Unsolved cases
Homicides and other crimes with no one held responsible. Some are a century old. Some are from this year.
Missouri River Killer
The Missouri River Killer is an unidentified American serial killer who committed the murders of seven women and girls in the Kansas City metro area between 1982 and 1994. The victims varied in ages between 13 and 36 and all were found floating in the Missouri River, with several of them having had their legs severed by the perpetrator. Beginning in the late 1980s, law enforcement agencies in western Missouri…
1935 · MissouriUnsolved
Murder of Artemus Ogletree
On January 5, 1935, a man who had given his name as Roland T. Owen, later identified as Artemus Ogletree, died at a hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, United States from beating and stabbing injuries. His death was preceded by a two-day stay in Room 1046 at the Hotel President in what is now the city's Power & Light District marked by communication with someone named "Don" and unusual behavior and incidents noted by…
1978 · MissouriUnsolvedMurder of Jimmy Hendricks and Kim Mills
James Hendricks and Kimberlin Mills are American murder victims who were discovered on June 17, 1978. The pair were believed to have been seen together at a truck stop in Missouri, which is where the murders are presumed to have taken place. Hendricks was left at the crime scene, while Mills was found in Mississippi County, Arkansas.
Year unknown · MissouriUnsolved
Ken McElroy
Kenneth Rex McElroy (June 16, 1934 – July 10, 1981) was an American criminal, convicted attempted murderer and child rapist who resided in Skidmore, Missouri. He was known as "the town bully", and his unsolved killing became the focus of international attention. Over the course of his life, McElroy was accused of dozens of felonies, including assault, child molestation, statutory rape, arson, animal cruelty, hog and…
1977 · MissouriUnsolvedSouth County car bomber
The South County car bomber was a person (or persons) who terrorized south St. Louis County, Missouri, with a series of fatal car bombings in 1977.
1999 · MissouriUnsolvedRicky McCormick's encrypted notes
The partially decomposed body of Ricky McCormick was discovered in a field in St. Charles County, Missouri, on June 30, 1999. Sheriffs found two garbled hand-written notes – apparently written in secret code – in the victim's pockets, and these were handed over to the FBI for further investigation.
1992 · Chicago field officeUnsolvedTammy J. Zywicki
Murder Victim Lawrence County, Missouri August 23, 1992