The Max Headroom Broadcast Intrusion | The TV Hijackers Who Were Never Found

On November 22, 1987, television viewers in Chicago witnessed something that has never been fully explained. During two separate broadcasts, normal programming was suddenly interrupted by a person wearing a Max Headroom mask. The first intrusion lasted only seconds. Hours later, the hijackers struck again this time taking over the signal for much longer. Whoever was responsible needed the equipment, technical knowledge and timing to interfere with two different television stations in a single night. The FCC investigated. The footage was examined. Suspects and theories emerged. But nobody was ever charged. Nearly four decades later, the identities of the people behind one of the strangest incidents in American television history remain unknown. In Episode 8 of MysteryUnknown, I look at what happened that night, how the broadcasts were hijacked, what investigators discovered, and the theories surrounding the people who may have been responsible. Who was behind the Max Headroom broadcast intrusion and how did they disappear without ever being identified? #MysteryUnknown #MaxHeadroom #BroadcastIntrusion #UnsolvedMystery #TVHijacking #1987 #Chicago