Sometimes it happens that influential personalities, celebrities or any kind of famous people disappear mysteriously, without a trace. Here, we focus on 15 more or less famous individuals who mysteriously disappeared, without ever being found.
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart is there first female aviator to cross the Atlanticnon-stop and solo. His exploits have gone around the world. A female icon and famous author, she unfortunately disappeared into thin air. Indeed, the July 2, 1937 she boards what will be her last flight. Its objective: go around the world. Amelia Earhart boards a model plane Lockheed Model 10-E Electra alongside his navigator, Fred Noonan. The two adventurers were last seen in New Guinea, where they made their last stop before their disappearance. Authorities believe they ran out of fuel somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. The plane crashed somewhere around Howland Island. Both explorers were pronounced dead a year later.
Sean Flynn
Son of Hollywood legend Errol FlynnSean was also a photojournalist, adventurer and actor. Renowned for covering the Vietnam War, he disappeared on 6 avril 1970while working on the conflict in Cambodia. Sean and his partner, Dana Stone, were kidnapped by members of the Viet Cong while riding a motorcycle to a press conference. Their bodies were never found.
Connie Converse
Elizabeth Eaton Conversebetter known under the pseudonym Connie, is a modern author, composer, poet. According to Howard Fishmanwho wrote her biography, Connie was in the grip of a deep depression that devastated her mental health. August 10, 1974the writer got into her car, drove off to who knows where, and never gave any sign of life again.
Harold Holt
Harold Holt was the 17th Prime Minister of Australia. The latter disappears December 17, 1967at Cheviot Beach, in the state of Victoria. His disappearance led to the largest manhunt in the country's history. His body was never found, giving rise to numerous conspiracy theories. The most outlandish one suggested that Holt was in fact a Chinese spy. The official version claimed that Harold Holt had probably drowned.
Oscar Acosta
American lawyer, novelist, Oscar Acosta made a name for himself as a movement activist Chicano. His novels have also met with some success. He disappeared on May 27, 1974at only 39 years old. He was traveling to Mazatlin, Sinaloa, Mexico. His son thinks he fought with Mexicans before being murdered.
Barbara Newhall Follett
Barbara Newhall Follett was a writing genius. She published her first novel The House Without Windowsonly 12 ans. In 1931, she met Nickerson Rogers. The couple had a happy few years, but Barbara Newhall Follett suspected her husband of being unfaithful. In 1938, she decided to flee her marital home, disappeared, and never appeared again in any way.
Zoe McLellan
Actress, notably present in the series NCIS, Zoe McLellan was accused by her ex-husband, J.P. Gillainto have kidnapped their son. An arrest warrant was issued in Los Angeles County for McLellan on charges of deprivation of custody, kidnapping and child theft in May 2021. According to Gillain, the actress took their 4-year-old son, Sebastian, to Toronto without his consent. McLellan has been missing since April 2019. Nobody knows where the actress is hiding, who has every interest in remaining under the radar.
Lord Lucan
Richard John Binghamthe 7th Earl of Lucan, better known as “Lord Lucan”, disappeared after an attempted murder of his wife on November 7, 1974. The 39-year-old found himself at the center of a custody war with his ex-wife. One evening, Richard John Bingham attempted to murder his ex-wife by knocking her out with a blunt object. Verocina Lucan managed to escape into the street and call for help. When the authorities arrived, they discovered that Lord Lucan had murdered the nanny. Lucan fled immediately and was never found.
Tammy Lynn Leppert
Lynn was an actress, model and beauty queen. She died in July 1983, at only 18 years old.. This model has appeared in various films, but her most famous role was her participation in Scarface in 1983. Months before her disappearance, Tammy reportedly showed signs of mental distress. She reportedly expressed fear of being murdered several times. She was committed to a medical center, but her disturbing behavior persisted. Tammy was last seen on July 6, 1983 in Cocoa Beachin Florida.
Richey Edwards
Richey Edwards was a guitarist in the alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. The 1is February 1995, his car was found near the Severn Bridge. Many believe that Richey Edwards committed suicide although some fans claim to have seen him in the Indies and the Canary Islands.
Jean Spangler
Jean Spangler was a promising American actress and dancer born in Seattle, Washington. She disappeared on October 7, 1946 at the age of 26. The night she disappeared, Spangler was scheduled to meet with her ex-husband to discuss child support payments. She was last seen in a grocery store. Two days later, her purse was found Griffith Park with a torn strap and a cryptic note addressed to a man named « Kirk », mentioning a visit to a “Dr. Scott”. His body was never found. But rumors at the time made a link between Jean Spangler and the actor Kirk Douglaswithout further detail.
Rico Omar Harris
Rico Omar Harrisformer player of basket-balldisappeared on October 10, 2014. After his career ended, Rico Omar Harris fell into depression and addiction. In 2014, he decided to take control of his life. He goes to his mother in the Alhambra. He began using heroin, methamphetamine and crack and was arrested more than a hundred times in the 2000s. As he prepared to get back on the straight and narrow, Rico Omar Harris has mysteriously disappeared. He simply left a note: “I’m going to rest in the mountains.”
Joe Pichler
Joe Pichler was a child star. He began an acting career very early. After appearing in American Boysthen in Beethoven 3 et 4Joe Pichler disappears on January 5, 2006at the age of 18. Pichler's car, a silver Toyota Corolla, was found four days after he disappeared. Inside the vehicle was a note in which Joe Pichler left his inheritance to his younger brother. Pichler's body was never found.
Christina Mckechnie
Known under the stage name Licorice, this Scottish musician, member of the group String Banddisappeared under strange circumstances in the Arizona desert in 1987. Christina Mckechnie achieved international fame in 1969 when she played Woodstock. We never knew what became of Christina Mckechnie. The police report suggests she died.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best known for writing The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was also a journalist and aviator. He disappears in July 1944, when he participates in a reconnaissance mission in Corse, during the World War II. Her body was never found, but a fisherman found her bracelet years later in 1998. The wreckage of his plane was later discovered in May 2000 and is now on display at French Air and Space Museum.
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