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Unsolved Cases: Mysterious Tales of Whodunnit
Unsolved cases have always given people a sense of curiosity and bafflement. There are many incidents in which the real culprit behind a crime remains unidentified, bringing many unanswered questions and laying the foundation for solving a ‘Whodunnit’ scenario.
Here are some of the mysterious unsolved cases that still bewilder the masses with their shocking twists and turns:
The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann
Madeleine McCann disappeared while vacationing with her family in 2007, from her family’s holiday villa in the Algarve, Portugal. The case has been baffling authorities for over a decade and is still considered an unsolved mystery.
The Hinterkaifeck Murder Mystery
The Hinterkaifeck farmhouse is notorious for its gruesome murder case in which an entire family was brutally killed. Though many theories have been put forward, the real killer behind this heinous crime remains unknown.
The Black Dahlia Murder Case
The Black Dahlia Murder Case is one of the most infamous unsolved murder cases in history. Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress, was found brutally dismembered on the streets of Hollywood in 1947, puzzling police officials for years.
The Somerton Man Case
In 1948, the unidentified Somerton Man was found dead near a South Australian beach. Due to several baffling mysteries surrounding his death, the case still perplexes many theorists today.
The Boy in the Box
The Boy in the Box is the haunting case of an unidentified deceased boy found dead in a cardboard box inside the Susquehanna Road location of Philadelphia’s Fox Chase neighborhood in 1957. The killer behind this gruesome crime had left very few clues, leading to a long-standing mystery that remains unsolved.
The West Mesa Bone Collector
The discovery of crumbling human bones beneath a dusty mesa in 2009 began a twisted investigation into New Mexico’s West Mesa Bone Collector shockingly taking many unsuspecting victims.
The Axe Man of New Orleans
From May 1918 to October 1919, a phantom killer known as the Axe Man of New Orleans gruesomely slew innocent people, producing the notorious unsolved case of which the police never got a chance to lay a finger.
The Villisca Axe Murders
The case continues to peter regarding eight gruesome individuals that endured bloody deaths with an axe in a once peaceful Iowa farmhouse in 1912. Though several investigations and theories exist surrounding the massacre, still, the case remains unsolved.
Conclusion
These intriguing Australian, British, and American unresolved mindboggling cases engender fascination, envy, apprehension, secrets, and wild speculation. Though concrete answers cannot lay claim to some of these cases, the memory and spotlight shed on these tragedies stay put, and there is hope that someday the senseless will prevail.
