Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 4 – Review | Netflix

UNSOLVED MYSTERIES: VOLUME 4 is now on Netflix with five new episodes full of twists and turns. As always, it’s a mixed bag where you need to find your own favorite. Read our Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 4 docuseries review here!

UNSOLVED MYSTERIES: VOLUME 4 is on Netflix and the five new episodes continue to surprise and impress. However, there are some that speak to me more than others. Just as it has been the case with the previous seasons/volumes.

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Our review of the previous Volume 3 here >

Notice that the middle episode 3 comes from director Skye Borgman, who has crafted some of the most talked-about documentaries in true crime. Including Abducted in Plain Sight which has even been made into a limited series.

Continue reading our Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 4 review below. Find all five episodes on Netflix from July 31, 2024.

Is Volume 4 the most unique season yet?!

With Volume 4 of Unsolved Mysteries, we’re getting a very diverse batch. I mean, episode 1 covers Jack the Ripper. How’s that for a deep-dive in a series that has [typically] focused on relatively recent mysteries?!.

Below is a quick episode guide for Volume 4, which includes the director of the episode and the location of the mysteries. Along with a logline-type plot description.

“Who was Jack the Ripper?” is episode 1 (S4E01) 

Official plot: 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.

Director: Robert Wise
Location: London, UK

“Body in the Basement” is episode 2 (S4E02)

Official plot: 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?

Director: Gabe Torres
Location: Calgary, Canada

“The Severed Head” is episode 3 (S4E03)

Official plot: 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.

Director: Skye Borgman
Location: Economy Borough, Pennsylvania

“Murder, Center Stage” is episode 4 (S4E04)

Official plot: 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.

Director: Robert Wise
Location: Trenton University, New Jersey

“The Mothman Revisited” is the final episode 5 (S4E05)

Official plot: Amid eerie sightings of a tall, winged humanoid creature with red eyes, paranormal investigators explore the Mothman’s seeming link to major disasters.

Director: Gabe Torres
Location: Mainly Illinois/Chicago area – West Virginia too

Watch Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 4 on Netflix now

Sure, this latest season of Unsolved Mysteries offers a “fresh look” at the infamous Jack the Ripper case. However, we’ve seen many fresh looks over the years, so to me, the less-treated mysteries are more interesting.

Or maybe I’ve just watched more Jack the Ripper documentaries and fictional productions than most. In any case, you obviously need to check out the entire season with the five new episodes.

As always, the idea is that these unsolved mysteries could be solved with the help of viewers. Again, I don’t see that happening with Jack the Ripper. However, you never know.

Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 4 is out on Netflix from July 31, 2024.