7 celebrity deaths which remain unsolved

Marilyn Monroe was at the height of her fame when she tragically passed away in 1962. The actress's cause of death was determined as "probable suicide" by overdose. The toxicology report found increased levels of prescription sedatives Nembutal and chloral hydrate in her system. Marilyn was 36 years old at the time of her death.

However, no pill residue was found in her stomach. The case was reopened in 1982, with many alleging that Robert F. Kennedy was the last to see the star before she died. District Attorney John Van de Kamp shared in an official statement: ''Based on the evidence available to us, it appears that her death could have been a suicide or a result of an accidental drug overdose.”

Natalie Wood's body was found floating in a cove one mile from the yacht she was vacationing in with her husband Robert Wagner, friend Christopher Walken, and the skipper Dennis Davern,  near Catalina Island. At the time, the death was ruled as "accidently drowning". However, due to the mysterious circumstances, it was reopened in 2011. 

Dennis had revealed that the actress and Robert had engaged in an argument just hours before she disappeared from the boat. Her body was discovered with bruises on her arms and legs and a blood alcohol level of 0.14%. In 2013, the coroner's report suggested that the injuries may have occurred prior to the drowning. 

Robert had shared that he believed his wife accidentally slipped and fell into the water following their dispute. However, Dennis alleged that Robert was involved in her death. In 2018, Natalie's cause of death was ruled as "suspicious". “All leads in the Natalie Wood case have been exhausted, and the case remains an open, unsolved case,” Lieutenant Hugo Reynaga told Page Six at the time. In 2022, Robert's name was cleared from the investigation by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.

George Reeves, who rose to fame as Superman, died of a gunshot wound to the head in 1959. At the time, his death was ruled as suicide. However, many disputed the official ruling. No one in Hollywood believed the suicide story," the actors friend Rory Calhoun told a reporter at the time.

Two additional bullet holes had been fired by the murder weapon independently of the shot that killed the star. The actor's fiancée at the time, Leonore Lemmon, revealed to the police that she had fired one of the bullets "accidentally" a few days prior. 

George's body was embalmed prior to the autopsy, and his hands were not tested for powder burns. However, the case was never officially reopened.

Bob Crane was found dead in his apartment in Scottsdale in 1978. The actor had an electrical cord tied around his neck and two gashes above his left ear. The death was ruled as homicide and there was no sign of forced entry into the apartment. 

The actor had been seen arguing with his friend, John Carpenter, just hours before his death. "They had a breakup, of sorts," Bob's son, Robert Crane, told the press. "Carpenter lost it. He was being rejected, he was being spurned like a lover. There are eyewitnesses that night at a club in Scottsdale that said they had an argument.”

Bob's blood was also discovered in John's rental car, along with a speck of brain tissue. John was charged with the murder in 1992, but was acquitted two years later due to insufficient evidence. 

Tupac Shakur's murder case only reached a verdict nearly 30 years after his death. Tupac had been in Las Vegas with Death Row Records co-founder Marion "Suge" Knight on September 7, 1996, to watch Mike Tyson fight Bruce Seldon at the MGM Grand.

After the fight, Tupac and members of his entourage became involved in an altercation with Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, Davis' nephew and a member of the rival South Side Compton Crips.

Later that night, Tupac was riding in a black BMW driven by Knight as the pair headed towards an after-party. While they were stopped at a red light near the Las Vegas Strip, a white Cadillac pulled alongside them and someone inside opened fire.

Tupac was struck four times. He was rushed to hospital, where he remained for six days before dying from his injuries on September 13, 1996. 

In 2026, a jury found former gang leader Duane Keith Davis guilty of his murder. The prosecutors argued that Davis helped plan the retaliatory shooting and provided the gun used in the attack.

Christopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G., was murdered in 1997.  Following a  Soul Train Awards afterparty, a black Chevy Impala pulled up beside Christopher's vehicle and fired several shots into the SUV, hitting him four times in the chest and abdomen. The case has since remained unresolved.

In 1996, Jack Nance appeared at a lunch with friends in South Pasadena, California with bruises on his face. He told them that a young homeless man had beaten him outside a Winchell’s Donuts location the night before. The next day, the actor suffered a subdural hematoma due to head trauma and passed away. His death still remains an open investigation.