7 famous personalities whose disappearance remains a mystery today

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

The number of missing people is growing every year. The saddest thing is that there have been similar cases in the past. Not only ordinary people disappear without a trace, but also quite famous personalities, who are always under the scrutiny of the public. Sometimes the secret of their disappearance is revealed after hundreds of years, but often it remains a mystery.

Louis Leprince

The inventor of the first prototype of the modern movie camera mysteriously disappeared in 1890. He was on his way from Bourges to his brother in Dijon, and on the 16th he was met by friends at the railway station in Paris. However, there was no Louis Leprince on the train, just as there were no traces of his presence at all. The inventor was searched not only by the French police, but also by Scotland Yard, but all efforts were in vain: none of the passengers remembered Louis Leprince, and there were no his things on the train either.

Until now, the mystery of the disappearance of the inventor has not been solved, although there were as many as four versions of his disappearance: suicide, unfair competition of patents, kidnapping and murder by his brother for money. None of the versions were confirmed, and in 2003, in the Parisian police archives, a photograph was found of an unknown man who drowned in 1890, outwardly similar to Louis Leprince.

Roald Amundsen

The famous Norwegian polar explorer disappeared along with four colleagues in 1928 during a search and rescue operation for the crew of the Italia airship. Amundens' seaplane "Latham-47" disappeared over the Barents Sea, only its float was found on the waves. It is assumed that "Latam" was damaged and capsized after splashdown. The crew members, being in the icy water, died of hypothermia. However, Roald Amundsen's body was never found. In 2009, an attempt was made to find the wreckage of the Latham at the bottom, but they were unsuccessful.

It is noteworthy that shortly before his death, Amundsen said in an interview that he would like to die in the northern latitudes while carrying out a high mission. Apparently, his desire was heard by higher powers.

Glenn Miller

The great trombonist, the leader of the swing orchestra, who captivated the whole world with his "Serenade of the Sun Valley", went missing on December 15, 1944. He flew to Paris to prepare for his orchestra's Christmas performance. His plane disappeared somewhere over the English Channel, but neither the wreckage of the aircraft, nor the remains of the crew and passengers were ever found.

It was only in April 1999 that information emerged that the plane carrying Glenn Miller had been bombed by the British Air Force. Military planes dropped bombs into the English Channel, and the plane with the musician became their victim through an oversight.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The plane, piloted by the famous writer and pilot, did not return from a reconnaissance flight on the last day of July 1944. There was no information about him for over 40 years. But in 1998, near Marseille, a fisherman discovered an Exupery bracelet in the sea, in 2000 Luc Varnel found the wreckage of an aircraft at a depth of 70 meters.

In 2003, the wreck was taken up and identified, confirming that it was on this plane that Antoine de Saint-Exupery made his last flight. The wreckage of the aircraft has no traces of shelling, and therefore the cause of the crash remains unknown.

Michael Rockefeller

The son of Nelson Rockefeller was a famous researcher, successfully engaged in ethnography and anthropology. He disappeared in New Guinea when he was on his way with Rene Wassing to the settlement of the Asmat cannibal tribe. The explorers' boat crashed, the guides fled, and Michael Rockefeller, on November 19, 1961, sailed to shore. No one saw him again, and Wessing was discovered just a few hours later by a seaplane.

Nelson Rockefeller paid for the search company, but it was unsuccessful. Perhaps the explorer was eaten by the Asmat.

Richie Edwards

The famous Welsh musician and songwriter disappeared on February 1, 1995. According to unverified information, the performer was also seen on February 7, 1995: he checked out of a hotel in Newport and got from a taxi to the Severn View service station near Ost. After that, information flashed about his whereabouts in the hippie community in Goa and on various islands. Numerous versions of where the musician might have been have not been confirmed, no trace of Richie Edwards has yet been found.

Jim Sullivan

The famous ethno-rock performer disappeared into the desert on March 6, 1975. On the way from Los Angeles to Nashville, the musician checked into a motel, where he left his belongings, a guitar and a wallet. After that, he got into the car and disappeared. The car was found in the desert in New Mexico, but 35-year-old Jim Sullivan himself was never found.

Consuelo Gomez Carrillo, the wife of Antoine de Saint-Exupery, who disappeared in 1944, assured that she could hear his steps and breathing at night. the famous writer is as amazing as his books.