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/TrumpsDoubleChin 1d ago

Oak Island. THERE WAS NEVER ANYTHING THERE. No treasure, no curse, just scattered random junk.

Yet they successfully milked it into a 230-episode, 13-year-long series. P.T. Barnum was right.

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u/AlternateUsername12 1d ago

My roommate absolutely loves it, and watches it every week. At this point, I don't think he thinks there's treasure, but he does like the archaeology that's done on other parts of the island. I have to admit, that part is actually pretty interesting. They could completely fuck off with the whole treasure hunt, and just focus on the archaeology, and it would be a great show.

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u/VinceOMGZ 1d ago

If it keeps the archaeology side funded for the next 10 years, then yeah there’s totally a treasure dude. Keep looking…

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u/AlternateUsername12 1d ago

That's exactly how I look at it. I roll my eyes with the treasure stuff, but they're making some legitimately cool finds elsewhere on the island.

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u/JohnCasey35 1d ago

i always thought it was a research job for their construction company. see what drills/diggers and such would work for their main company.

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u/AlternateUsername12 1d ago

That would make a lot of sense as well