10 Biggest Mistakes That Damaged Investigations Into Unsolved Cases
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- These mistakes proved costly. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the biggest mistakes that damaged the investigations into unsolved cases. Our countdown of mistakes in unsolved mysteries that hindered investigations includes the Jack the Ripper Case, the Sydney Ghost Train Fire, the Zodiac Killer Case, and more! Do you know of another bungled investigation into an unsolved mystery? Let us know in the comments.
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What did the mama cow say to the baby cow? It’s pasture bed time.
@@Funny.Man101 Not funny whatsoever
Keith warren and kurt sova Bobby fuller dan casolaro and jack Davis
@@CandiceViditotiger is bringing up Mandela effects in one of your replies
The Keddie murders (Cabin 28) the Sharp Family, Keddie California in the Sierra mountains....
Incompetent police work, untrue statements, failure to follow-up statements. These are some of the major reasons why murders and disappearances go unsolved. One case that comes to mind is the case of Steven Truscott, who was convicted at 14 for killing his 12yo friend, Lynne Harper. He was sentenced to death and just two hours before he was due to be executed, he was commuted to life in prison. He spent 10 years before he was released. He was convicted in 1959 and his name wasn’t cleared until 2007. 48 years. That’s almost half a century.
Literally the only evidence detectives had was the eyewitness accounts of 10 year olds and the fact he was the last known person to see Lynne alive.
Truscott stated he rode his bike (with Lynne sitting on the handlebars) from the school, passed a wooded area called Farmer Lawson’s Bush (where Lynne’s body was found a day or two later), crossed a bridge and dropped her off at a highway intersection. When Truscott turned around and stopped at the bridge, he looked back and saw a Chevy car stop beside Lynne. Lynne got in and the car drove off.
Truscott maintained that’s what he saw but the police did little to investigate and didn’t even check the area for the car Steven described.
This case was one of many tragic cases. Truscott lost a majority of his life with “killer” over his head and Lynne Harper’s murder remains unsolved.
Yeah, because things haven't changed since 1959 right? Pathetic attempt at smearing the police from either an ex con or self absorbed activist.
Which one?
@@TheOneManWhoBeatYouI've looked into many cases where the police ignored information, didn't take missing people seriously, blindly believed one person's word over another without investigating, etc.
It's not just anti police to be anti police and claiming such makes you part of the problem
@@Katchelina Sure you have armchair detective, gonna guess you only saw the "evidence" that supported your narrative about the police. Go back to your bunker
@@TheOneManWhoBeatYou A lot of people believe police aren’t thorough with some investigations and judging by most documentaries, I can see as to why. I mean, back on the case with Truscott, there was a Sgt who had a history of sexual offenses. Alexander Kalichuk. He was in the area around the time of Lynne Harper’s murder - driving to the area to actually work with Harper’s father, who was a senior supply officer. He even attempted to pick up a young girl who was with two of her friends. He was found and sent to trial, only to be dismissed due to a lack of evidence. Just 12 days later, Lynne was murdered. Police didn’t even bother looking into Kalichuk or even into the vehicle he drove at the time. He got rid of his vehicle sometime after the murder, however. Basically, once eyes landed on Truscott, Police didn’t even bother searching for an other possible suspects.
This is just an example of how incompetent most, if not, all the police officers were like on that case.
What a gross miscarriage of justice!
The very existence of child beauty contests should be made illegal!
they are in some European countries, but I would have to check which.
It’s kind of eerie to know, how many murder cases go cold.
As a homicide investigator, I can tell you that probably less than half of all murder get solved. Alot of times there just isn't sufficient evidence and it gets frustrating
Sucks
Less than half? Those are some good odds 😈
That’s just sad! I don’t doubt you though. I know that Police Officers do the best they can with what they are given.
Crime scenes are hard to work with, need to make sure you cover all basics and crime scenes until the autopsy comes back
Yeah, sure you are
The Springfield 3 that happened in June 1992 is still a huge mystery in my hometown. There are a lot of theories but no real leads. It's heartbreaking.
Hard to believe that it's been over 30 years. I think about them frequently, along with the murder of Missy Witt and the kidnapping of Morgan Nick.
Jack the Ripper: The Metropolitan Police learned fast over the 15-week period.
They made many, many mistakes but learned from each one.
By the time of what would turn out tobe the last murder, Mary Kelly, the crime scene can be considered the first modern crime scene.
Now, on the other hand, their handling of the early crime scenes can be used as a check off list of things you DON'T do to a crime scene.
In reaction to one of the very early murders, Polly Nichols, the police, within the first hour, striped and washed the body, threw away the victim's clothes, and scrubbed away the blood. Then, the CID detectives were called in. Lol
With no blood, CID assumed the body had been dumped. They spent the first 24 hours searching carriages for blood.
It took the next day for the uniforms to tell the plain clothes guys. They had washed away the blood.
But by the end, Scotland Yard learned quickly from each mistake.
Not securing a crime scene, as was the case with JonBenet Ramsay, was a critical error the police should never have made.
Indeed, this is why you always secure a crime scene until the autopsy comes back
Any idiot can tell you that's the very first thing you do, secure the crime scene; no one goes out, no one comes in. They also didn't ask John to search the house for hours after
when the police said 'lets search the house just to be sure' the father goes 'lets start in the basement', finds jon-benet, then picks her up and takes her upstairs - suspicious, no?
yeah and not interrogating the parents right away
I think they did that deliberately to protect the parents.
I'm no train expert, but I'm pretty positive that a train weighs more than 6,000lbs
Trains can weigh anything from 4,000 tons to over 70,000 ton
I come from a railroad family, and a train can weigh well In excess of 250 million pounds. Even the smallest, unloaded car will weigh over 20,000 lbs. Hell, we have automobiles that weigh over 6,000lbs.!
Vilisca Axe Murders
The whole neighborhood went into that house to oogle the crime scene! All of them picked up the murder weapon and it was just a complete mess.
Jacklyn Dowaliby! The police were so focused on pinning it on her parents that they never tried to find anyone else to be considered a suspect. This was in 1988 and the movie depicting the case, Gone in the Night, did a great job of showing what the family went through.
Also, Michael Crowe! They interrogated this 14-year-old child for hours until he "confessed" to the death of his sister, Stephanie. Saw the film for this too, and as a woman who doesn't have children yet, I was so angry that a child was treated this way. This one was in 1998 and no one has been convicted of the crime.
Regarding the "boys on the track" case, I read on the Unsolved Mysteries page, that it is highly possible those kids, as this video said, "saw something they shouldn't have seen". The person who theorizes on this, adds that the infamous Mena, Arkansas clandestine air strip - where cocaine-filled planes would land (including that of CIA-agent and Pablo Escobar's favorite pilot, Barry Seal)- was very nearby. Back then, the CIA was involved in the Iran-Contra affair, and it was possible that drug-trafficking operations were still being held after the affair blew up. Could it be the boys saw a drug-smuggling operation taking place? 🤔
Other notable screwups include
Freeway Phantom
Keddie Murders
Eric Tamiyasu
Vilisca Axe Murders
Don’t forget OJ; put the wrong guy on trial due to tunnel vision
This proves why I hate people
What country is filled with very bad singers?
Singapore
@@Funny.Man101 😐
Because you are into the scum of the world! Get into people who are enlightened!! God bless John Lennon, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix
@@KrakenMannsyour reaction tickled me 😂
So you hate people like who exactly?
in 1995, a woman was found dead at the Oslo Plaza hotel. the police ruled it as a suicide, which didn't make sense due to the gun used. this caused the case to be cold and untouched for 21 years.
there has been renewed interest in the case, as the gun used in the supposed suicide would've torn her fingers off with the recoil, which it didn't.
I think it is an episode about it in season one of Netflix's unsolved mysteries.
“torn her fingers off with the recoil”
Yes, I am sure this is what a gun manufacturer would want.
What kind of gun was she using, a .50 cal?
@@ellis7622 a browning .40 cal. I do not know every detail of the case, but they didn't find gunpowder residue on her either
Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! 11:34 May she and her parents rest in peace..
Their are a few cases that i can think of being the most bungled, would have to ruby ridge, waco, the Benoit family tragedy.
The Benoit tragedy was solved. Chris killed everyone and then killed himself. There was no need for an arrest because the murderer was already dead
Thanks for meaningful and valuable video as always
What a sick, sick, sick world we live in.
I’m surprised the Springfield 3 and Maura Murray were not on this list. Oh and the west Memphis 3
The West Memphis 3 case was a bit of a shame loosing evidence, witness lied, and the police had tunnel vision where they were forcing what they had to fit what they thought happened. I am hearing a lot of these cases had lost evidence. Also with West Memphis 3 the families were not really considered suspects until after the 3 teens went to jail normally, police start with the family and move out from there.
Regarding the Luna Park fire, a quick look at the New South Wales police force's reputation in the '70s and '80s will make the mishandling of any major crime seem like business as usual
You could say the OJ Simpson case was bungled too, but most people think of it as the prosecution being "out lawyered" as the dagger in that case (pun intended).
It's scary how cases go cold. People should not mess with any evidence and should investigate before concluding anything. They sure did make the biggest mistakes. Also, I learned about the fire at an amusement park ride in Australia. I didn't know that was one of the cases unsolved. The guy who built the ride didn't make it safe for people.
Or the woman who built the ride to avoid sexism.
I have a feeling that the Idaho 4 case will be in the same category since they destroyed the house so quickly
The Ramsey case is devastating 😢 I remember when it happened 😢
This was a great list 👌 👏
The picture of poor little Ramsey in the thumbnail drew me in, but Other than Jack The Ripper and The Black Dahlya, Zodiac Killer and her, I never heard of any of these other cases and I am 64
The villisca axe murders come to mind. When the bodies were first discovered people were just walking into the house.
I'm surprised Canada's 'Highway of Tears" in British Columbia didn't make the list and near the top. Many indigenous women/girls have disappeared or found murdered over the decades. With many directly the result of the Canadian Government and Police/RCMP's inaction and not taking the disappearances seriously. Excusing many as runaways or fleeing violence at home. One of the very dark marks of Canadian History.
They're trying to say that those boys smoked 20 joints?! Lol that is a hell of a lot of weed and although I know teenagers who can smoke a lot, 20 joints seems excessive. This is definitely some kind of cover up and they are just trying to blame the boys saying they smoked too much and fell asleep on the tracks. Something else definitely happened to them. I hope for the grieving families that the truth is found.
I still believe to this day that the family did have something to do with their daughter's death. And the son killed her, because he was jealous of her, and the family is doing all they can to make sure that he never goes to jail and will never answer for the unspeakable crime that will never ever be solved.
The zodiac one is really damning. Imagine being those officers that walked by him and had no idea. That dispatcher mustve felt so guilty in giving the wrong info
What about D.B. Cooper? Hijacked a Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305, a Boeing 727 aircraft, in United States airspace on November 24, 1971.
#MojoCrime is my favorite Mojo.
I went on the Ghost Train in the Sydney Luna Park, as a child.
I wouldn’t call it “disorienting”.
It was a cheesy attempt at being “scary”, more than anything.
Jack the Ripper is the case I'm interested
What do diapers and politicians have in common? They both stink and need to be changed often.
@@Funny.Man101 Stop spamming bad jokes
Always something and hopefully things get fix and doesn't effect for future as well
Strangely Crimemojo had became less and less scary as years passed but i still bloody love it
how does the autopsy show una was STABBED AND SET ON FIRE and the police didn't notice ANY of that? how do you look at a body that was stabbed and set on fire and go "looks like a tragic accident"?!
Truth be told the Ramsey case and of course, the O.J. Simpson case is one of the many many unsolved cases of the years that caught my attention, others being the zodiac case, and of course, unsolved case about that poor girl who got knife wound to the back and nobody recognized that she was deceased because she was wearing a red sweater
May those that passed away rest in peace.
Nice addition with Ghost Train.
What about Bob Crane's murder?
The deaths of the Black Deliah, Jon Bene Ramsey & the mystery of Jack the Ripper cases are the ones the dectivies can't solved.
They know who killed Elizabeth Short and who Jackthe Ripper was...a d JonBenet was killed by her family
5:20 You conveniently leave out quite a few things from this entry. Namely how Tiffany had a history of CPS visits against her family, how she'd had a confrontation with them earlier that night, and how a sniffer dog proved she'd taken the exact route the police expected, all but confirming she'd taken her own life.
I think the most likely killer of Jonbenet Ramsey is the brother. He has a couple of motives. He was jealous that she got more attention than he did. She also ate pineapple out of his pineapple bowl. He could have killed her and then his mother could have written the ransom note so they could frame it as a kidnapping. The ransom note was incredibly long (a kidnapper wouldn't spend the time in there writing a lengthy ransom note. He'd want to get out of there is quickly as possible), it mentioned the dad's Christmas bonus (how would a random kidnapper know that?) and it was in the mom's handwriting. Plus, the ransom note said that the kidnappers had her and she was still alive, when in fact no kidnapper had her (she was found in the basement) and she was dead. Plus, the Ramseys could have invited a lot of people into their home on purpose to contaminate the crime scene so that they'd get away with it. Plus, the brother doesn't seem sad about it.
☝ *_"IGIARI!_** / OBJECTION!"* ☝
That's nothing but *unfounded speculation!*
They had DNA on her panties?Burke , her mother and father all gave blood samples. It was NOT a match.
@@suzyfarnham3165 then how come there were no signs of forced entry into the house?
He's not the first on my list. First on my list is some Friend of Family who had free access to the child.
I think most people put Brock somewhere near the top since the parents were technically cleared. I think they were all involved in some fashion or at least somebody close to them was, but thanks to the cross-contamination & various other inept tactics we can’t know for sure
Before I watch this the news reporter talking about they had a shoe print of the night stalker and it was a cheap shoe nobody else would have should be top 3
JonBenét's case will never be solved unless someone walks in and says, "Yeah, I did it." There was so much more that happened in not securing the crime scene that this video left out. Police allowed several of their friends and neighbors to come over. Her dad and friends looked for her in the house without police. Her dad grabbed her from the basement and raced upstairs with her. He removed the duct tape from her mouth. Then the police zeroed in on her parents because she was a pageant girl and refused to believe anyone else committed the crime. Then they honed in on her 12 year old brother like idiots. They'll never find that poor baby's killer.
Her family did it😂 honing in on her family was smart
Do you think Kyoko Kirigiri could have solved those cases? I'm sure she can do a better job than those investigators of the cases in this video.
The Jack the Ripper case will probably never get solved due to the length of time since the murders occurred.
People are still looking for Natalee Holloway that's a bungled case
No they are not…. They know what happened to her
These are supposed to be professionals. 🎉
The first thing I thought of was the Madeline McCann disappearance. The Police wasted time treating the parents as suspects.
When a child goes missing or is murdered, the most likely perpetrator is someone close to them. Parents should always be thoroughly investigated because they are the most likely suspect or are connected to the suspect. As for the McCann case, the parents remain the most likely suspects. There was no evidence of a stranger abduction.
1:30 -- outside of western Edmonton. Unfortunately, Edmonton is the 5th most dangerous city in Canada, let alone Alberta.
I know, I lived northwest of Edmonton.
I honestly believe that Jack The Ripper was H.H. Homles. The similarities between the two are too apparent to just be a coincidence
West Memphis Three. Police focused on the wrong kids because of prejudice.
Its so sad that Elizabeth Short didn't find her Hollywood fame until after her death.
always tape off crimes scenes(if able) till the autopsy has been completed so if needed to back and re investigate can do so🤣
Patsy Ramsey wrote her daughters ransom note... sad she got away with it
What makes you say she wrote it?
☝ *_"IGIARI!_** / OBJECTION!"* ☝
- *Miles Edgeworth*
*(slams desk)* That's just *baseless conjecture,* if not a *conspiracy theory!*
@@hannahlowe794 Hmm I wrote a much longer reply but it got deleted... anyway If you look at handwriting of Patsy and the note you will see extremely close matches. The tone and length of the ransom note have been stated by investigators to be very cinematic in tone and very suspect. It was found that the paper and pen used was from the Ramsey house, meaning the 2+ page ransom note was written inside the home... Another major fact is that JBR was not kidnapped, she was killed... so the alleged intruder would have left a long mysterious ransom note about ransom money... despite knowing they killed her and her body in fact never left the house... There is much more evidence supporting the fact that Patsy wrote her own daughters ransom note, and if that is true then Patsy knows what really happened. Just my findings and they would sue the pants off anyone who said this in public
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I’m convinced Jon Benet was accidentally killed by her brother and then her parents clumsily attempted to cover it up with the kidnapping plot so they wouldn’t lose both children.
That makes no sense to me. That would make John and Patsy essentially innocent at the beginning, and that was a brutal , elaborate crime scene. Why all that to cover up an accident?
People who think bruke did it are 🤡🤡🤡
"During the autopsy it was discovered that JonBenét Ramsey had died from asphyxiation due to strangulation, in addition to a skull fracture. Her mouth had been covered in duct tape and her wrists and neck were wrapped with a white cord. Her torso had been covered in a white blanket. There was no conclusive evidence of rape as no semen was found on the body and her vagina appeared to have been wiped clean, although a sexual assault had occurred.
...
There was a boot print found next to JonBenét’s body which did not belong to anyone in the family. There was also a broken window in the basement which was believed to be the most likely point of entry for an intruder. Additionally, there was DNA from drops of blood from an unknown male found on her underwear."
Ah yes - covered up an "accidental" killing with evidence from... an unknown person. Right.
@@missastrology right? He was 9 years old, if the death were an accident the chances of him going away were pretty low, and that's not even getting into how horrific the crime scene was and the evidence that someone from outside the home did it.
@@twitchascension They also sent him to their friends house all day that morning. Anyone could have questioned him or he could have broke down and told anyone what happened. That doesn’t track with them trying to cover for him
"mistakes" . . .
Yeeeeeaah.
People keep saying that Jon-Benet's brother killed her out of jealousy. I dont believe that at all. I do believe he knows who killed her and it was someone in that house that night. How can you say that your child has been kidnapped and you didnt check the whole house? She was found by her father in the basement and the parents lawyered up that quick. Hmm sounds very suspicious to me 🤔
Definitely The Jeffrey Dahmer Police Giving That Boy Back To The Murderer.🤦🏿♀️
Another case is the Setagaya family murders, in Japan. The dad, mom, daughter were brutally stabbed to death and the son was strangled. What's weird is the killer left behind so much EVIDENCE!!! Even his 💩 in the toilet! And it happened at the end of 2000. DNA was already way more advanced.
By the way, I 100% agree that SOMEONE in the house killed Jon Benet!
The police should have called Kyoko Kirigiri or her grandfather or even Makoto Naegi to solve this case.
I often wonder how any crimes ever got solved before DNA testing became a thing.
I think jack the ripper was a policeman
The West Memphis Three
☝ *"OBJECTION!"* ☝
That case has long been *closed* since *2011.*
Those 3 got away with murder
I think the parents did jonbonet ramsey
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Oh thx, I didn't know law enforcement was incompetent....really breaking news Rebecca😂😂😂
6000 pound train? My truck is heavier than that and I can stop it in a hundred feet from 60mph
I think she meant *6,000 **_tons..._** (12,000,000 lbs./roughly 5,491,000 kg.)*
There is a theory that burke murdered jonbenet but was covered by his parents
Who's Burke?
Her (JonBénet Ramsey's) teacher?
@@user-ls3fq8np4c he confessed but due to circumstancial evidence he wasn't charged
@@user-ls3fq8np4c her older brother. If u don't know watch top 20 real life crimes that inspired criminal minds. All the details of jonbenet murder was explained in that list
@@user-ls3fq8np4c her older brother
Kurt Cobain's death was not handled correctly
What about george Reeves? Superman from the 50s. His is definitely unsolved.
Wanna know why you’ll never see a teddy bear eating?
It’s because they’re all already stuffed.
Use pendulum to solve cold case
Yeah George reeves.
Sounds like ignorance again when it comes to marijuana with the train case. 🤦🏼♂️
Police searched Ramsey's house three times and finally her father asked if they had looked behind the central heating unit, and lo and behold, there she was.
Then they brought her body upstairs into the living room and everyone who was at the house looking for her had a prayer circle around her body.
It wasn't until much later that several practice "ransom notes" were found in the home.
☝ *"OBJECTION!"* ☝
That's mere *unfounded conspiracy,* if not a *conspiracy theory!*
I know it's an old take, I still think it was the brother in the Ramsey case and the parents tried to cover it up for him.
And you're a clown for thinking that
Don't forget the OJ Simpsons case?
What body of water is the most detail oriented? The Pacific.
Not funny whatsoever
You are not funny
Is notfunny man trying to state a fact or what?
Let's go Brandon!
Bro who gaf about that Ramsey kid I've seen her all my life MOVE TF ON
Rude. Have some respect for the dead
@coolcalm6124 Why would you say that, would if you were a murdered six year old girl on Christmas, have some empathy.
Obviously lots of people do since over 25 years later, people are still talking about it
@ChristopherBingham-xx8xl yea? I call those people losers. People die every day in case y'all haven't noticed. But please, continue worshipping this ONE child. Go ahead, let it occupy your mind forever. Dummies.
Don’t be edgy