5 almost perfect crimes that were discovered by small details

That crime doesn't pay off is a fact, but some bad guys get the big luck of spending several years undetected. However, when small details come to light, the whole criminal past is revealed. Check out 5 stories like this, in which the mystery was only solved by pure luck:

1. Tattoo that incriminates

If you committed a virtually insoluble crime, what should you never do? Tattoo it on the body of course! Anthony Garcia spent 7 years without being identified as one of the perpetrators of a liquor store robbery that ended in the death of a man. Garcia had been arrested for a traffic bullshit, but one of the officers responsible for investigating the murder years before ended up seeing his picture and recognizing the crime scene tattooed in detail on the bandit's chest!

2. The cat's leap

In July 2012, the Briton named David Guy was murdered and his body dismembered. Without much clue, the investigation eventually found eight cat hairs on the curtain that wrapped around Guy's torso. The suspicion is that they belonged to Tinker, the feline of one of Guy's disaffected David Hilder, and therefore a suspect. DNA analysis proved that it really was traces of the pussy, so Hilder was eventually convicted.

3. Chain Login

In 2012, a disrupted duo entered a cybercafe to rob him. The two waited for the right moment and meanwhile, they surfed the internet and accessed Facebook. When the robbery happened, they managed to be careful not to leave any clues or be seen by other customers. They just had to get disconnected from the social network, so as not to end up making it easy for the authorities to find them ...

4. Never brag about a crime

In October 1979, 22-year-old Susan Schwarz was killed at home. The cops could not find any clues, which made the case rock the shoes of Seattle officials. In 2008, a deck of unresolved crime information was produced and distributed in different places, with requests for those who could help.

Susan's story was there, and her killer was already arrested, but for another crime. In 2011, his cellmate arrested him, prompting investigators to solve the case more than 30 years later: Susan was friends with her tormentor's girlfriend and gave advice on ending the abusive relationship.

5. When fate interferes

On April 30, 1997, a woman posing as a nurse entered a maternity ward in South Africa and kidnapped little 3-day-old Zephany Nurse. Her parents tried their best to find her, but failed. Already in 2015, the couple's new daughter, Cassidy Nurse, started attending a school where everyone pointed out that she was identical to another girl. They both became friends until Cassidy's parents asked Zephany when she was born; The Answer: April 30, 1997! Authorization for a DNA test proved it was the lost daughter, rediscovered by fate. The woman who kidnapped her was eventually arrested.

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