🕰️ 17 cases

Crime & Mystery Cases of the 1940s

17 real cases from the 1940s: murders, disappearances, unsolved files. With map, timeline and sources.

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1940

Mexico City, MX · Murder · SolvedThe Assassination of Leon Trotsky›

1941

Kōwhitirangi, NZ · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Kōwhitirangi Shootings (1941)›

1942

Boston, US · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire›Mexico City, MX · Serial Murder · SolvedGoyo Cárdenas — "The Tacuba Strangler"›Tokat · Major Tragedy · Closed1942 Niksar–Erbaa Earthquake›

1943

Kastamonu · Major Tragedy · Closed1943 Tosya–Ladik Earthquake›

1944

Paris, FR · Serial Murder · SolvedMarcel Petiot case›Bedford, UK · Missing Person · UnsolvedThe Disappearance of Glenn Miller over the Channel›Bolu · Major Tragedy · Closed1944 Bolu–Gerede Earthquake›

1945

Lower Quinton, UK · Unsolved Case · UnsolvedCharles Walton case›Fort Lauderdale, US · Missing Person · UnsolvedThe Disappearance of Flight 19›

1946

Texarkana, US · Serial Murder · UnsolvedThe Texarkana 'Phantom Killer' Murders›

1947

Los Angeles, US · Murder · UnsolvedThe Black Dahlia (Elizabeth Short) case›

1948

Adelaide, AU · Unsolved Case · UnsolvedThe Somerton Man Mystery›Tokyo, JP · Murder · ClosedTeigin Incident — Bank Poisoning›

1949

London, UK · Unsolved Case · UnsolvedEmily Armstrong case›Turin, IT · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Superga Air Disaster — Grande Torino›

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