Random 'Unsolved Mysteries': Where Are They Now? (25 items)

(#25) Candy Belt And Gloria Ross

Then: In 1994, two employees were found dead at New Life Fitness and Massage, an erotic massage parlor in Oak Grove, Kentucky. At the time of the initial investigation, the rest of the women who worked at New Life were adamant that the police were involved.

Now: It wasn't until 2012 that former police officer Leslie Duncan admitted to tampering with physical evidence in connection with the double homicide. A year later, Frank J. Black Jr. and former police office Edward T. Carter were arrested for the homicides of Candida "Candy" Belt and Gloria Ross.
(#6) Michaela Garecht

Then: In 1988, Michaela Garecht visited a store with a friend. While inside, a man moved her friend's scooter close to his car. When Michaela went to get it, the man grabbed her and drove away.

Now: As of 2012, the FBI still believed Garecht's case was solvable, and they hoped the return of Jaycee Dugard (another girl who was kidnapped in broad daylight, near where Garecht was abducted) would help them track down a lead.
(#11) The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Murders

Then: In early 1990, two gunmen robbed the Las Cruces Bowl in New Mexico, shooting seven people (including children), four of whom died. The assailants also attempted to burn the bowling alley down, but to no avail.

Now: The slayings remain unsolved, although the documentary A Nightmare in Las Cruces was released two decades afterwards in hopes of shining some light on the horrific incident.
(#3) Kayla Unbehaun

Then: Around July 5, 2017, Kayla Unbehaun was 9 years old when she went missing from Wheaton, IL, while in the care of her mother, Heather Unbehaun, after attending a Fourth of July parade. Family members said that after the parade, Heather had packed up her car to take Kayla on a camping trip in Wisconsin, and they were supposed to return the next day for a court-ordered parenting exchange. When her father, Ryan Iskerka, came to pick her up for the exchange, neither Kayla nor Heather were there. A warrant was issued for Heather's arrest. Kayla's case was featured along with other cases that allegedly involved family abduction in a November 2022 episode of Unsolved Mysteries.
Now: On May 13, 2023, Kayla was found alive at age 15 in Asheville, NC, along with her mother, who was arrested on a fugitive charge. According to police, someone at Plato's Closet (a secondhand clothing store) in Asheville recognized Kayla from Unsolved Mysteries and notified authorities.
(#17) The Heirs Of Walter Rice

Then: When two burglars broke into Walter Rice's home in the early '90s, the last thing they expected to find was Rice's decaying body. Eventually, a friend of one of the robbers placed a call to the police informing them of Rice's death. By the time he was discovered, Rice had been dead for over a year. After all was said and done, it was discovered that Rice died with an estate that added up to over $140,000 - but he seemingly had no heirs.

Now: Despite the best efforts of the Unsolved Mysteries team and law enforcement, no one ever came forward to claim themselves as Rice's heir, and his fortune was turned over to the state.
(#14) Baron 52

Then: At the tail end of the Vietnam War, Baron 52, a surveillance plane carrying eight members of the Air Force, was shot down over Laos. When the plane was recovered, the remains of four of the crewmen were missing, leading to speculation about whether they had been captured. Even if they had been captured, according to the Paris Peace Accord, the men couldn't be returned from a POW camp because the flight took place a week after the US had officially ended their involvement in the Vietnam War and was therefore illegal.

Now: In 1995, it was revealed that the US Government considers the four missing crewmen "accounted for," despite their disappearance, and that almost half of the cases of MIA soldiers will never be solved.