Investigative web series
BuzzFeed Unsolved Also known as Unsolved Genre Factual television Created by Ryan Bergara Written by Ryan Bergara Starring
Ryan Bergara
Shane Madej
Brent Bennett (February 2016–June 2016)
Theme music composer Ending theme
"Anxious" by Duncan Pittock
"Interacted" by Terry Devine-King
Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons
Total: 15
True Crime : 8
Supernatural : 7
Sports Conspiracies : 1
No. of episodes
Total: 121
True Crime : 66
Supernatural : 55
Sports Conspiracies : 5
Executive producers
Katie LeBlanc
Ryan Bergara
Producer Editors
Anthony Frederick
Steven Castro
Mike Reilly
Grant Henderson
Devlin McClusky[ 1]
Running time 4–55 minutes[ 2] Production companies Network Release February 4, 2016 (2016-02-04 ) – November 19, 2021 (2021-11-19 )
BuzzFeed Unsolved (also known as simply Unsolved ) is a documentary entertainment web series created by Ryan Bergara for BuzzFeed that ran from February 4, 2016, to November 19, 2021. It first appeared on the YouTube channel BuzzFeed Blue and was later given its own flagship channel BuzzFeed Unsolved Network .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
The show was split into two alternating themes, with each season seeing Ryan Bergara and co-host Shane Madej discussing either unsolved crimes in BuzzFeed Unsolved True Crime or investigating alleged haunted locations and demonic possessions in BuzzFeed Unsolved Supernatural .[ 4] The show was filmed primarily in the United States with some episodes filmed in separate locations in England and Mexico. Most episodes were followed by a question and answer episode, entitled BuzzFeed Unsolved Postmortem , where Bergara and Madej answered questions sent in by viewers about the week's episode.[ 5]
The series began streaming on Hulu and Amazon Prime in 2018.[ 6] Prior to the premiere of season 8, BuzzFeed renewed the show for a 9th season, which appeared in late 2018. In 2019, the 10th season premiered in March and the 11th season premiered in September.[ 7] In late 2019, Bergara and Madej started their own digital production company, Watcher Entertainment, with Worth It 's Steven Lim; however, the two continued BuzzFeed Unsolved with a 12th season in March 2020.
BuzzFeed Unsolved True Crime concluded with its 8th and final season in July 2021,[ 8] and the 7th and final season of BuzzFeed Unsolved Supernatural started in October 2021 and wrapped in November.[ 9] There are a total of fifteen seasons. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , Supernatural was not produced in 2020 and has one fewer season than True Crime because production was unable to secure haunted locations to visit under quarantine.[ 10] The final episode was followed up by a behind-the-scenes documentary BuzzFeed Unsolved: The Making of the Final Investigation on 24 November 2021.[ 11]
The "spiritual successor" to BuzzFeed Unsolved Supernatural is Ghost Files ,[ 12] a documentary entertainment web series by Watcher Entertainment that was first released on September 23, 2022.[ 13] The successor to BuzzFeed Unsolved True Crime is Mystery Files , which was released on May 19, 2023.[ 12]
BuzzFeed Unsolved True Crime and Supernatural were originally co-hosted by Bergara and Brent Bennett until Madej took over from Bennett in July 2016.[ 5] [ 14] Madej does not believe in supernatural phenomena , whereas Bergara does.[ 15] [ 14] [ 16]
The episodes were normally filmed with the two hosts at a desk, with Bergara presenting Madej and the audience with either a True Crime or Supernatural case depending on the season, aided with the use of stock photos and other visuals. In some episodes, the hosts and other crew members traveled around to investigate a location(s), although this method was primarily used for the Supernatural episodes; the show's True Crime seasons were typically filmed all within the Unsolved set.[ 16] Often, Bergara and a team of producers would pitch and research episodes and Madej would be kept out of the process to give a more fresh perspective.[ 17]
BuzzFeed Unsolved True Crime [ edit ]
In the show's True Crime seasons, Bergara focuses on unsolved crimes and mysteries. Bergara reads out the story of the case before presenting a handful of possible suspects and theories. Bergara and Madej will discuss these cases with a comedic tone.[ 5]
BuzzFeed Unsolved Supernatural [ edit ]
In the show's Supernatural seasons, Madej and Bergara travel to places with haunted folklore in order to attempt to find evidence of paranormal phenomena. These episodes sometimes contain more frightening scenes than the True Crime episodes, and they broadly involve some sort of in-person investigation.[ 18]
Throughout their investigations of hauntings, both Madej and Bergara use a variety of instruments and equipment to attempt to collect evidence, including video and audio devices .[ 19] Other BuzzFeed Unsolved: Supernatural episodes investigate supernatural entities and phenomena such as Goatman [ 4] and the existence of aliens. [ 16] The two aim to create an "everyman approach" in discussing the topics, with the use of humor in an effort to balance the tone between dark and goofy.[ 17]
Father Gary Thomas, a pastor who has been to the Vatican to learn about exorcisms and spirits, was featured in several episodes.[ 20] In "BuzzFeed Unsolved: Supernatural" Season 6, Madej and Bergara investigated an alleged haunting at the home of Youtuber Loey Lane .[ 18]
True Crime Presenters
Ryan Bergara (2016–2021)
Shane Madej (2016–2021)
Brent Bennett (2016)
Supernatural Presenters
Ryan Bergara (2016–2021)
Shane Madej (2016–2021)
Brent Bennett (2016)
Sports Conspiracies Presenters
Ryan Bergara (2018)
Zack Evans (2018)
BuzzFeed Unsolved - Postmortem Presenters
Ryan Bergara (2017–2021)
Shane Madej (2017–2021)
BuzzFeed Unsolved – True Crime[ edit ]
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Episode
Date Published
Postmortem Q+A Episode
1
The Mysterious Death of the Somerton Man
February 4, 2016
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2
The Horrifying Unsolved Slaughter at Hinterkaifeck Farm
February 20, 2016
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3
The Bizarre Death of Elisa Lam
March 18, 2016
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4
The Chilling Mystery of the Black Dahlia
April 1, 2016
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5
The Strange Deaths of the 9 Hikers of Dyatlov Pass
April 15, 2016
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6
The Mysterious Death of Tupac Shakur - Part 1
May 20, 2016
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7
The Mysterious Death of Biggie Smalls - Part 2
May 27, 2016
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8
The Horrifying Murders of the Zodiac Killer
June 24, 2016
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9
The Mysterious Disappearance of the Sodder Children
December 23, 2016
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10
The Odd Death of Michelle Von Emster
January 27, 2017
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11
The Shocking Case of O. J. Simpson
March 4, 2017
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12
The Strange Disappearance of D. B. Cooper
March 10, 2017
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Episode
Published
Postmortem Q+A Episode
1
The Terrifying Axeman of New Orleans
July 28, 2017
August 2, 2017
2
The Mysterious Death of the Boy in the Box
August 4, 2017
August 9, 2017
3
The Bizarre Road Trip of a Missing Family
August 11, 2017
August 16, 2017
4
The Tragic Murder of JonBenét Ramsey
August 18, 2017
August 23, 2017
5
The Odd Vanishing of Amelia Earhart
August 25, 2017
August 30, 2017
6
The Creepy Murder in Room 1046
September 1, 2017
September 7, 2017
7
The Strange Drowning of Natalie Wood
September 8, 2017
September 13, 2017
8
The Mysterious Poisoned Pill Murders
September 15, 2017
September 21, 2017
9
The Disturbing Murders at Keddie Cabin
September 22, 2017
September 28, 2017
10
The Suspicious Assassination of JFK
September 29, 2017
October 4, 2017
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Episode
Published
Postmortem Q+A Episode
1
The Grisly Murders of Jack the Ripper
January 26, 2018
January 31, 2018
2
The Thrilling Gardner Museum Heist
February 2, 2018
February 7, 2018
3
The Ghastly Cleveland Torso Murders
February 9, 2018
February 15, 2018
4
The Enigmatic Death of the Isdal Woman
February 16, 2018
February 22, 2018
5
The Strange Killing of Ken Rex McElroy
February 23, 2018
February 28, 2018
6
The Scandalous Murder of William Desmond Taylor
March 2, 2018
March 7, 2018
7
The Historic Disappearance of Louis Le Prince
March 9, 2018
March 14, 2018
8
The Disturbing Mystery of the Jamison Family
March 16, 2018
March 21, 2018
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Episode
Published
Postmortem Q+A Episode
1
The Sinister Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa
July 13, 2018
July 18, 2018
2
The Bizarre Collar Bomb Bank Robbery
July 20, 2018
July 25, 2018
3
The Mysterious Death of the Eight Day Bride
July 27, 2018
August 1, 2018
4
The Incredible Alcatraz Prison Break
August 3, 2018
August 8, 2018
5
The Covert Poisoning of an Ex-Russian Spy
August 10, 2018
August 15, 2018
6
The Odd Death of Charles C. Morgan
August 17, 2018
August 22, 2018
7
The Bizarre Disappearance of Bobby Dunbar
August 24, 2018
August 29, 2018
8
The Treacherous Treasure Hunt of Forrest Fenn
September 7, 2018
September 12, 2018
9
The Chilling Black Dahlia Murder Revisited
January 11, 2019
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#
Episode
Published
Postmortem Q+A Episode
1
The Eerie Case of the Watcher
March 22, 2019
April 2, 2019
2
The Unusual Australian Shark Arm Murders
March 29, 2019
April 3, 2019
3
The Suspicious Case of the Reykjavik Confessions
April 5, 2019
April 10, 2019
4
The Unexplained Murder of Bugsy Siegel
April 12, 2019
April 17, 2019
5
The Horrifying Texarkana Phantom Killer
April 19, 2019
April 24, 2019
6
The Shocking Florida Machete Murder
April 26, 2019
May 1, 2019
7
The Puzzling Disappearance of Walter Collins
May 3, 2019
May 8, 2019
8
The Curious Death of Vincent Van Gogh
May 10, 2019
May 15, 2019
9
The Impossible Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold
September 26, 2019
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#
Episode
Published
Postmortem Q+A Episode
1
The Macabre Death of Edgar Allan Poe
March 13, 2020
March 18, 2020
2
The Missing Identity of the Lady of the Dunes
March 20, 2020
March 25, 2020
3
The Tinseltown Murder of Thelma Todd
March 27, 2020
April 1, 2020
4
The Creepy Quandary of Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm
April 3, 2020
April 8, 2020
5
The Puzzling Case of Marilyn and Sam Sheppard
April 10, 2020
April 15, 2020
6
The Mysterious Death of The Somerton Man Revisited
April 17, 2020
April 22, 2020
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Episode
Published
Postmortem Q+A Episode
1
The Eerie Vanishing of The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Keepers
October 16, 2020
October 21, 2020
2
The Daring Heists of The Elusive Pink Panthers
October 23, 2020
October 28, 2020
3
The Suspicious Death of Harry Houdini
October 30, 2020
November 4, 2020
4
The Sudden Disappearance Of Cynthia Anderson
November 6, 2020
November 11, 2020
5
The Maritime Mystery of The Mary Celeste
November 13, 2020
November 18, 2020
6
The Haunting Murder Case of the Hammersmith Ghost
November 20, 2020
November 25, 2020
#
Episode
Published
Postmortem Q+A Episode
1
The Mysterious Death of George Reeves
June 18, 2021
June 23, 2021
2
The Puzzling Disappearance of Agatha Christie
June 25, 2021
June 30, 2021
3
The Menacing Case of the Monster with 21 Faces
July 2, 2021
July 7, 2021
4
The Perplexing Disappearance of Judge Joseph F. Crater
July 9, 2021
July 14, 2021
5
The Tragic Death of Princess Diana
July 16, 2021
July 21, 2021
6
The Bizarre Death of Alfred Loewenstein
July 23, 2021
July 28, 2021
BuzzFeed Unsolved – Supernatural[ edit ]
#
Episode
Published
Postmortem Q+A Episode
1
The Ghosts And Demons of Bobby Mackey's
April 7, 2017
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2
The Harrowing Hunt for Bigfoot
April 14, 2017
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3
3 Real-Life Creepy Cases of Ancient Aliens
April 21, 2017
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4
The Haunted Halls of Waverly Hills Hospital
April 28, 2017
May 10, 2017
5
The Strangest Disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle
May 5, 2017
May 10, 2017
6
The Murders That Haunt the Lizzie Borden House
May 12, 2017
May 17, 2017
7
The Spontaneous Human Combustion of Mary Reeser
May 19, 2017
May 24, 2017
8
The Haunting of the Salem Witch Trials
May 26, 2017
May 31, 2017
9
The Haunted Quarters of the Dauphine Orleans Hotel
June 2, 2017
June 7, 2017
10
The Bizarre Voodoo World of New Orleans
June 9, 2017
June 14, 2017
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Episode
Published
Postmortem Q+A Episode
1
The Ghost Town at Vulture Mine
October 13, 2017
October 18, 2017
2
Three Bizarre Cases of Alien Abductions
October 20, 2017
October 25, 2017
3
The Captive Spirits of Eastern State Penitentiary
October 27, 2017
November 1, 2017
4
The Demonic Goatman's Bridge
November 3, 2017
November 8, 2017
5
The Horrors of Pennhurst Asylum
November 10, 2017
November 15, 2017
6
Roswell's Bizarre UFO Crash
November 17, 2017
November 22, 2017
7
The Mysterious Disappearance of the Roanoke Colony
November 24, 2017
November 29, 2017
8
London's Haunted Viaduct Tavern
December 1, 2017
December 6, 2017
9
The Chilling Chambers of Colchester Castle
December 8, 2017
December 13, 2017
10
The Subterranean Terrors of the London Tombs
December 15, 2017
December 20, 2017
#
Episode
Published
Postmortem Q+A Episode
1
The Search for the Mysterious Mothman
April 20, 2018
April 25, 2018
2
The Shadowy Spirits of Rolling Hills Asylum
April 27, 2018
May 2, 2018
3
The Demonic Bellaire House
May 4, 2018
May 9, 2018
4
The Phantom Prisoners of Ohio State Penitentiary
May 11, 2018
May 16, 2018
5
The Unexplained Phoenix Lights Phenomenon
May 18, 2018
May 23, 2018
6
The Spirits of Moon River Brewing
May 25, 2018
May 30, 2018
7
The Horrifying Sorrel-Weed Haunted Mansion
June 1, 2018
June 6, 2018
8
The Mystical Villa Montezuma Mansion
June 8, 2018
June 13, 2018
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Episode
Published
Postmortem Q+A Episode
1
Return to the Horrifying Winchester Mansion
October 19, 2018
October 24, 2018
2
The Demon Priest of Mission Solano
October 26, 2018
October 31, 2018
3
The Terrors of Yuma Territorial Prison
November 2, 2018
November 8, 2018
4
3 Videos from the Pentagon's Secret UFO Program
November 9, 2018
November 14, 2018
5
The Haunted Town of Tombstone
November 16, 2018
November 21, 2018
6
The Haunting of Hannah Williams
November 23, 2018
November 29, 2018
7
The Hunt for La Llorona - The Weeping Woman
April 4, 2019
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8
The Demonic Curse of Annabelle the Doll
June 28, 2019
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#
Episode
Published
Postmortem Q+A Episode
1
The Hidden Secrets of Area 51
September 20, 2019
September 25, 2019
2
The Haunting Shadows of the St. Augustine Lighthouse
September 27, 2019
October 2, 2019
3
The Lost Souls of the USS Yorktown
October 4, 2019
October 9, 2019
4
The Hollywood Ghosts of the Legendary Viper Room
October 11, 2019
October 16, 2019
5
The Haunting of Loey Lane
October 18, 2019
October 23, 2019
6
The Unbelievable Horrors of the Old City Jail
October 25, 2019
October 30, 2019
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Episode
Published
Postmortem Q+A Episode
1
The Demonic Possession of the Conjuring House
October 15, 2021
October 20, 2021
2
The Horrors of Villisca Ax Murder House
October 22, 2021
October 27, 2021
3
The Gettysburg Ghosts of Farnsworth House Inn
October 29, 2021
November 3, 2021
4
The Haunted Halls of Morris–Jumel Mansion
November 5, 2021
November 10, 2021
5
The Spirits of Pythian Castle
November 12, 2021
November 17, 2021
6
Return To The Demonic Sallie House
November 19, 2021
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BuzzFeed Unsolved - Sports Conspiracies [ edit ]
#
Episode
Published
Postmortem Q+A Episode
1
The Mysterious Retirement of Michael Jordan
December 14, 2017
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2
Patrick Ewing and the Frozen Envelope
December 21, 2017
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3
The Strange Case of Deflategate
December 28, 2017
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4
Muhammad Ali and the Phantom Punch
January 4, 2018
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5
The Notorious Game 6 of Lakers vs. Kings
January 11, 2018
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Spin-offs and specials [ edit ]
#
Episode
Published
1
The Legend of Krampus
December 17, 2017
2
Hey There Demons, It's a Spooky Yule Log
December 17, 2018
#
Episode
Published
1
Unsolved Almost 70th Episode Retrospective
July 15, 2018
Documentaries and behind the scenes [ edit ]
#
Episode
Published
1
BuzzFeed Unsolved: The Making of the Final Investigation
November 24, 2021
In Control With Kelsey - Season 2 [ edit ]
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Episode
Published
1
Ryan and Shane Make Each Other in The Sims 4
June 9, 2018
2
Ryan & Shane Choose a Fan's Haunted House • The Sims 4
June 26, 2018
3
Shane Controls His Friend's Life in The Sims 4 • Ryan
August 4, 2018
4
Ryan Control's His Friend's Life in The Sims 4 • Shane
August 11, 2018
5
Ryan & Shane Seduce a Ghost in The Sims 4
August 18, 2018
6
Shane and Ryan Try To Kill The Try Guys in The Sims 4
August 25, 2018
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Episode
Published
1
The Try Guys Sleep in a Fan's Haunted Bedroom • The Try Vlog (feat. BuzzFeed Unsolved)
September 30, 2017
2
Ryan and Shane Eat Everything Boysenberry at Knott's Berry Farm
April 13, 2018
3
Ryan and Shane Try To Make Apple Taters
August 5, 2018
4
We Styled Ryan & Shane • Ladylike
August 8, 2018
5
Ryan and Shane from BuzzFeed Unsolved visit Knott's Scary Farm 2018
October 17, 2018
6
Worth It Meets Unsolved in The Sims 4
November 17, 2018
The "Hot Daga" – a portmanteau of "hot dog" and "saga" – is a recurring segment at the end of some Postmortem episodes that focuses on a cast of anthropomorphized food.[ 21]
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