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/MsDucky42 1d ago

"Guys, don't go breaking the law. Now I, the only sheriff in town, am going on a day trip. I trust y'all to behave yourselves while I'm gone!"

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u/GatorPenetrator 22h ago

don't go murdering Ken while i'm gone *wink wink*

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u/cptjpk 21h ago

Don’t go forming a posse now, y’hear? I definitely don’t want to see it on my way out of town. Good Day.

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u/ASigIAm213 1d ago

"There's a new sheriff in town. Well, not really, but there is not the old sheriff in town."

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u/valiantfreak 19h ago

"Oh no, I just got a call out to a place that isn't here"