🕰️ 14 cases

Crime & Mystery Cases of the 1920s

14 real cases from the 1920s: murders, disappearances, unsolved files. With map, timeline and sources.

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1920

Alexandria, EG · Serial Murder · SolvedThe Raya and Sakina Murders›

1921

Tulsa, US · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Tulsa Race Massacre (Greenwood)›

1922

Waidhofen, DE · Unsolved Case · UnsolvedThe Hinterkaifeck Murders›Los Angeles, US · Unsolved Case · UnsolvedThe Murder of William Desmond Taylor›Franklin Township, US · Unsolved Case · UnsolvedThe Hall-Mills Murders›

1923

Morlaix, FR · Murder · ClosedThe Seznec Affair›Moscow, RU · Serial Murder · SolvedThe "Shabolovka Killer" Case›

1924

Vancouver, CA · Suspicious Death · UnsolvedJanet Smith case›Hanover, DE · Serial Murder · SolvedThe "Butcher of Hanover" Case›Everest, CN · Missing Person · UnsolvedThe Disappearance of Mallory and Irvine on Everest›

1925

Mato Grosso, BR · Missing Person · UnsolvedThe Disappearance of Explorer Percy Fawcett in the Amazon›

1926

Guildford, UK · Missing Person · ClosedAgatha Christie's 11-Day Disappearance›

1929

Chicago, US · Murder · UnsolvedThe St. Valentine's Day Massacre›Düsseldorf, DE · Serial Murder · SolvedThe "Vampire of Düsseldorf" Case›

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