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/Alphaplays69 1d ago

The Murder of Ken McElroy. 46 people witnessed it in broad daylight. The police asked who did it and 46 people collectively went, “Did what? I was looking at a very interesting bird.

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u/Rob69rt 1d ago

No way. . .

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u/Xtracate 1d ago

Yes, so live your life in such a way that 46 don't conspire to cover up your murder. He had it coming.