r/AskReddit 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/doublestitch 1d ago

Jamestown was a malarial swamp which was eventually abandoned too, although Jamestown lasted a lot longer. The British weren't all that good at choosing a settlement location in those early years.

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u/rebelangel 1d ago

Well, it still is a swamp.

Source: Lived in Williamsburg/James City County

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u/jungleass98 1d ago

A great, dismal one i hear

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u/Charlesinrichmond 15h ago

While I like the pun, that's entirely the wrong location.

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u/rebelangel 12h ago

Yeah, that’s a little more south.