Ian Granstra:
Analyzes Murders, Missing People, and More Mysteries.

Street Shooting

Baseball may be America’s national pastime, but football is, and for over fifty years has by far been, the country’s most popular sport. From September through early February, many people’s definition of working for the weekend means watching the gridiron games.  Some...

Death By Northwest?

Twenty-seven-year-old Susan “Su” Taraskiewicz was often the talk of her hometown, Saugus, Massachusetts, part of greater Boston. She was the local buzz in 1989 when she became only the second woman hired by Northwest Airlines as a ground services employee. Su was...

The Dead And The Naked

Twenty-four-year-old Dawn Woodard and thirty-two-year-old Tom Mather began dating shortly after meeting at the Sycamore Mall in Iowa City, Iowa, where Dawn worked as an arcade cashier. In January 1990, they moved in together and seven months later they married. On...

True Crime Murder Mystery Blog

“Tis strange – but true; for truth is always strange; stranger than fiction.”

Lord Byron, Don Juan, 1823

It is said that everyone loves a good mystery.

But what is not said is that everyone also loves a good ending to the mystery. In the movies, the mystery is usually resolved after a couple of hours. In literature, the mystery can be solved at one’s own pace– a week, a month, a year, or more.

In real life, however, mysteries rarely evolve as shown on the screen or as written in books. Mysteries are almost never resolved before newstime or bedtime. Many have been solved, but others still lack an ending. Some will likely remain eternal mysteries.

While fiction is fine for some, real-life mysteries are rife and come in a cornucopia of forms. Whether it be crimes, kidnappings, cons, UFOs, buried treasures, the paranormal, or more, the rabbit hole runs deep.  Join us in exploring those mysteries together.

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Goodbye, Marilu

Goodbye, Marilu

Valentine’s Day is also the birthday of ninety-five-year-old Maria Serrato. She used to enjoy her day of dual-celebration, but she now hates what is supposed to be a day of love. On February 14, 1986, Maria discovered her thirty-three-year-old daughter, Marilu Geri,...

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My name is Ian Granstra.

I am a native Iowan now living in Arkansas. Growing up, I was intrigued by true crime/mystery shows and enjoyed researching the featured stories. After I wrote about some of the cases on my personal Facebook page, several people suggested I start a group featuring my writings. My group, now called The Mystery Delver, now has over 55,000 members. Now I have started this website in the hope of reaching more people.

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