unsolved

adjective un·solved \ ˌən-ˈsälvd , -ˈsȯlvd \

|Updated on: 12 Jul 2018

Definition of unsolved

: not explained, corrected, or dealt with : not solved

an unsolved problem

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Nearly 22 years after he was gunned down on the Las Vegas strip, the mystery of who killed rapper and actor Tupac Shakur still remains unsolved.

— monique judge, The Root, "Who Killed Tupac? Las Vegas Police Have Been Reviewing the Case Again But No Arrest is Imminent," 5 July 2018
An assailant in Lowell allegedly shot a man in both legs early Tuesday, making off with his cell phone and cash in a robbery that remains unsolved, police said.

— travis andersen, BostonGlobe.com, "Armed robber in Lowell shoots man in both legs and takes off with cell phone and cash," 3 July 2018
Today is World UFO Day, when UFO enthusiasts around the world celebrate that strange phenomenon and remind the public that many mysteries remain unsolved.

— kyle mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "70 Years and Counting, the UFO Phenomenon Is as Mysterious As Ever," 2 July 2018
More than a quarter of those murders appeared to be totally random, the result of robberies like X’s, or cases of mistaken identity, or being in the wrong place at the wrong time; over two-thirds remain unsolved.

— dan rys, Billboard, "Grappling With The Complicated Life and Painful Death of XXXTentacion," 29 June 2018
Twenty-eight Russian journalists have been murdered since Putin became president in 2000; most cases remain unsolved.

— trudy rubin, Philly.com, "After Maryland shooting, Trump must quit embracing autocrats who squash the press | Trudy Rubin," 29 June 2018
Danny Paul Bible, 66, received a lethal injection Wednesday night for the 1979 rape and murder of 20-year-old Inez Deaton, a case that remained unsolved for two decades until Bible confessed.

— paulina dedaj, Fox News, "Texas executes prisoner linked to 4 killings, at least 9 rapes," 27 June 2018
Her remains were found the following spring but the case remains unsolved.

— gabby ferreira, sacbee, "'Bro, I just caught a body.' Teens arrested in suspected Russian roulette shooting death," 14 June 2018
Two months later, the murder of the cockfighting ref remains unsolved.

— david ovalle, miamiherald, "Who shot the cockfight ref? Secret arena outside Miami was packed but nobody's talking," 12 June 2018

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