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Vanished: Chilling True Stories of Missing Persons
Over 8 million people go missing each and every year…just vanishing in thin air....
Of these, some are found within hours, others within days, some within weeks, and certain people are found after months of being away. However, the story does not always end happily.
Of the millions who go missing every year around the world, there are those who simply vanish and are never seen again. The sheer volume of people who disappear each and every year are, when examined in detail, terrifying. In this book, we will touch upon some of the most terrifying, touching, strange, and worrying stories.
In this book, we hope to examine the sheer range of cases which have enthralled the interested and distressed those involved for many years. Some of these cases became national stories while others remain private tragedies. In the cases of missing persons, trying to find an explanation is almost as difficult as trying to find the person themselves. So join us on this journey and discover just how morbidly fascinating and compelling the cases of the missing can become.
Here are some of the cases that you will find inside:
• The criminal mastermind who vanished when jumping from a plane
• The case of the woman abducted by Bigfoot!
• America’s first missing person
• The crazed writer and human rights lawyer who vanished in Mexico
• The horror writer who vanished into the unknown
• The genius computer scientist who vanished without a trace
• One of the world’s first filmmakers vanishes before reaping the rewards of his invention
• Two generations vanish from the same house on the same night
• And many more!
Of these, some are found within hours, others within days, some within weeks, and certain people are found after months of being away. However, the story does not always end happily.
Of the millions who go missing every year around the world, there are those who simply vanish and are never seen again. The sheer volume of people who disappear each and every year are, when examined in detail, terrifying. In this book, we will touch upon some of the most terrifying, touching, strange, and worrying stories.
In this book, we hope to examine the sheer range of cases which have enthralled the interested and distressed those involved for many years. Some of these cases became national stories while others remain private tragedies. In the cases of missing persons, trying to find an explanation is almost as difficult as trying to find the person themselves. So join us on this journey and discover just how morbidly fascinating and compelling the cases of the missing can become.
Here are some of the cases that you will find inside:
• The criminal mastermind who vanished when jumping from a plane
• The case of the woman abducted by Bigfoot!
• America’s first missing person
• The crazed writer and human rights lawyer who vanished in Mexico
• The horror writer who vanished into the unknown
• The genius computer scientist who vanished without a trace
• One of the world’s first filmmakers vanishes before reaping the rewards of his invention
• Two generations vanish from the same house on the same night
• And many more!
- GenresTrue CrimeNonfiction
112 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2015
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Andrew J. Clark
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
February 9, 2016
From D.B. Copper to Jean Spangler to Frederick Valentich, this is a short book of some of the most famous disappearances in history. The style is pretty dramatic, almost to the point of melodrama. While I hadn't encountered some of the stories before, I found the treatment of them to be kind of surface. I wish there had been more information, and definitely citations where I could find more information. I don't usually write reviews quite this short, but honestly, there's not a lot more to talk about!
Three of five stars - more in-depth would have been nice!
Three of five stars - more in-depth would have been nice!
August 13, 2015
This slender volume includes an interesting variety of disappearances; some well known ("D.B." Cooper, Virginia Dare) and some more obscure. The outlines are so brief however, that if you're familiar with a case, chances are you won't learn anything new here.
July 12, 2018
Good read
Several of these stories I have never heard of. Two were from NC, my home state, the missing man, I had never heard about.
Several of these stories I have never heard of. Two were from NC, my home state, the missing man, I had never heard about.
May 21, 2019
I liked it.Weird disappearances.
November 28, 2020
Good book
Really good stories in the book good read will read more that he writes like missing people books it was good
Really good stories in the book good read will read more that he writes like missing people books it was good
December 5, 2020
All vanishing, just not what I was looking for
I was hoping for more obscure vanishing, not the well known ones. Not a bad book, just not what I was looking for.
I was hoping for more obscure vanishing, not the well known ones. Not a bad book, just not what I was looking for.
August 12, 2015
Had a great time making fun of it with my friends.
December 19, 2016
Good read. Makes you wonder what happen to some of these people.
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews