5 Murder Mysteries That Remain Unsolved


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Here are five mysterious murder cases that have puzzled investigators for decades.

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The Black Dahlia
In 1947, the dismembered body of 22-year-old Elizabeth Short aka the Black Dahlia was found in Los Angeles.

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Nine days later, a letter with her belongings, names on pieces of paper, and an address book were sent to a newspaper. 77 years later, the killing remains unsolved.

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Killing of Elisa Lam
In 2013, tourist Elisa Lam checked into the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles. 18 days later, her body was found in a water tank on the hotel roof.

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She was last seen on an elevator camera. The footage showed her acting strange, moving her hands around and hiding from someone.

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The Somerton Man
A body dressed in a suit with polished shoes was found on Somerton Beach in Australia. 

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No fingerprint matches and no tags on the clothes, the only thing found on him was a rolled-up piece of paper with the words “Tamám Shud”, which means “it has ended.” 

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The Zodiac Killings
The notorious Zodiac Killer terrorised California in the late 1960s and 1970s.

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The killer, who has 5 known victims, sent several letters to the police and newspapers taunting them. A code which he claimed revealed his name is still unsolved.

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The Hinterkaifeck Murders
 On a farm in Germany, six residents including two children were murdered with a pickaxe in 1922.

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When the bodies were discovered a week later, police found that the killer had lived in the house for 6 days with the bodies, cooked food and had even fed the farm animals.

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