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Lists about history's most famous "rippers," serial killing and spreading terror from Atlanta to Ypsilanti—but mostly Just Jack.

Jesse and the Rippers

Timeline

During the late summer and early fall of 1888, a serial killer terrorized London's East End. This person would go by a number of names, but over 130 years later, they are most commonly remembered as Jack the Ripper. Jack the Ripper's identity has never been confirmed, though numerous people, usually men, have been suspected of the crimes.&nbsp;Although the name Jack the Ripper is known throughout most of the world, the names of the victims, as well as how the story of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unsolved-celebrity-murders/ranker-crime?ref=browse_list&amp;l=1">murders</a> unfolded, are often forgotten. Below, we'll break down the official timeline of the Whitechapel murders and learn about the very real women whose lives were violently ended by Jack the Ripper.

A Timeline Of The Still Unsolved Jack The Ripper Case

General

Patrick Thornton

Shining a spotlight on shocking deeds done by damsels in anything but distress.

Very Bad Girls

Criminals

Since the FBI debuted its <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-fbi-debuts-10-most-wanted" target="_blank">Ten Most Wanted Fugitives</a> list on March 14, 1950, over 500 individuals have been placed on the list. Despite hundreds of suspected criminals having appeared on the list in the last seven decades, only 10 of the fugitives have been women. In fact, the first woman wasn&#39;t added to the list until December 1968. These women have been added to the list for a variety of crimes including murder, kidnapping, bank robberies, and alleged involvement in extremist groups. Although some of them were apprehended and sent to prison, others were exonerated and went on to live successful lives as professors and authors.

Below, we&#39;ll meet the 10 women on&nbsp;the FBI&#39;s <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/fugitives-longest-time-most-wanted-list/patrick-thornton" target="_blank">Ten Most Wanted Fugitives</a> list and learn their stories.

All Of The Women Who Have Spent Time On The FBI’s Most Wanted List

All Of The Women That Have Spent Time On The The FBI’s Most Wanted List

Lists about people who were tried, convicted, and even executed for crimes they didn't commit.

Wrongful Convictions

True Crime

In 2008, Melissa Lucio was found guilty of murdering her daughter. The 53-year-old Lucio is<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/melissa-lucio-only-latina-texas-death-row-seeks-clemency-execution-loo-rcna20643"> one of six women</a> on death row in the state of Texas and, pending new trial results, could be the first Latina executed by the state.Many people believe Lucio is innocent. In fact, the general belief is that 2-year-old Mariah Alvarez's death was a tragic accident. Lucio's children, former death row exonerees, and Texas lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have all made the case for her clemency.&nbsp;

Melissa Lucio Received A Death Sentence For A Crime That Might Not Have Even Happened

The Melissa Lucio Case Explained

The FBI&#39;s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list was created in late 1949 under the direction of J. Edgar Hoover&nbsp;and made public on March 14, 1950. Since then, over 500 individuals have appeared on the list, with approximately 94% of the criminals listed being captured. Tips and other assistance from the general public account&nbsp;for about 31% of the captures. Only 10 women have ever appeared on the list.

The list below includes the criminals who have spent the most time on the list since its inception over 70 years ago. Some of these fugitives have been captured, while others were removed for various reasons. Two of the longest-standing members of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/fbi-most-wanted-list-history/jim-rowley" target="_blank">Ten Most Wanted list</a> remain on it to this day.

Fugitives That Have Spent The Most Time On The FBI's Most Wanted List

Mysteries

The death of Lauren Agee turned a fun summer weekend into a tragedy when her body was found floating in Tennessee&#39;s Center Hill Lake on the morning of July 26, 2015. Agee was attending a local festival, and although she was traveling with friends, they couldn&#39;t provide many answers about what might have happened to her. Some even found her friends&#39; behavior suspicious. However, the only court case regarding Agee&#39;s death was thrown out in 2017.

Lauren Agee was known as the life of the party and had even appeared in professional music videos. She was also studying criminal science at the time of her death. While her official cause of death was ruled an accident, her family and others close to the case believe Lauren Agee met with foul play.

Fishermen Found Lauren Agee In A Tennessee Lake, And Years Later, Her Death Is Still A Mystery

How Did Lauren Agee Die? Years Later, Investigators Still Aren't Sure

Lists of toys, action figures, and stuffed animals that have entertained and enraged you since childhood.

Playing with Toys

Toys

As &#39;90s style and trends continue to make a comeback, it&#39;s impossible for those of us who actually grew up in the &#39;90s to not think about some of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/controversial-dolls/patrick-thornton" target="_blank">our favorite toys</a> and the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/action-figure-controversies/patrick-thornton" target="_blank">joy they brought us</a>.

While it&#39;s human nature to feel nostalgic for a simpler time, the &#39;80s, &#39;90s, and early 2000s weren&#39;t exactly a safer time. There were toys that burned children, caused emergency room visits, and even resulted in death. On the lighter side, your Furby potentially spied on you and your family.

Big and small, we&#39;ve gathered up some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/controversies-involving-legos/patrick-thornton?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most controversial toys</a> we all played with as kids.

23 Controversies Involving Toys We Played With As Kids

Kids Toys Controversies

Controversy

Although most dolls are wholesome, collectible items that spark nostalgic <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/action-figure-controversies/patrick-thornton" target="_blank">memories of a simpler time</a>, there are a number of dolls with a shady past - such as&nbsp;the Cabbage Patch Kids doll that tore out children&#39;s hair and the new &quot;smart&quot;&nbsp;dolls that have the sinister potential to spy on children.

All in all, there are some rather shocking - as well as humorous -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/barbie-controversies/erin-maxwell" target="_blank">controversies surrounding dolls</a> throughout the decades. This list unpacks some of the best-known scandals of the past 50 years.

13 Controversies Involving Dolls

Controversies Involving Dolls

Whether you played with them as a kid or collect them as an adult, toy action figures bring up intense nostalgia and sometimes become highly collectible. Because of their broad appeal, it&#39;s no surprise that more than a few action figures have <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/fast-food-kids-meals-controversies/patrick-thornton" target="_blank">come under scrutiny</a> over the years.

Take a look through this list of action figures, spanning from the 1980s through the 2020s, and let us know which ones you think are the most controversial.

16 Controversial Action Figures

Action Figure Controversies

Death

The death of Lauren Smith-Fields caught national attention and added to discourse about racial bias in missing persons and death investigations. Just weeks before Christmas 2021, 23-year-old Lauren Smith-Fields died in her Connecticut apartment under what some consider suspicious circumstances. When police arrived at the scene, the only witness to Smith-Fields&#39;s death was a man she had met on Bumble just three days prior.

In the weeks following her untimely death, Smith-Fields&#39;s family alleged that local police violated their civil liberties and demonstrated racial discrimination.

At the time of her death, Smith-Fields was studying to be a physical therapist and was considered an influencer on Instagram and YouTube. &quot;No one is going to discard my daughter as rubbish,&quot; Shantell Fields told a crowd at a rally on what would have been Smith-Fields&#39;s 24th birthday. &quot;She had a life, she had a business, she was in college, and she had a family and friends that love her,&quot; Fields added.

This list unpacks what we know about the death and alleged murder of Lauren Smith-Fields.

Investigators Ruled Lauren Smith-Fields's Death An Accident, But Many Suspect Foul Play

Here's What We Know About The Tragic, Baffling Death Of Lauren Smith-Fields

If you&#39;re a millennial or Gen Z, then you probably know the sweet satisfaction of tearing into a McDonald&#39;s Happy Meal to discover that one toy you&#39;d been wanting. As exciting as it may have been to get an extra treat with your McNuggets, not all toys included in kids&#39; fast-food meals have been big hits -&nbsp;in the most extreme cases, some toys have resulted in injury and even death.

We&#39;ve rounded up the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/controversies-involving-legos/patrick-thornton" target="_blank">biggest controversies</a> involving fast-food kids&#39; toys ranging from the tragic to the undeniably humorous.

12 Controversies Involving Fast-Food Kids’ Meals

Fast-Food Kids’ Meals  Controversies 

Watchworthy

Despite the many advances in forensic science over the past several decades, there remain far too many <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/missing-people-who-were-found-alive/rydavis" target="_blank">missing person</a> cases that seem impossible to solve. Some of these <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/people-who-disappeared-on-vacation/cheryl-adams-richkoff" target="_blank">unsolved mysteries</a>, like <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/disappearance-of-the-sodder-children/melissa-brinks?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the Sodder children</a> who may or may not have perished in a fire, are over 70 years old. Others, like the case of Bryce Laspisa, who seemingly disappeared from his car on a road trip, happened in the last decade. Although these cases all have multiple theories surrounding them, what happened to these individuals remains unanswered.

Missing person cases bring up many emotions, whether it be empathy for the missing person&#39;s family or a desire to see the guilty party brought to justice. The unfinished nature of these cases is what perhaps keeps them at the forefront of the true crime world.

While it might seem like some of these cases can&#39;t be solved, it&#39;s not impossible. This list covers some of the most hotly debated missing person cases that everyone wants to see solved.

11 Missing Persons Cases We'd Really Like To See Solved

Missing Persons Cases We'd Really Like To See Solved

When the home of Robert and Mary Fisher burst into flames in April 2001, authorities initially believed it was a terrible accident. However, they would soon realize that they were looking at a homicide case and that Robert Fisher was the main suspect in the murder of his wife and two children. Despite a massive nationwide manhunt and thousands of tips, Robert Fisher has yet to be found.

Robert Fisher spent 20 years on the FBI&#39;s <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/news/local/arizona-investigations/2021/04/08/robert-fisher-fbi-most-wanted-fugitive-scottsdale/4671954001/" target="_blank">10 Most Wanted</a> list and was featured <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/americas-most-wanted-not-caught/philgibbons" target="_blank">10 times on America&#39;s Most Wanted</a>. The show&#39;s host, John Walsh, even referred to him as &quot;Public Enemy Number One&quot; in an episode. This list unpacks how then-39-year-old Robert Fisher, an average, church-going suburbanite from Scottsdale, AZ, allegedly turned into a family annihilator.

Robert Fisher Allegedly Murdered His Family In 2001, But He's Never Been Found

Robert Fisher Spent 20 Years On The FBI’s Most Wanted List For The Murder Of His Family, But He’s Never Been Found 

In 1996, Susan Walsh <a href="http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/essex/nutley/2020/11/24/missing-nutley-nj-woman-susan-walsh-sister-law-eagles-joe-walsh/3749353001/" target="_blank">left her apartment</a> in Nutley, NJ, and never returned. In the months <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/people-who-disappeared-to-another-dimension/katherine-ripley" target="_blank">leading up to her disappearance</a>, Walsh&#39;s journalistic career had taken off when she wrote a stunning expos&eacute; about human trafficking, which allegedly made her a target for the mafia. She had also gotten in deep with an underground club of people who claimed to be vampires, and her years of work as an exotic dancer had begun to affect her mental and physical health.

Walsh&#39;s disappearance in the summer of 1996 led to speculation of a mob hit, a drug overdose, some sort of vampiric&nbsp;ritual, or Walsh simply walking away from her life. Whatever happened to Susan Walsh, she&#39;s remembered by friends and family as a devoted mother and gifted writer. She was even working towards a master&#39;s degree in English and writing from NYU when she went missing.

This list takes a look at the tumultuous few months leading up to the vanishing of Susan Walsh.

Was Journalist Susan Walsh’s Disappearance Linked To Drugs, The Mob, Or An Underground Vampire Club?

The Unsolved Disappearance Of Susan Walsh

Whoa Facts

Whether you&#39;re Gen X, a millennial, or Gen Z, you likely have some good memories of&nbsp;The Muppets, Sesame Street, and Fraggle Rock. These shows provided wholesome entertainment and continue to be a source of nostalgia decades later. That said, not everything about these shows was always as <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/controversies-involving-legos/patrick-thornton" target="_blank">G-rated as it&nbsp;seemed</a>. Scandals and controversies have occurred both on- and off-screen in the 50-plus years that Jim Henson&#39;s creations have appeared in movies and television.

From episodes that have aged poorly&nbsp;to disgruntled puppeteers&nbsp;to tackling <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/social-issues-in-america-that-you-care-about-most/mike-rothschild?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">major social issues</a>, we&#39;ll look at some of the most controversial stories to ever involve Muppets.

19 Controversies Involving Muppets

Controversies Involving Muppets

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When it comes to unsolved murders, there&#39;s a particular sadness associated with Jane Doe and John Doe cases. Not only did these victims have their lives stolen from them, but their names were taken, as well. However, the lack of resolution in <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/bodies-never-identified/lyra-radford" target="_blank">unidentified person</a> cold cases seems to be slowly coming to an end. Thanks to advances in forensic technology, along with DNA samples being submitted to genealogy websites, many unidentified deceased persons are getting their names back.

From serial killers to unsolved murders to a centuries-old shipwreck, the stories of these newly identified people prove that there&#39;s hope for even the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/unsolved-case-penny-doe/anna-lindwasser" target="_blank">coldest of cases</a> to be solved.

11 Jane And John Does Who Got Their Names Back In 2021

Jane And John Does Who Were Identified In 2021

List about the world's favorite indestructible building block.

Lego My Legos

When it <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/controversial-horror-movie-posters/jack-morgan" target="_blank">comes to controversies</a>, Lego blocks aren&#39;t the first things that come&nbsp;to mind. But the Lego brand has found itself at the center of multiple social debates over the years. The wide variety of reasons include&nbsp;activists speaking out against big oil, the proliferation of sexist stereotypes in children&#39;s toys, and even a fear of witchcraft.

Below, we&#39;ll look at some of the biggest controversies - many of which took place in 2013 for some reason - in the history of Lego toys.

The Biggest Controversies Involving Legos

Pop Culture

Whether it&#39;s reading an article, listening to a podcast, or watching a show, it&#39;s often the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-bizarre-true-crime-stories-in-history/justin-andress" target="_blank">weirdest true crime cases</a> that stick in our minds the longest. While some cases are just plain weird, others can be as equally odd as they are terrifying. Take Carl Tanzler, who kept his beloved&#39;s remains in his home for seven years, regularly buying new clothes for her corpse. Then there&#39;s Danny LaPlante, who hid in the walls of his date&#39;s&nbsp;house and reportedly wore her dead mother&#39;s makeup. The world of true crime is full of bizarre stories that can seem too strange&nbsp;to possibly be true, until you realize that they were all real people with real lives that were suddenly upended.

In the list below, we&#39;ll explore some of the strangest and creepiest cases throughout true crime history.

11 Utterly Bizarre True Crime Stories That Are Keeping Us Up At Night

Utterly Bizarre True Crime Stories That Are Keeping Us Up At Night

The 2017 death of Jessica Johnson remains a mystery&nbsp;to this day. Although her death was initially ruled to be self-inflicted, friends and family firmly believe that the young mother of two was murdered.

Partially hidden in tall grass, Johnson&#39;s body was leaning against a mailbox, with two shoelaces tying her neck to the post. Johnson&#39;s mother would later describe her daughter&#39;s body as being&nbsp;&quot;put on display,&quot; and a friend claimed that the scene looked staged.

The Jessica Johnson case has been the topic of a number of true crime shows, podcasts, and blogs, but there often seem&nbsp;to be more questions than answers, many of which the family believes police did not properly investigate at the time. Below are the known facts of Johnson&#39;s death, the events that led up to it, and a police investigation that has been criticized for years.

Investigators Say Jessica Johnson Took Her Own Life, But Her Family Thinks There's More To The Story

Investigators Say Jessica Johnson Took Her Own Life, But Some Suspect Foul Play

Often referred to as the Rampart Street Murders, the deaths of Addie Hall and Zack Bowen shocked the city of New Orleans in 2006. Hall and Bowen had gained notoriety for staying in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which garnered them national media attention. In fact, it seemed like a romantic story of a couple who fell in love during one of the greatest natural disasters in New Orleans history. However, there was a dark side to Hall and Bowen&#39;s relationship - one that involved excessive drinking and drug use that eventually led to violent fights.

It was in the early hours of October 5, 2006, that the relationship took a fatal turn when Bowen strangled Hall in their <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/haunted-hotels-in-new-orleans/natalie-jonah" target="_blank">French Quarter</a> apartment. The murder would remain a secret until 12 days later when Bowen took his own life and left behind a full confession of what he had done.

The violent murder of Addie Hall and the suicide of Zack Bowen have spawned television shows, a documentary, and endless speculation on the internet. This list covers the verifiable facts of Hall and Bowen&#39;s relationship, their deaths, and the macabre aftermath that followed.

The Tragic Story Of Zack Bowen And Addie Hall

For 23 years, the 1986 murder of Sherri Rasmussen was thought to be the result of a burglary gone wrong, but the perpetrator was never caught. The case would remain cold until 2009 when DNA evidence pointed to police officer Stephanie Lazarus as the culprit. Authorities believed that Lazarus murdered Rasmussen out of jealousy over her recent marriage to Lazarus&#39;s ex, John Ruetten. Lazarus and Ruetten had been in an&nbsp;on-and-off sexual relationship for years, and Lazarus had reportedly tried to intimidate Rasmussen on several occasions leading up to the murder.

Stephanie Lazarus was convicted of&nbsp;Sherri Rasmussen&#39;s murder in 2012, although she maintains her innocence. Lazarus was sentenced to 27 years to life in prison and will be eligible for parole in December 2034. The list below shows how a decades-old <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/solved-cold-cases/patrick-thornton" target="_blank">cold case</a> was finally solved.

How The Ice-Cold Case Of Sherri Rasmussen's Murder Was Finally Solved

How The Sherri Rasmussen Case Was Finally Solved

Strange True Stories

Bryce Laspisa was supposed to be driving to his parents&#39; home in Southern California when he vanished without a trace. The Bryce Laspisa case remains one of the most perplexing <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/people-who-disappeared-mysteriously/alby-thompson" target="_blank">missing person</a> cases in modern true crime, with no viable leads since the teen&#39;s disappearance in 2013.

Laspisa had spent the summer at his parents&#39; home&nbsp;and had only returned to school two weeks before the events of August 28-30. His parents, who have repeatedly stated&nbsp;that nothing seemed wrong when he left to go back to school, have described the 19-year-old college student as&nbsp;an &quot;open book&quot; who could talk to them about anything.

However, somewhere between Laspisa returning to school and police finding his car in a ravine, something seems to have gone horribly wrong. Despite years of theorizing, the question still remains: What happened to Bryce Laspisa?

Bryce Laspisa's Car Was Found Overturned In A California Ravine, But He Had Completely Vanished

The Strange Disappearance Of Bryce Laspisa

Are we all alone in the universe? Probs not.

Close Encounters

Aliens

Conspiracy theories about the US government are nothing new, but some tend to have <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/phoenix-lights-ufo-sighting/patrick-thornton" target="_blank">more staying power</a> than others. Majestic 12, also known as &quot;MJ-12&quot;&nbsp;and &quot;MAJIC,&quot; is just one of those conspiracies. The existence of Majestic 12 is said to have been first discovered by a television producer and ufologist in 1984, but MJ-12 allegedly dates&nbsp;back to the 1950s.

According to documents that have been released by the FBI, Majestic 12 was a group of top military personnel whose sole responsibility was to investigate UFO sightings and crashes. Since the release of the papers to the public in 1987, the existence of Majestic 12 has come to be widely believed by many UFO researchers and enthusiasts.

However, there are decades of evidence that call the authenticity of Majestic 12 into doubt. UFO experts, the FBI, and even a former Air Force special agent have stated that Majestic 12 is a complete hoax. Despite all the evidence that casts doubt on Majestic 12, it remains a hotly debated subject in the UFO community.

Below, we&#39;ll break down the timeline of Majestic 12&#39;s creation, discovery, and debunking.

The ‘Majestic 12’: A Secret UFO Committee, Or An Elaborate Hoax Created By A Disinformation Agent?

The ‘Majestic 12’: A Secret UFO Committee Or An Elaborate Hoax Created By A Disinformation Agent?

Dusting for prints & pointing the magnifying glass at some of history's most persistent, fascinating, and frustrating mysteries.

History's Mysteries

In so many cases, from <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/shocking-facts-about-lizzie-borden/erin-wisti" target="_blank">Lizzie Borden</a> to the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/elizabeth-short-black-dahlia/patrick-thornton" target="_blank">Black Dahlia</a> to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/jonbenet-ramsey-family-facts/patrick-thornton" target="_blank">JonBen&eacute;t Ramsey</a>, there&#39;s no definitive answer as to who the culprit was, and perhaps it&#39;s partly a desire to know the&nbsp;unknown that&nbsp;keeps the cases alive. Unsolved cases often prove to be some of the most intriguing and most hotly debated among <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/bizarre-true-crime-twists/chrissy-rose" target="_blank">true crime</a>&nbsp;followers. There&#39;s something about having the answer just out of reach that makes these cold cases stick with us for decades.

All that said, there&#39;s something particularly satisfying about a solved cold case. For example, take the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/golden-state-killer-facts/natalie-hazen" target="_blank">Golden State Killer</a>, whose identity was debated for decades, then shockingly revealed one day in 2018. More than a name, the whole world got to see families get closure and justice served in the courtroom, though even in solved cold cases this isn&#39;t always the case. But thanks to advances in forensic evidence, new leads, and sometimes even guilty consciences, more and more cold cases continue to be&nbsp;closed.

This list unpacks some of the coldest cases that were finally solved, often decades after the crime took place.

11 Of The Coldest Cases That Were Finally Solved

Cold Cases That Were Finally Solved

Entertainment

Tim Burton has created strange and wonderful worlds that children and adults alike can get lost in. Though Burton has directed a bit of everything, from Pee-wee&#39;s Big Adventure to Planet of the Apes to Dumbo, one common characteristic in Burton films is that the same actors - such as Winona Ryder, Johnny Depp, and Helena Bonham Carter, to name a few -&nbsp;show up again and again.

However,&nbsp;a surprising number of these actors also have their dark side. While some scandals can be more easily forgotten, like Ryder&#39;s 2001 shoplifting incident, others are much more despicable. Below, we&#39;ll look at the controversies, allegations, and crimes of the most famous actors to appear in <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movies-and-films-directed-by-tim-burton/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Tim Burton films</a>.

All The Controversies Involving Actors In Tim Burton Films

Actor

Tim Burton Actor Controversies

Kaitlyn Arquette was driving home on a summer evening in 1989 when a car pulled up beside her and fired two bullets into her car. Arquette&#39;s murder made headlines due to the seemingly random nature of the shooting, and also because her mother was the famed young adult suspense writer Lois Duncan. Duncan would end up playing a pivotal&nbsp;role in the case when she began publicly criticizing the police investigation in&nbsp;a book she wrote&nbsp;about the murder and in an appearance <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unsolved-mysteries-where-are-they-now/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">on Unsolved Mysteries</a>. Despite Duncan&#39;s best efforts, her daughter&#39;s murder remained unsolved.

The Kaitlyn Arquette case took a stunning turn in the summer of 2021, when Paul Apodaca, a man who was at the crime scene but never questioned, <a href="https://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/man-admits-to-three-murders-in-the-metro/6218190/?cat=500" target="_blank">confessed to murdering Arquette</a>. While no formal charges have yet been pressed against Apodaca, the Arquette family may finally have an answer as to who killed Kaitlyn.

Decades Later, The Murder Of Kaitlyn Arquette May Have Finally Been Solved

Interesting

Officially known as the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility, a particularly mysterious area of water in the South Pacific is known to oceanographers and astronauts alike as &quot;Point Nemo.&quot; While many assume Point Nemo is an island, its coordinates will actually take you as far as you can possibly travel from dry land while still remaining on Earth.

The exact coordinates of Point Nemo were only discovered in the early &#39;90s, though its general location has been known since the 1970s, and fictionalized versions of the area have appeared&nbsp;in literature as early as the late 19th&nbsp;century. Point Nemo is rumored - and in some cases proven -&nbsp;to be home to everything from space trash to possible sea monsters, and it&#39;s an area where fact is every bit as strange as fiction. Here, we&#39;ll break down what and where Point Nemo is, as well as the myths surrounding this <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/creepy-places-in-the-oceans/edira-putri" target="_blank">creepy ocean spot</a>.

Point Nemo Is One Of The Most Fascinating Spots On Earth, But It’s Completely Inaccessible

Point Nemo Is One Of The Most Fascinating & Inaccessible Spots On Earth

Lists about real and fictional mysteries and the people who solved them—or at least tried to.

Mysteries & Detectives

Drama

Unsolved Mysteries has earned its cult-classic status for true crime aficionados. The show has&nbsp;covered some of the most <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unsolved-mysteries-where-are-they-now/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">famous unsolved cases</a> in history, including D. B. Cooper, The Pizza Parlor Killer, and Polly Klaas, to name only a few.

While the show has entertained millions, its main objective was always to solve cases that seemed unsolvable, and the show was quite successful in doing so. Unsolved Mysteries covered more than a thousand cases&nbsp;and claims to have helped solve over half of those. This success rate just goes to show that&nbsp;the average person&#39;s observational powers are more useful than they seem on the surface.

Below are some of the most famous cases&nbsp;that were solved with the help of television viewers after being featured on Unsolved Mysteries.

'Unsolved Mysteries' Helped Close The Books On These Chilling Cases

Cases Solved By 'Unsolved Mysteries': How The Show Helped Close The Books

Taking a closer look at the prim & priggish customs, beliefs, and practices unique to the Victorian era.

In the Time of Queen Victoria

19th Century

Practically&nbsp;every book, movie, and TV show made in the last century that references the Victorian era romanticizes the time period. Beautiful gowns, lavish homes, and passionate romance are staples of the now bygone time. But in much of the media we consume about the seemingly sophisticated Victorians, no one talks about where they got their water or&nbsp;went to the bathroom, or when they last <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/lavish-royal-bathrooms-from-history/mariel-loveland" target="_blank">bathed</a>.

When you peel back all the layers of silk and lace, you&#39;ll discover that the Victorians were actually pretty gross. People didn&#39;t always bathe weekly - let alone daily -&nbsp;and indoor plumbing was a distant dream for most. As such, the Victorian era&#39;s frequent bouts of disease are unsurprising. Overall, women caught the brunt of <a href="https://nypost.com/2016/10/23/the-beauty-routine-of-a-victorian-woman-was-anything-but-glamorous/" target="_blank">bizarre trends in hygiene</a>. So let&#39;s open our eyes, hold our noses, and find out what was really going on with the supposedly immaculate <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/sex-in-the-victorian-era/aaron-edwards" target="_blank">Victorians</a>.

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