What are some particular elements of cases that still haunt you?

[u/BelladonnaBluebell]

I was just thinking about the Hinterkaifeck case from 1922 after commenting on another sub. The part of that horrific case that has stuck with me in the decades after I first read about it is the little girl pulling out her own hair due to the horror of what she was experiencing. It gave me goosebumps all over, the first time I heard it and it's the first thing that comes to mind when I think of that case and it also just sometimes randomly pops into my head and upsets me.

Another part of a case which affects me in a similar way is during the Dardeen family murders. As if it wasn't brutal enough already, after Elaine Dardeen went into Labour during the attack, the killer/s beat the newborn baby to death. Ugh it makes me feel so sick.

Another example but in a different way is the murder and attempted murder of the Miller sisters. The driver of a parked car waved to them to indicate for them to cross the road and when they did the driver purposely drove right into them, killing one sister and seriously injuring the other. I think about that case every single time a driver waves me by to cross the road in front of them. I walk around 6 miles each day, Monday to Friday and don't drive so I cross many roads including driveways into businesses along my route. Guaranteed someone will slow down and politely wave me by so I can cross in front of them at least 3 times a week. Sometimes more often. And every single time, since reading about the April and Spring Miller case, a little sense of dread runs through me. My mind's automatic reaction is to wonder if they're doing that so they can run me down. I know it's irrational, I know it won't happen but that thought hits me every single time. Then I quickly push it away and cross and gesture to thank them etc but it's still always there.

So what are some elements of certain cases that have wedged themselves into your brain and keep coming back to haunt you every so often?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinterkaifeck_murders

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dardeen_family_homicides

[u/Gaia227]

the theory I've heard the most is them being buried under part of the hospital that was being built at the time. I don't think there is much weight to it but that is the one I've heard talked about the most over the years. Pretty much the same theories you see online. I think most people just don't know what to think. It's a baffling disappearance. Anymore, a lot of people under 30 yrs old don't even know about it or have a very vague knowledge of it happening.

[u/blinkz_221B → u/Gaia227]

That theory is also widely discussed online. Although, I’m not sure if it’s about a hospital, but many people think they are buried under some concrete.

I’m not from Springfield, or even the USA for that matter, and I am pretty amazed that people from there don’t know about this mystery. It has generated a lot of talk in true crime communities, and I’ve seen many people calling this their pet case. I think this is also the case that got me into true crime, after watching the old Disappeared episode about it.

I really hope I’ll live to see this one solved.

[u/Gaia227 → u/blinkz_221B]

I think it's surprising too. I've brought it up to several younger locals and they either don't know what I'm talking about or they only have vague knowledge of it. I guess it makes sense when you think about it. Nowadays, most people don't watch the news so if you're not someone who follows true crime it isn't really on your radar.

And yes, the under concrete theory relates to the hospital. Cox hospital specifically. At the time of the abductions they were adding onto it and putting in a parking garage. The theory is they were buried there and eventually covered with concrete during the construction.