The human obsession with mysteries has been absolutely fantastic for genre writers who can produce text after text of crimes being solved. Unfortunately, some real life crimes remain cold cases, but there is a fine line between “unsolved” and an inability for the authorities to actually prosecute.
Someone asked “What are some crimes that will most likely never get solved but are 99% sure who is responsible?” and people online gave their best examples. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote the most interesting and be sure to share your own ideas in the comments below.
#41
Lizzy Borden comes to mind. She was the O.J. Simpson of her day, complete with a Dream Team of lawyers bought with the money she inherited from her d**d parents. Lizzy was acquited and no one was ever held responsible for the murders.
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10points
#42
One of the few unsolved murders in Finland.
In the 60s four teens went camping and were attacked in their tent by Lake Bodom in southern Finland. 2 girls and 1 boy died, one boy survived but was badly injured. It's mostly always been the same 3 suspects but never any conviction.
Also where the metal band Children of Bodom gets their name from.
In the 60s four teens went camping and were attacked in their tent by Lake Bodom in southern Finland. 2 girls and 1 boy died, one boy survived but was badly injured. It's mostly always been the same 3 suspects but never any conviction.
Also where the metal band Children of Bodom gets their name from.
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#43
The Skelton Brothers from Morenci, MI. Their dad never brought them back the day after Thanksgiving in 2010. He won’t give up any information, only some incoherent ramblings about an “underground organization” having them and then later claims he gave them to the Amish, but they’re still missing with no leads. You can kind of assume the father k****d them.
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#44
I was living in San Luis Obispo when the Kristin Smart disappearance occurred. A little while after she disappeared there were two other abductions and murders of college girls in the town, and for a while everyone was concerned that they were all related. Turned out only the last two were. My brother was a detective for San Luis Police Department at that time so I know a lot of things about her case… I don’t know anything *more* than anyone else, but I know that San Luis PD is super frustrated, and the general consensus with the public at least is that it was Paul Flores. Cadaver dogs hit on his shower if I recall.
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#45
Sherri Papini — I still think she was involved in this somehow.
BlackSeranna:
I one hundred percent believe she was involved. Everything was so darn sketch. And blaming it on Mexican people when the country was at an all time high hating on immigrants. My brother posted her story on his Facebook (we are half Mexican!) and it was so clearly put through the right-wing media. What I couldn’t figure out was whether her husband was involved. His body language didn’t look contrived. The fact that they wouldn’t let the FBI take the case - they hired some kind of weird self-made negotiator guy to handle it. The whole thing smells and like, it just bothered me to no end that no one else was like, “They released her on Thanksgiving! What a treat for the family! This is waaay too coincidental!” People who abduct a person and it becomes a national headline - most of the time they won’t release the abductee alive - it’s just something I notice. Tell me if I am wrong on any of this.
BlackSeranna:
I one hundred percent believe she was involved. Everything was so darn sketch. And blaming it on Mexican people when the country was at an all time high hating on immigrants. My brother posted her story on his Facebook (we are half Mexican!) and it was so clearly put through the right-wing media. What I couldn’t figure out was whether her husband was involved. His body language didn’t look contrived. The fact that they wouldn’t let the FBI take the case - they hired some kind of weird self-made negotiator guy to handle it. The whole thing smells and like, it just bothered me to no end that no one else was like, “They released her on Thanksgiving! What a treat for the family! This is waaay too coincidental!” People who abduct a person and it becomes a national headline - most of the time they won’t release the abductee alive - it’s just something I notice. Tell me if I am wrong on any of this.
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7points
#46
Bible John.
There are some strong parallels between what we know of Bible John and the serial killer Peter Tobin. Both are Scottish Serial Killer/Rapists with Religious Pretensions (Bible John constantly recited the Bible, Peter Tobin frequently hid in Churches while on the run.) Peter Tobin lived in Glasgow at the time of the murders, and left around the time they stopped. In addition his wives all stated that Peter Tobin would become enraged at menstruation, which seemed to be something Bible John was fixated on as well.
Unfortunately, at this point the only way we could really find out if Peter Tobin is Bible John, is if we could get Peter Tobin to admit it, and he won't admit it.
There are some strong parallels between what we know of Bible John and the serial killer Peter Tobin. Both are Scottish Serial Killer/Rapists with Religious Pretensions (Bible John constantly recited the Bible, Peter Tobin frequently hid in Churches while on the run.) Peter Tobin lived in Glasgow at the time of the murders, and left around the time they stopped. In addition his wives all stated that Peter Tobin would become enraged at menstruation, which seemed to be something Bible John was fixated on as well.
Unfortunately, at this point the only way we could really find out if Peter Tobin is Bible John, is if we could get Peter Tobin to admit it, and he won't admit it.
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#47
Gwendel Greenblatt was m******d either by her husband Matt, or by Richard Engel.
It's about a 99.9% certainty that one of them did it(Probably Matt IMO), but without being able to prove which one, nobody will ever pay for it.
It's about a 99.9% certainty that one of them did it(Probably Matt IMO), but without being able to prove which one, nobody will ever pay for it.
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#48
The Cleveland Torso Murders is a good example.
Tigerwolf130:
The suspected murder in question was Dr. Francis E. Sweeney.
Tigerwolf130:
The suspected murder in question was Dr. Francis E. Sweeney.
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6points
#49
Asha Degree..I think her parents had something to do with her disappearance and nothing will change my mind about that(except solving the case).
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#50
The bricca family murders. I wholeheartedly believe it was the dr/vet. Their dogs were sedated and he absolutely refused to cooperate, got a good lawyer, and eventually committed s*****e.
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#51
Ayla Reynolds.
This one is huge where I am from and I’m surprised I never see any crime podcasts talk about it. A house full of adults and no one knows what happened.
Outrageous_Claims:
State police held a press conference in May 2012 to discuss recent developments in the case, including the discovery of blood in her father's house and the number of people who were present at the time of her disappearance. The blood was confirmed to be more than a cupful of Ayla's blood, adjacent to DiPietro's bed.
more than a cupful?!
Later in the article it says that his whereabouts are unknown. And I’m hoping that is the only reason this dude hasn’t been charged proper. Find this [jerk].
This one is huge where I am from and I’m surprised I never see any crime podcasts talk about it. A house full of adults and no one knows what happened.
Outrageous_Claims:
State police held a press conference in May 2012 to discuss recent developments in the case, including the discovery of blood in her father's house and the number of people who were present at the time of her disappearance. The blood was confirmed to be more than a cupful of Ayla's blood, adjacent to DiPietro's bed.
more than a cupful?!
Later in the article it says that his whereabouts are unknown. And I’m hoping that is the only reason this dude hasn’t been charged proper. Find this [jerk].
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5points
#52
This one guy, lives down the street from where I live. He was arrested for the attempted m****r and a*****t of a 9 year old (?) child, attacking her and leaving her for d**d in a quarry. The injuries were so severe that the judge gave him life without parole, but the police released him because they thought the sentence was too harsh. A couple years later, a Russian lady goes missing on her vacation over here, 2004 I think? They couldn’t find a body, but they went into where she was staying, and found blood everywhere. This guy was the prime and only suspect, but they didn’t find a body and couldn’t arrest him. And so, he’s living down the street from me, got off scot free.
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