unsolved
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This entertaining three-part docuseries follows a Tennessee high-school class as they investigate a series of unsolved crimes from the 1980s known as the Redhead Murders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
None of the agencies I contacted for this story replied to my inquiries about the status of the investigations—which, as with all unsolved homicides, officially remain open.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
This wind phone is dedicated to Robert Byrne, 28, whose 1995 disappearance is still unsolved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Scientists working on concepts such as string theory and quantum gravity are attempting to reconcile quantum mechanics with Einstein's theory of relativity, one of the biggest unsolved problems in modern physics.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
Even in his ailing state White assisted Grove with the book, as if he were consumed by an unsolved case, until the manuscript was completed.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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