r/mystery is a subreddit with 602k members. The most common flair used is disappearance, mysterious person, unexplained, unresolved crime, and murder.
Mystery applies to what cannot be fully understood by reason or, less strictly, to whatever resists or defies explanation.
Flair Used in r/mystery
#1
Disappearance
: "In June 1974, 22-year-old Alan Soper vanished while traveling around the U.S. His family last heard from him on June 7th, when he called them from Sacramento. Three years later, his wallet and clothing was found abandoned in a desert."
7 posts
#2
Mysterious Person
: "Matteo Valdambrini "The Italian Devil""
7 posts
#3
Unexplained
: "Polaroid picture"
4 posts
#4
Unresolved Crime
: "Artemus Ogletree Was Murdered in a Kansas City Hotel in 1935. His Mother Kept Receiving Letters From Him After His Death."
4 posts
#5
Murder
: "Dolores Della Penna Was Murdered in 1972. Her Body Was Found in Pieces 11 Days Later"
4 posts
#6
Media
: "Three babies abandoned in London"
3 posts
#7
Video
: "In 1995, Rosie Tapia was just 6 years old when an unknown man removed the screen from her window and took her from her bedroom at the Hartland Apartments in Salt Lake City. She was tragically found murdered hours later, and her killer has never been caught."
2 posts
#8
Scientific/Medical
: "Asteroid Bennu is moving toward Earth with the energy of 22 atomic bombs: scientists are researching the threat to save the planet"
2 posts
#9
Lost Artifact
: "In 1925, 57-year-old British explorer Percy Fawcett entered the Amazon with his 21-year-old son Jack and Jack’s friend Raleigh Rimell. They were searching for “Z,” a legendary ancient settlement Fawcett believed existed deep in Brazil."
1 post
#10
Paranormal
: "What the hell was that"
1 post
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Last updated: October 1, 2026