Unsolved cases in California

Jump to a case or switch states. Each file lays out what happened, who the victims were, every named suspect, and the evidence for and against them.

3 cases

#3Full file published

The Black Dahlia (Elizabeth Short)

1947 · Los Angeles, California

A 22-year-old woman found bisected in a vacant lot. Hundreds of confessions, dozens of suspects, no conviction.

#4Full file published

Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace

1997 · Los Angeles, California

Shot in a drive-by after a music-industry party. Decades of lawsuits, a corruption-tainted police investigation, and no arrest.

#1Full file published

The Zodiac Killer

1968–1970 · Northern California

Four confirmed attacks, taunting letters to newspapers, and ciphers. One was solved in 2020. Two remain unbroken. No arrest in 58 years.