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Unsolved Mysteries
EditorRose G. Mandelsberg
SubjectTrue crime
GenreNon-fiction
Published1992 (Pinnacle Books/Windsor Pub. Corp)
Media typePrint (Softcover)
Pages436
ISBN1-55817-654-3

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

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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

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  1. ^ http://www.in.gov/idoc/images/marybethgrissmore.jpg
  2. ^ "Police have no suspects in Grismore death". Des Moines Tribune. 6 May 1978. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Clipping from The Tennessean". Newspapers.com. 7 May 1995. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  4. ^ "The Cowden Family Murders, Oregon". www.officialcoldcaseinvestigations.com. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Unsolved Murders: Dardeen family and Joel Kirkpatrick". 14 News WFIE. Ina, Illinois. November 17, 1987. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  6. ^ King, Gary C. (October 20, 2009). "Who Beat and Strangled Eunice Karr to Death 25 Years Ago?". True Crime Report. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Cat Leigh (23 November 2018). "The Man Who Twice Died". Medium. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  9. ^ Chen, David W. (November 15, 2000). "DNA Tests Point to Suspect in 3 Unsolved Killings". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  10. ^ James Feron (8 February 1987). "A Year Later, Few Clues in Tylenol Poisoning". Retrieved 12 May 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
  11. ^ "James Woolum - TPD Unsolved Crimes". www.tulsapolice.org. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Coroner calls killing an 'execution'". The Oregonian. UO Libraries. January 19, 1982. p. B1. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  13. ^ Emily Gillespie (30 June 2014). "Cold case unit off and running". The Columbian. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  14. ^ Purdum, Todd S. (December 1, 1987). "Woman Slain at E. 73d St. House". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  15. ^ Mann, Damian (April 26, 2001). "Murder from 1981 solved, police say". Mail Tribune. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  16. ^ Fried, Joseph P. (April 13, 1993). "Reputed Mafia Leaders Charged in Killings". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  17. ^ "Clipping from St. Louis Post-Dispatch". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  18. ^ 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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