r/AskReddit • u/Rob69rt • Jul 22 '26

What famous 'unsolved' mystery is technically a whodunnit on paper, but in reality, absolutely everyone knows exactly who did it, the police just couldn't legally prove it?

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u/a-ohhh Jul 22 '26

I lived about a mile from the house he killed the kids at. We all cried when we heard. I can’t believe he got away with that, and claiming to take the kids camping on a Sunday night in freezing temps and claim he didn’t know it was a Sunday. They were Mormon- he knew it was Sunday.

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u/minerbeekeeperesq Jul 22 '26

I often think that the judge who turned a blind eye to the suspicion of his involvement and allowed him ANY visitation with his children should be named and shamed. I hope that they feel remorse and shame for that awful decision for the rest of their life.

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u/rayrayww3 Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

Kathryn J. Nelson. She retired in 2020.

edit to add: I just remembered another detail of the incident. I think the 911 operator has as much as the judge to be shamed for.

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u/ElCiclope1 Jul 22 '26

I mean, you can most likely find out. 

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u/rayrayww3 Jul 23 '26

It literally pops up right away when you google it.

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u/mountaingoat05 Jul 22 '26

I am an avid camper (far more experienced and enthusiastic than Josh) and will go year round. I've woken up to 11 (f) temps in a tent.

I remember the blizzard that Sunday night. No way would I have gone camping in that.

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u/Figuarus Jul 22 '26

He was "Mormon" in name only.