Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to tell you all about an unsolved disappearance from 1939, the one and only aviation (pilot) pioneer, Amelia Earhart. Now we have all heard of her, especially about the fact that Earhart was the first woman to fly solo (by herself) across the Atlantic Ocean! Earhart helped open a lot of doors for women all over the world to try their dreams of flying.

Unfortunately, after a tremendous adventure and lifestyle, Amelia Earhart went missing on July 2, 1937, at 39 years old and three weeks before her fortieth birthday, while trying to fly a circumnavigational flight of the globe with her acquaintance, Fred Noonan near Howland Island. The plane was a Lockheed Model 10-E Electra and Earhart and Noonan were last seen in Lae, New Guinea. Investigations have continued to this day searching for any trace of them but to avail. It was speculated that perhaps the plane perished somewhere in the Pacific Ocean and almost a year later after her disappearance, Amelia Earhart was declared legally dead. 

Do you have any theories as to what could have possibly happened? Why was there no trace of either of them? 

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Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to tell you all about an unsolved disappearance from 2016, of a young baby girl named Arianna Fitts. According to the official FBI website, baby girl Arianna Fitts went missing in either San Francisco, California, or Oakland, California – where she was last seen on April 5th, 2016. Her mom, Nicole Fitts was last seen on April 1st, 2016 picking up a call and arranging to see her daughter’s babysitter. Her mother, Nicole Fitts was found murdered and buried in a shallow grave while in the fetal position in a public park in San Francisco. Her murder remains unsolved.  

Arianna Fitts

Nicole Fitts with her daughter

Nicole Fitt’s family believes to this day that someone took Arianna and raised her to become part of their family. In 2021, a $10,000 reward was posted for anyone who had any information regarding Arianna’s disappearance. In April 2022, San Francisco police released a forensic sketch of Arianna aged around seven years, hoping someone comes forward with any information. Hopefully, there is a turn of events soon, DETECTIVES!

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Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to tell you all about an unsolved disappearance with thousands of souls on the missing flight, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. 

The plane was carrying over 227 passengers with 12 crew members and was scheduled to fly on March 8th, 2014 from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia to Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China. The aircraft was a Boeing 777-200ER and had last made contact with the airport at 1:19 MYT (Malaysian Stand Time) on March 8th, 2014 when it was less than an hour before take-off. 

The strangest aspect of the plane’s disappearance is that although it has been speculated that the plane crashed in the South China Sea, it’s been years and no traces of the plane has ever been found. Despite a 2018 search in which debris has been reported to be found, it is still not confirmed if it actually belonged to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Do you have any theories on what happened to the plane? Where do you think it went? 

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Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to tell you all about an unsolved disappearance from 1971, D.B. Cooper. 

Now, you’ve probably heard of him from the 2021 Disney+ series, “Loki,” who is portrayed by Tom Hiddleston. But the actual story was actually as mysterious as it sounds. 

Fun fact: D.B. Cooper actually purchased his airline ticket with the alias name, Dan Cooper but due to a miscommunication from the news, he was mistakenly identified as D.B. Cooper.

On November 24th, 1971, a man wearing a black attache case arrived at Portland International Airport at the counter of Northwest Orient Airlines. Paying in cash for a one-way ticket for Flight 305 heading to Seattle – Tacoma International Airport by a Boeing 727-100 plane, he claimed his name was Dan Cooper. He was described by eyewitnesses as being in his midforties, dressed in a black tie and white suit, and ordered a bourbon and soda drink while on the flight. It is unclear where he sat, perhaps around 18C or 15D. After the flight took off around 2:50 P.M. Cooper placed his plan in action. He gave the flight attendant closer to him, Florence Schaffner, a note. When she failed to read it because she thought it was his phone number, he warned her to look at it. She has stated that she was forced to sit next to him as he revealed he placed a bomb onboard. It is not known exactly what he wrote in the note but afterwards, he demanded four parachutes, $200,000, and a fuel truck waiting for him in Seattle. The aircraft crew were ordered to follow through with each and every one of Cooper’s demands. Schaffner remembers him as calm, thoughtful, and of reporting him of claiming he did not have a grudge with the airline but simply just had a grudge. Although, the plane had eventually landed in the Seattle Tacoma Airport and Cooper’s demands were met, the plane went back in the air at 7:40 P.M. this time with Cooper and several crew members. Around 8 P.M. Cooper had repeatedly opened the air door and jumped out, never to be seen or heard from again. The FBI has had the case open since but there have been no successful leads as to where Cooper landed or if he even survived. 

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Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to tell you all about an unsolved disappearance from 1998, the case of Amy Lynn Bradley. I’ve decided to take things up a notch and discuss mysterious disappearances, perhaps you could be the one who helps bring them home. Anyhow, let’s hear all about Amy, shall we?

Amy Lynn Bradley was born in Petersburg, Virginia on May 12th, 1974. She was born to Ron and Iva Bradley. She graduated from Longwood University with a physical education degree and a scholarship in basketball. After graduating college, Amy was planning on taking a job in computer consulting. 

On March 21st, 1998, to celebrate Amy’s upcoming employment, Amy and her family boarded the Royal Caribbean International cruise ship – Rhapsody of the Seas which was traveling to a Dutch Caribbean island, Curaçao. On the fourth day of the cruise, she and her brother had gone to the ship dance club and drank with the crew members. Around 3:35 A.M., her brother Brad went back to their cabin to sleep. Amy soon followed him to bed a few moments after. Around 5:30 A.M., her father got up to check up on her and her brother, the last time he ever saw his daughter, she was sleeping on the lounge chair by their cabin balcony. When he got up again at 6 A.M., Amy was gone as well as her lighter and cigarettes. Although there was an immediate search for her for over four days and several reported sightings of her, Amy has never been found. The crew believed that she either fell overboard, drowned, or committed suicide. But the thing is that Amy was known to be an excellent swimmer and former lifeguard, so how could she have easily drowned? Where could Amy be, if she is still alive? How could she have easily disappeared? Who is responsible? What exactly happened?

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Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to tell you all about the 1996 unsolved murder of Tupac Shakur. Now, we all have surely heard of him at some point or another, especially of his outstanding albums, records, and for creating content that was set to fight against social injustice. But since we are here to discuss his murder, let’s go, shall we? 

Tupac Shakur was shot and killed on September 7th, 1996, in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He was only 25 years old. That night, he had been attending the Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson boxing match. Unfortunately, it was viewed on video that he had also been involved in a fight that was broken up by security. He returned back to his hotel and had told his fiance, he was going to come back soon after telling her about the fight.

At 11:10 PDT, while sitting next to the driver, Suge Knight, Shakur’s BMW stopped at a red light to which a white Cadillac pulled up next to Knight on his right, rolled down the car window, and pulled out a Glock 22 gun and shot at Shakur’s car. He had been hit four times, once in his arm, twice in his chest, and once in his thigh. One of the bullets pierced through one of his lungs. Knight was also hit too, his head, completely terrifying the two women in another car beside Shakur’s left side who were making small talk. Paramedics immediately rushed Shakur and Knight to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada hospital. Shakur reportedly kept saying he was dying on the way to the hospital and he was placed in a medically induced coma with life support machines and bodyguards outside his door day and night, before his death on September 13th, 1996. In 2014, an officer claimed that Shakur’s last words were “F**k you.” 

Although, American rapper, Christopher Wallace, known as the Notorious B.I.G was assumed to have been the shooter(s) but consistently denied. His family even gave police invoices to prove the night Shakur was murdered, he was recording a song. Unfortunately, Wallace would soon be murdered by an unknown assailant in a drive by shooting on March 9, 1997.

It’s been years and while there have been numerous investigations, documentaries, and extensive research – both murders continue to remain unsolved.

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Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to tell you all about an unsolved and completely terrifying murder mystery that remains unclear to this day! TRIGGER WARNING: in this case, I will be discussing, it does mention the unsolved of a child. Please feel free to skip ahead if that makes you uncomfortable, DETECTIVES. 

On February 25th, 1957, a small young child between the ages of 3 to 7 was found completely nude, battered, and bruised. His corpse was discovered to be extremely malnourished, beaten, and bruised throughout his entire body. It was also found that the boy had clumps of hair stuck to his body, his hair was also recently freshly groomed, and he had scars throughout his groin, ankles, and under his chin. The scar under his chin was in the shape of an “L.” The man who found the body decided against reporting it because he had been checking out his traps for muskrats and he was afraid the police would get him in trouble for it. He was fingerprinted the next day but unfortunately, no one has ever come forward to claim him and there has never been any justice for his murder. TRIGGER WARNING: I will now display a few images of the boy but please feel free to skip ahead if it makes you feel at all uncomfortable.

Although there were a few theories that came forward, including a woman who was only known as “Martha,” and the boy’s body was exhumed in 1998, no one still has any idea who this little boy was, who was his family, why he was murdered, and who did it. 

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Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to tell you all about an unsolved murder mystery that remains a puzzle to this day: The Atlas Vampire. Ever wondered if vampires actually exist? Well, maybe they do and are just lurking around for their next meal!

Creepy right? I mean, would anyone actually believe this was the work of a real vampire? 

On May 4th, 1932 in Stockholm, Sweden, a young sex worker named Lilly Lindeström was found assassinated in her home. Forensics discovered that prior to being discovered, she had been dead for around 2-3 days lying face down on her bed, she was completely nude, suffered blunt force trauma to the head, and a condom was found inside her anus. That finding made police believe that before she was killed, she had engaged in sexual intercourse. 

The reason why it was speculated a “Vampire” or that the killer either drunk her blood or placed it in an unknown container was because when police found her body, the corpse was completely drained of all of her blood. Of course, no one actually knows if someone drank her blood or not, but it has been highly speculated.  

Beautiful wasn’t she? Unfortunately, although, a few of her clients were believed to be suspects since she was known as a “Call girl” and would meet them at her apartment, no one was officially charged with the crime and the murder remains unsolved. 

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Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to tell you all about an unsolved and completely terrifying murder mystery that remains unclear to this day! The Villisca Axe Murders of June 10th, 1912 in Villisca, Iowa, United States. 

The house in which the murders took place still stands and is open for visitors every day and even for one-night sleepovers. I personally have never tried it but would love to go but I will admit, I am a bit scared to try it out, especially if I go alone. But anyway, back to the story. If you are curious and willing to visit, the link is provided here.

A family of six, including two houseguests, were found bludgeoned to death by an unknown ax murderer. The victims had extremely severe head wounds due to the ax. Six children and two adults, the parents were brutally murdered. Josiah and Sarah Moore had six children, Herman Montgomery, Mary Katherine, Arthur Boyd, and Paul Vernon and their two guests were Ina Mae and Lena Gertrude Stillinger who were invited to stay the night after spending the day together for an event that was known as the Children’s Day Program. At 7 A.M. the next day, when the neighbors noticed nobody was up performing the morning duties, they immediately sensed something was wrong. When Ross Moore, Josiah Moore stepped foot in the house, he was startled upon discovering Ina Mae and Lena Gertrude Stillinger’s bodies in the guest bedroom. When a police officer arrived at the house, all of the victims were found. Two used cigarettes were discovered in the attic which was speculated that the murderer or murderers waited in hiding until everyone in the house was asleep that night. 

It was also discovered that the murderer killed Josiah and Sarah first with Josiah receiving more blows from the ax and purposely using the blade of the ax on him while everyone else received the blunt side. He was badly mutilated that his eyes were missing from his face which hinted that perhaps the attack was personal. The children were next and then returned to hit the parents once more and kicked to the side a shoe that became filled with blood. He or she then moved downstairs to kill Lena and Ina Mae. It was believed that everyone except Lena was awake and may have been sexually assaulted because her arm had a defensive wound, lying crosswise on the bed, and she also had no underwear on and her nightgown was pushed up to her waist. 

While there have been several suspects including Reverend George Kelly who was in town the night of the murders and Sam Moyer who was Josiah Moore’s brother-in-law, no evidence was viable to charge them and they, including other men, were acquitted. The case continues to remain unsolved to this day and it has been said that by multiple nighttime residents of the Moore house, they could hear crying and strange sounds coming from all over the house. 

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Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to tell you all about a decade’s long-unsolved murder mystery of a young woman known as The Black Dahlia A.K.A murder victim, Elizabeth Short.  

True beauty, isn’t she? Well, unfortunately, a beautiful woman who faced such a gruesome death. But we’ll get to that a while, DETECTIVES. Allow me to introduce or give you a brief recap if you have already heard of her, DETECTIVES!

Elizabeth Short was born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 29th, 1947. Her parents, Cleo and Phoebe Short split soon after the stock market crash and she was raised primarily by her mother. When she was fifteen years old, she had lung surgery since she suffered from asthma and bronchitis. As a teenager, she also got arrested for underage drinking and she soon moved away to live with her family, although, they began to argue a lot, leading her to move out. 

She met a decorated Army officer in Florida who soon proposed marriage to her; however, he soon passed away in a plane crash in 1945. It has been speculated that she arrived in Los Angeles with the intention to become an actress but there are no records of her in any acting credits or jobs anywhere. 

On January 9th, 1947, Short went missing after allegedly being seen at a cocktail lounge just a few miles away from the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles where she was visiting with her married lover, Robert. On January 15th, Short’s dismembered body would be found in Los Angeles’ Leimert Park vacant lot by a mother walking with her young daughter. The woman initially assumed she was looking at a mannequin, but upon looking closer, she realized it was a mutilated corpse. Now, the strangest thing was that her body was completely drained of any blood, cut at the waist, completely naked and pale, and with her arms raised above her head. Her face was even slashed brutally, with cuts throughout her entire body, and legs spread apart. 

Trigger warning, DETECTIVES. Please feel free to skip forward if you don’t wish to view it.

Now, while there have been several admissions and a few suspicious individuals by the police, unfortunately, Short’s killer has never been caught and her murder still has not been brought to justice. 

She was called The Black Dahlia because, in life, she apparently loved wearing black clothes and because of a film released with the same name in 1946, and no, she wasn’t in it. It’s been so long and the case is still unsolved, who do you think it could have been? When? Why?

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