r/UnresolvedMysteries is a subreddit with 4.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses case, disappearance, unsolved, murder, and cold case, and they frequently recommend/review true crime documentary.
A subreddit dedicated to the unresolved mysteries of the world.
Submissions should outline a mystery and provide a link to a more detailed review of the case such as a Wiki article or news report.
Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged.
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Popular Themes in r/UnresolvedMysteries
#1
Solution Requests
: "I made the first iteration of an application that allows you to search Does and Missing Persons and compare cases"
1 post
#2
Advice Requests
: "Please Help Me Find Missing Person Case From Charley Project Page."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/UnresolvedMysteries
#1
Case
: "Arrest made in connection to Katelin Akens Case (Spotsylvania, VA) — please read & share!"
130 posts
#2
Disappearance
: "Disappearance of Cassie Compton (Stuttgart, Arkansas 2014)"
94 posts
#3
Unsolved
: "Leota Camp was murdered in broad daylight on July 10, 1967, while her children played outside. Despite witnesses seeing a man entering and leaving the home around the time of the murder, there have been no named suspects or arrests, and the case remains Unsolved nearly 60 years later."
77 posts
#4
Murder
: "Husband charged with Murder of Baltimore County woman Michelle Rust who has been missing since 2002"
71 posts
#5
Cold Case
: "William Parrott The Main Suspect In The 1990 Houston Lovers Lane Double Murder Has Died In Police Custody And Is Being Investigated In Connection To A Louisiana Homicide Cold Case"
64 posts
#6
Mystery
: "Marie Giles was last seen "slumped" in the passenger seat of her own car with her boyfriend driving in 1971. The car was found behind a nearby shopping center with no trace of her in or around it. A 55-year-old Mystery with no information."
54 posts
#7
Police
: "The Met Police is seeking to extradite German suspect Chris Brueckner to stand trial for the abduction and murder of Madeleine Mcann"
49 posts
#8
Found
: "Remains of a woman are Found in a wildlife preserve; An unusual jacket with "Coach Williams" and a voleyball/water polo ball embroided on it was Found with her- Who was the San Juan Capistrano Jane Doe? (2014)"
49 posts
#9
Missing
: "The Remains Of Trukita Jaquita Scott Have Been Recovered In Miami (Missing Since June, 2014)"
30 posts
#10
Missing Person
: "I made the first iteration of an application that allows you to search Does and Missing Persons and compare cases"
30 posts
Products Discussed in r/UnresolvedMysteries
True Crime Documentary
12 reviews
#1
Netflix
5.0★ from 8 reviews
#2
HBO
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
HBO/Amazon
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/UnresolvedMysteries
#1
Disappearance
: "A Finnish man disappeared in 2001 but his disappearance only came to light when authorities entered his apartment 15 years later and found unopened mail dating back the entire 15 years"
48 posts
#2
Murder
: "Rex Heuermann, the alleged Long Island/Gilgo Beach Serial Killer, has pled guilty to the murders of 7 women and admitted to killing another whose murder he head not been previously charged for."
33 posts
#3
Update
: "[UPDATE] Athena and Mateo Lee found ALIVE in Mexico, father Camron Lee arrested"
29 posts
#4
John/Jane Doe
: "A body of a woman is pulled out of the Mississippi River; She was 10 weeks pregnant and could've been as young as 12- Who was the Clinton County Jane Doe? (1975)"
10 posts
#5
Unexplained Death
: "The Mysterious Disappearance and Death of Allyson Watterson"
8 posts
#6
Meta
: "Meta Monday! - May 04, 2026 Talk about anything that interests you; what's going on in your world?"
7 posts
#7
Other Crime
: "21 years later & still Wanted: Christopher Ward Deininger babysitter predator from Colorado who violated dozens of children"
5 posts
#8
Media/Internet
: "I made the first iteration of an application that allows you to search Does and Missing Persons and compare cases"
2 posts
#9
Request
: "Which lesser-known/obscure cases would you like to see receive more attention?"
1 post
#10
Phenomena
: "[Phenomena] The Zaragoza Goblin (1934) - A voice with no body"
1 post
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Last updated: June 4, 2026