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.
He was only 2 years old when he went missing during a family camping trip. Kidnapping? Wild animal? Or are his parents hiding something?
We have a true crime niche for every dad.
By Jena Brown
After being acquitted of murder in 1995, the court of public opinion made their ruling.
A gruesome killing a few days after Christmas.
By Orrin Grey
Dave Holloway spares no detail in the tragic, true story of his missing daughter, Natalee Holloway.
Rex Heuermann was charged in connection with three murders today.
By Dave Adams
More questions than answers in this tragic crime.
By Orrin Grey
A beautiful life taken far too soon.
By Orrin Grey
Four years later, uncertainty remains...
By Jena Brown
It's the unanswered questions that consume us...
Will we ever have an answer?
By Orrin Grey
Law enforcement was woefully slow to act.
By Orrin Grey
Netflix's Unsolved Mysteries hopes to lead to an answer.
By Jena Brown
A man has been charged with the murders of Abby Williams and Libby German—but was he working alone?
By Kate Oczypok
Did she take her own life—or was it something more sinister?
By Orrin Grey
Westfield, New Jersey was a picture-perfect town—until one letter writer claimed something was waiting in the walls of 657 Boulevard for "young blood."