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782case filesUpdated Jul 18, 2026

Casepin holds 782 unsolved cases from around the world. By legal status, 694 marked unsolved and 88 marked cold. On Casepin a case is unsolved when no one has been convicted for it; files the record marks as cold, where active investigation has stalled, are counted here too and carry their own Cold label.

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Files: 782
Unsolved: 694
Cold: 88
Span: 1639–2025
With coverage: 170
Creators: 31

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Image recordEditorial useSourceUNSOLVEDListen
Belvedere Hotel, Mount Vernon, Baltimore, Maryland, United States · 2006
Death of Rey Rivera
Rey Rivera, a Baltimore writer and videographer, went missing on May 16, 2006, after receiving a phone call and rushing from his home; his badly injured body was found eight days later in a room beneath a hole in a low roof of the Belvedere Hotel. Baltimore Police ruled the death a probable suicide, but the medical examiner listed the manner of death as undetermined, and the case remains disputed.
7 to watch & hear
COLDListen
Cumming, Georgia · 2018
Death of Tamla Horsford
Tamla Horsford, a 40-year-old mother of five, died from a fall at a home in Cumming, Georgia, during a gathering on November 3-4, 2018; two separate investigations ruled her death accidental, though her family has disputed that finding and pushed for further inquiry.
10 to watch & hear
Credit: FBIPublic domainSourceUNSOLVEDListen
South Campus Gateway complex, High Street, Columbus, Ohio · 2006
Disappearance of Brian Shaffer
Brian Shaffer, a 27-year-old Ohio State medical student, vanished after a night of bar-hopping in Columbus, Ohio in the early hours of April 1, 2006. Security footage showed him talking to two women outside a bar just before 2 a.m., but no camera recorded him leaving the building, and he has never been found.
5 to watch & hear
Credit: BKA Germany/ Federal Criminal Police Office (Germany)Public domainSourceUNSOLVEDListen
Varna Airport, Varna, Bulgaria · 2014
Disappearance of Lars Mittank
German tourist Lars Mittank vanished after fleeing Varna Airport in Bulgaria on 8 July 2014 and has not been seen since.
6 to watch & hear
Credit: Los Angeles Police DepartmentPublic domainSourceUNSOLVEDListen
Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California, USA · 1940s
The killing of Elizabeth Short
Elizabeth Short, known posthumously as the Black Dahlia, was found murdered in Los Angeles in January 1947 in a case that remains unsolved.
6 to watch & hear
Credit: FBIPublic domainSourceUNSOLVEDListen
1717 East Delmar Street, Springfield, Missouri · 1992
Springfield Three
Three women — Sherrill Levitt, her daughter Suzanne "Suzie" Streeter, and Streeter's friend Stacy McCall — vanished from Levitt's Springfield, Missouri home overnight on June 6-7, 1992, leaving behind cars, purses, and other belongings. None have ever been found and the case remains unsolved.
6 to watch & hear
Credit: Family handout via Suffolk NewsEditorial useSourceCOLDListen
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England · 2016
Death of Corrie McKeague
Royal Air Force gunner Corrie McKeague disappeared after a night out in Bury St Edmunds in September 2016, and a 2022 inquest concluded he died after climbing into a waste bin that was tipped into a bin lorry, though his remains were never found.
5 to watch & hear
Credit: UnknownEditorial useSourceUNSOLVEDListen
Pimlico, London, England · 2010
Death of Gareth Williams
Gareth Williams, a GCHQ mathematician on secondment to MI6, was found dead padlocked inside a bag in his London flat in August 2010; a coroner ruled the death unnatural and likely criminally mediated, but no one has been charged and a Metropolitan Police re-investigation later called it probably an accident.
5 to watch & hear
Credit: FBIPublic domainSourceUNSOLVEDListen
Route 112 near Woodsville, Haverhill, New Hampshire · 2000s
Disappearance of Maura Murray
On February 9, 2004, 21-year-old nursing student Maura Murray vanished after a single-vehicle crash on Route 112 near Woodsville, New Hampshire, and has not been seen since.
4 to watch & hear
Image recordEditorial useSourceUNSOLVEDListen
Anthem, Henderson, Nevada, United States · 2009
Disappearance of Steven Koecher
Steven Koecher, a 30-year-old journalist, disappeared in Henderson, Nevada, on December 13, 2009, after parking his car in a residential cul-de-sac and walking away on foot, and his whereabouts remain unknown in an unsolved case.
4 to watch & hear

About these files

Unsolved cases, in brief

The files run from 1639 to 2025. The 2010s hold the most, with 144 files. The oldest is Appin Murder, from 1752.

They are spread across 100 countries; the most are in United States (263), United Kingdom (69) and Australia (55). By type, the largest groups are murder and homicide cases (362), disappearance cases (158) and kidnapping and abduction cases (70).

170 files of the 782 have coverage attached: 443 videos, podcasts and documentaries from 31 creators. The most covered is Death of Tamla Horsford, with 10 items to watch or hear. Dr. Todd Grande, Kendall Rae and That Chapter have covered the most of them.

Every file is written from cited sources and pinned where it happened, and every person named carries the legal status the record gives them. If you hold information about an unsolved case, contact the investigating agency named in its file rather than posting it publicly. Families and anyone involved can request a correction from any file.

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180 files

Praia da Luz Portugal February 2015 07 (cropped) — Credit: Bengt NymanCC BY-SA 4.0 Source
UNSOLVED AudioDisappearance of Madeleine McCannPraia da Luz, Lagos, Portugal · 2007 · 32 to watch & hear
MBHSfront — Credit: AuburnPilot at English WikipediaPublic domainSource
UNSOLVED AudioDisappearance of Natalee HollowayOranjestad, Aruba · 2005 · 9 to watch & hear
CMA Memorial (1 of 1) — Credit: Bstodd00CC BY-SA 3.0 Source
UNSOLVED AudioDeath of Caylee AnthonyOrlando, Florida · 2008 · 23 to watch & hear
JonBenét Ramsey grave — Credit: TaurusrusCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
UNSOLVED AudioKilling of JonBenét Ramsey755 15th Street, Boulder, Colorado · 1996 · 20 to watch & hear
Alissa Turney — school photo — Credit: National Center for Missing & Exploited ChildrenLaw-enforcement releaseSource
UNSOLVED AudioDisappearance of Alissa TurneyPhoenix, Arizona, United States · 2001 · 9 to watch & hear
Ebby Steppach — Credit: State of ArkansasEditorial useSource
UNSOLVED AudioKilling of Ebby SteppachLittle Rock, Arkansas, United States · 2015 · 9 to watch & hear
Rey riveraEditorial useSource
UNSOLVED AudioDeath of Rey RiveraBelvedere Hotel, Mount Vernon, Baltimore, Maryland, United States · 2006 · 7 to watch & hear
Susan Cox Powell — Credit: Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification (Utah DPS)Law-enforcement releaseSource
COLD AudioDisappearance of Susan PowellWest Valley City, Utah · 2009 · 7 to watch & hear
COLD AudioDeath of Tamla HorsfordCumming, Georgia · 2018 · 10 to watch & hear
AMY LYNN BRADLEY — Credit: FBIPublic domainSource
UNSOLVED AudioDisappearance of Amy Lynn BradleyEn route to Curaçao aboard the Rhapsody of the Seas, Caribbean Sea · 1998 · 5 to watch & hear
BRIAN RANDALL SHAFFER - COLUMBUS, OHIO — Credit: FBIPublic domainSource
UNSOLVED AudioDisappearance of Brian ShafferSouth Campus Gateway complex, High Street, Columbus, Ohio · 2006 · 5 to watch & hear
Lars Joachim Mittank (2013) — Credit: BKA Germany/ Federal Criminal Police Office (Germany)Public domainSource
UNSOLVED AudioDisappearance of Lars MittankVarna Airport, Varna, Bulgaria · 2014 · 6 to watch & hear
Elizabeth Short photo from police bulletin — Credit: Los Angeles Police DepartmentPublic domainSource
UNSOLVED AudioThe killing of Elizabeth ShortLeimert Park, Los Angeles, California, USA · 1940s · 6 to watch & hear
THE SPRINGFIELD THREE - SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI — Credit: FBIPublic domainSource
UNSOLVED AudioSpringfield Three1717 East Delmar Street, Springfield, Missouri · 1992 · 6 to watch & hear
Corrie McKeague — Credit: Family handout via Suffolk NewsEditorial useSource
COLD AudioDeath of Corrie McKeagueBury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England · 2016 · 5 to watch & hear
Portrait of Gareth Williams — Credit: UnknownEditorial useSource
UNSOLVED AudioDeath of Gareth WilliamsPimlico, London, England · 2010 · 5 to watch & hear
Relisha Tenau Rudd — Credit: Federal Bureau of InvestigationPublic domainSource
UNSOLVED AudioDisappearance of Relisha RuddWashington, D.C. · 2014 · 6 to watch & hear
Timmothy Pitzen — Credit: UnknownEditorial useSource
UNSOLVED AudioDisappearance of Timmothy PitzenRockford, Illinois, United States · 2011 · 5 to watch & hear
MAURA MURRAY - HAVERHILL, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Credit: FBIPublic domainSource
UNSOLVED AudioDisappearance of Maura MurrayRoute 112 near Woodsville, Haverhill, New Hampshire · 2000s · 4 to watch & hear
Steven KoecherEditorial useSource
UNSOLVED AudioDisappearance of Steven KoecherAnthem, Henderson, Nevada, United States · 2009 · 4 to watch & hear
Vortex Spring — Credit: Paul Clark. Edited slightly by Daniel Case prior to uploadCC BY 2.0 Source
UNSOLVED AudioDisappearance of Ben McDanielVortex Spring, near Ponce de Leon, Florida · 2010 · 4 to watch & hear
Regenwald in Boquete (27238145411) — Credit: dronepicrCC BY 2.0 Source
UNSOLVED AudioDeaths of Kris Kremers and Lisanne FroonEl Pianista trail, near Boquete, Panama · 2014 · 5 to watch & hear
SomertonManSuitcase — Credit: Australian police, via English WikipediaPublic domainSource
COLD AudioThe Somerton Man (Tamám Shud case)Somerton Park beach, Adelaide, South Australia · 1940s · 5 to watch & hear
TaraCalico — Credit: https://www.facebook.com/TheTaraCalicoStory/posts/happy-birthday-tara-we-havent-forgotten…Editorial useSource
UNSOLVED AudioDisappearance of Tara CalicoBelen, New Mexico (near New Mexico State Road 47) · 1980s · 4 to watch & hear

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How many unsolved cases are on Casepin?

782. By status: 694 unsolved and 88 cold. The count covers published files only and changes as new files clear review.

What is the oldest of these unsolved cases?

Appin Murder, from 1752. Open the file

Which case has the most coverage?

Death of Tamla Horsford, with 10 videos, podcasts and documentaries linked from its file. Open the file

Which creators have covered unsolved cases?

Dr. Todd Grande (36 cases), Kendall Rae (35 cases) and That Chapter (29 cases), among 31 creators in all.

Where are most of these cases?

United States (263), United Kingdom (69) and Australia (55).

How current is this page?

It rebuilds hourly from the published files; the newest file change here is dated Jul 18, 2026. A status changes only when the record behind it does.

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