Top 10 Historical Whodunits Worthy Of Sherlock Holmes
If the enduring popularity of Sherlock Holmes has showed us anything, it’s that people have always enjoyed a good murder mystery. Perhaps if Sir Conan Doyle’s super-sleuth had been around to lend a helping hand, these next ten cases might have been solved. As it stands, they have puzzled investigators for decades, even centuries, and it’s unlikely we’ll ever find out the whole truth behind them.
10 The Case of the Scottish Lord
Henry Stuart, better known as Lord Darnley, was king consort to Mary, Queen of Scots. In 1567, he was living in a church house in Edinburgh called Kirk o’ Field. On February 10, Lord Darnley was bedridden; recovering from a bout of smallpox, although rumors said it was actually syphilis. Early in the morning, the city was rocked by an explosion that absolutely decimated Kirk o’ Field. Darnley’s body was found in an orchard nearby, along with that of his servant. Curiously, neither man had suffered any damage from the explosion. In fact, Darnley appeared to have been strangled to death.
9 The Case of the Expired Violinist
18th-century French artist Jean-Marie Leclair the Elder was a man of many talents: dancer, ballet master, musician, and composer. Mostly, it was his skill with the violin that earned him his reputation as one of the best musicians in Paris.
8 The Case of the Killer at Kendall Hall
On a Sunday night in September 1977, campus police at the College of New Jersey were doing their routine patrol when they reached Kendall Hall and noticed a bicycle still chained near the entrance. This was shortly before midnight. All external doors were locked, and nobody was supposed to be inside. An officer went inside to check and found a blood trail leading to the main stage, where he discovered the naked, bloody body of a woman.
7 The Case of the Rock Island Wreck
On August 9, 1894, a locomotive carrying two passenger cars derailed off a 12-meter (40 ft) trestle in Lincoln, Nebraska, killing 11 people. An inspection quickly revealed that the wreck was the result of sabotage.
6 The Case of the Vanishing Housewife
Dorothy Cooper’s life seemed idyllic. In 1942, she married her childhood sweetheart, Jules Forstein, who was quickly climbing the ranks of the Philadelphia justice system until he became a judge.
5 The Case of the Rahway Jane Doe
During the early morning of March 26, 1887, four brothers were headed toward the mill in Rahway, New Jersey, when they stumbled upon a gruesome discovery: the body of a young woman left frozen in the mud. She had been badly beaten, and her throat had been slashed repeatedly. Police combed the area and found various items likely belonging to the victim and her assailant. A discarded pen knife was the most likely murder weapon.
4 The Case of the Bludgeoned Businessman
A successful investor and a dedicated philanthropist, Benjamin Nathan was one of New York City’s Jewish elite during the 19th century. On the morning of July 29, 1870, two of his sons, Frederick and Washington, found Nathan’s bloody body outside the office of his lavish four-story brownstone. He had been viciously assaulted the night before with an iron bar that was left at the scene, and his skull had been split in six places.
3 The Case of the General’s Granddaughter
Elsie Sigel was a model citizen who came from a good family. Her grandfather, Franz Sigel, was a decorated general in the Civil War. Her mother taught Sunday school, and Elsie did missionary work in New York’s Chinatown. Therefore, when she went missing in June 1909, her disappearance garnered a lot of interest. That interest turned to horror when Elsie Sigel was found ten days later, strangled to death and stuffed inside a trunk in Chinatown.
2 The Case of the Atlanta Ax Murders
Today, the name DeFoor is prominent in Atlanta. Two roads and several businesses share this name, honoring one of the city’s early settlers, Martin DeFoor. He took over and operated one of the oldest ferries over the Chattahoochee River, which eventually came to be known as DeFoor’s Ferry. Despite his considerable presence, few people today remember the brutal murder of Martin DeFoor and his wife or that their killer was never brought to justice.
1 The Case of the Three Trappers
During the winter of 1924, three men from Bend, Oregon, decided to spend the season in an isolated log cabin near Lava Lake and do some fur trapping. Those men were Edward Nichols, Roy Wilson, and Dewey Morris.
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