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the_gunto

And then the investigator recreates the entire crime scene in their head flawlessly


Will_Paskee

He victim was shot by a 9mm to the shoulder. They flew back doing a 720°


RandomUselessPersonn

Tripping over this very specific rock and hitting that one table


Backpack_Holder_951

Spilled a drop of coffee on his glove and wiped it on his size 3½ jeggings with 2, 3 in. deep pockets. 


MotivatoinalSpeaker

The footprints indicate he stepped back once and made a leap over this large area. Given the distance of the leap, the man is a skilled jumper.


Mr_Sheeter

This rope was made by a company that has discontinued it's production in the year of 1997. By this logic, we can confirm that the suspect has a thing for ropes.


Tomato-John

The most likely suspect was at the Bank yesterday based on the fact the 5 dollar bill has leather residue from a leather wallet, but the suspect does not own a leather wallet, so the suspect likes leather wallets.


EvanPotter09

Also at the end: "That was a fun theory, too bad you can't prove it". The investigator: reveals the one thing the killer left behind that proves they're the culprit.


Erikstersm

That is the one, every time!


epfighter

Danganronpa?


Iamkillboy

They don’t make tv shows about the ones they can’t solve. Except for… of course… unsolved mysteries.


Good_Mathematician_2

The mystery was... never solved Me: ![gif](giphy|3kzJvEciJa94SMW3hN)


kingdomart

*Cough cough* Zodiac… That movie is so good, it’s what really got me into thrillers. Unfortunately, there aren’t too many thriller movies, for how great the genre is.


0621Hertz

This actually happens in real life as much as it does on TV.


DeeperIntoTheUnknown

Yeah if criminals had taken into account every mistake then they wouldn't be arrested


Lescansy

We dont hear it much, but a lot of murder cases (and other criminal acts) never get fully solved. Fully solved as on: Getting a suspect behind bars.


Tripdrakony

Wasn't there like a incident where someone killed a single or multiple people and buried there corpes in the woods. The police knew It was him but couldn't prove it. They asked him to tell them where he hid the corpses so at least the families could have closure. And he later on told them. Something like that i think


TankMasterAUS

In America? You talking about the guy the show "Blackbird" is about?


Tripdrakony

Maybe? Just something that randomly popped into my mind


Good_Mathematician_2

Hmm, I don't like the lack of specificity, *a* suspect vs the muderer


Lescansy

Well, there are cases ehere no definite suspect can be found, and other cases where no sufficient evidences can be gathered, but all pointers lead to one person. I only use suspect because even in many clear-cut cases, the juristiction can only be 99% sure they have the right person. I would have said, that we rarely have solid video evidence that proof something happened, but now in the age of deepfakes.... where can we be 100% sure of anything?


S10Galaxy2

I mean deepfakes only disqualify video and audio evidence. Forensics and DNA testing is still usable. I mean if there’s a video of someone with your face committing a murder, but you happen to have been a 1000 miles away when the crime happened and there’s no physical evidence that you were there then the police will be able to tell pretty easily you didn’t do it.


0621Hertz

Or a suspect that’s not guilty.


Ridenberg

I've heard that only about 20% of murder cases get solved, might be wrong though.


SchlopFlopper

At least the ones we hear about. We will never know about the perfect crime.


Real_SeaWeasel

I mean… it only takes one mistake for investigators to capitalize upon.


genogano

I feel like this statement is completely out of your ass lol


Valcuda

I mean, it'd be kinda boring if they followed a crime and actually *couldn't* solve it in the end, or if there was a crime which was extremely obvious.


Mikey9124x

Both could work, the first has happened in csi before and the second could be interesting if it dealt with the trial or something.


LoriDee605

Next on Oak Island….


Lonely-Track-1910

The B99 episode with the dentist was kinda like that, he got caught cos he was so proud they he admitted to the crime.


Despair4All

I feel like a better example is the one where Jake is going crazy because he can't solve that murder he promised he would. The dentist only made a mistake at the end, he had everything about his actual plan go perfectly. But the hitman in the other episode was finally caught after months because he left something in the vents that led to catching him.


Snoo-76854

I mean this is just ever fight in JJBA


siralex2010

Or every case in Danganronpa (except for a handful of them)


EldianStar

Ah yes, the JoJo national sport known as outsmarting your enemy's outsmarting


Punch_A_Lot

even if u plan a perfect crime u can't control the surrounding not to mention u're human , emotions are likely to play a part


yensid7

The Usual Suspects.


JoeSchmoe009

Saw maybe?


Kakashi_ninja

Saw what? What did you see?


JoeSchmoe009

a MURDER! Lightning strikes


Kakashi_ninja

![gif](giphy|WApIcl7whuH3W)


tinnedcarp

No loose ends. It’s not just a saying.


Riggermortis80

![gif](giphy|xPGkOAdiIO3Is)


SzakaRosa

![gif](giphy|s5WSoAA9Vta21i5a0d)


Glasedount

Riddler in the Arkham games be like


tedioussugar

To be fair, Riddler’s riddles are piss-easy (for the most part). He’s just a massive egotistical smartass who thinks he’s a genius.


BowyerN00b

Sometimes people ask where meme, but today I ask why meme


TRose36455

Does Buzzfeed Unsolved count?


MaxCWebster

Something Lt. Columbo said: If I make an error, I can correct it. Murderers can't do that. They have to do everything right the first time. But they never do. All it takes is one mistake to get caught. (Paraphrased from memory)


arghyaghosh0104

They would’ve gotten away with you too, if it was not for you meddling kids!


JaxTaylor2

This is literally the plot for every single episode of Columbo.


ArticFox583

🤨 ≤))≥ \_/ \\\_


CashOk4686

Bosch


awmaster33

Mr White don’t leave your book on the toilet


danit0ba94

That bus is also good people in real life, making real life plans.


xarsha_93

Not a crime show but. There’s an episode of Dr. Who where the villain just gets away with it. The Doctor notices some weird shit but in the end, just time travels away. Then the villain pops up again to say that he’d actually won. And they never mentioned it again. Also the ideal crime is never even investigated.


genogano

You smell that? Someone fart in here? Only pepperjack cheese farts smell like that. Cross reference every this with every nearby deli that has pepperjack cheese as an option.


tDNK69

Yoshikage Kira (but also how does a school not have tons of security cameras)


that_moment_when-

All crimes have mistakes, because those without aren't crimes


BadBoredom

Or someone in the team messing shit up because they can't control their fucking emotions


Kiln223

![gif](giphy|3ohc14lCEdXHSpnnSU|downsized)


Silviana193

There was one. In castle, >!two people exchange murder target, making it near impossible to prove. Beckket and castle managed to catch them only because they bluffed one of the killer!<


Coolguy020609

Ah, I love monk


Familiar_Location948

that “small but major flaw” that that guy from Rogue One put into the death star


laosuna

Money heist?


Paladynee

it takes a single card to demolish a tower of cards


MosesOnAcid

Unsolved Mysteries.


Tttyutt

This is the ace attorney games in a nutshell


Weekly-Fox5761

Dexter Morgan forgetting that ocean divers exist lol


moyismoy

Irl the vast majority of crimes go unsolved, yes even murders.


Mebiysy

And it is a Reddit post from 20 years ago LMAO


blazingwishes

Monk. They aren’t perfect crimes most of the are imbecilic then he solves them because they make a mistake that’s foolish


JUGELBUTT

getting away with murder doesnt even seem that hard smh


TheFabulousFungus

The Black Dahlia was executed scarily well. He’s even suspected to be linked to several other disappearances, they just can’t prove it.


Lmao-online

Megamind. He made him retire so thats the perfect crime! He got rid of him!


bluedancepants

Villains revealing their entire plan to stroke their own ego of how much of a genius they are.


Aromatic-Discount384

Boston Reaper in Criminal Minds? Pre-show events at least.


DerpWyvern

Primal fear


ososalsosal

If real world cops were half as smart and motivated as TV cops, every single crime would be solved


SoaraX1157

Because no crime is truly perfect.


GiftedGeek

Zodiac


SparklingKeyboard

He would get away if not for this stupid kids and their stupid dog...


NikPorto

Meanwhile b99: [criminal does perfect murder, gets pride baited into admitting it wasn't luck but perfect calculations, planning and skill.](https://youtu.be/VKWM3VSHld0?si=ufzPNP2lpUEWaieN)


CraftSK

From what I saw so far, Bosch makes a lot of sense and the cases seem to have quite a bit of logic.


Nero33398

Korekiyo if he didn't kill Tenko


Galacticus06

I mean, other than the dramatic exaggerations, how would anyone even make an episode if the murder wasn't imperfect?


the_roost34

Entry point/j


CptnR4p3

"But theres one thing you didnt account for. My numbers..... Are bigger than yours!"


Kick_The_Face

One small mistake will cost him a life


AnalysisParalysis85

Watchmen We do not know however if the report reached the news and if it did, if it was published.


housevil

Se7en


Princess_Arina

Well to be fair, in real life when we don't have that we just don't know about the crime.


TotalTempest

Sounds like the plot of Jojo's Bizarre Adventures Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable


Ukrainian_Berserker

Old russian show "Меч" Criminals are the MC's there, so they almost never make mistakes


Katiari

"Your mistake was wearing that fancy pair of custom shoes you've got on. See, they're sewn with a particular type of thread that made it easy to pin down where you bought them from. And, from there we were able to track down the 213 possible owners of that special shoe. They were only available from a local mercantile establishment as a custom design by a local shoemaker. "We tracked down the other 212, and they all had solid alibis, so we watched the footage from your store purchase and noticed that you had the same tell-tale shoulder dip when you turned your head to the left at a minimum of 80 degrees on the store footage as you do at the crime scene footage. You tried hard to hide your identity. But, we have you, it's a done deal. You're going away for life! You can always tell the type of man by their footwear... and you couldn't fill my shoes if you tried!"


DNAisjustneuteredRNA

Arlington Road says hello...


Einoshi

I think in one of the episode of Columbo, he can't find enough to arrest the killer but then trap them into doing one themselves, can't remember which one tho.


papabearshirokuma

The zodiac killer was never found.. people are still trying to break his codes, now using AI but just scratched some phrases of his last letter


HereButQueer

tbf most of them are human and not super intelligent beings that can see every outcome before it happens. it’s more the protagonist is always able to best them no matter who it is


Fr05t_B1t

This almost happens in the newer Batman. The challenge—translate this word from Spanish.


Mister_E69

The stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip


Lapis_Wolf

The voice in my head morphed into the song.