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Mystery

Unsolved crimes, kidnappings left without resolution, and mysteries that will keep any internet sleuth puzzling all through the night.

15 Unsolved True Crime Cases that Haunt Our Readers

15 Unsolved True Crime Cases that Haunt Our Readers

It's the unanswered questions that consume us...

Serial Killers

By Kelsey Christine McConnell

Unsolved Crimes

The Tragic Unresolved Murder of Sharmini Anandavel 

The Tragic Unresolved Murder of Sharmini Anandavel 

By Orrin Grey

Family Murders

Little Girl Lost: The Heartbreaking (and Unsolved) Short Family Murders 

Little Girl Lost: The Heartbreaking (and Unsolved) Short Family Murders 

By Orrin Grey

Unsolved Crimes

UNSOLVED: The Horrific 1986 Killing of Shawn Edwards 

UNSOLVED: The Horrific 1986 Killing of Shawn Edwards 

By Orrin Grey

Unsolved Crimes

More Questions Than Answers in the Horrific Anaqua Springs Ranch Shooting 

More Questions Than Answers in the Horrific Anaqua Springs Ranch Shooting 

By Jena Brown

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Unsolved

Panic in the Air: The Toxic Case of the Mad Gasser

Panic in the Air: The Toxic Case of the Mad Gasser

Frightened citizens sealed their windows when reports of mysterious gas attacks spread from house to house. Could a mad gasser be on the loose?

By Steven Casale

Historical Crimes

Herbert Armstrong: England’s Persistent Poisoner

Herbert Armstrong: England’s Persistent Poisoner

After poisoning his wife, Herbert Armstrong set his sights on a rival lawyer. But when his target just wouldn't die, Armstrong's toxic methods turned messy.

By Stephanie Almazan

The Execution-Style Murder of Kenya’s Most Famous Playboy

The Execution-Style Murder of Kenya’s Most Famous Playboy

In 1940s Africa, Josslyn Hay slept with the wrong woman and ended up dead. More than 70 years later, theories about the murderer are still emerging.

By Grace Srinivasiah

95-Year-Old WW II Veteran Fights off Would-Be Robber with Cane – and Wins!

95-Year-Old WW II Veteran Fights off Would-Be Robber with Cane – and Wins!

When a mugger tried to snatch his wallet – and photos of his grandchildren – Arthur Kamberis took matters into his own hands.

By Crime Feed

Serial Killers

Kiss of Death: The Bloody Case of Béla Kiss

Kiss of Death: The Bloody Case of Béla Kiss

This Hungarian fiend lured dozens of women to his village home with promises of love – then strangled each victim and pickled their bodies in metal drums.

By Steven Casale

Mystery Books

Hollywood Homicide: Lana Turner and the Death of Johnny Stompanato

Hollywood Homicide: Lana Turner and the Death of Johnny Stompanato

In 1958, Johnny Stompanato was stabbed to death in Lana Turner's Beverly Hills home. Was this a case of tinsel town murder or justifiable homicide?

By Jonathan Santlofer

The Ghost Mansions of Huguette Clark

The Ghost Mansions of Huguette Clark

This wealthy recluse owned numerous palatial estates – all of which sat empty for decades while she remained locked in her small hospital room.

By Jamie Bogert

Eternal Beauty: The Death Mask of L’Inconnue de la Seine

Eternal Beauty: The Death Mask of L’Inconnue de la Seine

The enchanting death mask of an unknown Parisian woman finds life after death as the inspiration to countless writers, painters, and artists.

By Steven Casale

Lydia Sherman: The Derby Poisoner

Lydia Sherman: The Derby Poisoner

Lydia Sherman swore she never meant to poison her third husband – just his children and the dead men of her previous marriages.

By Elisabeth Tilstra

Killer Children

10 Killer Children That Will Creep You the Eff Out

10 Killer Children That Will Creep You the Eff Out

From an obsessive poisoner to a couple of teenage girls out to have "fun," these youngsters aren't as innocent as they look.

By Kara Nesvig

Unsolved Crimes

6 Unsolved Rock Star and Rapper Deaths

6 Unsolved Rock Star and Rapper Deaths

Their songs live on ... but the events surrounding their tragic deaths remain a mystery.

By Stephanie Almazan

Crime Feed

Conned: Four People Who Fell for Internet Scams

Conned: Four People Who Fell for Internet Scams

Most people know not everything on the Internet is true – these people learned it the hard way.

By Crime Feed

Disappeared in Georgia: 5 Unanswered Questions About the Death of Kelly Nash

Disappeared in Georgia: 5 Unanswered Questions About the Death of Kelly Nash

What happened to this hardworking college student, who had so many loving friends and family?

By Crime Feed

Historical Crimes

Sawney Bean: The Hannibal Lecter of Olde Scotland

Sawney Bean: The Hannibal Lecter of Olde Scotland

Meet Scotland's legendary cannibal killer, who along with his ravenous cave-dwelling clan dined on the flesh of 1,000 victims.

By Steven Casale

Crime Feed

Cut It out, Already! 5 Shocking Scissor Crimes

Cut It out, Already! 5 Shocking Scissor Crimes

It's hard to keep your eyes open while reading these shocking scissor crimes.

By Crime Feed

Mysterious Death

Cold Case Sleuths: An Interview with the CCIRI

Cold Case Sleuths: An Interview with the CCIRI

Meet the mind behind the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, a real-life detective club that tackles unsolved murders throughout history.

By The Lineup Staff

CW

The Werewolf of Bedburg

The Werewolf of Bedburg

In 16th century Rhineland, something – or someone – was slaughtering villagers by the glow of the full moon.

By Steven Casale

Paranormal

The Greenbrier Ghost: The Spirit Who Solved Her Own Murder

The Greenbrier Ghost: The Spirit Who Solved Her Own Murder

Mary Jane Heaster was devastated by the mysterious death of her daughter Zona – until Zona's spirit appeared in the night to tell her she'd been murdered.

By Elisabeth Tilstra

The Couple that Kills Together, Stays Together

The Couple that Kills Together, Stays Together

Meet Lavinia and John Fisher, the legendary deadly couple who makes Bonnie and Clyde look like rebellious teenagers.

By Steven Casale

Haunted Hospitals

The Dark History of the Trenton Psychiatric Hospital

The Dark History of the Trenton Psychiatric Hospital

It was New Jersey's first public mental institution – and the place where one mad doctor's brutal methods turned the facility into a hospital of horrors.

By The Lineup Staff

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