Your favourite unsolved mystery?

30-01-2017 07:07PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Fact
They stopped during the foot and mouth epidemic.

Presumably aliens knew they'd be make walk across those sterile mats if they decided to invade...

The White Feather · 30-01-2017 10:10PM

me_right_one wrote: »

I wont be getting any sleep tonight!

http://io9.gizmodo.com/why-are-thousands-of-people-dreaming-about-this-man-1451949443

No need to worry! This is an old internet hoax by a marketing strategist Andrea Natella who runs Guerilla Marketing known for designing subversive hoaxes.

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/this-man-ever-dream-this-man

Widdershins · 31-01-2017 01:07PM

I haven't watched this but it looks interesting https://www.facebook.com/bbcpanorama/videos/867490826724745/?pnref=story.unseen-section

SteelyDanJalapeno · 08-03-2017 12:31AM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Update
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-38613992

Looks now like the bin lorrys weight was more like 100kg and not the original 11kg. Big search in the landfill

Lady Spangles · 16-03-2017 10:56PM

I read an article about the unsolved mystery of Roland T. Owen recently and knew it had to be posted here.

To summarise, Roland T Owen booked into a hotel in Kansas; a single room so just for him. Soon after, he was found pulped, bloodied and naked in the bathroom. He briefly regained consciousness and told medics that he'd fallen and hit his head against the bathtub. It was quite a serious fall because, as he went down, he managed to get tied up, beaten all over his body, strangled and stabbed. He died from his injuries either in the ambulance or shortly after his arrival at hospital having never regained consciousness.

As well as the beating, all of the guy's stuff had been stolen from the hotel room (including the clothes he had been wearing). Then it turned out he was using a false name. Because of the false name, the police couldn't track the man's family. So they planned a cheap funeral that would be funded by the State.

However, shortly after the plans for the cheap funeral were announced in the press someone anonymously paid for a proper burial. The same person also funded flowers and sent a note stating: "Love forever - Louise." Police staked out the funeral, but no one showed up.

About two years later, someone claimed Owen was in fact her long lost brother (Artemus Ogletree) and this was indeed confirmed. He had left home about a year before his death (and he was only about 19) and they'd not seen him since. However, Ogletree's family had received a number of letters from him dated after his death. On top of that, Ogletree's mother got a phone call from some guy claiming her son had moved to Egypt and married a wealthy woman there.

The whole thing sounds like a crazy soap opera plot and "Artemus Ogletree" is a fantastic name, IMO. But that's about it in a nutshell. This all took place back in the 1930s, so there isn't a huge amount of info out there but I have included a link above and here:

The Trail That Went Cold

Poor Uncle Tom · 16-03-2017 11:37PM

Lady Spangles wrote: »

I read an article about the unsolved mystery of Roland T. Owen recently and knew it had to be posted here.

To summarise, Roland T Owen booked into a hotel in Kansas; a single room so just for him. Soon after, he was found pulped, bloodied and naked in the bathroom. He briefly regained consciousness and told medics that he'd fallen and hit his head against the bathtub. It was quite a serious fall because, as he went down, he managed to get tied up, beaten all over his body, strangled and stabbed. He died from his injuries either in the ambulance or shortly after his arrival at hospital having never regained consciousness.

As well as the beating, all of the guy's stuff had been stolen from the hotel room (including the clothes he had been wearing). Then it turned out he was using a false name. Because of the false name, the police couldn't track the man's family. So they planned a cheap funeral that would be funded by the State.

However, shortly after the plans for the cheap funeral were announced in the press someone anonymously paid for a proper burial. The same person also funded flowers and sent a note stating: "Love forever - Louise." Police staked out the funeral, but no one showed up.

About two years later, someone claimed Owen was in fact her long lost brother (Artemus Ogletree) and this was indeed confirmed. He had left home about a year before his death (and he was only about 19) and they'd not seen him since. However, Ogletree's family had received a number of letters from him dated after his death. On top of that, Ogletree's mother got a phone call from some guy claiming her son had moved to Egypt and married a wealthy woman there.

The whole thing sounds like a crazy soap opera plot and "Artemus Ogletree" is a fantastic name, IMO. But that's about it in a nutshell. This all took place back in the 1930s, so there isn't a huge amount of info out there but I have included a link above and here:

The Trail That Went Cold

Actually an amalgamation of 2 tales, but I love the way you show it.

Roly Owen was trying out a 'hooker on a budget' and paid the price, quite literally by being robbed by the pimp and when he put up a fight he was beaten senseless and the story continues.

Roly happened to be buried beside Artemus and thus the legend begins to grow legs........

But there you go we need food for imagination and no better place to look than 1930's 1940's murica.....

Wanderer2010 · 17-03-2017 12:15PM

The popularity of the Kardashians...absolutely bizzare. None of them have jobs and they spend their time taking pics of their ass. If anyone can explain their appeal id love to hear it.

Paddy Cow · 17-03-2017 07:25PM

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

The popularity of the Kardashians...absolutely bizzare. None of them have jobs and they spend their time taking pics of their ass. If anyone can explain their appeal id love to hear it.

People love watching soaps, they are addictive. We all know soaps aren't real. The Kardashians are like a soap except what you see is "real".

It's insane that a mother can manage pimp out her five daughters and all become incredibly rich in the process. She didn't know what to do with her son and he ended up a complete mess.

It's madness but people are voyeuristic and love watching and judging others.

sashafierce · 18-03-2017 01:12PM

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LordSutch · 18-03-2017 01:36PM

The mystery of the US Civil War Pteranodon.

Poor Uncle Tom · 18-03-2017 01:56PM

LordSutch wrote: »

The mystery of the US Civil War Pteranodon.

They are actually kept as pets by the Sasquatch, Benny, a 32 year old member of the tribe was conscripted into the army on the union side but never got the basic training so when he was given his weapon and fatigues he actually ate the Hawken 50 cal, which was already loaded and there ended Benny. However Rufus, his pet came looking for the unfortunate Benny and suffered the consequences.

To this day the Sasquatch will not mix with men and so protecting themselves and their pets.

Ken. · 18-03-2017 02:32PM

Mod-Off topic chat removed. Back to the mysteries please.

frag420 · 18-03-2017 05:47PM

What posts were removed....now that's a mystery!!

18-03-2017 05:57PM

frag420 wrote: »

What posts were removed....now that's a mystery!!

Posts explaining the Marie Celeste, the Loch Ness Monster and what happened to the Sodder Children and the Beaumont Children. Mods wanted to preserve the air of mystery

Mod-Nothing to see here. Move along.

Mrs cockett · 19-03-2017 10:47AM

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

Wife with head on my shoulder walking to the house, Cohen telling me to make the most of it, I cant find my harmonica but I know she loves it, christ I will either die or survive but not dependent on you, ley me live 1975.......

What's the big mystery here then?

Poor Uncle Tom · 19-03-2017 01:20PM

Mrs cockett wrote: »

What's the big mystery here then?

Wrong thread

Cervantes2 · 19-03-2017 05:17PM

Have they dug up that Nazi gold train yet?

JupiterKid · 19-03-2017 05:20PM

Just how do cats purr?

We might have walked on the moon, sent orbiters to Jupiter and Saturn etc. But we still haven't solved this conundrum...

Stigura · 19-03-2017 05:35PM

If a Dog barks his head off, deep in a forest, where there's no one to hear him; Is he still a bad Dog?

oneilla · 05-04-2017 03:05PM

http://m.imgur.com/gallery/EQtvA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0dWJLzPRnw

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/602854/Bruno-Borges-missing-brazil-oracle-Giordano-Bruno-abducted-aliens-ufo-extraterrestrial

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/63e99s/a_24_years_old_disappeared_last_week_and_left_14/

24year old man in Brazil locks himself in his room for a month while his parents are away and after he disappeared some weird stuff was found in his room: the bed was gone, most surfaces of the room were written on and there was a large expensive statue in the room. He had previously told his sister that he was writing a series of books that would "change humanity".

fxotoole · 05-04-2017 03:19PM

oneilla wrote: »

http://m.imgur.com/gallery/EQtvA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0dWJLzPRnw

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/602854/Bruno-Borges-missing-brazil-oracle-Giordano-Bruno-abducted-aliens-ufo-extraterrestrial

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/63e99s/a_24_years_old_disappeared_last_week_and_left_14/

24year old man in Brazil locks himself in his room for a month while his parents are away and after he disappeared some weird stuff was found in his room: the bed was gone, most surfaces of the room were written on and there was a large expensive statue in the room. He had previously told his sister that he was writing a series of books that would "change humanity".

Bizarre. Has all the hallmarks of a hoax, or a publicity stunt of some kind though.

oneilla · 05-04-2017 03:37PM

fxotoole wrote: »

Bizarre. Has all the hallmarks of a hoax, or a publicity stunt of some kind though.

Hoax, stunt and mental illness were all mentioned on the reddit and 4chan threads. The guy is still missing though, police are involved and his parents are worried.

This post analyses some of the work in the room

odyssey06 · 05-04-2017 03:38PM

Some sort of a development in the Trevor Deely case after forensic examination of the CCTV footage:
http://www.thejournal.ie/trevor-deely-breakthrough-in-case-3325237-Apr2017/

Unclear as yet how much of a 'breathrough' this represents. But let's hope it brings closure to family...

youcancallmeal · 05-04-2017 04:11PM

odyssey06 wrote: »

Some sort of a development in the Trevor Deely case after forensic examination of the CCTV footage:
http://www.thejournal.ie/trevor-deely-breakthrough-in-case-3325237-Apr2017/

Unclear as yet how much of a 'breathrough' this represents. But let's hope it brings closure to family...

Very frustrating to say there has been a breakthrough and then not elaborate

Just seems like clickbait

BattleCorp · 05-04-2017 04:18PM

youcancallmeal wrote: »

Very frustrating to say there has been a breakthrough and then not elaborate
Just seems like clickbait

Given what has been released so far, it doesn't seem to be much of a breakthrough, not unless they are holding back on lots of detail.

They have cctv of someone who spoke to Trevor on the night he went missing. It's not exactly conclusive. It's a potential lead, not a breakthrough.

topmanamillion · 05-04-2017 04:49PM

oneilla wrote: »

http://m.imgur.com/gallery/EQtvA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0dWJLzPRnw

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/602854/Bruno-Borges-missing-brazil-oracle-Giordano-Bruno-abducted-aliens-ufo-extraterrestrial

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/63e99s/a_24_years_old_disappeared_last_week_and_left_14/

24year old man in Brazil locks himself in his room for a month while his parents are away and after he disappeared some weird stuff was found in his room: the bed was gone, most surfaces of the room were written on and there was a large expensive statue in the room. He had previously told his sister that he was writing a series of books that would "change humanity".

The way you phrased it OP I thought he had locked himself in his room and when people got in, he wasn't inside.
Borges’ worried dad told G1.Globo.com he last saw his son when he left the family home in Rio Branco, Acre, with no money on March 27.

Its a bizarre case but it seems to be relatively straight forward in that a mentally ill man is missing.

As for the bed, statue and writing. The logical explanation would be he removed his bed while his parents were away, bought the statue and wrote the books which are most likely full of gibberish.

fxotoole · 05-04-2017 05:01PM

topmanamillion wrote: »

The way you phrased it OP I thought he had locked himself in his room and when people got in, he wasn't inside.
Borgesâ€™ worried dad told G1.Globo.com he last saw his son when he left the family home in Rio Branco, Acre, with no money on March 27.

Its a bizarre case but it seems to be relatively straight forward in that a mentally ill man is missing.

As for the bed, statue and writing. The logical explanation would be he removed his bed while his parents were away, bought the statue and wrote the books which are most likely full of gibberish.

what's with all the perfect symmetry though? Hardly something someone is capable of when they are going through a full on psychotic break or whatever

05-04-2017 05:12PM

fxotoole wrote: »

what's with all the perfect symmetry though? Hardly something someone is capable of when they are going through a full on psychotic break or whatever

Can be. People who are bipolar/manic or whatever the term is now can be extremely productive. Bit like Autism. Often it's destructive/useless energy, sometimes not.

topmanamillion · 05-04-2017 05:21PM

fxotoole wrote: »

what's with all the perfect symmetry though? Hardly something someone is capable of when they are going through a full on psychotic break or whatever

Just because he`s mentally ill doesn't mean he isn't intelligent. A computer coder has deciphered some of the code so based on that I'm assuming its computer code which would account for the symmetry.

oneilla · 05-04-2017 07:44PM

topmanamillion wrote: »

The way you phrased it OP I thought he had locked himself in his room and when people got in, he wasn't inside.

Borges’ worried dad told G1.Globo.com he last saw his son when he left the family home in Rio Branco, Acre, with no money on March 27.

Its a bizarre case but it seems to be relatively straight forward in that a mentally ill man is missing.

As for the bed, statue and writing. The logical explanation would be he removed his bed while his parents were away, bought the statue and wrote the books which are most likely full of gibberish.

Now disappearing from a locked room would be an altogether compelled mystery! Very Jonathan Creek.

Some text was deciphered and it does seem to be gibberish (I think Google translate was used so that probably makes it read worse)

Since reality presents itself as a uniform and straightforward pattern, and consequently the cause of the action of the masses, then those of the easy way are more to mine than to the difficult ones. Consequently, the latter tend to be more willing to go astray, going to the extremity of both lucidity and insanity. However, remember that the so-called "normal" here does not mean exactly "positive", but rather alludes to the way we interpret people to the expeller of what it is to act acceptably in a society. In addition, this habitual way of seeing and acting is added to the method instilled by the media and the last * anticipations * of common sense for how you should manifest in the social environment. Moreover, it is convenient to rejoice the outlook of those who follow the straight standard of normality to be added to those of the easy way, which in turn results in alienation. However, it is easy, of course, it is not always generalized, and may be otherwise productive and beneficial. It is pertinent to argue first of all that the extremities are much more plausible if they happen - Regardless of the paths to be followed, in their maxims - We ("continuous"). Well, they are the ones that can reach one of the two peaks ...

Your favourite unsolved mystery?

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