Crimes, the perpetrators of which were never disclosed by the investigation, are of great interest not only to forensic experts and historians, but simply to ordinary people who love heart-rending stories. It is possible that some of the criminals to this day roam free, and probably commit no less terrible atrocities.
10. Robbery in Japan
In December 1968, Nihon Shintaku Ginko representatives transported 400 million yen. A police officer stopped their car along the way. He cited the planned inspection of all vehicles for the presence of an explosive device as the reason for the detention. Unsuspecting employees complied with all the requests of a government official. Suddenly, out of nowhere, smoke appeared. The collectors were bewildered, and the policeman told them to “escape”. Taking advantage of the shocked state of employees, the mummy quickly climbed into the car and disappeared into an unknown direction.
9. The Killing of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls
These two young people were popular rap artists in the 90s of the last century. It so happened that they completed their earthly journey under very strange circumstances with a difference of several months.
Shakur was driving home. A car was moving towards him, which, cutting the singer’s vehicle, forced him to brake. Fire was opened from an unknown car, as a result of which the rapper received four gunshot wounds. A week later, Shakur died in hospital from his injuries.
Six months later, a similar story happened with Biggie Smalls. He was returning from the party, when suddenly, two cars blocked his way. A stranger came out of one and shot the singer.
These high-profile crimes were committed in crowded places, with a large number of eyewitnesses, but the killers did not suffer the deserved punishment.
8. The Killing of Bob Crane
Bob Crane became famous thanks to his participation in the series “Hogan's Heroes”. He bathed in the glory, but over the years, fortune ceased to be favorable to him: his wife left, there were problems with alcohol and drugs, the directors stopped offering roles. As a result, he slipped to the point that he began to shoot pornography. And once, after noisy fun, the actor was found without signs of life. The police suspected Crane’s friend for a long time in committing this crime, but the court considered that the evidence provided by the investigation was not enough to convict.
7. Capture by Dan Cooper
In 1971, one of the passengers on the Boeing 747, Dan Cooper, announced that he had a powerful explosive device with him. The terrorist was not aggressive, he only demanded $ 200,000 from the authorities as a ransom for the lives of passengers and crew. After the invader received the ransom, the aircraft began to fly, and after some time he left it with a parachute. Since then, nothing is known about his fate.
6. Jack the Ripper
Probably, these crimes became one of the most significant at the end of the XlX century. In 1888, brutal murders of women engaged in prostitution began to regularly occur in a district of London. The maniac killed his victims cruelly and sophisticatedly, while displaying a fair amount of knowledge of human anatomy, which subsequently gave rise to the assumption that the killer was actually a doctor. However, he could not be found.
5. Robbery of the Gardner Museum
In 1990, the Gardner Museum witnessed the largest theft of incredibly expensive artifacts in the history of the United States. This robbery of the century occurred with unprecedented audacity. Criminals dressed as police officers freely entered the museum building and, without any difficulty, carried out a total of 13 paintings, the total cost of which is about $ 200 million.
4. The murder of the "black orchid"
This terrible crime happened in the mid-forties of the last century. Living in dreams of fame in Hollywood, the young and spectacular Elizabeth Shore came to conquer Los Angeles. On the eve of his death, a friend brought Elizabeth to the Biltmore Hotel. After that, no one saw the girl alive. The novice actress was found dead a few days later. The killer not only brutally killed the unfortunate, but also disfigured her lifeless body, cutting her mouth.
This was widely publicized in the media, due to which the police received 60 confessions. In society, this business was called the “black orchid” because of the delightful dark ringlets of the murdered and unsolved mystery of her death.
3. The Killing of Johnbenet Ramsey
In December 1996, the mother of six-year-old Johnbenet Ramsey saw a letter in the girl’s room in which the criminals who had abducted the child demanded 118,000 dollars in return for her life. Seeing this, the parents rushed to inform the police about what had happened. A few hours later, the lifeless body of Johnbenet was found.
To this day, this cruel and cold-blooded crime remains unsolved.
2. The killer - "Zodiac"
This story happened in the late 60s of the last century. The serial killer, nicknamed the Zodiac, said he had 37 victims, but the police were able to prove his involvement in only 5 episodes. The maniac sent letters to the largest news outlets in which there were encrypted passages consisting of 408 characters. This cipher was eventually unraveled, but there were no details that could be used to identify the offender.
1. The disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa
Jimmy Hoff began his climb up the career ladder in 1957. As a result, he managed to lead the then influential organization - Teamsters Union. There were rumors that Hoffa is closely connected with the criminal world, to the aid of which he resorted to when it was necessary to influence the obstinate moneybags.
One day, Jimmy disappeared without a trace. His body was never found. The investigation is inclined to the version that the organizers of his murder were the mafia bosses of one of the largest criminal clans of that time.