7 Most Mysterious Loss

1. Virgina Dare, 1587

Virginia Dare is just one of the many people (87 men, 17 women and 11 children, to be exact) from the island of Roanoke, one of the British colonies in America who disappeared without a trace. What stands out about Virginia, is that he was the first child of English parents born in America. In fact, in fact, Virginia's grandfather, John White, was the first to discover that the colony was missing. In 1587, John sailed back to England to seek assistance and supplies for the colony. When he returned again in 1590, everything was gone except for a paper Croatoan carved on a tree.

Many want to know about Croatoan, so I add a bit of info on Croatoan of the results of googling. Croatoan was apparently the name of an island inhabited by native Indian tribes. So the citizens of the colonies "might" not be lost but moved to the island of Croatoan, leaving clues that, in order to group John White find them there. However, in an effort to search Croatoan Island, the ship hit a storm, so their supplies running low, and broken anchors. Group decided to return to England. Apparently in England, John White failed to raise funds and supplies for the back again. Thus, the fate of the residents of this colony no one ever knew. Are they benar2 got Croatoan or not?

2. Theodosia Burr Alston, 1812

Theodosia was the daughter of Vice President Aaron Burr. He lived a very fascinating life until 1812. In addition, he is known as the most educated American woman at that time, he married a wealthy landowner and politician and has a son named after his father. In 1812, Theodosia tired of appealing on behalf of his father. He was acquitted of treason and decided it was better to spend time in Europe. Theo merencenakan to return when his son died. He still has not fully recovered from the shock when he climbed to the Patriots in Georgetown to meet his father in New York. Unfortunately it never happened. Once aboard the Patriot, and Theodosia ship was never seen again. Of course, most theories say that the boat sank in a storm. But some legends say Patriot captured by pirates, who made Theo and his shipmates orang2 walk the plank. Another version of this is that Theo was forced to become a pirate stash.

One theory is rather unbelievable is the one that involves a Karankawa Indian Chief. He allegedly found a ship wrecked on the shore and found Theo, chained to the bulkhead and naked except for a gold pendant engraved with her ​​name. He saved her and he said that he was the son of a very important and if the chiefs met with the white man, he should give him the pendant and explain what happened. He gave her the pendant and died shortly thereafter.

3. Benjamin Briggs and the passengers and crew of the Mary Celeste, 1872

One of the most interesting of the Mary Celeste was because the ship was found, but without any passengers.

Mary Celeste may have been doomed from the start, the first captain died on the way originally. He was released on his last trip on November 5, 1872, from Staten Island to Genoa, Italy. A month later the captain Gratia Dei, who knew Captain Benjamin Briggs, see Mary Celeste floating along towards the Strait of Gibraltar. Although the ship was just floating, flying no distress signal. Some of the Dei Gratia crew went to the Mary Celeste in a small boat and climbed onto it. When the ship was wet, but in good condition. sekocinya seemed lost and accidentally launched. A supply of food and water for six months has been abandoned, along with all documents except the records ship captain.

The most plausible theory of the charge brought by Mary Celeste - there are more than 1,000 barrels of alcohol. When the ship was unloaded, nine barrels were found empty. The theory is that when the load is opened, nine resulted in a puff of smoke leaking barrels were lead to believe the captain of the ship will explode. He basically fear, ordered everyone to get into lifeboats and forgot to secure the boat to the ship.

Another theory is no drinking crew, killing the captain and steal the lifeboat to escape.

4. Flannan Islands lighthouse keeper, 1900

In December 1900, the lighthouse keeper Flannan Islands off the coast of Scotland disappeared. It was first noted when the vessel through the lighthouse on the 15th and saw the lights were not working. It is then reported, but apparently nothing was done until a crew with equipment going to the lighthouse on December 26. When no one came out to greet them, they go in the lighthouse and found the entrance gate and the main door is closed, the bed unmade, the clock stops and an overturned chair in the kitchen. The island is seriously looking at the presence of the guards or clues to their existence, but the only thing that was found was some damage caused by the storm. Although this may seem like a clue, a note left by the guards declared this storm happen before they disappear.

Northern Lighthouse Board concluded that these people had drowned and swept out to sea. Rumors circulated, one of the guards killed the other two, then drowned himself out of guilt. There is also the possibility of sea snakes, along with the prospect that they had been kidnapped or attacked by a group of spies or attacked by a ghost ship?

5. Dorothy

Dorothy was the daughter of a wealthy perfume importer and nephew of Supreme Court judges Maid. A year earlier, he had spent a week with a man who will cause a huge embarrassment to the family of Arnold if this is public knowledge, so instead of reporting her daughter missing, her father was doing its own investigation through the Pinkertons. Six weeks later, he gave up and called the police. The man who saw it, George Griscom, Jr., thought that Dorothy may have committed suicide after writing was rejected by the magazine. Teman2nya think he killed himself because Griscom would not marry her. And her father thought she had been kidnapped in Central Park. Another outstanding issue that she was pregnant and died during a failed abortion. So far, no one knows the truth for sure because there is no evidence of anything that ever appeared.

6. Amelia Earhart, 1937

Aims to circumnavigate the world, Amelia Earhart took off with the plane, the Electra from Miami with navigator Fred Noonan on June 1, 1937. After many stops, they ended up in Lae, New Guinea on June 29. They have completed a good move on their way - about 22,000 miles. Only 7,000 miles left of the journey that counts. On July 2, the pair headed for Howland Island, which apparently they have taken a bad step. Communications were cut off and they disappeared. The search carried out one hour after the last communication Amelia.

Clearly, they were never found, despite a huge search effort involving $ 4 million, the Navy and Coast Guard. Their efforts include the search of Gardner Island (now Nikumaroro) which has been uninhabited for more than four decades. Since then, several artifacts have been found on Nikumaroro including a piece of clear Plexiglas with the right thickness and curvature as an Electra window and a size shoes shoes sembilanyang looks like Amelia.

Some theories about his death turned out to be quite interesting. Many thought he might oran spies for FDR and Japan may be something to do with her ​​disappearance. For example, in 1966, CBS correspondent published a book that says Amelia and Fred were captured and executed when they fall on the island of Saipan. Other books published include a statement of a daughter of a Japanese officer who claims his father had been executed Amelia own.

One writer even claimed that Amelia actually completed the flight back to the United States and began living under an assumed name - Irene Bolam. Irene Bolam real, sued for $ 1.5 million, and swore that he was not Amelia Earhart. Studies have since shown that he is telling the truth.

7. D.B. Cooper, 1971

In November 1971, D.B. Cooper (or Dan Cooper) hijacked a plane, demanded a ransom of $ 200,000, and jumped out of the plane after he received it. He was never found, but a few hints that emerged after many years. In 1980, a boy found nearly $ 6,000 in $ 20 bills on the banks of the Columbia River, in an area where Cooper jumped. In 2007, the FBI announced that they were able to get some DNA from a tie Cooper left on the plane. And, lastly, some kids found an old parachute buried near Amboy, Washington.

The FBI did not think Cooper survived the flight, when he jumped out, the plane is going through a bad storm. More than 400 soldiers from Fort Lewis helped search by foot to find any trace of Cooper, but none were found even a shred of evidence does not exist. Although the $ 20 bills given to Cooper is not marked, the FBI has developed and set with a certain serial number so it is easy to track. A newspaper in Portland offered $ 1,000 to anyone who could bring the first one the money, hoping that Cooper had to spend it, but no one ever showed up.