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The Zodiac Killer
It could be understood that the Zodiac Killer is one of the most famous and unknown at the same time. Active in Northern California during the taunting late 1960s, he said that he murdered at least five people. The identity of the killer was never discovered, and his letters to the newspapers, most of which contained crude codes, only served to increase the mystery. Even in the case of the Zodiac Killer, people have investigated the crime and developed various forms of technologies, but the killer has not been identified.
Jack the Ripper
From the misty pavements of the Victorian city, Jack the Ripper remains one of the most menacing figures in the world’s history. During this time, he sexually assaulted at least five women, all of whom were suspected to be prostitutes, between August and November of 1888. The case was complicated by a failure of the police efforts and a deficit of forensic science in the 1980s. There is still no definite answers to the identities of Ripper even though more than a hundred suspects have been linked to the crime.
The Black Dahlia Murder
The Black Dahlia, as Elizabeth Short was posthumously nicknamed, received much attention in Los Angeles in 1947 after she was brutally murdered. She was found dead in an abandoned piece of land, which was so deformed that one could only wonder who could have done such a thing. Equally, however, due to the efforts made to follow thousands of leads, the case was left unsolved for a long period of time. To date, the murder of the Black Dahlia has remained an unsolved mystery, though many theories have been given out.
The Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart disappeared in 1937 whilst on an attempt to circumnavigate the globe through the Pacific. Her disappearance led to a large-scale search operation, but nothing was heard of her or the navigator, Fred Noonan, after that incident. There have been several hypotheses that have been made in the past, including the loss through sea crash or the group being captured by the Japanese. She has remained missing, which makes it even more so that more historians and aviation aficionados alike continue to remain fascinated by the disappearance of this aircraft.
The Zodiac Murders
Like the Zodiac, there are still unknown murderers in Northern California. Possible assets of Zodiac were that he killed at least five people and a number of spectators during the summer of 1969 and sent terrifying messages to the public. Although the latest in DNA technology, the identity of the Zodiac killer could not be established and should therefore be considered among the most famous and mysterious unsolved criminal cases in the US.
The Isdal Woman
The Isdalen Valley woman was a victim of murder and was found in Isdalen Valley, Norway, in 1970. Said to be the Isdal Woman, the case of this woman is still unsolved due to the many factors that surrounded her death. However, she remains anonymous, female, and as much as her mission in Norway has been explored, the latter remains unknown. The matter is made even more complicated by the fact that the woman might have been a spy.
The Disappearance of D.B. Cooper
On November 24, 1971, a man who goes by the name of D. B. Cooper took a Northwest Orient Airlines flight and threatened with a bomb and demanded $200,000, parachuting himself from the plane in the night. Unfortunately, no amount of search operations could lead to the arrest of Cooper, and till today, it remains unclear what happened to him. To date, the true identity of the man and what befell him after his jump is something that has received much interest, probably triggering the numerous investigations and conspiracy theories.
The Mary Celeste
In 1872 the Mary Celeste one shoe was found deserted in the Atlantic Ocean with no sign of its occupants or they were missing. Indeed, the ship seems to be in good condition as it was discovered with part of the cargo tossed around. Some of the theories include mutiny and piracy to mention but a few, and to the date, no evidence linking the disappearance of the Mary Celeste’s crew has been got to this date.
Conclusion
These crimes are remembered to this date and have not been well understood by the investigators. For each case, some factors have physical constraints and lacking data from the past while others are technological. These mysteries, however remain unsolved to the Kenyan society, this is due to the fact that with the advancement of forensic science and investigative skills, many questions have been left unanswered. These are just the cases that are yet uncovered as we go through the criminal investigation further and these mysteries make us understand the enormous challenges of criminal investigation but at the same time their mystery attracts the human emotion towards the unknown.
Final Thoughts
The fascination of the crimes which were not solved is in the fact that they make people think about themselves and the world, and in the fact that often these crimes remain impossible to explain even with the help of law. Taking into consideration such factors, there is always a new hope anticipating that through developing new technology one or the other of these mysteries will be solved one day. Before the discovery being unknown they put fear deep into our minds, and there existence shows that the world will always be a mysterious place and people would always be searching for answers.
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