🕰️ 17 cases

Crime & Mystery Cases of the 1910s

17 real cases from the 1910s: murders, disappearances, unsolved files. With map, timeline and sources.

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1910

London, UK · Murder · SolvedDr. Crippen case›New York, US · Missing Person · UnsolvedThe Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold›

1911

New York, US · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire›

1912

North Atlantic, CA · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Sinking of the Titanic›Tekirdağ · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe 1912 Mürefte Earthquake›

1914

Sarajevo, BA · Murder · SolvedThe Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand›

1915

Tokyo, JP · Serial Murder · SolvedTokichi Ishii case›Paris, FR · Serial Murder · SolvedThe Henri Landru case›Kinsale, IE · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Sinking of the Lusitania›

1916

Budapest, HU · Serial Murder · UnsolvedThe Cinkota Barrels Case›St Petersburg, RU · Murder · ClosedThe Murder of Rasputin›

1917

Halifax, CA · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Halifax Explosion›Algonquin Park, CA · Suspicious Death · ClosedThe Mysterious Death of Tom Thomson›

1918

New Orleans, US · Serial Murder · UnsolvedThe Axeman of New Orleans›Yekaterinburg, RU · Murder · ClosedThe Execution of the Romanov Family›

1919

Chennai (Madras), IN · Unsolved Case · UnsolvedClement De La Haye case›Toronto, CA · Missing Person · UnsolvedThe Disappearance of Ambrose Small›

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Murder Cases Missing Person Cases Unsolved Cases Serial Murders Suspicious Deaths Major Tragedies