Mysteries. We love mysteries and can’t get enough of them! If you have yet to read the original article, read it here. Now, here are 4 more mysteries that have been unsolved for years.
1.) Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper was the name given to a mysterious serial killer who murdered at least five women prostitutes in the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The murders became highly publicized because the bodies were mutilated and missing some internal organs. Police, investigators and scholars have attempted to figure out the identity of the Ripper for decades and have named dozens of suspects, including Alice in Wonderland author Lewis Carroll . Since the killer’s identity has never been solved, several theories came forward. One theory even blamed the murders as part of a Masonic plot. Even modern police techniques have been unable to figure out the killer’s identity and it remains one of the most well-known unsolved mysteries in history.
2.) WOW! Signal
On August 15, 1977, Dr. Jerry Ehman was working on a Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project at Ohio State when he detected a signal at The Big Ear radio telescope. The signal has been thought to be of extraterrestrial origin and Big Ear detected the signal for exactly 72 seconds. All subsequent attempts to find the signal have been unsuccessful, even when using more powerful and more sensitive equipment. Further research suggests the the signal was very unlikely to come from anything related to the Earth.
3.) Black Dahlia
Black Dahlia was the nickname given to Elizabeth Short, a 22-year-old woman who was abducted and murdered in Los Angeles in 1947. After about a week, her body was found on January 15. The body was horribly mutilated and in pieces. Thousands of people were questioned by police and 60 people confessed to be the alleged murderer. However, nothing conclusive was ever found and one of the largest investigations in LA’s history remains unsolved and no killer has ever been found.
4.) Oak Island Money Pit
Off the coast of Nova Scotia, there is an island. The island contains a pit discovered by three boys in 1795. They discovered that around every 10 feet, there was a layer of logs placed across the hole. Later, a company further discovered that the logs continued on their pattern up until 90 feet deep. Supposedly at 90 feet, they discovered a stone inscription that was written in symbols. It was decoded as saying “forty feet below, two million pounds lie buried.” Digging any deeper causes the shaft to flood. There have been many theories as to who built the pit and what is buried there. Some say that the Holy Grail was buried there by Templar Knights, others say that the treasure holds secret documents that could change history, and still others say that Marie Antoinette’s jewels are buried there.
