Top Five Most Famous Crime Mysteries

1. JACK THE RIPPER

Jack the Ripper is the alias given to a serial killer who killed a number of prostitutes in the East End of London in 1888. He was also called the Whitechapel Murderer and "Leather Apron." He comes from at night, kills violently, and disappears without a trace. His case remains a mystery even if hundreds have tried to solve it. The unsolved mystery is still one of the most popular and most discussed. In fact, there have been more books written on Jack The Ripper than all of the American Presidents combined.

Case: Killed 5 prostitutes which were then called as “The five canonical murders”. How he killed those women? First, he strangles them until unconscious if not dead. Then he would cut their throat. In most of his crimes, he took body parts like internal organs such as the kidney. There were no signs of any sexual intercourse or masturbation. He just kills, rips off an internal organ and then disappears in the night. After more than 100 years, no one ever knew the identity of Jack the Ripper. The case remains an unsolved mystery.

2. BOSTON STRANGLER

Boston Strangler was the name given by the murderer in Boston, Massachusetts during a period of 18 months (Between June 14, 1962 and January 4, 1964). The murderer was also called "The Green Man and The Measuring Man". The crime was actually confessed by Albert DeSalvo during 1964, a Boston native who was a patient in a mental hospital that time. There have been lots of speculations about who the real Boston Strangler really was. In fact during 2001, family members of the victims and even Albert DeSalvo's brother wanted to force the state to open the case again.

Case: Killed 13 women. He sexually assaulted most of them. The women lived in apartments and were strangled using articles of clothing. Even though DeSalvo admitted killing the women, evidence points out that no physical evidence can be linked against him. Doubts still remain up to this time. DeSalvo was sentenced to life imprisonment during 1967 and a few months after, he was murdered in prison by inmates.

3. THE BLACK DAHLIA

Who killed her? That's really a mystery. This wannabe actress namely Elizabeth Short fled from Hyde Park, Massachusetts to California to take a shot at acting. She was called as “The Black Dahlia” because she often dresses in all black. She attempted to woo different types of men including George Knowlton, father of Janice Knowlton, the author of Daddy Was the Black Dahlia Killer. Rumors also say that she also had an affair with Marilyn Monroe.

Case: January 15, 1947, the body of Elizabeth Short or commonly known as The Black Dahlia was found in a lot. Her body was cut in half, beaten and so bruised. She had reportedly been sodomized after death. There are several pictures in the internet for those who dare to watch the horrific pictures of her death. Even until now, her death still remains a mystery.

4. D.B COOPER

D.B Cooper is also known as Dan Cooper. He was the lone hijacker who got away with $200,000 in cash as ransom money on November 24, 1971 and never got caught.

Case: Hijacked Boeing 727 at 10,000 feet, asked for ransom for $200,000 in $20 dollar bills and four parachutes. He then jumped out of the plane and vanished into thin air. After an 8-year FBI investigation, no money, no body, no parachute was ever discovered and recovered. Until now, D.B Cooper got away with the perfect crime and never got arrested.

5. JACK THE STRIPPER

If there's Jack the Ripper, there is also Jack The Stripper. His crimes are similar to Jack the Ripper's. The unknown serial killer is responsible for the possible murder of eight (8) prostitutes. It happened in London, England between 1964 and 1965. Approximately 76 years later after Jack the Ripper's murders.

Case: Killed about 8 prostitutes by asphyxiation wherein the victims were possible choked until they run out of air to breathe. Then Jack the Stripper rips off their clothes, leave them naked except for their stockings. Eventually, the killing ended and like Jack the Ripper, Jack the Stripper also got away with murder.