This week’s blog challenge prompt is “Write about some unsolved mysteries”.

Well, I guess I can list a few unsolved mysteries that have cropped up in my lifetime.

When I hear “unsolved mystery”, the first one I think of is the disappearance of Mary Lang. For weeks, months, and years the regional paper was filled with updates as people tried to find Mary. Rumor had it that a local attorney had something to do with it, and conveniently around the time of her disappearance, a bunch of old oil wells on his property got capped. I will be surprised if her body is ever found or the mystery is ever solved. Money has a way of keeping lips zipped.

The murder of JonBenet Ramsey is another mystery in this region. Suspects have ranged from her immediate family members to intruders. I hope someday it is solved. I became a new parent shortly after this murder, and it didn’t help my anxiety one bit.

It wasn’t during my lifetime, but another mystery in our state is the identity of the Bloody Benders. This family wasn’t even a true family–it was a group of people who passed themselves off as a family to unsuspecting travelers who came into their home and didn’t leave alive. By the time people realized something was amiss out at the Bender farm, the “family” had already fled the area.

Can’t really say that I enjoy unsolved mysteries. I like my mysteries wrapped up nice and neat with a bow on top. Unsolved means they are still out there. Unsolved means they could still cause harm. Unsolved causes me great anxiety. I can only hope that as criminal forensic investigative techniques improve, the number of unsolved crimes decreases.