Disappearance Mysteries
14 unsolved disappearance cases on the globe.
The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Disappearance
Eilean Mòr, Flannan Isles, United Kingdom
Three experienced lighthouse keepers vanished simultaneously from a remote Scottish island, leaving behind intact gear and an empty tower.
The Superstition Mountains Disappearances
Superstition Mountains, Arizona, United States
A treacherous mountain range famous for an elusive gold mine and a century-long pattern of unexplained disappearances and deaths.
The Lake Anjikuni Mystery
Lake Anjikuni, Kivalliq Region, Canada
An early 20th-century investigation into reports of an entire Inuit settlement abandoning its camp overnight, leaving food and equipment behind.
The Lost Colony of Roanoke
Roanoke Island, Dare County, North Carolina, United States
An entire English settlement of 115 colonists vanished from an island outpost, leaving behind a single cryptic word carved into a wooden post.
The Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
Howland Island vicinity, Pacific Ocean, International Waters
The pioneering aviator vanished during her round-the-world flight near Howland Island.
The Disappearance of Percy Fawcett
Mato Grosso, Amazon Basin, Brazil
A British explorer vanished searching for a fabled lost city in the Amazon jungle.
The Sodder Children
Fayetteville, West Virginia, United States
Five siblings vanished after a suspicious house fire that left no remains.
The Disappearance of Michael Rockefeller
Asmat region, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
A Rockefeller heir vanished off the coast of New Guinea during an art-collecting expedition.
The Disappearance of Lars Mittank
Varna Airport, Bulgaria, Bulgaria
A German tourist fled an airport in panic and vanished—captured on the last known video of a missing person.
The Springfield Three
1717 East Delmar Boulevard, Springfield, Missouri, United States
Two women and a teenager vanished from a home overnight with belongings left behind.
The Yuba County Five
Plumas National Forest, Sierra Nevada, United States
Four mentally disabled men drove into a remote forest and died under circumstances that make no sense.
The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa
Bloomfield Township, Michigan, United States
The powerful Teamsters union leader vanished from a restaurant parking lot and was never found.
The Beaumont Children
Glenelg Beach, Adelaide, Australia
Three siblings aged 4, 7, and 9 vanished from an Adelaide beach on a summer day.
The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann
Praia da Luz, Algarve, Portugal
A three-year-old British girl vanished from a holiday apartment while her parents dined nearby.