Popular actors, musicians, athletes, successful businessmen, politicians are always in sight. Paparazzi hunt for them, documentaries are shot about them, they are frequent guests on the covers of glossy magazines. But in history there are cases when famous personalities disappeared without a trace. Some celebrities who were missing were soon found, and the fate of some remains unknown today. In our review, 15 famous people who are missing.
Celebrities Missing:
1
Jim Sullivan
The first album of the celebrated Jim was called U.F.O. After the musician went missing in March 1975, his fans claimed that their idol was abducted by alien creatures.
The musician took his car on March 6, and headed from Los Angeles to Nashville, where he was supposed to meet his wife, who had a concert there. In the small town of Santa Rosa, Jim was detained by a policeman for driving while intoxicated.
Jim was forced to stay overnight in the hotel of the town.
In the evening, leaving his things in the room, he went for a new portion of booze. They didn’t see him again. And the musician’s car was found 40 km from the hotel, where he was last seen. All things, including the guitar, were in place.
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2
Dorothy Arnold
A native of New York, young Dorothy received an excellent education, was known in secular circles and dreamed of becoming a popular writer.
On the evening of December 12, 1910, the girl, as usual, went to a secular party, but never returned home. Parents turned to private detectives, who were powerless in search of a young lady.
The police, who began the investigation a month and a half after the disappearance, did not find traces of Dorothy. The case received a wide public outcry. Every week for a year, advertisements were published in newspapers, but the girl was never found.
3
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The whole world knows Exupery as the author of the literary work "The Little Prince". He was a very enthusiastic person. A talented writer and professional pilot worked in airmail.
The Second World War began, and already on September 2, 1941, the Viscount Exupery asked to the front as a volunteer. His service took place in air reconnaissance. During the war years, he made many dangerous raids over enemy territory. Having received a new mission, July 31, 1944, flew from Corsica. From the combat mission, his plane did not return.
The wreckage of Lockheed P-38 Lightning, on which Antoine Exupery carried out photo reconnaissance, was discovered by search engines in 2003. After that, the pilot and writer were declared dead, and his works became part of the world golden collection of literature.
4
Jim Thompson
Coming from the fronts of World War II, the son of a successful entrepreneur found out that he inherited profitable textile factories. Jim continued the work of his father, and became famous for the fact that he began to produce Thai silk with a peculiar ornament of Leo Bakst.
His products appeared on the pages of Vogue magazine, which further contributed to the success of the businessman. But the Silk King himself led a secluded life, settling in a country villa in Bangkok. He had little contact with the press, but in the spring of 1961 friends persuaded him to relax in Malaysia.
The rest was full of memorable and vivid events, but the day before leaving home, Thompson was gone. The police did not find any evidence that could shed light on the disappearance and find an industrialist. Three months after this disappearance, the sister of a successful businessman was killed.
5
Richard John Bingham
It is believed that an adventurer, a gambler, and an enthusiastic adventurer John Bingham became the prototype of the popular movie hero James Bond.
The Lord belonged to the English aristocratic family, and always lived in a big way. He drove expensive cars, and made boat trips on luxury yachts. Adventures and alcoholism caused a divorce with his wife Veronica.
On a November evening in 1974, his wife found her housekeeper killed in the kitchen. Everything indicated that the ex-husband was the killer. Everything happened on November 7, and a few days later Bingham called his mother, saying that he was innocent of killing the girl. After this call, he was no longer seen.
6
Harold Holt
On the green continent, everyone knows the expression “Make Harold Holt”, which means a precipice without a trace. The Australian Prime Minister, according to the police, resting with his mistress on the ocean, December 17, 1967 disappeared without a trace.
Everyone knew that Harold swam well, and the main hobby was underwater fishing. He was a great diver, and everything was as usual that day. The guards and escorts raised the alarm only when, after another immersion in water, the politician did not come up.
The search involved the police, military, and divers. But large-scale searches were completed to no avail. All kinds of versions were put forward, from Holt's flight from a tired lover to an absurd one, according to which he was kidnapped by the KGB of the USSR. Two days later, the 59-year-old prime minister was declared dead.
7
Amelia Earhart
The beautiful girl, writer and fearless pilot Amelia was known around the world as the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. An ardent feminist, she advocated for the equal rights of women with men, headed the aviation department of Purdue University. Actively participated in the work of the US women party.
She had a dream. The enthusiastic Amelia wanted to make a trip around the world on an airplane. The university allocated money for a difficult expedition. During a circumnavigation on a small twin-engine Lockheed Model 10 Electra, a woman disappeared somewhere in the central Pacific Ocean.
Organized searches did not yield positive results. Neither the body nor the wreckage of the aircraft was found. In 2016, a version appeared that Amelia, and the navigator accompanying her, were captured by the Japanese.
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8
Michael Rockefeller
The son of a famous banker and politician devoted his life to science. Michael became famous in the field of ethnography and anthropology. After serving in the army after graduating from Harvard University, he came close to scientific research.
In 1961, together with an ethnographer from the Netherlands, Rene Wassing went on an expedition to the islands of Oceania. He wanted to collect material and artifacts about the life of the indigenous people of this part of the planet. The plan was a visit to Asmat, a tribe of cannibals, characterized by aggressive disposition, militancy.
They went to the cannibals on a boat on November 17, 1961. According to Wassing, on November 19 the boat turned over, and Michael decided to go swimming ashore. The Dutchman, who remained at the overturned boat, did not see his colleague. Michael's father financed a search expedition, but found no traces. Naturally, the main version was the fall of the scientist into the hands of cannibals.
9
Roald Amundsen
The man who first visited the South Pole, and conquered the two poles of the earth, in numerous interviews stated that he did not want to die in a warm bed.
A Norwegian hungry for adventure was true to his dream, and did not stand aside when his friend Nobel’s airship crashed in the Arctic ice. Roal became a member of a search expedition. Hydroplane “Latham-47”, which was a polar explorer, June 18, 1928 flew from the airport of Tromsø. At about a quarter to six, communication with the aircraft was lost.
The search for Amundsen and his four colleagues has already begun. Over time, they found a rescue buoy from a hydroplane, parts of the fuselage and a gas tank. No traces of the researchers were found. The search continues now.
10
Jimmy hoff
The union leader has gone a long way from a worker to the Chairman of the United States Freight Transport Union. It disappeared without a trace under rather mysterious circumstances.
The United States authorities did not like the vigorous activity of the union boss, and in 1964 he was convicted of trying to bribe the jury. He was given 8 years, and then added another 5 for fraud. He was early released in 1971.
Hoff was granted a pension of $ 2 million and banned from union and social activities. But Jimmy decided to resume activity, and return to the Detroit union. He disappeared in the suburbs of Detroit on July 30, 1975. In the parking lot of the restaurant they found his unlocked car, but Jimmy himself was never found. The wife said that an hour before the alleged disappearance, he called her and said nervously - he was deceived. Based on his biography, Hollywood made many films.
11
Sigismund Levanevsky
One of the first Heroes of the Soviet Union, the pilot Levanevsky at one of the meetings with Stalin openly opposed the designer Tupolev. At that time, a transcontinental flight was being prepared for the brainchild of the designer of the DB-A aircraft.
The experimental machine, whose crew consisted of six people, flew out of Moscow on August 12, 1937. The ultimate goal is the city of Fairbanks in Alaska. The next day, the commander Levanevsky announced by radio that they flew over the North Pole, but the right engine failed.
After this session, communication with the crew was lost. Searches were organized in the USSR and in the USA. Various versions are being put forward, up to sabotage, but neither the bodies of the expedition members, nor the wreckage of the aircraft have been found.
12
Vladimir Alexandrov
A famous Soviet scientist was born in the Mukachevo district of the Transcarpathian region of the Ukrainian SSR. He became famous throughout the world for his mathematical model of nuclear winter.
In the late 70s, he began to lead the laboratory at the computer center of the USSR Academy of Sciences in Moscow. Together with his associates he developed physical methods in the study and prediction of climate. In 1985, he received an invitation to attend the International Conference, as the discoveries of the Soviet scientist caused a great resonance in the world. The conference was held in Spanish Cordoba. Alexandrov flew to Madrid and settled in a hotel. On the evening of April 1, 1985, he left the hotel and disappeared.
Only in December, the Soviet authorities announced the disappearance of the scientist, and his friend Frenchman Jean-Pierre Petit wrote in his book that Alexandrov was the victim of contract murder.
13
Louis Leprens
The French inventor was a pioneer in the field of cinema. 7 years before the official birth of the cinema, he made a 2-second film, “A Scene in the Roundhea Garden”.
Louis was a very enthusiastic person, but there were always difficulties with finances. He did not have enough funds to finance research activities. Shortly before the disappearance, the Frenchman traveled to America, where, perhaps, he found the means for his research. He also met with Edison. In 1890, he returned to France, already having dual, French-American citizenship.
Before arriving in Paris, he decided to visit his brother in Dijon. On the evening of September 16, 1890, I took a train at Dijon station that was heading to Paris, but never arrived in the French capital. One version of the police believed that the inventor committed a perfect suicide. In 1902, Leprens' son went to the United States to meet Edison, and was found shot dead in a hotel room.
14
Richie edwards
The rock musician played the guitar and wrote lyrics for the compositions of the rock band Manic Street Preachers. His texts were highly politicized and intellectual.
In January 1995, the group was preparing to promote a new album on a major US tour. But on February 1, vocalist James Dean Bradfield announced the disappearance of his friend. The police found out that two weeks before the disappearance, Richie was taking $ 200 off his card. Discharged from the London Embassy Hotel on January 31 and headed home.
The police checked all the routes. The car was found near the Severen bridge, which is notorious as the bridge of suicides. But friends and relatives unanimously declared that the musician was not prone to suicide. Then there were reports that he was seen in India in Hawaii, but not a single message was confirmed. In 2008, Edwards was declared dead.
15
Rudolph Diesel
We conclude our list on thebiggest with extinction, which was later partially revealed. The German inventor of the diesel engine, engineer Rudolf Diesel, was born in Paris in 1858, and in 1892 received an copyright patent for his famous invention.
In September 1913, Diesel boarded the steamer Dresden, which sailed to London. A new factory opened there. Later, all passengers noted that he was in good spirits, joked, and was cheerful. One evening I went to rest in my cabin, and in the morning it turned out that it was empty.
On one of the upper decks lay a cloak and a wide-brimmed hat. A few days later, Belgian fishermen caught the body in the sea, but, having removed the rings and rings, they again threw the body into the sea. The son of an engineer and inventor recognized his father in jewelry. The specific circumstances of the death and the motives were not found out, but there is a version that this is a contract murder.
Conclusion
The disappearance of famous people always raises many questions. A simple person, disappearing, gets into statistics, and famous people in history. The criminal cases in many cases of such facts are not closed today. Over time, more and more secrets and incredible hypotheses are born associated with the mysterious disappearances of famous personalities.
It is fair to say that there were other cases of the disappearance of famous people, and, hopefully, our dear reader will add to the list in the comments. TheBiggest really expects any feedback from you. What missing celebrities are not on this list?