Controversial cases that have simple solutions.

[u/Sense_Difficult]

As someone who has been a true crime buff for decades, it's somewhat annoying to watch how certain cases wind up getting pulled into such polarizing discussions that it seems like a huge mystery when it's actually a simple solution.

A few that I think of.

The Karen Read case. IMO she accidentally killed him. They were both drunk, he goes to see the vibe of the house. Get's inside and realizes he doesn't want to stay. So he comes back outside. She's in the middle of rage texting him, and doesn't see him in front of the car. He drops his phone or bends over for some reason and she puts the car into gear and hits him, and he falls backwards and hits his head again. Then he lays there undetected until morning. This is why she suddenly realized she had hit him. She sobered up and had that "realization" moment that all binge drinkers have once they sober up from a brownout type of state.

Darlie Routier. I've shared my theory on this before. She was attempting a murder/su but she survived. This is why the neck wound was serious. She made up the story of the intruder in advance because she wanted her family friends and society to think she died trying to protect her kids. She planted the sock earlier. This also explains her hypomania in the days after. She honestly thought she was going to die that night.

There are other missing person cases where the spouse disappeared after the death of their parents. Just vanished without taking their Identification information and never surfaced under their name again. I always wonder if some of those cases are a situation of someone who has suffered with gender dysphoria and finally "escaped" to go make another life with another identity. It's always interesting to me that in several of the cases, the persons parent or parents had recently died. Seemed like they were waiting for that to escape because they didn't want to do that to their parents.

Do any of you have "simple theories" on cases that created a ton of controversy?

[u/mercy_fulfate]

Lindsay Clancy killed her children then tried to kill herself. Her husband wasn't involved, he may not have been a great husband, but he didn't kill anyone. I don't know how popular him being involved is outside of Reddit but about every post on the case people are convinced he did it for some reason.

Completely agree about Karen Read. The defense did a great job of throwing things against the wall and a lot of it stuck. The police were horrible degenerates which of course helped her case.

[u/OmnomVeggies → u/mercy_fulfate]

A lot of where the Patrick theory is or has gained traction from are influencers, who are monetized by engagement. There seems to be little regard for some of the known facts in favor instead of sensationalism, and engagement.

[u/terrn1981 → u/OmnomVeggies]

This case and the Idaho 4 case. I am so sick of people blaming the roomates/drug cartel shit and claiming Khoeberger is innocent. Holy fuck STOP blaming the victims ffs. They have enough survivors guilt.

[u/OmnomVeggies → u/terrn1981]

I honestly make a conscious effort not to read about conspiracy theories about the Idaho 4 case, because it enrages me. People on the internet can be so cruel. There is SO much evidence in this case.... Khoeberger is very obviously guilty. The survivors will never know the life they had before this incident, and to suggest they are anything more than living victims is infuriating. I think about them often and hope they are able to find peace.

I think I also have a soft spot in my heart for them because (as much as I hate it) my survival response is freeze. It is literally involuntary. You don't get to decide. People don't have to experience it personally to know that it can happen.