Brandon Swanson. Wrecked his car. Called his mom to talk to her about it. Said he was walking through a field looking for help. Suddenly cries out “Oh shit” and goes silent. Never heard from or seen again.
The Yuba County Five case from 1978 absolutely fascinates me. Five young men (aged 24-32) with intellectual disabilities/mental illness went to a basketball game and never made it home. Their car was found on a mountain road, and months later, four of their bodies were discovered in various locations – some up to 20 miles from the car.
The weird part? The car was in perfect condition, had gas, and was on a passable road. Why would they abandon it and walk into deep snow? One body was found in a Forest Service trailer wrapped in sheets, having apparently survived for weeks on C-rations. Another was found in the woods. The fifth man was never found.
There are so many questions: Why did they go up the mountain in the first place? What made them leave their car? How did one survive so long? Why didn’t they stick together? The case challenges our assumptions about group survival situations and shows how even seemingly simple cases can have deeply puzzling elements.
It’s not as famous as other cases, but it’s interesting as fuck
A man who had some sort of terminal illness committed suicide a few years ago , but to make sure his family got his life insurance money he tied a balloon to the gun and threw his wallet in a bin so it looked like a robbery gone wrong
The gun was discovered a few days later but the insurance company had already paid out to his family and they kept the money
I don’t think his family knew what he had planned on doing
His name was Alan Abrahamson if you want a more detailed explanation
In 1967, legendary Hollywood director King Vidor investigated the 1922 murder of friend and fellow director William Desmond Taylor. His investigation uncovered layers of corruption and a conspiracy that implicated many prominent players in the early days of the film industry. Vidor had thought he might be able to make a film about the crime, but as he uncovered the truth, he realized that many of the people involved were still alive, so he let it go. The papers concerning the case were discovered by Vidor’s biographer after the director died in 1982.
The Scuttled supertanker Salem: the vessel was loaded with crude oil, then changed the name on the stern, unloaded it at another port, then sank itself.
Currently this messed up case in Waterbury CT. Some psycho kept her step son locked in a small room for 20 years. He is 32 now and when they found him he weighed only 68 lbs.
The murder of Ken McElroy. Guy was murdered in the middle of town with dozens of witnesses but nobody was willing to testify because they hated him so much
The McDonald’s massacre due to the amount of deaths and two babies died ,one unborn and and one 8 months old then the Virginia tech shooting ,I live near virgina tech
The disappearance of Andrew Gosden is very intriguing. He was a genius kid who just vanished one day after randomly getting a train to London. It’s been years and no sightings. I personally think he fell victim to predators, but who knows
The Maura Murray case is wild, super puzzling. She was involved in a car accident in a rural mountain area of New Hampshire, but by the time emergency crews showed up, she was gone. It’s still unsolved and there are lots of theories, including the idea that she disappeared voluntarily because of things going on in her life. Lots of podcasts out there with good coverage, check out “Missing Maura Murray”.
Fred west. He murdered people including his own children and hid them inside his house walls and garden. He killed so many people his house had more bodies than bricks.
Maura Murray – this is a case that has been heavily covered but in my opinion it’s with good reason. It’s one of the few disappearances where I simply can’t decide whether it was the result of foul play, suicide, or an accident.
Everything surrounding the case is mysterious… why she was on that road trip to New Hampshire, the many lies she told before leaving, the inconsistencies with the police activity that night and following days, strange phone calls, and several other just weird things.
One of the most interesting true crime cases I’ve heard of has to be the Zodiac. The whole mystery around the killer’s identity, who was active in the San Francisco Bay Area back in the late ’60s and early ’70s, is just mind-blowing. The guy sent cryptic letters and ciphers to the media and the police, and some of them are still unsolved. What makes it even creepier is that the case is still open, and no one knows who he was. It’s one of those cases that true crime buffs can’t get enough of, and people have been speculating about it for years. It’s a total mystery that still gets talked about all the time
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The boys on the tracks—killing of Don Henry and Kevin Ives
Bobby Dunbar. That one haunts me and it wasn’t even a murder.
The disappearance of Asha Degree has always stuck with me for some reason. Just so strange and sad.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Asha_Degree?wprov=sfla1
Brandon Swanson. Wrecked his car. Called his mom to talk to her about it. Said he was walking through a field looking for help. Suddenly cries out “Oh shit” and goes silent. Never heard from or seen again.
The Yuba County Five case from 1978 absolutely fascinates me. Five young men (aged 24-32) with intellectual disabilities/mental illness went to a basketball game and never made it home. Their car was found on a mountain road, and months later, four of their bodies were discovered in various locations – some up to 20 miles from the car.
The weird part? The car was in perfect condition, had gas, and was on a passable road. Why would they abandon it and walk into deep snow? One body was found in a Forest Service trailer wrapped in sheets, having apparently survived for weeks on C-rations. Another was found in the woods. The fifth man was never found.
There are so many questions: Why did they go up the mountain in the first place? What made them leave their car? How did one survive so long? Why didn’t they stick together? The case challenges our assumptions about group survival situations and shows how even seemingly simple cases can have deeply puzzling elements.
It’s not as famous as other cases, but it’s interesting as fuck
A man who had some sort of terminal illness committed suicide a few years ago , but to make sure his family got his life insurance money he tied a balloon to the gun and threw his wallet in a bin so it looked like a robbery gone wrong
The gun was discovered a few days later but the insurance company had already paid out to his family and they kept the money
I don’t think his family knew what he had planned on doing
His name was Alan Abrahamson if you want a more detailed explanation
JAMISON’S family murders
Fox Hollows Farm/ Herb Baumeister serial killer(s)
Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell
In 1967, legendary Hollywood director King Vidor investigated the 1922 murder of friend and fellow director William Desmond Taylor. His investigation uncovered layers of corruption and a conspiracy that implicated many prominent players in the early days of the film industry. Vidor had thought he might be able to make a film about the crime, but as he uncovered the truth, he realized that many of the people involved were still alive, so he let it go. The papers concerning the case were discovered by Vidor’s biographer after the director died in 1982.
Here’s Anne Rice’s review of a book written about the case in 1986.
Alyssa Turney (sp?). Went missing on the last day of school and her sister has been trying to prove their father killed her.
The Scuttled supertanker Salem: the vessel was loaded with crude oil, then changed the name on the stern, unloaded it at another port, then sank itself.
Currently this messed up case in Waterbury CT. Some psycho kept her step son locked in a small room for 20 years. He is 32 now and when they found him he weighed only 68 lbs.
The Hinterkaifeck Murders in germany
The murder of Ken McElroy. Guy was murdered in the middle of town with dozens of witnesses but nobody was willing to testify because they hated him so much
The Somerton Beach Man in Australia. Although I think this was solved recently.
Jodi Aries
I don’t think “interesting” is the word for it, but Junko Furuta
The McDonald’s massacre due to the amount of deaths and two babies died ,one unborn and and one 8 months old then the Virginia tech shooting ,I live near virgina tech
The disappearance of Andrew Gosden is very intriguing. He was a genius kid who just vanished one day after randomly getting a train to London. It’s been years and no sightings. I personally think he fell victim to predators, but who knows
The Dyatlov pass incident in the USSR.
The Maura Murray case is wild, super puzzling. She was involved in a car accident in a rural mountain area of New Hampshire, but by the time emergency crews showed up, she was gone. It’s still unsolved and there are lots of theories, including the idea that she disappeared voluntarily because of things going on in her life. Lots of podcasts out there with good coverage, check out “Missing Maura Murray”.
DB Cooper
Killers of the Flower Moon.
Fred west. He murdered people including his own children and hid them inside his house walls and garden. He killed so many people his house had more bodies than bricks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_West
Maura Murray – this is a case that has been heavily covered but in my opinion it’s with good reason. It’s one of the few disappearances where I simply can’t decide whether it was the result of foul play, suicide, or an accident.
Everything surrounding the case is mysterious… why she was on that road trip to New Hampshire, the many lies she told before leaving, the inconsistencies with the police activity that night and following days, strange phone calls, and several other just weird things.
Here are some that live in my head rent free. Major content warning, these are all incredibly distressing. —
The Murder of Mark Kilroy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Mark_Kilroy
The Disappearance of the Beaumont Children https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_the_Beaumont_children
The missing motorcyclist in Nigeria and Ibadan forest of horror https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibadan_forest_of_horror
The Family Murders in Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Family_Murders
Adam, the murder victim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_(murder_victim)
The femicides in Juárez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femicides_in_Ciudad_Ju%C3%A1rez
The Podcast series Forgotten: Women of Juárez is incredible.
One of the most interesting true crime cases I’ve heard of has to be the Zodiac. The whole mystery around the killer’s identity, who was active in the San Francisco Bay Area back in the late ’60s and early ’70s, is just mind-blowing. The guy sent cryptic letters and ciphers to the media and the police, and some of them are still unsolved. What makes it even creepier is that the case is still open, and no one knows who he was. It’s one of those cases that true crime buffs can’t get enough of, and people have been speculating about it for years. It’s a total mystery that still gets talked about all the time