Greatest Unsolved Mysteries of All Time

A mystery of
any sort is always intriguing. We have grown up watching suspense films, reading
suspense novels and have been witness to a few mysteries of science being
solved. Unlike films and books, every mystery of life isn't solved and in the
past few centuries there have been some great mysteries which have puzzled the
world to the core and there is very little possibility of them being solved in
the near future. Let's have a look at some of the world's greatest unsolved
mysteries

Who was Jack the Ripper

In the year 1889, whitechapel area of
London was a witness to 5 gruesome murders, all women, within a span of six
months. The unknown murderer was given the name Jack the Ripper. The
murders stopped after 5th victim but the identity of the murderer could never
been established. Why the murders stopped suddenly is also an equally puzzling
question. Jack the Ripper was largely responsible for coining of the term
serial killer. More than 100 years have passed since those murders and
numerous investigations have taken place but Ripper remains an unsolved mystery
till date.

Where did Amelia Earhart disappear

Amelia Earhart was a
famous American woman pilot who set many flying records. She was the First woman
to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1930's she decided to take a solo
flight around the globe in an attempt to become the first woman to do so. She
got disappeared while doing so on the way to Howland Island on July 2, 1937.
Since then there has been no solid information about her whereabouts. Various
theories have been put forward like a plane crash or her being captured but none
could be proved conclusively. She remains the most famous person to have
disappeared suddenly and the mystery surrounding her disappearance continues to
puzzle.

What happened to DB Cooper

On November 24th, 1971, a guy who gave
his name as Dan Cooper, hijacked a Boeing 727 aircraft in USA and demanded $
200,000 in return. He was paid money at Seattle. Along with money he also
demanded 4 parachutes, 2 of which were used by him to jump from the plane once
it got back into the skies. An exhaustive manhunt was launched by the police to
find the culprit and the money but no trace of him, parachute or the money could
be found. It was raining heavily when Cooper jumped from the plane and according
to FBI he had a very slim chance to survive. Even then finding no trace of him
was enough to baffle the authorities. A part of the money was found few years
later in the nearby area but who was Cooper and what happened to him after the
jump remains one of the biggest mysteries of the aviation history.

Bermuda Triangle

Bermuda Triangle is an area in the Atlantic
Ocean where dozens of airplanes, ships and boats have disappeared without a
trace in past more than 50 years. There is no definite reason why such thing
happened. The opinion is divided regarding the mystery of the triangle. Many
believe that due to some alien or supernatural force, such incidents happen. Few
attribute it to the nature. But there are many others who are of the opinion
that many of the accidents were reported falsely and there is nothing
extraordinary in Bermuda Triangle which devours planes and ships. The debate
rages on but a conclusion haven't been reached. So, triangle continues to be a
source of mystery for many people around the world.

Who wrote Voynich manuscript

Voynich manuscript is the name
given to a book which was written in the 14th century and got its name from book
dealer Wilfrid M. Voynich, who acquired it in 1912. The book remains a mystery
since the script, language as well as author of the book has never been
identified. The carbon dating method could give the idea about the time around
which the book was written. Many cryptographers have tried to understand it
since its discovery. But the purpose of writing it as well as other aspects of
the book remains hidden behind a veil of mystery even today.

Do Yeti really exist

One of the greatest mysteries of Himalayas is
Yeti, an ape like creature which is supposed to roam the snow capped
mountains of the area. Over the last more than hundred years, various
mountaineers have claimed seeing a yeti or his foot prints in the snow which was
of double the size of a human foot. But no conclusive evidence could be found to
establish the authenticity of these claims. On the other hand there has been no
conclusive theory to prove the yeti a part of folklore or legend as well. It
continues to intrigue the mountaineers visiting the Himalayas.

Did Marilyn Monroe really commit suicide

One of the most prolific
Hollywood actresses Marilyn Monroe was found dead on August 5, 1962 at her
home in Los Angeles. Her death was declared as a possible suicide by overdose of
drugs but the circumstances surrounding her death contradicted it. It was widely
believed that her proximity with the Kennedys (President john F Kennedy and
his brother Robert Kennedy) led her to her untimely demise. But it could
never be established that they had any hand in it. Whether Monroe was killed or
did she commit suicide remains one of the most mysterious question of the 20th
century.

Who was behind Chicago Tylenol murders

In 1982, as many as seven
persons died in Chicago after consuming Tylenol capsules. It was later
found that those capsules had been poisoned using potassium cyanide, a deadly
poison. This unfortunate incident made the company Johnson & Johnson
to recall as many as 31 million bottles from around the country, though very few
bottles were found tempered with. The case hasn't been solved yet and the
investigations still continue.

Did Atlantis really exist

Atlantis is the name of an island
which was supposedly was the home to a very advanced civilization and then sank
into the Atlantic ocean in a single day suddenly. The island was first mentioned
by noted philosopher Plato and is believed to have been in existence around 9600
BC. There has been no proof whether the island ever existed neither the claim
that it sunk into the ocean suddenly without any reason. No fixed opinion has
been formed on the genuineness of the island in absence of any solid proof but
its story has been intriguing the people since last many hundred years.

Who created the statues of Easter Island

Easter Island is an
island situated in Pacific Ocean. The place is a famous tourist spot as well as
a source of puzzle due to 887 statues erected there. There is no conclusive
evidence to say who created these statues. They are a long as 30 feet and weigh
in tons. It is difficult to ascertain how these statues were made on this remote
island in the time when there was no sophisticated machinery was available. Few
people opine that it was the work of extraterrestrials but yet again there is no
clear answer to the question.

Did Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose really die in the crash

The enigma
surrounding the death of Netaji remains the greatest mystery of India.
The plane in which he was supposed to be travelling crashed in Taiwan in August
18, 1945. It is said that he got badly injured in the crash and died in the
hospital later. The body was cremated later. But there has been dispute on this
chain of events. Many people believe Netaji didn't die in the crash; in fact he
wasn't on the plane in the first place. It is also said that he lived in
disguise in India for many years after that. The rumours of conspiracy theory
also do the rounds but there hasn't been any concrete answer to it and even
today his death remains a disputed topic.

Who is/was stoneman

The greatest crime myster of Independent India
is a series of murders that took place in two different metropolitan cities in
two different time periods. The killer, which was given the name Stoneman
by the media since he committed murders using stones, first struck Mumbai in
1985-87 and killed almost a dozen. The stoneman killings then began in Kokata in
1989 and more than a dozen were dead there as well. The identity of the killer
is a mystery and so is the question whether the killers in Mumbai and Kolkata
were the same or different. Even after a lot of efforts, police couldn't get a
single clue about the murderer and the case is still unsolved.