Unsolved cases
Homicides and other crimes with no one held responsible. Some are a century old. Some are from this year.
Jack Burris
Jack Burris (May 27, 1917 – June 1952) served as County attorney of Mayes County, Oklahoma from 1947 until his murder in June 1952. He was the subject of one of the most famous unsolved murders in Oklahoma history. His assassination and the investigation by Sheriff Slim Weaver and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has been the basis for several books and screenplays for over 50 years.
1987 · ColoradoUnsolvedMurder of Peggy Hettrick
The Peggy Hettrick murder case concerns the unsolved 1987 death of Peggy Hettrick in Fort Collins, Colorado. Timothy Lee "Tim" Masters enlisted in the United States Navy following a high school career plagued by police accusation of murder when he was a sophomore at Fort Collins High School. After eight years in the Navy, he was honorably discharged.
1979 · New YorkUnsolvedMurder of Tammy Alexander
Tammy Jo Alexander (November 2, 1963 – November 9, 1979) was an American teenage girl who was found murdered in the village of Caledonia, New York, on November 10, 1979. She had been fatally shot twice and left in a field just off U.S. Route 20 near the Genesee River after running away from her home in Brooksville, Florida, earlier that year. For more than three decades, she remained unidentified under the names…
1971 · New YorkUnsolvedAlphabet murders
The Alphabet murders (also known as the Double Initial murders) are an unsolved series of child murders which occurred between 1971 and 1973 in Rochester, New York. All three victims were girls aged ten or eleven whose surname began with the same letter as that of her first name. Each victim had been sexually assaulted and murdered by either manual or ligature strangulation before her body was discarded in or near a…
Year unknown · CaliforniaUnsolvedGeorgette Bauerdorf
Georgette Elise Bauerdorf (May 6, 1924 – October 12, 1944) was an American socialite and oil heiress who was strangled in her home in West Hollywood, California. Her murder remains unsolved.
1985 · PennsylvaniaUnsolvedFrankford Slasher
The Frankford Slasher is the name given by the media to a possible serial killer who operated in and around the neighborhood of Frankford in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1985 to 1990. Leonard Christopher was convicted in the murder of one of the nine supposedly linked victims, but the others remain unsolved. All of the victims were sexually assaulted and stabbed to death.
1874 · MassachusettsUnsolved
Louis B. Allyn
Lewis B. Allyn (Louis) (July 3, 1874 – May 7, 1940, in Westfield, Massachusetts) was an American chemistry professor and influential figure in the pure food movement at the time of his murder. He was teaching at Westfield Teachers College and contributing as a pure foods expert for McClure's magazines at the time of his shooting. His is the only unsolved murder in the history of Westfield, Massachusetts.
2018Unsolved
Thomas Wales
Thomas Crane Wales (June 23, 1952 – October 12, 2001) was an American federal prosecutor and gun control advocate who was the victim of an unsolved murder. In 2018, FBI investigators announced they strongly suspected the killing to have been carried out by a paid hitman.
Year unknown · MassachusettsUnsolvedMurder of Holly Piirainen
Holly Kristen Piirainen (January 19, 1983 – August 5, 1993) was a 10-year-old American murder victim from Grafton, Massachusetts. She and her brother had been visiting their grandparents in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, when Holly was murdered. Her murder remains unsolved.
Year unknown · WisconsinUnsolvedRay Ryan
Raymond John Ryan (January 9, 1904 in Watertown, Wisconsin – October 18, 1977) was an American professional gambler, oilman, promoter, and developer. Described as having a larger-than-life personality, he mingled with prominent businesspeople and movie stars, as well as with cardsharps and mobsters on his path to fame and fortune. His sensational murder case was never solved.
Year unknownUnsolved
B. H. DeLay
Beverly Homer DeLay (August 12, 1891 – July 4, 1923) was an American aviator who pioneered many of the popular stunts used in the early barnstorming air-shows. He soon adapted them for the movies, where he appeared with top Hollywood stars. DeLay died in a plane crash that was almost certainly caused by sabotage, but no one was ever charged in connection with the death.
1970 · OklahomaUnsolvedE.C. Mullendore III
Eugene Claremont "E.C." Mullendore III (October 26, 1937 – September 26, 1970) was an heir to one of the largest cattle ranches in Oklahoma. His death in 1970 was one of the most famous unsolved murder mysteries in Oklahoma history.
1993 · Denver, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Louis Roth III
On July 28, 1993, officers responded to East Montview Boulevard and Niagara Street after receiving a report of a shooting and a vehicle that crashed into a yard. Upon arrival the officers located 43 y
1982 · Fort Lupton, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Vernon Randall Jr.
On March 17, 1982, Mr. Vernon Randall Jr. was located in the trunk of a car in a parking lot strangled to death. Anyone with information regarding this case, is asked to please contact the Fort Lupton
1986 · Colorado Springs, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Peter Paskovich
On November 3, 1986, skeletal remains, subsequently identified as Peter Pasvovich, were found on a ranch west of I-25 in El Paso County, Colorado. He had been shot once in the head. Paskovich had ties
1972 · Centennial, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Eugene Miera
On December 17, 1972, the body of Eugene Roderick Miera was discovered at the corner of East Evans Avenue and South Lima Street. Miera had been shot once in the back. He had no identification on him w
2009 · Custer County, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Rebecca Magallanes
On Tuesday, November 24, 2009, the remains of Rebecca Magallanes of Florence, Colorado were located on dirt-paved Forest Service Rd CR 386 (referred to as Hardscrabble Road) near Wetmore in Custer Cou
1990 · La Plata County, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Rebecca Lee
Rebecca Jean Lee was last seen sometime between 1990 and 1991. The date of incident is estimated to be December 1, 1990. Rebecca's remains were located on November 28, 1991 in Durango, Colorado. no i
1973 · Lakewood, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of John LaGuardia
Evidence indicates a suspect was hiding in the bushes near John LaGuardia's house waiting for him to return home. On July 26, 1073, when Mr. LaGuardia returned home at 1:00am he was shot with a 12-gau
1987 · Denver, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Sheila Hudson
On November 11, 1987, 23 year old Sheila Hudson was found on the 1700 block of Race Street with a gunshot wound. She later died at Denver General Hospital. Anyone with information regarding this case,
1984 · Denver, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Charles Hailey
On February 23, 1984, Charles Hailey was found shot to death near the intersection of 56th Street and Tower Road. Anyone with information regarding this case, is asked to please contact the Denver Pol
1978 · Boulder, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Gerald Cordner
On May 24, 1978, the body of Mr. Gerald Cordner was found in the den of his home about 8 miles outside the city of Boulder. He had been shot once in the head, execution style. Mr. Cordner may have had
1980 · Greeley, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Marjorie Corbin
Anyone with information regarding this case, is asked to please contact the Greeley Police Department.
1988 · Denver, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Edward Chase
On January 12, 1988, 54 year old Edward Chase was found strangled, stabbed with scissors, and beaten in his home located near the 1300 block of South Acoma Street. Anyone with information regarding th