I've always had an interest in unsolved mysteries. An armchair sleuth, or a desire to be puzzled, or simply being puzzled by the scant information provided, designed to titillate, prevaricate, confuse...
Searches, recently - Tania Murrell, disappeared - but, really, they know who did it. Rumours tie the now dead suspect to the Kevin Reimer case in Elk Island.
And this was followed by my childhood - the Moose Jaw Murder that shocked the town - Schepens was acquitted for it, largely due to police incompetence.
This thread on Reddit - Murders and disappearances in which the perpetrator is clearly known, yet not enough evidence has been collected to bring them to trial:
- Disappearances of Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos
- Disappearance of Susan Powell
- Disappearance of Patricia Adkins
- Disappearance of Natalee Holloway
- Police Seargeant Drew Peterson
- Cleveland Torso Murderer
- The Doodler
- Disappearance of Lauren Spierer
- Disappearance of Rebecca Coriam
- Dupont de Ligonnès murders and disappearance
There are countless more, and those people who committed the offenses are free and among us. More than a few in Calgary.
The details of many of these are maddening - the Williams/Santos & Adkins one especially - no doubt as to who is the perpetrator, but never any charges. Not surprisingly, the police are well represented in the above list - and not always as the investigators.
And, finally not to leave you completely in the dark, the cautionary tale of Ken McElroy: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_McElroy. Which confirms the notion that if you want justice, you very often have to do it yourself.