Man, have you ever thought about how our world is full of crazy mysteries that just don’t seem to have any answers? Like seriously, our planet is playing a never-ending game of hide-and-seek with us because even after centuries of work and people, we can’t seem to explain some mysteries.
Which unsolved mystery do you find most interesting? Here are some crazy ones!
1. The Zodiac Killer
A discerning Reddit user commented, “The Zodiac killer, probably because I lived and played in the area where all the attacks took place. I could literally see the area of the first known attack from my bedroom window.”
Another added, “All the evidence that was mailed out was only available to suspects and police, yes, but media badges get you access to evidence; who would benefit from the story most and have access to all this? Greysmith himself, who capitalized on all this forthwith rest of his life.”
Despite all the theories and suspects, the Zodiac Killer’s true identity remains a giant question mark. Some people think he was a loner, and others suspect he was a criminal mastermind who outsmarted everyone.
2. D.B. Cooper
One said, “I suppose I’d like to know what happened to D.B. Cooper.”
Someone else added, “All of it boils down to none of the ransom money being found in circulation. The Fed logs every piece of currency they pull out of circulation for destruction. Every serial number was documented before the ransom money was handed over to DB Cooper.
To this date, not a single one of those serial numbers has been found either by the Fed or by bank scanners. DB Cooper was given roughly 10,000 $20 bills, and it’s hard to believe that not a single one of those bills has found its way into a bank or to the Fed in roughly 52 years.”
Now, here’s the kicker- nobody ever found the guy. It’s like he vanished into thin air. His parachute and a chunk of the money were found years later, but Cooper himself? Nope, he’s out there somewhere!
3. Amelia Earhart
A person commented, “Amelia Earhart. She probably just went into the sea, but no trace of her plane has ever been found. And none of the conspiracy theories seem very likely.”
Another person pitched in to say, “I’m not sure how widely known this is, but…. Many years ago, I lived in Micronesia, and there was a small island called Roi Neimor. The locals said that her belongings were found there. During this time, it was believed that the inhabitants practiced cannibalism. Her plane was never found.”
Now, there are theories, oh boy, there are theories. Some say the Japanese captured her, others think she crash-landed on a deserted island, and a few even suggest she was abducted by aliens (because why not?). But the truth is, we don’t know.
4. Jack the Ripper
One said, “Jack the Ripper’s identity. He could also have wound up in a sanatorium somewhere.”
Another person shared similar thoughts and mentioned, “Some possible scenarios: – Guy no one heard about nor even suspected – Guy that killed four prostitutes, one of the five was a copycat – Guy actually caught by the police for other minor crimes Stuff like that.”
Jack the Ripper’s MO was like something out of a horror movie. He’d target poor, unfortunate women in the dark alleys of Whitechapel, and his trademark move was slicing up their throats and mutilating their bodies. Yeah, pretty dark stuff, right?
5. Voynich Manuscript
It’s this ancient book filled with bizarre drawings and text that nobody, we mean nobody, can decipher. People have tried for centuries, and it’s like trying to read a toddler’s scribbles. Is it a secret code? A recipe book for alien dishes? Who knows?
A discerning Reddit user commented, “Who the heck wrote the Voynich manuscript? It’s an advanced troll.”
Someone else added, “According to the linguistics buff, the Voynich manuscript contains tips, info on parenting and psychology, and herbal remedies.” So a 45-year-old Midwest woman who is into MLM and 50 Shade.”
6. Jon Benet Ramsey
Now, the Ramsey case is like a giant puzzle missing half the pieces. First off, the ransom note. Someone breaks into the house, scribbles a lengthy note asking for money, and then just… hangs around to murder the poor girl.
A person commented, “Jon Benet Ramsey. I think it was the father. He was probably touching her. 5 experts concluded she was assaulted. Also, one of the detectives thought his reaction to finding his daughter’s body was strange.
He found her body in the basement, carried her upstairs to the living room, and placed her body on the floor, but he held her body away from his as if he was disgusted by it. JonBenet’s brother showed signs of trauma as well.”
Another added, “The ‘Mind Hunter’ guy, John Douglas, looked at this case. His theory is that someone broke into the home and waited for the family to return. The intruder took the girl in the night and assaulted/killed her. Then, left via the basement window. The police investigation wasn’t as corrupt as it was completely mismanaged. Similar to the OJ investigation.”
7. Asha Degree
A discerning Reddit user commented, “What happened to Asha Degree? That’s been bothering me for years. She just packing and leaving alone like that. Bothers me.”
Another person pitched in to say, “Had a friend go missing in Texas 12 years ago. Vanished from a Waffle Place parking lot. They found her remains 5 years later.”
The authorities have chased down leads, interviewed witnesses, and even used search dogs, but it’s like Asha just vanished into thin air. No one saw her after that stormy night.
8. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
A Reddit user wrote, “Most of us Malaysians have accepted the suicide theory because we really can’t imagine any other nation wanting to beef with us that badly lol.”
Another person shared similar thoughts and mentioned, “I think I’m intrigued more about the location of the plane. Kinda like the Titanic; everyone knew it sank into the ocean, and most of the intrigue was the search for it. Hopefully, if/when it’s found, more clues about the causes of the disappearance are found too.”
We live in the age of technology, right? Satellites, radar, GPS- you name it. But this plane just poofed!
9. Casey Anthony
So, picture this: It’s 2008, and all of America’s eyes are glued to the trial of Casey Anthony. She’s accused of killing her two-year-old daughter, Caylee. We’re no legal experts, but this trial had more twists and turns than a soap opera plot.
One said, “The mystery of why Casey Anthony isn’t rotting in a Florida prison for killing her daughter with Xanax and throwing her body in the garbage. We know what she did and how, and that she lied the ENTIRE time with nobody to corroborate her story; I just dunno how she’s living her best life to this day.”
Someone else added, “Because the prosecution charged her for murder without being able to conclusively prove that she had murdered her daughter.”
10. Andrew Gosden
A person commented, “Disappearance of Andrew Gosden, he went and got a train to London 1 day, no one knew why and to this day he still hasn’t come back, there’s no evidence to go on so this mystery really intrigued me.”
Now, here’s the thing- this kid was no ordinary teenager. He was super smart, like genius-level smart. But one day, he decides to skip school and takes off without a word to anyone. Not even a post-it note saying, “Be right back, guys.”
Another added, “This is mine too; what’s so incredibly frustrating is that if Police had taken it seriously from day 1, then they could have found him on more surveillance and potentially seen a lot more of his movement. By the time they did take it seriously, a lot of surveillance footage was deleted.”
11. Roanoke Colony
A discerning Reddit user commented, “The disappearance of the Roanoke colony. I’m sure that they relocated to another fort or assimilated into native tribes, but I don’t think we ever got a true answer.”
Another person pitched in to say, “I think they integrated with the nearby Croatan settlement. Like, they “disappeared” and then mysteriously a lot of white people and half-white people showed up in a settlement not fifty miles away.”
A few years later, when help arrived from England, they found the colony deserted. No sign of life, no people, nada. The only thing they find is the word “CROATOAN” carved into a tree and “CRO” on a nearby fence post, like a cryptic message for us to decode.
12. Madeleine McCann
A Reddit user wrote, “It’s pretty certain it was Christian Brückner. It’s said they found video evidence of her hidden in his residence at the time. Yeah, this has been rumored for ages, and he’s been charged with nothing. I tend to believe the cadaver dogs, but so much doesn’t add up; I’d love it all to be solved once and for all .”
Someone else added, “A new theory says that she died because of an accident (different cadaver dogs pointed at the sofa), and parents got rid of the body.”
The Portuguese police jump into action, and the whole world starts searching for this little girl. But despite all the media attention and search efforts, she’s still missing to this day.
13. Oak Island
One said, “Was there ever anything hidden on Oak Island? And if so, what, who put it there, and who found and took it? I am certain the History Channel show will never find anything treasure-wise.”
Another person shared similar thoughts and mentioned, “The Oak Island one is weird to me. Treasure or no, there are definitely wooden tunneling structures 70 feet or deeper under the island that are very old and likely predate the discovery of the money pit, according to carbon dating. Those tunnels are in mostly anhydrous limestone.
There are easier to access sources of the limestone on the surface if mining is the goal. There aren’t any real gold or silver deposits or other valuable minerals in quantity in that material, and there were significant deposits of gold and silver on the nearby mainland. It’s too deep for glacier deposit gold. So why go to the effort to build an underground structure that deep on that island?”
Theories about what’s buried there range from pirate treasure to Shakespeare’s lost manuscripts to the Ark of the Covenant (Indiana Jones style). What do you think is hidden there?
14. The Riemann Hypothesis
The Riemann Hypothesis says that all the interesting solutions to a certain math equation, called the Riemann zeta function, have a certain pattern.
A discerning Reddit user commented, “It’s an open question in mathematics (some argue that it’s the biggest open question in mathematics), and it’s about the values for which a certain function (the Riemann Zeta function) has 0 as output. The hypothesis states that these values that result in a 0 are all similar in a key way (more technically stated: They’re all on the same line in the complex plane).”
Someone else added, “The Riemann Zeta function is linked to some other aspects of mathematics, such as the distribution of prime numbers. Confirming or disproving the Riemann Hypothesis would immediately confirm or disprove theorems about prime numbers.
And there are a considerable number of other theorems that rely on the RH. They’ve been completely proven, except for the assumption that the RH is true. So they’re just waiting for that final piece of the puzzle.”
15. Dyatlov Pass
A person commented, “Dyatlov Pass incident. 9 people disappeared while hiking in Dyatlov Pass, Russia; all nine were found dead in different locations. A few of them were found with barely any clothes in freezing conditions, and a few had physical injuries on them and fractured skulls as if something attacked them. The case remains unsolved.”
Another added, “I always look at the mostly likely and logical scenario. The only thing that could have forced them out of the tent in -20c cold is a life-threatening event. The most logical life-threatening event that could have occurred was a small avalanche or the fear of one.
Then I think, why did they keep walking to the tree line when they should have realized that there was no powerful avalanche? The tent and skis would have been completely covered.”
Search parties find their bodies scattered around the area, and it’s like something out of a horror flick. Some had weird injuries, like fractured skulls and broken ribs, but no external signs of trauma. One guy even had his tongue missing. Yeah, you read that right- missing.
16. The Boys on the Tracks
A Reddit user wrote, “An obscure one but the 1987 Arkansas murders of Don Henry and Kevin Ives, AKA “The Boys on the Tracks.””
Someone else added, “Watch Wendigoon’s video on it; he goes into theories at the end. Most likely stumbled upon cartel activity and got killed for it.”
Years later, in the ’90s, an ex-cop named Linda Ives (Kevin’s mom) started digging into the case. She uncovers evidence suggesting that her son and Don were already dead before the train ran them over. Like they’d been murdered, and the train was just a convenient cover-up.
17. The Frank Family
A discerning Reddit user commented, “Who betrayed The Frank Family to the Germans.”
Another person pitched in to say, “It’s a little suspicious that the Gies family was not punished for hiding Jews. I doubt they maliciously turned them in, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they were found out and had to spill the beans to save their own lives and then lied about it.”
For decades, this question has been an unsolved riddle, and there are a bunch of theories. Some think it might’ve been a betrayal by an employee of Anne’s father, Otto Frank, or maybe a neighbor who was sympathetic to the Nazis.
18. Who Put Bella Down the Wych Elm?
One said, “I heard about this story on a podcast called Scared to Death. Spooky story”
Another person shared similar thoughts and mentioned, “Some say she was killed under suspicion of being a nazi spy, and they shoved her body where they thought it’d never be found.”
Theories started flying around like bats. Some said it was a spy, others thought she was a local woman, and even rumors of witchcraft were involved. Some people even believed it was a ritualistic murder. Talk about a mind-bender.
19. The Sea People
These Sea Peoples were a mixed bag of warriors from different cultures, kind of like a medieval Avengers team, but with a penchant for plundering. They sailed around in their ships, attacked cities left and right, and caused chaos wherever they went.
A person commented, “The Sea People were probably not a single people but a collection of various Mediterranean peoples from an assortment of places, including Sicily, Greece, and Anatolia (among others). Some of the various people groups are more obscure than others, but historians have a general sense of the “whos.”
Someone else added, “The Bronze Age world had a lot of nations with interdependent economies that suddenly went up, possibly/probably because of metal prices. This caused a cascade of economic collapses across many nations, which ultimately led to extreme famine and total civil collapse.
Then, in the middle of this post-apocalyptic scenario, a whole bunch of raving folks on ships showed up from nowhere and started pillaging the remains of society. They became known as the sea people as history no longer really recalls where these people were from. There are some quasi-solid ideas, but basically no true evidence to really pin it down.”
20. The Isdal Woman
A discerning Reddit user commented, “I believe she was a spy or a courier/messenger who took the pills to avoid being captured/tortured.”
Another added, “That was a harrowing read. Very interesting, though. Thanks for ruining my night’s sleep, lol. Seems like a Russian or East German spy that got murdered.”
Despite all the investigations and international attention, the Isdal Woman’s true identity and the circumstances of her death remain a mystery.
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