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"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
Society,CrimeAPR 18, 2026

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of

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One thing the Nancy Guthrie case has shown us is that for every qualified investigator diligently following leads, there at least two more armchair detectives trying to solve a society/">crime from the comfort of their homes.
It's been more than 70 days since the mother of Today Show host Savannah Guthrie mysteriously vanished from her Tucson, Arizona home. Since day one, ordinary people around the world have been coming up with their own elaborate theories on who could be responsible, and why.
While the Guthrie case is unique in many ways, it's just one of hundreds of thousands that have remained unsolved long after the deed was done. Someone asked, "What's the one whodunnit mystery that hasn't been solved yet?" and the list read like a must-watch true crime catalogue. From Madeleine McCann, JonBenét Ramsey and of course, Nancy Guthrie, to much older cases like Jack the Ripper, people shared the mysteries that haunt them to this day.
Bored Panda has put together a list of the top answers for you to scroll through while you search for your dusty Cluedo boardgame...

#1

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
We will probably never know who actually let the dogs out.  26 years later and the detective trio The Baha Men are no closer to solving the mystery, despite there being numerous witnesses and a mountain of evidence.  I just hope the victims have found some peace.
36points

It's estimated that there are more than 270,000 unsolved homicide cases in the United States alone. There are also more than 500,000 people missing in the country, some of them suspected to have been kidnapped or abducted. Sadly, not all of these cases will be solved, leaving families without much needed-closure.

The Federal Bureau Of Investigation's Kidnappings/Missing Persons page paints a devastating picture. It's a wall of faces, young and old, of people who seemingly vanished and were never found. Some date back decades.

I decided to click on the first photograph on the page. It shows a pretty little girl by the name of Rosa Marie Camacho...

#2

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
Dupont de Ligonnès m*****s and disappearance

That French family with four childeren burried in their garden and the father “disappeared”, also known as the Nantes m******e. Very disturbing.
24points

#3

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
Daniel Morgan - private detective investigating police corruption, found dead in pub car park with axe in head.

Longest running public enquiry in UK I believe.
21points

According to the FBI, Rosa was born on the 7th of June 1993. She was just four years old at the time of her disappearance in 1997. She spoke mostly Spanish, and was last seen wearing a black jacket and blue pants. The little girl left a grocery store in Hartford, Connecticut with her mom, in October that year. She was never seen again.

"The body of Rosa's mother was later found in a lake in New Jersey, in November of 1997, but Rosa remains missing," reveals the FBI's site.

#4

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
I live in Northern Ireland. In 2020 a 14 year old called Noah Donahoe went missing and was found a week later dead in a storm drain on the other side of Belfast from where he lived. There’s no evidence of foul play but it’s a truly bizarre case and you wonder if his mum will ever get closure.
19points

#5

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
A 16yo girl, Gordana Kotevski, was kidnapped in 1994 in my town. Her disappearance is still a mystery to this day. The family has had no closure.

This one sticks with me particularly because not only is it in my own city, but the area she was walking was very close to where I lived as a student only years prior and walked along, myself, many times. It's very sad.

To the best of my knowledge while the police coroner has stated she is most likely deceased due to foul play there is simply no evidence one way or the other. It's hard to believe today how someone could disappear without a trace but this was outside the days of ubiquitious Internet, smartphones, CCTV or dashcams everywhere, etc. - just nothing. I feel so sad for the family, let alone Gordana herself, of course. It's a lingering mystery here to this day.
18points

#6

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
The disappearance of Lilly and Jack Sullivan, a 6 and 4 year old who went missing from their home in Nova Scotia almost a year ago. People searched for weeks, dogs got no scents, no one has any real leads. Two small children just went missing into the woods? This case is full of weirdness.
18points

The second photo on the FBI's page shows a woman by the name of Sa'Wade Birdinground. She has been missing since 2024, and the FBI has increased its reward for information leading to her recovery. That now stands at $15,000.

According to the bureau, Sa'Wade Birdinground was last seen at her family's residence in Garryowen, Montana after approximately 11:00 p.m., on October 6, 2024. The home falls within the boundaries of the Crow Indian Reservation.

"She was last seen wearing a black hoodie with mushrooms on it, an anime t-shirt, basketball shorts, and purple slip-on Skechers-brand shoes," notes the site. "She may have a black and purple Adidas backpack with her. She is known to wear an elk tooth necklace."

#7

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
The deliberate derailment of the City of San Francisco passenger train near Harney, Nevada in 1939. Someone disconnected one of the rails and moved it sideways, disguised the gap with a tumbleweed, and bridged the gap with a wire so the signals wouldn’t detect the track break. The train hit the gap at 90 mph and plunged into the Humboldt River k*****g 24 people and injuring 121 people.

It took a lot of work to move a railroad track, wire it to not trip a signal, and hide the damage. Despite an award, the sabotage case was never solved.
18points

A press release dated 1 April 2026 reads that the missing teen is now 14 years old. “The FBI remains unwavering in our commitment to bring Sa’Wade home and provide answers for her family,” said Special Agent in Charge Justin Gerkin of the FBI Billings Field Office. “By increasing the reward in this case, we are urging anyone with information, no matter how small, to do the right thing and come forward."

It adds that the FBI is working with the Crow Tribe, law enforcement, and the community, and will continue to pursue every lead until Sa’Wade is found.”

#8

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
The black dahlia case still haunts me.. like how does someone do that to another human and just get away with it??
17points

#9

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
The Nancy Guthrie case. What even happened to that poor woman?
17points

Also on the list: The Choc Family. A mom and her two kids who were reported missing reported missing on January 31, 2026.

Aurelia Choc Cac and her two children, Niurka Zuleta Choc and Anthony Garcia Choc were last seen at their residence at the 9000 block of Ben Hamilton Road, Theodore, Alabama, a day earlier. According to the FBI, there appeared to be signs of a struggle inside their residence.

#10

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
That’s gotta be the Zodiac K****r - k****d multiple people in the ’60s and ’70s, sent those creepy cipher letters, and nobody’s ever figured out who he really was. Absolute mystery.
16points

#11

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
Jill Dando 


5 people have been charged with her m****r (4 of which were Serbian Secret Service) but then had their convictions quashed. 


Because of her line of work there are so many different people that had reasons for her to die.
16points

#12

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
The disappearance of the Beaumont Children and the abduction of Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirsty Gordon from Adelaide oval. I think both cases are linked, and my money is on Arthur Stanley Brown for both of them, but also the Joanne and Kirsty case seems like it could have been a two person/group job, (there was apparently a pretty big, well known paedophile ring operating in Adelaide at the time.) So while a witness did identify the man she saw with the kids as Brown, there certainly is some major compelling evidence against another man named Stanley Arthur Hart, who's own grandson alleges that he was with his grandfather the day the girls were abducted/k****d. .
16points

One of the most h**h-profile missing cases on the FBI's page is that of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie. As we have come to learn through media reports, the 84-year-old vanished in the middle of the night from her Tucson, Arizona home on January 31, 2026.

"She is considered to be a vulnerable adult who has difficulty walking, has a pacemaker, and needs daily medication for a heart condition," reads the FBI site, which shows several photos and a video.

#13

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
Gotta throw The Springfield Three on the list.
15points

#14

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
The Tylenol m*****s.
15points

#15

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
West Memphis 3 - boys didn't do it, and police refused to investigate further. My money is on the stepdad.
14points

"The images above show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door the morning of her disappearance," explains the site. "The suspect is described as a male, approximately 5’9” to 5’10”, with an average build. In the video, he is wearing a black, 25-liter ‘Ozark Trail Hiker Pack’ backpack. The FBI seeks information that will lead to the identity of this individual."

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000, while the Guthrie family is offering $1million for information that will lead to their mom's whereabouts.

#16

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
Princes in the Tower, hands down.

Personally, I think they're in the two small coffins found in their father's tomb--who else would it be?--but we may never really know who put them there and how, particularly given the posthumous smear campaign enjoyed by Richard III.
14points

#17

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
Madeline McCann and JonBenét Ramsey haven’t been *definitively* solved.

There are obvious suspects in both cases - and people will talk as if they 100% know the k**ler - but neither case will probably ever be solved to satisfactory degree.
13points

#18

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
The Gardner Museum heist! The Isabella Stewart Gardner museum was a specially curated selection of art by Isabella. Her will had her house turned into a museum.

In 1990, someone broke in and cut out 13 pieces if art out of their frames. The museum has chosen to leaves the empty frames up. It is creepy, but fitting.
13points

#19

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
Hoffa. I mean we know why and the general who but not the exact person and circumstances that happened when they disappeared him.
13points

#20

"Absolute Mystery": 37 Unexplainable Things People Are Still Trying To Make Sense Of
The m****r of Isidore Fink in 1929. He was found m******d in a room that was bolted on the inside, and the windows were locked shut. A neighbor heard sounds of a scuffle and calked the police, who were unable to get into the room. They found a small boy and lifted him through the transom over the door and he unbolted it.

Inside, they found Fink's body- he had been shot twice in the chest and once on his left wrist at close range. No money was missing and no m****r weapon was found.
13points
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