Famous Murders That Remain Unsolved

Rapper Tupac Shakur's murder remains the most high-profile unsolved case in recent history.still a mystery. The "most influential rapper of all time" was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1996. He was taken to a local hospital where he died six days later.

Some believe that Tupac Shakur is still alive.

Six-year-old pageant star JonBenét Ramsey vanished, then turned up dead—sparking a media frenzy.found dead in the basement of her Boulder, CO, home in 1996.

DNA evidence cleared JonBenét's parents and older brother of involvement in her death in 2008.

Elizabeth Short, 22, earned the nickname 'Black Dahlia' after her brutalized body was found in Los Angeles.gruesomely murdered and dismembered in 1947. Her body was found cut in half, drained of blood, and slashed multiple times.

Newspapers portrayed Short as an adventuress. More than 70 years later, her case remains unsolved. It inspired James Ellroy's 1987 novel 'The Black Dahlia' and the 2006 movie of the same name starring Scarlett Johansson and Josh Hartnett.1987 novel, The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy, and the 2006 movie by the same name starring Scarlett Johansson and Josh Hartnett.

Christopher George Latore Wallace, known as The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, died in a Los Angeles drive-by shooting in 1997.Biggie Smalls," was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles in 1997.

Though many theories exist His murder remains unsolved, despite numerous theories.

Andrew and Abby Borden were hacked to death in their Massachusetts home in 1892.infamous Lizzie Borden were hacked to death in their Massachusetts home in 1927.

Lizzie Borden was acquitted. The murders remain unsolved.

Big L, the 24-year-old hip-hop prodigy, was murdered in a drive-by shooting in Harlem in 1999.drive-by shooting on a Harlem block he famously called "the Danger Zone."

Gerard Woodley, 29, was charged but later released due to insufficient evidence.

Bob Crane starred in 'Hogan's Heroes' and 'The Bob Crane Show'. He was found bludgeoned to death in his Scottsdale, Arizona, apartment in June 1978.Hogan's Heroes and The Bob Crane Show, Crane was found bludgeoned to death in his Scottsdale, Arizona, apartment while on tour for his play Beginner's Luck in June 1978.

After covering the story, newsman John Hook remained fascinated with the unsolved case, so much so that he wrote the 2017 book John Hook's 2017 book 'Who Killed Bob Crane: The Final Close-Up' delves into the unsolved mystery.

Neighbor witnessed the abduction of nine-year-old Amber Hagerman in 1996. She was riding her bike in Arlington, Texas.Amber Hagerman, the case has never been solved. Amber was riding her bike up and down her block when someone in a dark pick-up truck grabber her. Four days later, her body was found. She had been sexually assaulted.

Amber Hagerman's death sparked the Amber Alert system.Amber Alert, which helps the police, media, and public work together to find missing children.

Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was assassinated in 1986 while walking home from a movie theater with his wife.assassinated while walking home from a movie theater with his wife in 1986. He was shot in the back at close range. His wife was also shot, but the bullet grazed her back and she recovered without major injuries.

Two years after Palme's death, a small-time criminal named Carl Gustaf Christer Pettersson was arrested for the murder,Carl Gustaf Christer Pettersson's conviction was overturned by the Svea Court of Appeal. Palme's murder remains unsolved.

Mary Pinchot Meyer—former CIA wife, Jackie Kennedy confidante, and JFK's mistress—was shot dead.murdered on October 12, 1964, two days before her 44th birthday. She was shot in the heart and head at close range, but the murder weapon was never recovered.

Ray Crump Jr. stood trial but walked free. Some link Meyer's death to JFK's assassination a year prior.

Raymond Nels Nelson, a Senate staffer and bureau chief, was found murdered in his Washington, DC, apartment on June 1, 1981.The Providence Journal and Evening Bulletin Raymond Nels Nelson was found murdered in his Washington, DC, apartment on June 1, 1981. He died from severe blows to the head, possibly caused by being struck by a large office typewriter found at the murder scene.

His 59-year-old body showed severe head injuries, likely from a large office typewriter.

Mary Jane Hanselman, 16, was raped and murdered in 1958 near the Springfield, Illinois, fairgrounds.raped and murdered in 1958. Her body was found near the fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois, bound with her own stockings. A dishwasher at the restaurant where she worked was initially suspected, but there was not enough evidence to arrest him.

'Absence of Goodness,' a murder mystery novel, was inspired by her story.Absence of Goodness.

Deanna Cremin, 17, was discovered outside a senior complex in 1995.strangled to death.

The case soon went cold. Her family erects annual billboards to find her killer.

Sophie Toscan du Plantier, a French filmmaker, was murdered in Ireland.beaten to death outside her holiday home in County Cork, Ireland, in 1996. French police suspected English journalist Ian Bailey, who lived in the vicinity of the victim's home.

Suspect Ian Bailey was arrested twice but never charged. France's extradition request failed. The case stays cold.

Catholic Archbishop Óscar Romero was gunned down in March 1980.killed by a sniper while delivering mass in a church in San Salvador, El Salvador. His death became one of the most notorious unsolved murders in the Cold War era.

New evidence shows the U.S. barely investigated, worried it'd hurt their war plans.

Robert Wone's body was discovered in 2006. He was 32.stabbed to deathRobert Wone was killed in Joseph Price's home. Evidence showed he was restrained, drugged, and sexually assaulted before death. Police later suspected crime scene tampering. Price and two housemates stood trial for the murder. In 2010, theIn 2010, a judgeruled all three suspects innocent due to lack of evidence.

Wone's case drew massive attention. The websitewhomurderedrobertwone.com launched in 2008 to help solve it.

American zoologist and primatologistDian FosseyDian Fossey died in 1975 at her Karisoke Research Center cabin in Rwanda. A machete struck her head. Her final diary entry: "when you realize the value of all life, you dwell less on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future."

Most believe herkilling stemmed from her fight against gorilla poaching. She wrote the 1983 bookGorillas in the MistFossey was buried behind her cabin, near gorilla friends including Digit - her closest primate bond.

Dr. Sam Sheppard faced three trials for bludgeoning his pregnant wife Marilyn to death in their Cleveland home. She was killed in bed while he claimed to sleep nearby. He said he woke to the scene before being knocked out by the attacker.Marilyn Sheppard was murdered in bed while her husband slept downstairs. He said he woke to the scene before being knocked out.

Few bought his story. Convicted in 1954's trial of the century, he served 10 years before acquittal. His son later failed to clear the family name - a 2000 juryrefused to exonerate him.

Four teens camped at Finland's Lake Bodom in 1960. Before dawn, an unknown killer (or killers)stabbed and bludgeoned three to death.

The lone survivor, Nils Wilhelm Gustafsson, wasn't suspected until 2004. Charged after 44 years, a court cleared him in 2005.