10 Most Shocking Unsolved Crimes

8. The Severed Feet Of The Salish Sea

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The Salish Sea in British Columbia, Canada and Washington is a popular tourist attraction, but it may be hiding a dark secret. Since August 2007, a number of disembodied feet have washed up on its shores without explanation.

Almost of all of them were clad in footwear, but no other body parts have washed up. DNA tests on one of the disembodied feet revealed that it belonged to a man who had been missing for months, but that did little to crack the wider mystery.

Others were traced back to people who committed suicide, but since 16 feet have been discovered in all, investigations have turned up more questions than answers.

A number of possible explanations have been tabled, with some claiming the feet belong to victims plane crash victims whose bodies were never recovered. Others believe it could be the work of a serial killer, although coroners are firm in their belief that the ocean's currents and decomposition separated the appendages naturally.

Still, foul play cannot be ruled out in all of these individual cases.

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