It would seem that a famous person is not a needle in a haystack. Nevertheless, the fate of many famous people today remains a mystery, which gives room for numerous versions.
Scientists and inventors
On September 29, 1913, the famous German inventor Rudolf Diesel boarded the steamer Dresden in Antwerp to go to London to open a new factory. In the evening he locked himself in his cabin and seemed to be getting ready for bed … Subsequently, the inventor's hat and cloak were found on the deck, but he himself was nowhere to be found. It is curious that for some reason the name Diesel was not on the passenger lists, the wallet and all documents also disappeared. According to one of the versions, Diesel fell into the water from the deck as a result of a heart attack. On September 30, a human body was indeed fished out of the water, but there is still no unequivocal information that it was Diesel.
The mystery of the disappearance of the talented Soviet physicist Vladimir Aleksandrov, one of the authors of the theory of "nuclear winter", has not yet been solved. In 1985, Alexandrov was at a conference in Spain, where he made a presentation. Just before returning to Moscow, he left the hotel for a walk - and no one ever saw him again. Many do not doubt that the scientist was kidnapped by representatives of the special services.
Politicians and businessmen
Robert McMillan was 48 years old, he was one of the co-owners of the largest publishing house "Macmillan". On July 13, 1889, Macmillan climbed to the top of the Greek Mount Olympus. Dozens of people saw him: for some time he stood at the very top of the mountain, waving his hand. But then suddenly he disappeared. Careful searches were carried out, but the publisher was not found either alive or dead.
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In 1961, the son of the famous politician and banker Nelson Rockefeller, 23-year-old Harvard graduate Michael Rockefeller, who was fond of ethnography and anthropology, went on an expedition to New Guinea. He was looking for the lost tribe of the Asmat. One of the shamans told him that he saw a mask of death on his face … An overloaded catamaran overturned on the way. Michael's comrades managed to get to the shore, but he himself disappeared … For some reason, the version is more widespread that the young Rockefeller was eaten by cannibals from the Asmat tribe than the seemingly more logical version of drowning.
Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt was never found. In 1967, the world was rocked by the unprecedented incident of Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt. On December 17, he went to swim in Melbourne Bay and … did not return. There were versions that Holt was kidnapped by the CIA or the Chinese special services, as well as that he deliberately faked the disappearance in order to escape with his mistress … The Australians even had a saying "Make Harold Holt", which means "disappear under mysterious circumstances."
Musicians and singers
Connie Converse was known in the late 50s of the last century as a talented composer and performer. She performed on the music scene in New York, but her work never received wide recognition. In 1974, experiencing a personal and professional crisis, Connie fell into depression. Once she sent all her friends and relatives farewell letters along with the lyrics and recordings of her songs, after which she left in an unknown direction.
Richie Edwards is a Welsh musician and rhythm guitarist for the alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers, which was popular in the 90s of the past century. Edwards, like many creative people, was mentally unstable. He could deliberately self-harm, suffered from depression and anorexia. On February 17, 1995, Edwards' car was found abandoned near the Severn Bridge. Richie himself disappeared. They say that he was seen here and there, for example, in the hippie commune in Goa and on the islands of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, but it was not possible to verify the information. In 2008, Richie Edwards was pronounced dead.