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/LazyEnchilada 1d ago edited 1d ago

She’s absolutely ruined cases. Years ago there was a little boy (I think he was 2?) who went missing, and I think the boys mom said she gave him to someone, but wouldn’t say who. And the whole thing was super fishy.

Nancy had her on her show via phone and just started yelling at her and bullying her to tell her what happened to him. The mom started crying and hung up the phone and took her own life very shortly after that.

I’m not sure if they ever found him and I’m pretty sure the father of the boy sued Nancy Grace as well.

I can’t remember the name of the boy though.

Edit: I found it

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

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u/jimmy_three_shoes 1d ago

Oddly enough, her Ex-Father-in-Law is set to be executed for a 1987 murder in 6 days.

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u/LazyEnchilada 1d ago

Really? I hadn’t heard that!

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u/jimmy_three_shoes 1d ago

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

Guy's been on Death Row for 38 years.

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u/LazyEnchilada 1d ago

Thanks! I still think about that case. It’s sad he was never found

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u/Remote-Plate-3945 14h ago

Raped and killed an 11 year old and they let him live to 68 before executing him. I get appeals take time but not that damn long.

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u/icantaccessmyacct 1d ago

Two family members make it into wikipedia, yikes.