The Most Puzzling Unsolved Crimes In History

Plenty of us like to think that when something bad happens, those in charge of enforcing the law will figure out who did it and put them behind bars, but what about when they have no clues? What about the times they can’t figure out who was behind the crime?

Just because many of us want to think everything will always have an answer, the most puzzling unsolved crimes in history go to show that things don’t always fall into place. Instead, some people have gotten away with the unthinkable all this time - with no signs that things will be solved any time soon.

A bejeweled cheese slicer has been missing since 2015

If you come across a bejeweled cheese slicer, you might want to head over to Amsterdam’s Cheese Museum, as you will get your hands on the largest commercial fondue set in the world, of course. The platinum cheese silver was designed for Boska Holland by jeweler Rodrigo Otazu and is covered in 220 small diamonds. As if that wasn’t enough, it was thought to be worth around $26,000 at the time it was stolen in 2015. The twist? The people who stole the cheese slicer were caught on security camera, but they have never been found, and the slicer has been missing ever since.

The passing of Wilma Montesi was initially ruled as an accident

At just 21 years old, the passing of Wilma Montesi initially shocked those living along the shore outside Rome in 1953. However, it was ruled as an accident, with investigators originally thinking she had drowned. That was until a journalist called Silvano Muto named aristocrat Marchese Ugo Montagna as the one behind the crime, knowing he had links to an underground adult worker and narcotics ring. Later, in 1954, Marchese offered to break his silence, claiming the people he would accuse of breaking the law could “cause the end of the world.” In the end, he was acquitted of the crime, with Wilma’s passing once again being put down to nothing more than a tragic accident.

A precious violin has never been found

Erica Morini was the target of an unbelievable theft in October 19954 when someone broke into her New York City apartment and made off with several valuable paintings. Still, the most valuable piece that was taken was none other than a 1727 Davidoff-Morini Stradivarius violin that is estimated to be worth millions of dollars. Sadly, Erica was already in the hospital when the crime took place and had no idea that her prized possessions had been taken before she passed away a few days later. Unfortunately, the violin and paintings have never been found.

No one is sure how thieves made off with priceless art

For 65 years, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum remained unchanged, that was all a part of the clause in Isabella’s will that ruled everything in the Boston building had to stay the exact same, or the entire collection would have to be auctioned off, with the money being donated to Harvard University. Two thousand five hundred pieces made up the collection until March 1990, when two thieves spent just 90 minutes working the grounds and making off with 13 pieces of art. While some would call them priceless, others would value them at around $500 million. Decades of documentaries and theories have seen the FBI allegedly name suspects who have since passed away, with the art still missing. To avoid having to sell the entire collection, the museum has since decided to hang the empty frames in their place.

The most puzzling unsolved crimes in history are certainly that - a mystery. While we might never get some answers to the crimes, there is certainly no end to the number of theories.