With the recent discovery of Gabby Petito’s body in a national park in Wyoming, people are thinking about all of the crimes that still remain unsolved. While it’s hopeful that the person responsible for Gabby’s death will be brought to justice, many of the crimes people on Reddit are discussing are very old or otherwise cold — and it’s likely we might never know what happened.
What happened to Madeleine McCann? Did the Alcatraz escapees survive? Who is the Long Island Serial Killer? People aren’t just talking about unsolved crimes, either. Is there life out in the universe? Sometimes it seems like we’ll find that out sooner than most of these unsolved crimes.
1. The Alps Murders
“The Alps Murders as they’re known in the UK. An English family on holiday in France are assassinated with an old pistol with accuracy that points towards a professional hit. A cyclist is found murdered in the same lay by too by the same weapon. The assassin thought they had tied up all loose ends until after 8 hours on the scene the French police found their 4 year old daughter hiding under her dead mothers legs. 9 years later there’s still no clue over who or why they were all murdered.” — Shystakovich
2. Alcatraz Escape
“What happened to the famous Alcatraz escapees.” — h4ntomiD
3. Where Keith Bennet Is Buried
“Where Ian Brady buried Keith Bennett. I doubt we’ll ever know now unless someone happens to stumble over his remains. But my heart aches when I think of that poor boy’s mother being tormented by his killer until the end of her life.” — fairkatrina
4. The Disappearance Of Brian Shaffer
“As someone from Columbus, the disappearance of Brian Shaffer. It kills me that all these years later there still isn’t a definitive answer to what happened to him. I really hope the case gets solved in my lifetime.” — sleeplessincolumbus7
5. The Disappearance of Andrew Gosden
“I’d like to know what happened to Andrew Gosden. A 14 year old boy left home in Yorkshire one morning in 2007 dressed in his school uniform, and then withdrew all his money from his bank account. He went back home after his parents had gone to work and changed out of his uniform, then went to the train station and bought a one way ticket to London (about two hours away by train). There is CCTV footage of him leaving King’s Cross station, but that’s the last time he was seen. He didn’t tell his parents he was planning to go to London, and it’s never been established why he went there. I’d love to find out he’s actually ok, or even if not for his parents to finally find out what happened to him.” — kank84
6. The Location Of The Amber Room
“Where did the Nazis stash the entire amber room from St Petersburg palace.” — 2thNurse
7. The Delphi Murders
“Delphi Murders. That video is too compelling for bridge guy to not be found.” — MaleficentPicture773
8. The Disappearance of Leigh Occhi
“A girl from my hometown (Tupelo, MS) disappeared under suspicious circumstances (blood and hair found, glasses left behind, etc.) on a school day when we were both about 12 y/o (I’m 39 now). Her name is Leigh Occhi. Her body was never found. She used to come to school with obvious signs of physical abuse. No one was ever charged. It still breaks my heart. I want…need to know what happened.” — DebaucherousHeathen
9. The Disappearance of Pvt. Richard Halliday
“My best friend’s little brother disappeared from an army base last July. Good or bad, I’d like to know what happened to Pvt. Richard Halliday.” — bgkh20
10. Antimatter
“Antimatter. Why is the universe almost entirely matter, when equal amounts of matter and antimatter should’ve annihilated each other? Where is the missing antimatter? Is there a slight difference between matter & antimatter particles that causes matter to last longer? Are there places in the universe primarily made of antimatter instead of matter, well outside the observable universe?” — andret14
11. The Collapse Of The Bronze Age
“What caused the Bronze Age Collapse. I know that it is a bit esoteric but I really wanna know for sure. There are a few interesting theories but no definitive answer.” — 0bscure_Guy
12. Who Else Is Out There?
“Are we alone in the universe?” — Rylof
13. The Disappearance Of Madeleine McCann
“Disappearance of Madeleine McCann.” — jwjules
14. The Disappearance Of Sandy Irvine
“The disappearance of Sandy Irvine and what’s on the camera he was carrying. Sandy Irvine and George Mallory attempted to summit Everest in 1924. Mallory was discovered in 1999 but the body of Irvine is still missing.” — lakaielement
15. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist
“Isabella Stewart museum art recovered.” — ipelican17
16. MH 370
“MH 370. I’m sure they’ll eventually find the wreckage and have a better idea exactly what happened but even today they’re still finding old WWII ships and even ships older than that. So I hope that it’s found before I leave because I do wonder what happened to that plane. I just hope it’s a matter of years or decades, and not centuries.” — llcucf80
17. Mr. Cruel
“I would love for Mr. Cruel to be caught. He abducted and raped young girls in Melbourne, Australia in the 1980’s. His last known victim is Karmein Chan, whom he abducted and murdered in 1991.” — phantompath
18. Who Is The Long Island Serial Killer?
“Who the Long Island serial killer is. At least 10 bodies have been found around Gilgo beach.” — IloveCookie1
19. The Highway Of Tears
“The disappearance and murders of 80+ indigenous women along the Highway of Tears in Northern BC. This began in 1970 and continues to this day. It seems plausible that there’s a serial killer operating up there. Unfortunately the RCMP didn’t even start looking into this until 1998. It’s disgusting how indigenous people are treated here.” — starscream2686
20. Jeffrey Epstein
“Who the hell killed Jeffrey Epstein, and who were his clients. How we don’t know the answer to this, and how no justice has been served truly boggles my mind.” — Old_Jellyfish3643
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