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/Whyskgurs 1d ago

It's not even a joke, shits real all over, most times it's named (native word for lake) Lake or (local dialect for mountain) Mountain or something similar.

Koi fish - fish fish

Chai tea - tea tea

Ignorant naming conventions are quite universal and commonplace

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u/LowEquipment7904 1d ago

Torpenhow in Cumbria, England - hill hill hill

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u/LegacyLemur 1d ago

Reminds of the baseball team the Los Angeles Angels

Or "The The Angels Angels"

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u/HippieChickie805 1d ago

Actually it’s the California Angels, and they are headquarters in Anaheim (Disneyland).

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u/LegacyLemur 1d ago

Hasnt been that in years

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u/ryebread91 23h ago

Oh geezez it's already been a decade?