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Tell Us Now: 14 Haunting Unsolved Mysteries

Readers told us what local cold cases still haunt them.

Tell Us Now: 14 Haunting Unsolved Mysteries

March 19, 2021

We asked Cracked readers on Facebook, “What unsolved mystery still haunts your hometown?” You all informed us of a lot of local, unsolved murders, which makes us question detectives' competence across the world. Here are 14 heinous and heart-breaking crimes we may never know the circumstances….

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TELL US NOW. THE DISAPPERANCE OF LAURIE DEPIES MENASHA, WISCONSIN Stacey K. informed Us of 20-year-old Laurie Depies, who in 1992, left work to go over to her boyfriend's apartment, where she was meeting up with several friends. They heard her car's muffler and a door slam. When she never — Source: Greenbay CBS

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There’s Still a Bomber Out There If You Want to Go Find It

TELL US NOW. GHOST BOMBER PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 588 32 Matt S. told US about the disappearing B-25 Mitchell Bomber. In 1956, the crew of the Air National Guard B-25 made an emergency water landing. Four of the six crew members and passengers Survived. Somehow, 15-foot high plane went missing in — Source: Heinz History Center

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TELL US NOW. THE BOWLING ALLEY MASSACRE LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO Gustavo G. informs US of the 1990 murders. Seven people, four of which were children, at a bowling alley were forced into a back room by two gunmen. They were all shot execution-style, and the room was lit on — Source: CNN

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TELL US NOW. CHRISTMAS RIBBON KILLER INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA In 1977, Lynda McDaniel was 23 and first-year elementary school teacher. She was found dead in her bathroom, kneeling over her bathtub with her head submerged in 8 inches of water. A dish towel was stuffed in her mouth, and her hands — Source: Indy Star

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Check the Rest Stop

TELL US NOW. THE 1-70 KILLER MIDWEST 1-70/1-35 SERIAL KILLER WETE MALE YEARS OLD Kenneth S. tells US about the I-70 slayings. In 1992 in Indianapolis, Robin Fuldauer was working by herself at a Payless. A man came in, shot her in the head, then took a few dollars from the — Source: Courier & Press

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TELL US NOW. THE MISSING HEAD FORT THOMAS, KENTUCKY Courtney G. tells US of Pearl Bryan. The young woman was found decapitated in 1896. Her boyfriend was charged with killing her after learning that she was pregnant, but her head has yet to be discovered. — Source: North Kentucky Tribune

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TELL US NOW. THE MURDER OF AMBER HAGGERMAN ARLINGTON, TEXAS Katlyn T. tells US of a 1996 unsolved murder. 8 minutes after biking away from her grandma's house, 9-year-old Amber was abducted. Her body was found in a creek bed 4 days later. The Amber Alert was named in her — Source: KIRO 7

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TELL US NOW. SALON TRIPLE MURDERS FLORENCE, MONTANA Kenny B. alerted US to the Hair Gallery salon, where a customer arrived to a hair salon for an appointment only to find the bodies of three murdered women. A witness saw a suspicious man in the area wearing a fedora or — Source: Billings Gazette

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TELL US NOW. THE CAT MURDERER HVERAGEROI, ICELAND Agust R. tells US that in Southern lceland in August 2015, three cats died after eating pieces of fish injected with anti-freeze. Two more were poisoned in 2016. The cats are believed to have suffered greatly, and the poisoner is unknown. CRACKED.COM — Source: Iceland Monitors

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TELL US NOW. SHERMAN DOUBLE MURDER TORONTO, CANADA Micha H. informs US that in 2017, Barry and Honey Sherman were found murdered in their mansion. Police continue to investigate a possible financial motive for the double homicide, as the couple were estimated to be worth $5-10 billion. — Source: CBC

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TELL US NOW. LEFT OUT WITH THE TRASH ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS Eric A. tells US that in the quiet suburb, half of a man's body was found in a trash bag near a dumpster. Police were unable to identify the man from his lower extremities. — Source: NBC Chicago

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TELL US NOW. THE KILLING FIELDS LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS Flavio R. tells US of a desolate field where the bodies of 30 women and girls have disappeared or been found murdered. Most of the murders remain unsolved. — Source: CBS News

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Scary

TELL US NOW. THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JUSTIN GAINES DULUTH, GEORGIA Claire C. tells US of Justin Gaines, an 18-year-old who went missing in 2007 after going to a night club. He was seen exiting the club and made 24 calls to 11 different people to ask for a ride home. — Source: Atlanta

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TELL US NOW. THE MURDER OF LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN Elise I. tells US of a little boy dubbed Little Lord Fauntleroy. In 1921, the body of a well-dressed boy was found floating in a quarry. He is believed to have been struck in the head before being thrown — Source: The Doe Network

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