unsolved
adjective
un·solved
ˌən-ˈsälvd 
-ˈsȯlvd
: not explained, corrected, or dealt with : not solved
an unsolved problem
unsolved math equations
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The first season examined the unsolved 1982 disappearance of Durst's first wife, Kathleen McCormack; the killing of his best friend, Susan Berman, who was shot in her Los Angeles home in 2000; and the death in 2001 of his Texas neighbor Morris Black, found dismembered in Galveston Bay.
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Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
There are 20 missing persons cases, according to Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers CEO Lori Massey, and 36 unsolved homicides on the cards.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2024
The story behind these arrests began in late January 2023, when both Chavez-Montoya’s employers and family grew concerned with his unsolved disappearance.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
Her groundbreaking work has shed light on unsolved cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people, even unearthing new evidence.
—TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
An Austin police spokesperson said there were no updates on the possible gravesite or other unsolved homicides.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Attacks on the press have long been a problem in Haiti, where the slaying of the country’s most famous journalist, Jean Léopold Dominique, remains unsolved 24 years after he was gunned down outside of his Port-au-Prince radio station in 2000.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Marković’s death remained unsolved, and Delon was thereafter shadowed, though never overshadowed, by an air of menace.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
There are 20 missing persons cases, according to Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers CEO Lori Massey, and 36 unsolved homicides on the cards.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2024
The story behind these arrests began in late January 2023, when both Chavez-Montoya’s employers and family grew concerned with his unsolved disappearance.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
Her groundbreaking work has shed light on unsolved cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people, even unearthing new evidence.
—TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
An Austin police spokesperson said there were no updates on the possible gravesite or other unsolved homicides.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Attacks on the press have long been a problem in Haiti, where the slaying of the country’s most famous journalist, Jean Léopold Dominique, remains unsolved 24 years after he was gunned down outside of his Port-au-Prince radio station in 2000.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Marković’s death remained unsolved, and Delon was thereafter shadowed, though never overshadowed, by an air of menace.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Unsolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsolved. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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