15 Unexplained Human Disappearances

 

• From Bermuda triangles to Stonehenge lightning bolts• We uncover 15 of the most mysterious, strangest disappearances ever to get extraterrestrialand speculation enthusiasts riled up 15 - Harold Holt• 1967, Victoria, Australia, former Prime Minister Harold Holt an accomplished swimmerwent for a dip at Cheviot Beach near Portsea • The 59 year old was never seen again• Speculation ranged from a fake of his own death to get away from his mistress, toabduction in a Chinese Submarine, to abduction by aliens• But in 2005 it was officially ruled by a coroner that the cause of death was accidentaldrowning, which is a conclusion that doesn't require a whiteboard and 2 hours to explain14 - The Bennington Triangle • The 1950s, a town in Vermont called Bennington,people disappear in large triangle formation across the area• At least 9 disappearances all within 5 years of each other• Mr Tedford was sleeping on a crowded bus, 14 other passengers, but when it reached itsdestination, he was gone though his luggage and timetable remained• An 8 year old boy disappears from a farm, even though the mother was metres away tendingto animals • For a full list of other disappearances,refer to the link below this video • http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Bennington_Triangle13 - The Lost Eskimo Village • 1930, a local fur trapper near Lake Anjikuniin Canada frequents a small village in the snow• But one day he visits the town only to discover everyone is missing with a numberof sled dog corpses strewn here and there • The story goes that it was as if everyhuman soul had vanished on the spot, and even one of the graves had been emptied - leadingsome to speculate aliens had been involved • It's turned into an urban legend, andsome have dubbed the town "Roswell North" 12 - Azaria Chamberlain• 1980, one you should already be familiar with if you've heard the phrase "The dingotook my baby" • For the longest time it was believed themother, Lindy Chamberlain, had killed the baby for personal reasons and blamed a dingo• She spent 3 years in prison before a piece of the baby's clothing was found in a dingo'slair • And in 2012, it was officially recognisedthat a dingo really had eaten the baby, and a death certificate was printed11 - Raoul Wallenberg • The man that disappeared was a hero inSweden - a diplomat that single-handedly saved 20,000 Hungarian jews during the Holocaust• He was last seen arrested on espionage charges in Budapest after the Soviet Armyshowed up, round about 1947 • It's believed he may have been executedby the Russians but no evidence ever turned up, and people have spoken of his survivalin Soviet prisons as recent as the 1980s, though he must be dead by now10 - The Fort Worth Three • 1974, three girls all under 18 years ofage went shopping in Fort Worth, Texas • None of them returned home, despite thefact they'd finished shopping, and their locked car was loaded with presents• The next day, a letter arrived to one of the girls' families - that they'd takenoff to Houston and would be back in a week, yet they still never turned up again• It's been speculated the girls had not written the letter, and that a mysteriousvan had picked them up at Fort Worth, but this was never confirmed9 - The Stonehenge Hippies • 1971, the famous Stonehenge pillars ofEngland • Before the stones were officially protectedfrom the public, a small group of hippies decided to set up camp in the centre• At about 2am the next morning, a thunder storm brewed over the area, bolts strikingtrees and even the stones themselves • Two witnesses a farmer and policeman sawan intense blue light in Stonehenge, the hippies screamed and instantly vanished• It was speculated they were struck by lightning, but surprisingly their camp wasperfectly intact and there wasn't a single indication of bodies, blood or death - theywere just gone 8 - USS Cyclops• 1918, a U. S Navy vessel departs Rio de Janeiro carrying 11,000 tons of manganeseore led by Commander George Worley • En route to Baltimore, it vanishes withouta trace just like 2 other sister ships which also vanished in the North Atlantic duringWorld War II carrying similar cargo • Theories suggest they might've sunk fromexcessive weight, or they might've been taken over by Germans looking to steal the ore• There's no definitive answer, but the most popular theory: the Bermuda Trianglehad taken a few more victims 7 - D. B Cooper• 1971, one of the most famous skyjackings ever• Dan Cooper boarded a Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 to Seattle-Tacoma• 30 minutes into the flight, Cooper told a flight attendent he had a bomb, that hewanted $200,000 cash and 4 parachutes • At Seattle-Tacoma, he let the passengerhostages go, he got his money and parachutes, he informed the pilots to fly to Mexico City,where he jumped from the plane at 10,000 feet over Southwestern Washington• Following this, Cooper disappeared forever with his money, leading to hundreds of books,films and songs dedicated to Cooper's feat 6 - Owen Parfitt• 1763, Shepton Mallet, England • Owen had been paralysed from a stroke,and one night he was sitting out the front of his sister's house in view of some workersacross the road • Later that night, Owen's sister turnedup to move him back into the house, but he was gone, vanished, nothing but his coat remained• Investigations were carried out, but nobody could explain how this immobilised man managedto disappear into the night 5 - The Jamison Family• 2009, a recent one, Bobby Jamison, his wife and 6 year old daughter vanished on aroad in the rural area of Oklahoma • The story goes they left their truck tolook at some plot of land but never returned • The dog in the truck was found almostdead of malnutrition, along with the family's coats and $32,000 lying under the seat• Prior to this event, the Jamison's had reported seeing ghosts in their house, andspeculation included whether they'd gone off to commit murder-suicide, but nothing wasever confirmed • They're still missing to this day4 - Mary Celeste • A ghost ship that washed up in the AtlanticOcean, 1872 • All 7 of the crewmembers had vanished,and the life raft was gone leading most to believe they'd evacuated for one reason oranother • However, a lot of essential survival gearhad been left behind, the ship's cargo and valuables untouched which ruled out a piratehijacking - so why would they abandon ship? • The most popular theory is that theremight've been an earthquake, a little water on deck, people panicked in a hurry, tookthe raft and died at sea - but we'll never be sure3 - The Crew of the Sarah Joe • 1979, five men in a little fishing boatknown as the "Sarah Joe" • This took place in the Hawaiian islandsof Maui, a storm blew up and all men were lost at sea, which would've been a nice endto the story had it ended here • In 1988, a shallow grave was found onan island 2000 miles away, and in it was buried the body of one of the fisherman, but then- who buried him? A lengthy sweep of the island revealed nothing.  What happened to the othersurvivors? Nobody knows.  2 - The Nazca Civilisation• 500 AD, a flourishing society in Peru along the river valleys Rio Grande de Nazcaand Ica Valley • Over 250 years this bustling group ofpeople responsible for beautiful crafts, technologies, ceramics textiles and geoglyphs was entirelyexterminated • How? It's a mystery, but clues point toa massive flood known as El Niño coupled with their disregard for maintaining foreststhat led to soil erosion, no more food and death1 - Amelia Earhart • A famous one, she was an author, teacher,fashion designer and cigarette spokesperson • She was basically famous at the time ofher disappearance aboard her plane flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937• At the time she'd been attempting a round-the-world flight but en-route to Howland Island shevanished, leading to one of the most intensive and expensive searches in the history of America• Nobody ever found her, but she became a popular subject of science fiction thatshe might've been abducted by aliens and whisked away to wake up far in the future.

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