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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In 2015, the Minneapolis Police Department began digging deeper into unsolved cases and Jeanie Childs' murder was one of them.
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Jordan Kinsey, CBS News, 17 May 2025
The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers Two women haunted by their sisters’ unsolved disappearances come together to uncover dark secrets of a small town.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
Sign up for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
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Salt Lake City police say DNA and other evidence have identified the man who killed an 18-year-old woman in 1985, a case that went unsolved for 40 years.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 May 2025
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Jordan Kinsey, CBS News, 17 May 2025
The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers Two women haunted by their sisters’ unsolved disappearances come together to uncover dark secrets of a small town.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
Sign up for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
—Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 16 May 2025
Salt Lake City police say DNA and other evidence have identified the man who killed an 18-year-old woman in 1985, a case that went unsolved for 40 years.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 May 2025
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“Unsolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsolved. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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