Post by annaj26 on Oct 31, 2015 14:04:43 GMT -5
10 Famous People Who Vanished Without a Trace
Lord Lucan
On November 7, 1974, the Lucan family home in London witnessed one of the most-brutal murders of the period. A nanny, Sandra Rivett, was bludgeoned to death in the basement with a piece of lead pipe. The lady of the house, Lady Lucan, was also viciously attacked. When interviewed by police, she named her estranged husband John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, as the assailant.
A professional gambler, Lord Lucan was a paranoid obsessive who had spent the years since their divorce spying on his ex-wife. Only the day before, he’d had a public meltdown after a cat he brought for his children had its throat cut, blaming Lady Lucan. After the murder of Sandra Rivett, Lucan was last seen driving a Ford Corsair in East Sussex. The car itself was found hours later, its interior dripping with blood. Of Lord Lucan himself there was no sign.
Since then, the peer’s whereabouts has become an infamous British mystery. Some think he committed suicide following the attack, hurling himself into the Channel. Others believe he used a private airfield to fly away to safety. In the intervening years, there have been sightings in Goa, South Africa, Gabon and Colombia, but none have been confirmed. No body has ever surfaced.
Richey Edwards
The story of the vanished Manic Street Preachers guitarist and lyricist Richey Edwards is as tragic as they come. A lifelong depressive, Edwards was known to self-harm, routinely stubbing cigarettes out on his skin and cutting himself. In one interview, he took a razor blade and carved the words 4 REAL into his own arm after a journalist questioned his integrity. He was open about the fact that he often felt so bad he couldn’t get out of bed in the mornings.
Then, in February 1995, things seemed to come to a head. In the two preceding weeks, Edwards had withdrawn £200 a day from his bank account. Finally, on the 1st of the month, Edwards drove from London to his apartment in Wales. He was never seen again.
Because his car was found two weeks later near the notorious Severn Bridge suicide hotspot, its often been thought Edwards simply couldn’t handle life anymore and chose to check out early. Those who knew him say he would never do such a thing. As things currently stand, he’s officially considered missing presumed dead. No sightings have ever been reported.
Harold Holt
It’s strange enough to imagine a rock star and a wanted murderer disappearing, let alone a head of state. But that’s exactly what happened in Australia in 1967. On December 17, Prime Minister Harold Holt and some friends travelled to secluded Cheviot Beach to go swimming. Despite the strong riptides and a shoulder injury, Holt decided to go into the water. Ignoring the pleas of his friends, he stepped in and promptly vanished from history.
The most-likely explanation is that Holt drowned and the vicious currents swept his body out to sea. Some think this is exactly what he intended to happen and the whole thing was a suicide attempt. However, others believe he faked his own death and disappeared. Despite one of the largest search and rescue operations ever mounted, Holt’s body was never recovered. Some believe a waiting Communist submarine picked him up and scooted him to safety, as part of a well-organized defection. Others just throw in the towel and claim aliens did it. Whatever the truth, no trace of Holt has ever been found.
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Lord Lucan
On November 7, 1974, the Lucan family home in London witnessed one of the most-brutal murders of the period. A nanny, Sandra Rivett, was bludgeoned to death in the basement with a piece of lead pipe. The lady of the house, Lady Lucan, was also viciously attacked. When interviewed by police, she named her estranged husband John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, as the assailant.
A professional gambler, Lord Lucan was a paranoid obsessive who had spent the years since their divorce spying on his ex-wife. Only the day before, he’d had a public meltdown after a cat he brought for his children had its throat cut, blaming Lady Lucan. After the murder of Sandra Rivett, Lucan was last seen driving a Ford Corsair in East Sussex. The car itself was found hours later, its interior dripping with blood. Of Lord Lucan himself there was no sign.
Since then, the peer’s whereabouts has become an infamous British mystery. Some think he committed suicide following the attack, hurling himself into the Channel. Others believe he used a private airfield to fly away to safety. In the intervening years, there have been sightings in Goa, South Africa, Gabon and Colombia, but none have been confirmed. No body has ever surfaced.
Richey Edwards
The story of the vanished Manic Street Preachers guitarist and lyricist Richey Edwards is as tragic as they come. A lifelong depressive, Edwards was known to self-harm, routinely stubbing cigarettes out on his skin and cutting himself. In one interview, he took a razor blade and carved the words 4 REAL into his own arm after a journalist questioned his integrity. He was open about the fact that he often felt so bad he couldn’t get out of bed in the mornings.
Then, in February 1995, things seemed to come to a head. In the two preceding weeks, Edwards had withdrawn £200 a day from his bank account. Finally, on the 1st of the month, Edwards drove from London to his apartment in Wales. He was never seen again.
Because his car was found two weeks later near the notorious Severn Bridge suicide hotspot, its often been thought Edwards simply couldn’t handle life anymore and chose to check out early. Those who knew him say he would never do such a thing. As things currently stand, he’s officially considered missing presumed dead. No sightings have ever been reported.
Harold Holt
It’s strange enough to imagine a rock star and a wanted murderer disappearing, let alone a head of state. But that’s exactly what happened in Australia in 1967. On December 17, Prime Minister Harold Holt and some friends travelled to secluded Cheviot Beach to go swimming. Despite the strong riptides and a shoulder injury, Holt decided to go into the water. Ignoring the pleas of his friends, he stepped in and promptly vanished from history.
The most-likely explanation is that Holt drowned and the vicious currents swept his body out to sea. Some think this is exactly what he intended to happen and the whole thing was a suicide attempt. However, others believe he faked his own death and disappeared. Despite one of the largest search and rescue operations ever mounted, Holt’s body was never recovered. Some believe a waiting Communist submarine picked him up and scooted him to safety, as part of a well-organized defection. Others just throw in the towel and claim aliens did it. Whatever the truth, no trace of Holt has ever been found.
The rest of the 10 are here
www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2015/10/famous-people-who-vanished-without-trace/
