Deleted emails return to my inbox on occasion

I do not have GoDaddy email as I have read others have but use Mac Mail, and have Verizon high speed internet service. For some reason, my inbox has been repopulated with emails that I had already read and deleted. They appear has having been opened already. Some are 3 years old! This has happened before several times in the past, but it has been a long time. Why did this happen? Is it Verizon or Mac mail? The only thing I have done differently lately that I can think of is that I sent a rather large size picture-laden email to my family ( I usually try not to send big ones.) Thanks for any help.
One other question, why is it that you cannot delete a new email sent to you on Mac Mail without first opening it? (or, How do you do delete them without opening them?)

I think it must be on the server end, not deleting it, & even whackier on the other end if 3 year old ones are coming back, I'd login using WebMail in a Browser & trash the deleted ones.
To delete an email without opening it, try right clicking on it & choose Delete.

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