these slayings have triggered countless
theories and accusations former
California highway cop Lyndon Lafferty
writes that the killer is still alive
and living in nearby Solano Connie
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down the top 10 unsolved
murder mysteries number 10 the Nicole
Brown Ron Goldman double murder when
Nicole Brown Simpson and her lover were
found slain at her LA home everyone
suspected her ex-husband former NFL star
OJ Simpson his was one of history’s most
highly publicized trials but
circumstantial forensics and an
ill-fitting glove meant he was found not
guilty
Horan thal Jane Simpson not guilty of OJ
later penned a book titled if I did it
and vowed to spend the rest of his life
hunting down the real killer
number 9 Bob Crane when Hogan’s Heroes
star Bob Crane was found bludgeoned in
his Arizona home police quickly turned
to his photographer friend John Henry
carpenter as a suspect and even found
blood in his car that matched cranes
type however insufficient evidence meant
he was let go the case was reopened in
1990 and carpenter went to trial four
years later but was acquitted how would
Bob cranes killer has never been located
number 8 West Mesa Bone Collector
discovered by a woman and her dog the
remains of 11 women and an unborn fetus
were retrieved from the Albuquerque New
Mexico desert many of these women were
Hispanic and most were caught up in
drugs and prostitution at the time of
their disappearances three to six years
earlier police linked these serial
murders with the area’s yearly State
Fair which drew prostitutes to the area
in large numbers but the crimes remain
unsolved where this person is whether
alive dead or in jail I can’t answer
that I hope someday I can hope someday I
could sit before you and say we
definitely know who did
number seven the Long Island serial
killer a present-day Jack the Ripper
this unidentified serial killer is said
to have murdered over ten people
associated with sex work and dumped them
all along Long Island’s Ocean Parkway
often choosing people who advertise
themselves on Craigslist this murderer
may have had ties with police due to his
superior knowledge of their procedures
the so-called Gilgo killer has remained
nameless since the first victim surfaced
in late 2010 we’re shocked because this
is a very close community and you know
we leave our doors unlocked number six
JonBenet Ramsey when this six year old
pageant queen went missing the day after
Christmas a ransom demand was made but
she was found dead later that day in the
basement of her Colorado home
authorities immediately suspected her
family but forensics cleared them of
involvement some believe the case
remains unsolved
thanks to shoddy police work even after
a known pedophile admitted to JonBenet’s
murder in 2006 he was proven innocent
number five Tupac Shakur and the
notorious b.i.g a fierce rivalry between
East Coast and West Coast rappers cause
two of their biggest stars to be gunned
down Tupac was shot at a red light on a
Las Vegas street after leaving a Mike
Tyson boxing match with death row
records CEO Suge Knight months later
biggie met a similar fate while
traveling in California thanks to
inconclusive leads and uncooperative
witnesses police are stumped did the
LAPD shell these for these cases for a
reason I don’t know what their reason
might have been bad can tell you this
they were shelved prematurely number
four the black dahlia perhaps the most
striking detail about 22 year-old
Elizabeth smarts gruesome murder was
that her mouth was slashed at either
edge giving the false impression of a
wide smile coverage was sensational and
even accused smart herself of asking for
trouble by dressing and acting
provocatively she became known as the
Black Dahlia and her unsolved murder
sparked theories books
and films in the years after her death
I’m told that I have very photogenic
number three the tylenol poisonings
Chicago was gripped with fear in late
1982 when seven locals died after taking
Tylenol capsules that were laced with
cyanide
while the DES fills with the serial
number MC – eight eight zero are being
recalled Johnson & Johnson was applauded
for its response to the tragedy and
tamper proof seals became common
practice when copycat crimes occurred
afterward however even with the support
of the government and a huge corporation
the person or people behind the
poisonings were never found
number two the Zodiac killings serial
killers thrive on attention and the
thrill of getting away with murder the
Zodiac killer began taunting authorities
in the 1960s when a string of similarly
murdered victims surfaced in Northern
California he sent letters and cryptic
puzzles to police and media naming
himself zodiac and daring them to catch
him astray is a pathological psycho
killer while there were suspects and
even a Hollywood movie the Zodiac
killer’s identity still remains a
mystery number one Jack the Ripper five
prostitutes found with their throats
slashed and their abdomens mangled in
London’s Whitechapel district caused one
of the longest-lasting murder mysteries
intense worldwide media attention plus
letters purportedly from the offender
led many to believe one serial killer
was behind all the deaths whether it was
one or many murderers failure to
identify Jack the Ripper was considered
disgraceful and resulted in a legend
that lives on today do you agree with
our list which unsolved murder piques
your curiosity for more top 10s be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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theories and accusations former
California highway cop Lyndon Lafferty
writes that the killer is still alive
and living in nearby Solano Connie
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down the top 10 unsolved
murder mysteries number 10 the Nicole
Brown Ron Goldman double murder when
Nicole Brown Simpson and her lover were
found slain at her LA home everyone
suspected her ex-husband former NFL star
OJ Simpson his was one of history’s most
highly publicized trials but
circumstantial forensics and an
ill-fitting glove meant he was found not
guilty
Horan thal Jane Simpson not guilty of OJ
later penned a book titled if I did it
and vowed to spend the rest of his life
hunting down the real killer
number 9 Bob Crane when Hogan’s Heroes
star Bob Crane was found bludgeoned in
his Arizona home police quickly turned
to his photographer friend John Henry
carpenter as a suspect and even found
blood in his car that matched cranes
type however insufficient evidence meant
he was let go the case was reopened in
1990 and carpenter went to trial four
years later but was acquitted how would
Bob cranes killer has never been located
number 8 West Mesa Bone Collector
discovered by a woman and her dog the
remains of 11 women and an unborn fetus
were retrieved from the Albuquerque New
Mexico desert many of these women were
Hispanic and most were caught up in
drugs and prostitution at the time of
their disappearances three to six years
earlier police linked these serial
murders with the area’s yearly State
Fair which drew prostitutes to the area
in large numbers but the crimes remain
unsolved where this person is whether
alive dead or in jail I can’t answer
that I hope someday I can hope someday I
could sit before you and say we
definitely know who did
number seven the Long Island serial
killer a present-day Jack the Ripper
this unidentified serial killer is said
to have murdered over ten people
associated with sex work and dumped them
all along Long Island’s Ocean Parkway
often choosing people who advertise
themselves on Craigslist this murderer
may have had ties with police due to his
superior knowledge of their procedures
the so-called Gilgo killer has remained
nameless since the first victim surfaced
in late 2010 we’re shocked because this
is a very close community and you know
we leave our doors unlocked number six
JonBenet Ramsey when this six year old
pageant queen went missing the day after
Christmas a ransom demand was made but
she was found dead later that day in the
basement of her Colorado home
authorities immediately suspected her
family but forensics cleared them of
involvement some believe the case
remains unsolved
thanks to shoddy police work even after
a known pedophile admitted to JonBenet’s
murder in 2006 he was proven innocent
number five Tupac Shakur and the
notorious b.i.g a fierce rivalry between
East Coast and West Coast rappers cause
two of their biggest stars to be gunned
down Tupac was shot at a red light on a
Las Vegas street after leaving a Mike
Tyson boxing match with death row
records CEO Suge Knight months later
biggie met a similar fate while
traveling in California thanks to
inconclusive leads and uncooperative
witnesses police are stumped did the
LAPD shell these for these cases for a
reason I don’t know what their reason
might have been bad can tell you this
they were shelved prematurely number
four the black dahlia perhaps the most
striking detail about 22 year-old
Elizabeth smarts gruesome murder was
that her mouth was slashed at either
edge giving the false impression of a
wide smile coverage was sensational and
even accused smart herself of asking for
trouble by dressing and acting
provocatively she became known as the
Black Dahlia and her unsolved murder
sparked theories books
and films in the years after her death
I’m told that I have very photogenic
number three the tylenol poisonings
Chicago was gripped with fear in late
1982 when seven locals died after taking
Tylenol capsules that were laced with
cyanide
while the DES fills with the serial
number MC – eight eight zero are being
recalled Johnson & Johnson was applauded
for its response to the tragedy and
tamper proof seals became common
practice when copycat crimes occurred
afterward however even with the support
of the government and a huge corporation
the person or people behind the
poisonings were never found
number two the Zodiac killings serial
killers thrive on attention and the
thrill of getting away with murder the
Zodiac killer began taunting authorities
in the 1960s when a string of similarly
murdered victims surfaced in Northern
California he sent letters and cryptic
puzzles to police and media naming
himself zodiac and daring them to catch
him astray is a pathological psycho
killer while there were suspects and
even a Hollywood movie the Zodiac
killer’s identity still remains a
mystery number one Jack the Ripper five
prostitutes found with their throats
slashed and their abdomens mangled in
London’s Whitechapel district caused one
of the longest-lasting murder mysteries
intense worldwide media attention plus
letters purportedly from the offender
led many to believe one serial killer
was behind all the deaths whether it was
one or many murderers failure to
identify Jack the Ripper was considered
disgraceful and resulted in a legend
that lives on today do you agree with
our list which unsolved murder piques
your curiosity for more top 10s be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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