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.
Decades later, the question remains: Who pulled the trigger?
By Orrin Grey
Bringing doom to the once-powerful Lemp family, this mansion’s history will fascinate any spirit seeker.
He walked into a pub and was never seen again.
By Orrin Grey
In 1981, a cabin in the woods played host to a brutal family murder.
By Orrin Grey
Chocolates and flowers might not satisfy these vicious “caretakers.”
Haunting the halls of this classic Hollywood home is a bloody murder mystery.
What really happened to the five Sodder children?
By Adam Karlin
What dark secret made Charlie Lawson slaughter his family on Christmas Day?
By Orrin Grey
A group of college kids went hiking, only to be found slaughtered and scattered across the landscape.
Nearly two decades after their disappearance, a suspect was finally arrested.
By Allison Wild
These horrifying cases will stay with you.
In 1946, a sadistic killer dressed in a white mask terrorized the small town of Texarkana at night.
By Orrin Grey
Soon after her disappearance, Dorothy's family began receiving chilling calls from an unidentified caller.
By Orrin Grey
Horror author Joe Hill thinks so...
By Orrin Grey
In a controversial true crime book, Nancy Styler maintains that she played no part in the murder of her socialite landlord.
By Olivia Mason
A perimeter search revealed blood stains in the yard, and bloody prints on the nearby garage.
By Gary Sweeney
Vermont's most infamous mystery remains unsolved over a decade later.
By Orrin Grey
As if the episodes about mysterious deaths and serial killers on the run weren’t terrifying enough...