The 9 most famous (and disturbing) unsolved crimes in history

There are many crimes that for various circumstances remain unsolved. Due to a bad police investigation, due to interference and obstruction of the press or due to lack of of conclusive evidence there are several crimes that today still do not have a culprit Sure. Serial killers who killed their victims following a pattern or acquaintances or relatives of the victims have been suspected of carrying out brutal murders, without being able on many occasions to prove their participation.

In this article we present you 9 of the most famous unsolved crimes in history, not ceasing to amaze the circumstances in which the victims were found or the actions carried out by some of the alleged murderers after crimes.

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What are the most disturbing crimes that remain unsolved?

When reading the 9 cases that we present to you, not only are the circumstances of the deaths terrifying, as the victims were found it is also chilling to think that those responsible were never identified or tried for their heinous performances.

1. The crime of Jonbenet Ramsey

At Christmas 1996 the life of 6-year-old Jonbenet Ramsey would be cut short by a mysterious crime. On the morning of December 26, Jonbenet's mother found a kidnapping note, although they soon realized that her daughter was not kidnapped but that she was lying dead in the basement.

Given the strange situation in which they found her body in the family home, these were the first suspects, both her mother, who it was said that she would be fed up with urinary incontinence problems of her little girl and that is why he killed her, her older brother of hers who would be jealous of Jonbenet or her father who was said to have abused she.

Even so, the tests were scarce and could not implicate the family, what is more, material was found genetics, DNA, from an unknown man at the crime scene and one of the glass in the basement It was broken. There were quite a few suspects, but none matched the DNA found. This crime with the tragic end of the little Jonbenet who had a promising future in beauty pageants, continues today without any confirmed culprit.

2. The crime of rapper Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur, one of the best known rappers in the United States and considered by many one of the most important in history, he was murdered in Vegas when he was driving to a nightclub. The assailant fired four shots at her, two of them hitting her in the chest. The rapper was transferred to the medical center where he was induced into a coma and where he died on September 13, 1996 from internal bleeding.

It is known from the attacker that she was in a white cadillac and despite several suspects appearing, none was or has been confirmed as the murderer, leaving this case unsolved.

3. The murder of model Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia

Elizabeth Short, nicknamed by the press as the Black Dahlia, she was the victim of a brutal murder, being found mutilated on January 15, 1947 at the Leimert Parken Boston, United States. The circumstances in which the body was found and those that made up the life of the 22-year-old girl made the press take an interest in the case, damaging and altering the evidence. He pointed out false aspects of Elizabeth's life, alluding that she led an unbridled life.

But the way in which her body was found was not the only intriguing thing since the murderer of the young woman would contact the press in On various occasions, through a call and letter with the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper, she even sent him objects belonging to the victim.

There were many suspects, both possible partners or Elizabeth's own father. Given how famous the case became, some 50 men and women confessed to having carried out the crime but none was conclusive. This brutal and mysterious crime is still very popular today and remains unsolved.

4. The crime of little Paulette Gebara

In March 2010, 4-year-old Paulette Gebara disappeared from her own home at dawn. Her parents reported it to the police who would begin the investigation. It was strange that the little she could have left of her own free will since she had difficulty walking and she could not speak.

But the most moving and terrifying thing about the case took place when, 9 days after her alleged disappearance, Paulette's lifeless body was found in her own bed, covered by a sheet between the mattress and the base of the bed. It was chilling to think how close he had always been to her corpse, interviews were even conducted on that very bed.

Given the discovery, the parents were considered suspects, being very rare that they had not realized or how the body was entered. Due to the lack of evidence, it was concluded that it was the girl herself who in an accident moved and was trapped without being able to ask for help and thus died of suffocation.

5. The famous Jack the Ripper murders

To those who do not know the name of Jack the Ripper, this mysterious serial killer became known in 1888 after finding 11 murders in Whitechapel, London, although he could only be linked to 5 of them.

His victims were all women, all found horribly mutilated and gutted.. The cuts found on his bodies suggested that the culprit could be a butcher, doctor or surgeon. The work of the police was not limited, they interviewed more than two hundred thousand people, investigated three hundred of them and arrested eighty. But despite multiple investigations and numerous suspects, the identity of this terrifying killer remains unknown.

6. The crime of Arlis Perry

Arlis Perry a 19 year old girl she was found dead on October 12, 1974 at the altar of Stanford Memorial Church, located on the campus of the University of California, in grim circumstances. Arlis had gone out for a walk after having an argument with her husband, which despite being suspicious at first, ended up ruling out her possible involvement.

It was not until 2018 that after conducting a renewed DNA test it was concluded that the murderer was the guard campus security, although he never confessed as he took his own life before they could arrest him. Despite knowing who committed the crime, other murderers such as David Berkowitz, known as the Son of Sam, provided new information pointing to another possible attacker.

7. The mysterious crime of actress Natalie Wood

Famous actress Natalie Wood drowned after falling off her yacht her on November 29, 1981 at 43 years old. The circumstances were very mysterious since Natalie was afraid of the sea and those present there, among which she found her husband Robert Wagner and his co-star Christopher Walken, they said she went elsewhere alone of the yacht.

Despite being related to her husband as the alleged perpetrator of the crime, these suspicions have never been confirmed, declaring death by drowning and other indeterminate factors.

8. The ax killer of New Orleans

In the same way that it has happened with the aforementioned Jack the Ripper, the identity of this mysterious murderer has never been known either. Between 1918 and 1919 a series of murders took place that had as common factors that the weapon used she was an ax that belonged, most of the times, to the victim herself and that all were Italian Americans. Respect for the sex of the victims attacked both men and women.

Due to the origin of the majority of the victims, it was thought that the deaths could be related to the Mafia, although it was not the only theory since it was also believed that his main targets were women, with men being killed interpolated.

The mystery of the case occurred when on March 13, 1919 a letter from the murderer, nicknamed "the Hachero", was published in the newspapers her that she said that that night she would kill again and that only the people who were in dance halls where jazz was played would be saved. That night no one died and the murderer never killed again.

9. The case of Betsy Aardsma

College girl Betsy Aardsma was stabbed at age 22 in the Pattee library, at the University of Pennsylvania on November 28, 1969. As we have advanced, the young woman received a stab in the left chest, cutting the pulmonary artery.

Two men reported to an employee that a young woman needed help, although it was not until after examining the body that they noticed the cut, since it bled very little and Betsu's red dress blood. The two men were never identified and a teacher of the young woman was pointed out as a suspect, although there was never confirmation and the case to this day remains unsolved.