Some crimes stay a mystery no matter how hard people try to solve them. Who was Jack the Ripper? What happened to Amelia Earhart? Who killed JonBenét Ramsey? Where did D.B. Cooper disappear to? People have been asking some of these questions for years—and while there are a lot of theories, so far, there’s been no luck in solving them. Are certain crimes impossible to solve, or are people not looking in the right places? Are the answers out there for these cold cases?
These stories explore unsolved crimes old and new. Is there evidence lost to history? Are there people out there keeping secrets? Are some people just really good at hiding? These stories feed into innate human curiosity. There’s something unsettling about not having all the answers and it’s only natural to try and find them. Some questions have become impossible to answer, but the stories are fascinating nonetheless.
If you’re as fascinated (and disturbed) by unsolved true crime cases as we are, start with these stories:
And when you’re done with those, peruse the stories below.
Barbara and Patricia Grimes were murdered in 1956. New clues have raised hopes the killer might still be caught.
By Gary Sweeney
In 1908, Charles Luard found his wife Caroline shot dead at a neighbor's country house.
She hiked into the woods one winter afternoon and was never seen again.
By Gary Sweeney
He was one of the most prolific directors in Hollywood—until he was fatally shot by an unknown killer in his Westlake home.
By Orrin Grey
She was only 16 years old when she was murdered and dumped in a cornfield.
In 1912, Little Bobby Dunbar went missing. Police found and returned a boy matching the missing child's description ... but was it really him?
What happened to the vanished heiress on that fateful evening in 1910?
Vicki Dill's older sister was murdered in 1973. After years of going unsolved, the case was finally closed ... and now the killer wants to be set free.
By Barry Blitch
Their corpses were dressed in matching suits with homemade lead masks draped over their eyes...
By Orrin Grey
One of these men might have committed one of the grisliest murders in American history.
By Orrin Grey
Her screams went unanswered, and her murder remains a mystery.
On a summer night in Georgia, a killer crept into the DeFoor family homestead and slaughtered them with an axe.
By Orrin Grey
There have been several Night Stalkers over the years . . . but few were as chilling as the first.
By Orrin Grey
They vanished into thin air.
Police assumed a man missing for 30 years was dead ... until the victim had his "Aha!" moment.
In 1938, a young woman's bright future came to an abrupt and brutal end.
For 36 years Beverly England's killer has roamed free. Now police say they finally have a suspect in her murder.
Who was the man (or woman) behind history's grisliest unsolved murder?
A mother's love becomes the darkest evil.
Three years before Jack ripped through London, a madman stalked the streets of Austin, Texas, slaughtering women where they slept.
By Orrin Grey