On an early December morning, a man was found dead and so began the mystery of The Somerton Man. Named after the beach on which he was found the man's true identity to this day remains unknown. Also known as Tamam Shud, due to a clue that revealed itself during the investigation, here is the story of the bizarre case.
It was early on a Saturday morning on September 16, 1922, when the bodies of Reverend Edward Wheeler Hall and his lover Eleanor Mills were discovered side-by-side under a crabapple tree in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The Hall-Mills Murders, as they would become known, proved a fascinating case. The wife of the minister, along with several family members were acquitted of committing the murders four years later. Did they get away with murder? Unsolved Casebook takes a look at the intriguing case.
Over a span of ten weeks during 1946, an unidentified serial killer would haunt the twin cities of Texarkana, Texas and Texarkana, Arkansas before seemingly vanishing into thin air. The Texarkana Phantom Moonlight Murders, on which the movie The Town That Dreaded Sundown was based upon, were never solved.
Since the murder of Elizabeth Short in January 1947, many Black Dahlia suspects have been suggested leading to myths, misinformation and lies aplenty.
The murder of Elizabeth Short is synonymous with unsolved murders, etched in history as one of the most well-known tales of a brutal and horrific killing that was never solved. Yet, the name Elizabeth Short sadly gets overlooked far too often for the considerably more alluring title of the Black Dahlia Murder. Here is the…
The vast majority of unsolved murders are a complete mystery, yes we may have a few ideas of suspects or motives but mostly the killer is just as likely a total unknown and it's this mystique and air of whodunnit that draws so many of us to the unsolved. Some unsolved cases, however, become even more intriguing as they contain a mystery within a mystery. The murder of Ida Lowry is one of those cases.
Despite taking place over a century ago the murder of Bella Wright is still theorized over today. Also known as the Green Bicycle Mystery the biggest debate that surrounds the case is whether or not the guilty party was actually found, placed on trial yet still got away with murder.
Robert Domingos and Linda Edwards were a young couple very much in love. The two were planning to marry in 1963 but on June 4th of that same year someone put an end to that plan and all their future hopes and dreams. Fifty seven years later the case remains unsolved.
Other unidentified serial killers may have more victims but the Zodiac Killer sits only behind Jack The Ripper in terms of notoriety and infamy.
The Axeman Of New Orleans terrorized and terrified the city between 1918 and 1919. The crazed attacker, who mainly targeted Italian grocers, would break into homes and attack his victims, usually as they slept. The killer was never identified and the murders remain unsolved.
The Cincinnati Streetcar Murders, also known as the Cumminsville Murders, took place over a six-year period between 1904 and 1910. Five women were all killed by a brutal assailant within a mile of each other in an area which would become known as the "murder zone". The crimes, which are rarely ever written about, remain unsolved.
The Thames Torso Murders are a series of murders that took place between 1873 and 1889. The crimes, largely forgotten and passed over due to the interest in the Jack The Ripper Whitechapel murders of the time, involved the discoveries of the dismembered bodies of eight women. Only one of the victims was ever identified, the person or persons responsible never found.
The Tylenol Murders occurred in the Chicago area in the autumn of 1982. This was a sick and twisted mind that had a modus operandi the likes of which had rarely (if ever) been seen before. The killer never came face to face with there victims, in fact, they never even knew who would fall prey to their evil act. The Individual behind the crimes was never caught.
Between February 1976 and March 1977, The Oakland County Child Killer took the lives of at least four young children. The killer has never been identified.
On a hot August morning in 1892 Andrew Borden and his second wife Abby were savagely murdered. Lizzie soon became the prime suspect and was tried for the murder of her father and step-mother. A jury found her not guilty. Was Lizzie just an easy target for an incompetent police force? Or did Lizzie get away with murder?
On 24th Jan 1941 Josslyn Hay, the 22nd Earl of Erroll was found dead. Slumped in the front seat of his car the Earl of Erroll had been killed. Here Unsolved Casebook takes a look at the case.
The Brighton Trunk Murders were a set of murders which occurred during 1934 in the English seaside resort. Two bodies were discovered decaying inside large trunks. Bizarrely, however, the murders were completely unrelated to one another. Here Unsolved Casebook takes a look at the crimes, one of which remains unsolved to this day.
At just 21-years-old Valerie Percy was taken from the world on September 18, 1966. Valerie was bludgeoned and stabbed to death in the home as her family slept. Over 50 years later her murder remains unsolved. Here we look over the case.
Amy Mihaljevic went missing on October 27, 1989, from a shopping mall in Bay Village, Ohio. 104 days later the 10-year-olds dead body was discovered. Here Unsolved Casebook takes a look at the tragic case.
For months Dorothy Jane Scott was the recipient of unwanted attention from a mysterious stalker. On May 28, 1980, Dorothy vanished. She remained missing until in 1984 her remains were found. This is the story of the unsolved murder.