2020 |
| 2 | The Missing Identity Of The Lady Of The Dunes | March 20, 2020 |
| 3 | The Tinseltown Murder Of Thelma Todd | March 27, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Eerie Vanishing Of The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Keepers Ryan and Shane look at the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers. Accident, murder, or aliens? |
October 16, 2020 |
| 2 |
The Daring Heist of The Elusive Pink Panthers Who’s behind this elusive network of international jewel thieves? The boys dive into multiple heists of the Pink Panthers. |
October 23, 2020 |
| 3 |
The Suspicious Death Of Harry Houdini A famed magician succumbs to his demise- was it an accident or murder? |
October 30, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Mysterious Death of George Reeves A Hollywood actor is found dead - was it suicide or murder? |
June 18, 2021 |
| 2 |
The Puzzling Disappearance of Agatha Christie What really happened to England’s famed author when she went missing? |
June 25, 2021 |
| 3 |
The Menacing Case of the Monster with 21 Faces Who’s really behind these cryptic candy-centric crimes? |
July 2, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | YouTube |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 4, 2016 |
| Last aired | July 23, 2021 |
| Runtime | 20 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |