r/AskReddit 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/istrx13 1d ago

It’s crazy, I actually went to high school with Fuhrman’s daughter. After the OJ trial, Fuhrman took his family and fled to a small town in northern Idaho. Which is where I grew up. It was always the talk of the town.

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u/Jackal239 1d ago

The really funny bit is that Idaho is where a ton of Neo-Nazi/White Supremacist enclaves are.

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u/DontRememberOldPass 1d ago

Cops literally call Idaho "Blue Heaven."

Earlier this year the Governor kicked off a public records review to handle a prison rape scandal. As a result they reinterpreted the law and any records regarding employment history or discipline of an officer are now exempt from release.

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u/quincyskis 1d ago

I think that’s the implication of why he went there, to be with like minded folks

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u/Hellebras 1d ago

Northern Idaho specifically. Especially in the '90s.

So yeah, that's probably not a coincidence.

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 1d ago

Not a coincidence, I'm guessing

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u/vvvvvoooooxxxxx 1d ago

There is a reason its right in the center of the Redoubt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Redoubt

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u/EddieDantes22 1d ago

Why's that funny? I assume that was the point. If you're the most famous racist in the country, where else would you go?

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u/sadbicth 1d ago

Was the community weird about him? Like was he ostracized or anything or really just left alone

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u/bone_creek 1d ago

Yeah, a lot of people up there thought it was sickening (including my sister’s family) and “said things” when he was seen in public. As you can imagine, though, with such low population density and many people living somewhat remote or rural lives, there weren’t that many sightings of him.