tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post2077602100692466993..comments2024-03-18T21:16:14.441-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Great Mysteries of Our TimeJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67255810695978846672017-09-22T23:10:42.383-04:002017-09-22T23:10:42.383-04:00Love that, Jay. Im happy to believe it.
Yes, I lo...Love that, Jay. Im happy to believe it.<br /><br />Yes, I love Airheart ,too! And yes, Elisabeth, my dictation software has a (pretty funny) mind of her own.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19371963841150619102017-09-22T23:07:55.006-04:002017-09-22T23:07:55.006-04:00Reversal of Fortune--so brilliant. I covered Claus...Reversal of Fortune--so brilliant. I covered Claus Von Bulow's retrial..remind me about it when I see you, Ingrid! Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34900522877055004632017-09-22T20:36:04.469-04:002017-09-22T20:36:04.469-04:00I just read about Tom Thomson on the list that Jen...I just read about Tom Thomson on the list that Jenn provided. His death is quite a puzzle, but I didn't realize there was also a mystery related to his grave. I'll have to go look that up!Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22734550454629838992017-09-22T20:31:02.146-04:002017-09-22T20:31:02.146-04:00I didn't read the book, but I imagine it's...I didn't read the book, but I imagine it's pretty interesting . . . .Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58767524091363919892017-09-22T20:01:32.197-04:002017-09-22T20:01:32.197-04:00I remember when that book came out, Joan. I meant...I remember when that book came out, Joan. I meant to read it but never got around to it.Gigi Norwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495357787099352860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49704215495101932792017-09-22T19:57:22.400-04:002017-09-22T19:57:22.400-04:00Good one, Hallie. I've been hard pressed to t...Good one, Hallie. I've been hard pressed to think on one that haunts me, so I'll vote with you!Gigi Norwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495357787099352860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91071920463486597552017-09-22T19:41:47.287-04:002017-09-22T19:41:47.287-04:00100 years later, I think Canadians still like to w...100 years later, I think Canadians still like to wonder about the mysterious drowning death of artist Tom Thomson in Canoe Lake in Algonquin Park. <br /><br />He went out onto the lake one day in his canoe, a normal occurance. Later the same day, someone saw his overturned canoe floating in the lake, but no Tom. His body surfaced 8 days later. He was an expert outdoorsman, it was a calm day, so why and how did he drown? <br /><br />To add to it, there's the mystery of his two graves, and which one is he really buried in? Susan Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17163152026039153248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25779733101333957892017-09-22T18:33:06.237-04:002017-09-22T18:33:06.237-04:00Ooohh! Good list, Jenn! Thanks!Ooohh! Good list, Jenn! Thanks!Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67153072255229158392017-09-22T18:05:04.975-04:002017-09-22T18:05:04.975-04:00I've read a lot of celebrity autobiographies, ...I've read a lot of celebrity autobiographies, and everyone seems to love Robert Wagner and agree that he loved Natalie Wood. Getting drunk isn't a great thing and doing it on a boat is not a good idea.Sally from PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649707016754971847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52294768274635854152017-09-22T17:38:25.772-04:002017-09-22T17:38:25.772-04:00That's what I heard, that she was bedridden, b...That's what I heard, that she was bedridden, but I'm sure there were many things being said that were kernels of truth and not the whole truth. I always thought that the oldest girl did it, and the grandmother took the blame. However, I don't know why the girls would then turn against their grandmother. So, it might just be as simple as the grandmother having dementia and shooting the mother/her daughter because she didn't realize who she was.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45812453437372488572017-09-22T17:33:43.719-04:002017-09-22T17:33:43.719-04:00Oh, yes. How could I forget Natalie Wood, Judi? ...Oh, yes. How could I forget Natalie Wood, Judi? I really would like to know if her husband ignored her calls for help, along with Christopher Walken, or if they were too drunk to even know she was calling for help, or if, as you say, Ingrid, she did just drown without any nefarious circumstances. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35254440822470077012017-09-22T17:10:32.527-04:002017-09-22T17:10:32.527-04:00I've seen it Jay! Love the Doctor.I've seen it Jay! Love the Doctor. Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8603829196099724292017-09-22T17:06:20.823-04:002017-09-22T17:06:20.823-04:00These are great, Ingrid! I do love a good mystery ...These are great, Ingrid! I do love a good mystery and the real ones are particularly vexing because it feels as if they should be solved. Amelia Earhart, in particular, has always bothered me. I was doing research the other day and found a list of 10 that I'd never heard before. I know it's wrong to say they inspire but...well, you're a mystery writer so I know you get it. More unsolved: https://listverse.com/2014/03/28/10-completely-mysterious-deaths-well-probably-never-solve/Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214926031147370862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85041924564873457312017-09-22T16:15:22.041-04:002017-09-22T16:15:22.041-04:00You're making lots of great recommendations to...You're making lots of great recommendations today, Jay! Thanks!Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47493007304520394352017-09-22T16:13:51.610-04:002017-09-22T16:13:51.610-04:00I agree that her death seems curious. But maybe O...I agree that her death seems curious. But maybe Occam's Razor, and she really did just stumble off the boat and drown?Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84822679116880771632017-09-22T15:52:16.056-04:002017-09-22T15:52:16.056-04:00Ingrid, the son was a good homicide detective . . ...Ingrid, the son was a good homicide detective . . . when he began going through his father’s things after the doctor passed away, he found items he’d never seen, things that suggested his father was involved in the Black Dahlia murder.<br /><br />Although he was willing to consider his father as a suspect, he wanted to find the truth. Other detectives looked at the case archives and investigated the son’s claim. During their investigation, they discovered, in the district attorney’s vault, a file that laid out the case for the doctor being the prime suspect in the murder. They’d had no idea this long-buried file, put together in 1950, even existed. <br />The evidence gathered in their investigation supported the son’s conclusion that his father had murdered Elizabeth Short. <br />Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45728123179648582682017-09-22T15:49:43.512-04:002017-09-22T15:49:43.512-04:00TWA Flight 800. I, and thousands more do not beli...TWA Flight 800. I, and thousands more do not believe the official story.Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777683026890358953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32753078395682300362017-09-22T15:27:16.827-04:002017-09-22T15:27:16.827-04:00For a fictional but entertaining explanation about...For a fictional but entertaining explanation about Agatha Christie's vanishing, check out the Doctor Who episode "The Unicorn and the Wasp".<br /><br />Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69290562861694830992017-09-22T15:21:14.853-04:002017-09-22T15:21:14.853-04:00Ann, my favorite fictional explanation for Jack th...Ann, my favorite fictional explanation for Jack the Ripper was the episode of the show Babylon 5 called "Comes The Inquisitor". <br /><br />Didn't Patricia Cornwell say or publish a book that purportedly solved who Jack The Ripper was?Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15902401984544228192017-09-22T15:19:29.013-04:002017-09-22T15:19:29.013-04:00I just remembered another fictional explanation fo...I just remembered another fictional explanation for Amelia Earhart. An episode of Star Trek Voyager saw the crew finding Earhart on the far side of the galaxy. She was played by Sharon Lawrence. The episode was called "The 47s". Sometimes the fictional explanations are better than whatever reality might be.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50016111026897173782017-09-22T14:48:32.830-04:002017-09-22T14:48:32.830-04:00The death of Natalie Wood. Something there for su...The death of Natalie Wood. Something there for sure.Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777683026890358953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5969404357595095232017-09-22T14:46:42.074-04:002017-09-22T14:46:42.074-04:00That sounds like a really interesting case, Kathy....That sounds like a really interesting case, Kathy. Was she really bedridden? Did one of the girls come home and do it? And isn't it interesting to see the sides people take when it comes to their loved ones?<br /><br />I know the broad strokes of Marilyn's death, and I agree that it just seems like such a sad story. I wonder how she would have fared in today's world of the 24 news cycle and social media?Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43983699731122974612017-09-22T14:41:18.817-04:002017-09-22T14:41:18.817-04:00That's a lot of murders. It's interesting...That's a lot of murders. It's interesting that the son would believe in his father's guilt. Usually, family members are the last to get on board.Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25416770830399788342017-09-22T14:08:07.212-04:002017-09-22T14:08:07.212-04:00The Los Angeles police are certain they know the i...The Los Angeles police are certain they know the identity of the Black Dahlia killer though they never had enough evidence to go to trial.<br />Over the years, as the Black Dahlia investigation continued, detectives identified several suspects in the Elizabeth Short murder case. In 1950, investigating detectives electronically “bugged” a well-known doctor’s residence; in recorded conversations, the doctor implicated himself in the deaths of both his secretary and Elizabeth Short. Detectives were on the verge of arresting the doctor when he fled to Asia. <br />His son, a retired Los Angeles detective, is certain his father committed the Elizabeth Short murder and believes he was also responsible for the Chicago Lipstick Murders, the Philippines Jigsaw Murder, and, possibly, the Zodiac killings.Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51664972741312649522017-09-22T13:52:56.866-04:002017-09-22T13:52:56.866-04:00All the ones you mentioned, Ingrid are fascinating...All the ones you mentioned, Ingrid are fascinating and ones I'd like answers to. Although I feel like we do have the answer to Nicole Simpson's and Ron Goldman's murders, I, like you, Ingrid, would like O.J. to admit it. I have been intrigued by the Lizzie Borden case for years, so that's a big one I'd like to have some certainty on. Jack the Ripper? Wouldn't the identity of that serial killer be great to know. And poor little Jon Benet Ramsey. Who ended her sweet life? And, of course, who doesn't want to know if there was more to JFK's death than Lee Harvey Oswald? I'd like to hear Joran van der Sloot confess to the murder of Natalee Holloway, if he's guilty, which seems he is. <br /><br />One death that has always interested me and about which I'd like to know more is Marilyn Monroe's death. So many conspiracy theories surround this icon's death, ones involving the the Kennedy brothers, especially Bobby, and the brother-in-law, Peter Lawford. I think it's so sad that Marilyn never found that true love that she searched for and that she didn't have children, which she apparently wanted. She seems like such a tragic figure.<br /><br />There is a hometown murder I have been curious about for close to 50 years. A friend of my father lost his wife to murder. At home that day were their two daughters, around 18 and 20 years of age, and the wife's mother. The mother/grandmother was supposedly bed-ridden and the gun was supposedly on a shelf in the bedroom closet. The mother of the woman confessed and was charged with the murder, but was taken to a mental facility. My dad's friend stood by his mother-in-law, and the daughters, including one that had been in high school during the shooting, were upset that he did. There was a falling out between the father and daughters over it. Now, how did the woman who was supposedly bedridden get the gun and shoot her daughter? I've always thought that there was much more to this story than met the eye, and I've played around with writing a story about it. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.com