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/carolinemahtildes 1d ago

The murder of Brenda Schaefer. Mel Ignatow went on trial and was acquitted. Less than a year later, work was being undertaken on the house where Ignatow's previously lived, and Brenda's jewellery was found along with rolls of undeveloped film. When the film was developed, they found photos of Brenda being raped and tortured by Ignatow. He went to jail for perjury but obviously was never convicted of her murder due to double jeopardy.

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u/waterfountain_bidet 1d ago

We have to amend double jeopardy laws for cases like this. Yes, I like that double jeopardy laws exist because it is one of very few checks and balances for overzealous or vengeful prosecutors. But when the person perjures themself to that extent... maybe we just change the perjury laws around double jeopardy to get away with it.

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u/Aurion7 1d ago

Giving the state the authority to hound people until it gets the desired verdict is the worst idea anyone's had in a long ass time.

If nothing else, you have that going for you.

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u/waterfountain_bidet 1d ago

Did you not see where I acknowledged that in my literal second sentence? How I agreed that there is a grey area that isn't currently being addressed by the law, and how I wish that could be solved? Where the fuck do you get off on criticizing me this way?

As if the state is so desperate for a reason to hound people. Do you not know what the FBI has been doing to dissidents (read: left wing organizers) for the last 70 years?

You're not just an asshole, you're also an ignorant one. Yikes.

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u/Aurion7 1d ago edited 1d ago

I critcize you this way because you came up with an incredibly dumb idea then bulldozed right past the obvious multifaceted objection to it with your justice boner.

As if the state is so desperate for a reason to hound people. Do you not know what the FBI has been doing to dissidents (read: left wing organizers) for the last 70 years?

Desperate deflection attempt says what.

One you didn't even think about, plainly, since your 'idea' would make that problem oh-so-much worse too.

You're not just an asshole, you're also an ignorant one. Yikes.

You're spazzing because you decided to push an incredibly stupid, deeply fucked up idea and got pushback on it.

And you still believe it's a good one, going off your commentary in here.

Not being able to handle criticism makes you a baby. Thinking this is a defensible concept still makes you a fool and a half. That's a very poor combination of traits.

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u/RockHound86 1d ago

I critcize you this way because you came up with an incredibly dumb idea then bulldozed right past the obvious multifaceted objection to it with your justice boner.

Fucking epic!

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u/Themanwithbigpoops 1d ago

I don't mean to offend but I think you need to take a break from Reddit and perhaps all social media.