Unsolved Cases: Intriguing and Mysterious
Unsolved cases have always intrigued people, from criminal investigators to avid true crime enthusiasts. These cold cases leave us pondering the questions like, ‘who did it?’ or ‘what really happened to the victim?’ The following are the top 20 most intriguing unsolved cases of all time.
The Black Dahlia Murder
The unsolved disappearance and brutal murder of Elizabeth Short is often called the “Black Dahlia” case due to the found condition her body was found.
The Axeman of New Orleans
The Axeman of New Orleans was a serial killer who caused an uproar in New Orleans from May 1918 until October 1919.
The Zodiac Killer
The Zodiac Killer is an unidentified serial killer who operated in Northern California during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The Isdal Woman
The Isdal Woman is an unidentified woman found dead at a mountain in Bergen, Norway in 1970.
The Boy in the Box
The Boy in the Box is the nickname given to an unidentified murder victim a young boy whose body was found in Philadelphia in 1957.
The Somerton Man
The Somerton Man is an unidentified deceased male found on the Somerton Park beach, south of Adelaide, Australia.
The Original Night Stalker
The Golden State Killer, aka The Original Night Stalker, is a prime example of a prolific serial killer and rapist who’s never been identified or caught.
The Hinterkaifeck Murders
The Hinterkaifeck Murders of 1922 involves the death of six people, who were brutally murdered with a weapon still unknown.
The Keddie Murders
The Keddie Murders is an unsolved 1981 California homicide case that occurred in 1981.
The Death of Marilyn Monroe
The iconic actress and model, Marilyn Monroe’s death is as mysterious and controversial as her life.
The Springfield Three
Suzie Streeter, Sherrill Levitt, and Stacy McCall vanished from Levitt’s Springfield, Missouri home on June 7, 1992.
The Villisca Axe Murders
The Villisca Axe Murders of 1912 is where six members of the Moore family and two visiting children were bludgeoned to death with an axe.
The Tamam Shud Case
An unidentified man was found dead on December 1, 1948, at Somerton Beach in Adelaide, South Australia.
The Disappearance of Brianna Maitland
Brianna Maitland went missing in 2004 in Vermont, and her whereabouts remain unknown 20 years later.
The Chicago Tylenol Murders
The Chicago Tylenol Murders of 1982 involved seven people who died due to ingesting Tylenol laced with cyanide.
The Little Lord Fauntleroy Case
The infamous boy called Little Lord Fauntleroy first arrived out of nowhere one book-formatted publication in February 1921.
The Yuba County Five
In 1978 five young men disappeared in Yuba City, California, resulting in one of the strangest unsolved missing persons of all time.
The Cleveland Torso Murderer (The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run)
The Cleveland Torso Murderer also known as The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run were a series of murders involving dismemberment between 1935 and 1938.
The Monster with 21 Faces
The Monster with 21 Faces was the name given by Japanese media to an extortionist who a special task force sought” used rel=”nofollow”ded an untracable communication with ta jumble of handwriting over the internet .
The Sodder Children Disappearance
In 1945, five children from Filbert, West Virginia vanished without a trace.
In Summary
These unsolved cases keep us wondering and intrigued about the answer behind every mystery, as well as why some cases refuse to provide conclusive answers. But with continuous efforts from criminal investigators and society’s support in unearth the truth to any unsolved murders and cases will remain open until justice served.