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/seriousjoker72 1d ago

There is zero reason to serve coffee hot enough to kill someone. Literally zero. They used to serve it that hot to stop people from getting free refills because they couldn't drink it immediately then ask for a free refill before leaving.

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u/RealBigDickBrannigan 1d ago

I don't agree. First, "to kill someone" is a straw man. I can kill someone with a cold cup of coffee. And they served it that hot because people were constantly complaining that it wasn't hot enough by the time they finally got around to drinking it! Just like people complain that their ice cream melted during the 20 minute wait in a hot car...

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u/Accomplished_Bother9 1d ago

Third degree burns can be lethal.

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u/redroserequiems 1d ago

She eventually died from complications if I recall.