Classic Cold Murder Case of Most Interest Poll

STANDREID · Oct 3, 2012

What classic (more than 20 years old) unsolved murder case interests you most? Cases listed in approximate order of occurrence.

wfgodot · Oct 3, 2012

I jilted Jack the Lad for once, and said, "Make mine the Cleveland Torso Slayer (1934-38)."

donnau · Oct 4, 2012

Yogurt Shop Murders (1991)
Austin, Texas

marycarney · Oct 4, 2012

Valerie Percy

Dreamnine · Oct 4, 2012

The Yogurt shop murders, although of the poll options I selected the Tylenol poisonings.

liz b. · Oct 4, 2012

The political murders of the 60's JFK, RFK,and MLK.... in all probablity never to be solved..

claudicici · Oct 5, 2012

The Hinterkaifeck massacre,germany's most famous cold case 1922
http://naturalplane.blogspot.com/2012/06/hinterkaifeck-massacre.html

Sailorsgirl · Oct 5, 2012

Just a question ... I'm familiar with all the above cases except the Babysitter. Can I find it here on websleuths?

wfgodot · Oct 5, 2012

Sailorsgirl said:
Just a question ... I'm familiar with all the above cases except the Babysitter. Can I find it here on websleuths?

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-16394.html

Oakland County Child Killer (Wiki)

wfgodot · Oct 5, 2012

While I have in fact read several books on the subject, I'd put the Dahlia in the bottom five in terms of interest.

ATasteOfHoney · Oct 5, 2012

Of say the top 5 per this poll.....can some smart Sleuther give a two sentence synopsis of each 5?

wfgodot · Oct 6, 2012

Well, okay, here goes:

Jack the Ripper: madman's reign of terror in Victorian England's Whitechapel district in 1888 results in five canonical murders and yields a wealth of possible suspects which have fascinated for the last 124 years.

Tylenol Poisonings: in late 1982 in the Chicago area, seven die after taking poisoned over-the-counter Extra Strength Tylenol capsules.

Black Dahlia: would-be actress disappears and is discovered early one morning in 1947, in a vacant lot, hideously disfigured, severed at the waist, drained of blood, and washed and cleaned.

Zodiac: in California in the late '60s and early '70s seven die at the hands of a killer whose cryptic messages to newspapers also state his claims to having killed 37 people.

Taman Shud: the death of an unidentified man on Somerton Beach near Adelaide (Australia) in 1948 is unsolved; an undetected poison, Cold War tensions, and a possible love interest make this a great mystery 64 years on.

ATasteOfHoney · Oct 6, 2012

Thank you for the "skinny" on the top cases, wfgodot :rocker:

fruity · Oct 6, 2012

I voted for Jack the Ripper because it has intrigued me since I was a child. I'm interested in the Black Dahlia, but being Australian I want to know about Tamun Shud, the Beaumont children and the Wanda Beach murders.

fruity · Oct 7, 2012

My goodness. In 4 years it will be 20 years since JonBenet Ramsey was murdered.

cocolafay · Oct 8, 2012

Can I find the New Orleans Ax Murder on WS?

wfgodot · Oct 8, 2012

cocolafay said:
Can I find the New Orleans Ax Murder on WS?

LA Axeman of New Orleans (1918-19) *UNSOLVED*

wfgodot · Oct 9, 2012

Top Five cases above which have thus far received no votes:

05. Brighton Trunk Mystery
04. Thames Torso Murders
03. Bible John
02. Texarkana Phantom
01. Julia Wallace Murder

Honorable mention: Boston Strangler; Lord Errol; Shirley Collins

Sammiejo · Oct 10, 2012

Cabin 28 murders in Keddie California (1981)

anovelplan · Oct 10, 2012

I second Cabin 28, Keddie murders.

Classic Cold Murder Case of Most Interest Poll

What classic unsolved murder case interests you most?

Thames Torso Murders(1887-89)

Jack the Ripper(1888)

Borden Murders(1892)

Gatton Mystery(1898)

Cincinnati Streetcar Killer(1904-10)

Caroline Luard Slaying(1908)

Villisca Ax Murders(1912)

New Orleans Axeman(1918-19)

Julia Wallace Murder(1931)

Brighton Trunk Mystery(1934)

Cleveland Torso Slayer(1934-38)

Lord Errol Murder(1941)

Texarkana Phantom(1946)

Black Dahlia(1947)

Taman Shud(1948)

Shirley Collins Murder(1953)

Boston Strangler(1962-64)

Jack the Stripper(1963-65)

Indiana Dunes Vanishings(1966)

Bible John(1968-69)

Zodiac(1968-69)

Babysitter(1976-77)

Original Night Stalker(1979-85)

Tylenol Poisonings(1982)

Gregory Villemin Slaying(1984)

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