Unsolved mysteries refer to events, incidents, or phenomena that remain unexplained or without a definitive answer despite ongoing investigations or research. These can include historical events, crimes, disappearances, and other phenomena that have puzzled researchers, investigators, and the general public for years or even decades. Examples of unsolved mysteries include the fate of Amelia Earhart, the identity of Jack the Ripper, and the true nature of the Bermuda Triangle.
The Bermuda Triangle
This area of the Atlantic Ocean is said to have a high incidence of ship and plane disappearances, with theories ranging from alien abductions to magnetic anomalies.
The Oak Island Money Pit
A treasure-filled pit on Oak Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been searched for over 200 years, with theories including pirate treasure, a Masonic plot, and even evidence of pre-Columbian transatlantic voyages.
The Jack the Ripper murders
The brutal killings of at least five women in London’s Whitechapel district in 1888 remain unsolved, with theories involving a royal conspiracy, a doctor, and even a woman.
The Voynich Manuscript
A 15th-century book written in an unknown script and cipher that has yet to be deciphered, with theories of it being a hoax, a medical text, and even an alien language.
The Black Dahlia Avenger
The murder of Elizabeth Short in Los Angeles in 1947 remains unsolved, with theories involving police corruption and a Hollywood cover-up.
The Loch Ness Monster
The supposed existence of a large creature in Scotland’s Loch Ness has been the subject of many sightings and theories, including that it is a surviving plesiosaur or a giant eel.
The Tunguska Event
A massive explosion that occurred in Siberia in 1908, flattening over 800 square miles of forest, with theories involving a meteor, a comet, and even a UFO.
The Zodiac Killer
The unidentified serial killer who terrorized California in the late 1960s and early 1970s and sent coded messages to the press, with theories involving police corruption and government cover-ups.
The Roswell UFO incident
The crash of an alleged flying saucer in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947, with theories involving government cover-ups and extraterrestrial life.
The Mothman
The supposed creature that was sighted in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in the 1960s, with theories involving a government experiment and a supernatural entity.
The Hinterkaifeck murders
The murder of six people in a German farmhouse in 1922, with theories involving a family member, a serial killer, and even a satanic cult.
The Boy in the Box
The identity of a child whose body was found in a cardboard box in Philadelphia in 1957 remains a mystery, with theories involving murder, kidnapping, and even a government experiment.
The Isdal Woman
The identity of a woman whose body was found in Norway in 1970 remains a mystery, with theories involving espionage, murder, and even a suicide.