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| Editor | Rose G. Mandelsberg |
|---|---|
| Subject | True crime |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Published | 1992 (Pinnacle Books/Windsor Pub. Corp) |
| Media type | Print (Softcover) |
| Pages | 436 |
| ISBN | 1-55817-654-3 |
Unsolved Mysteries is the name of a non-fiction book that lists 25 unsolved murder cases. Some of the mysteries have been solved since publication. The chapters were originally published in True Detective Magazine, Official Detective, Master Detective, Front Page Detective and Inside Detective.
Chapters
[edit]| Name | Mystery | Solved | Date Disappeared/Found |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Hope | Unknown dead infant Ident. as Anjelica Castillo in 2013 |
Solved | July 23, 1991 |
| Mary Beth 'Pixie' Hale Grismore[1][2] | Murdered teen | Unsolved | Feb 22, 1978 |
| Cruising Cabbie Killer | Unidentified serial killer | Unsolved | March 7, 1990 |
| Teresa Ann Butler | Vanished nurse | Unsolved[3] | Nov 10, 1986 |
| Cowden family | Vanished family | Solved[4]; murders unsolved | September 1974 / April 1975 |
| Dardeen family | Murdered family | Uncertain[5] | Nov 16, 1987 |
| Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run | Unidentified serial killer | Currently unsolved | Sept 23, 1935-Aug 16, 1938 |
| Murders of Eve Stratford and Lynne Weedon | Double murders | Currently unsolved | March 18, 1975/Sep 3, 1975 |
| Eunice Karr | Murdered woman | Unsolved[6] | July 28, 1984 |
| Maureen Smith[7] | Murdered teacher | Unsolved | Sep 6, 1989 |
| Disappearance of Clarence Roberts | Murder and arson | Uncertain[8] | Nov 18, 1970 |
| Murder of David Steen | Murdered businessman | Unsolved | April 3, 1988 |
| Murder of Lisa M. Gibbens | Raped and murdered woman | Possibly[9] | July 17, 1990 |
| Diane Elsroth Tylenol murder | Poisoning | Unsolved[10] | Feb 8, 1986 |
| Disappearance of Genette Tate | disappearance | Unsolved | Aug 19, 1978 |
| Murder of James Riley Woollum | Strangled boy | Unsolved[11] | March 29, 1974 |
| Murder of Catherine Grace Dawes[12] | Murdered woman | Unsolved[13] | Jan 17, 1981 |
| Murder of Anny Janssen[14] | Murdered socialite | Unsolved | Nov 30, 1987 |
| William Desmond Taylor | Murdered film director | Unsolved | Feb 1, 1922 |
| 25 murdered women | Serial killer | Solved (Gary Ridgway) | July 15, 1982 |
| Monster of Florence | Unknown serial killer | Unsolved | August 21, 1968-Sept 7–8, 1985 |
| Evelyn Marie Smith | Strangled teenager | Solved[15] | April 26, 1981 |
| Robert M. Kubecka, Donald Barstow | Murdered trash haulers | Solved[16] | Aug 10, 1989 |
| Kristina 'Krissie' Marie Povolish | Murdered teenager | Unsolved[17] | July 28, 1987 |
| Pamela Milam | Strangled teenager | Solved[18] | Sept 17, 1972 |
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.in.gov/idoc/images/marybethgrissmore.jpg
- ^ "Police have no suspects in Grismore death". Des Moines Tribune. 6 May 1978. p. 8.
- ^ "Clipping from The Tennessean". Newspapers.com. 7 May 1995. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "The Cowden Family Murders, Oregon". www.officialcoldcaseinvestigations.com. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ "Unsolved Murders: Dardeen family and Joel Kirkpatrick". 14 News WFIE. Ina, Illinois. November 17, 1987. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ King, Gary C. (October 20, 2009). "Who Beat and Strangled Eunice Karr to Death 25 Years Ago?". True Crime Report. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ Ravo, Nick (September 18, 1989). "Body of Teacher Is Found in Car On an L.I. Street". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ Cat Leigh (23 November 2018). "The Man Who Twice Died". Medium. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ Chen, David W. (November 15, 2000). "DNA Tests Point to Suspect in 3 Unsolved Killings". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ James Feron (8 February 1987). "A Year Later, Few Clues in Tylenol Poisoning". Retrieved 12 May 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "James Woolum - TPD Unsolved Crimes". www.tulsapolice.org. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "Coroner calls killing an 'execution'". The Oregonian. UO Libraries. January 19, 1982. p. B1. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ Emily Gillespie (30 June 2014). "Cold case unit off and running". The Columbian. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ Purdum, Todd S. (December 1, 1987). "Woman Slain at E. 73d St. House". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ Mann, Damian (April 26, 2001). "Murder from 1981 solved, police say". Mail Tribune. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ Fried, Joseph P. (April 13, 1993). "Reputed Mafia Leaders Charged in Killings". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "Clipping from St. Louis Post-Dispatch". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ Tim Stelloh (May 6, 2019). "Police solve 47-year-old murder of Indiana college student Pamela Milam". NBC News. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
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