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

Silent Star Silenced

Irish-born William Desmond Taylor directed and/or starred in seventy-nine movies from 1913-22. The silent film star would likely have had many more credits had he not been silenced forever at the hand of another. At 7:30 a.m. on February 2, 1922, the...

Who Shot The Famous Sheriff?

Pat Garrett is engraved in history as the man who gunned down the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid. It is not as well known, however, that over a quarter-of-a-century later, the famed lawman himself was also shot to death or that his shooting remains a disputed topic...

While Eric Slept

Forty-one-year-old Eric Tamiyasu expected to live many years in the home he had recently finished building next to his fruit orchard business on the outskirts of his native Hood River, Oregon, sixty miles northeast of Portland. Shortly afterwards, on the afternoon of...

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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The First Slain Marshal

The First Slain Marshal

Born in Scotland, Robert Forsyth moved to America as a teen and distinguished himself in the Continental Army. After the Revolutionary War, he was appointed by President George Washington to be the first United States Marshal in the state of Georgia. Forsyth was...

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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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