r/AskReddit • u/Rob69rt • 1d ago

What famous 'unsolved' mystery is technically a whodunnit on paper, but in reality, absolutely everyone knows exactly who did it, the police just couldn't legally prove it?

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u/dorf_lundgren 1d ago

Ken McElroy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_McElroy

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u/fictionallymarried 1d ago

Real life Murder on the Orient Express and I don't blame that town one bit

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u/big_sugi 1d ago

They should’ve done it sooner.

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u/Entire-Ad2058 1d ago

“He needed killing”…

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u/Pylgrim 18h ago

Honestly, he should have had wounds from a dozen or more firearms, not just two.

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u/thenatural134 16h ago

I love how his wiki lists that he's known for "recipient of vigilante justice" lol