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1932: It was heralded as the "Crime of the Century" when the child of a famous international aviator was abducted from his bedroom in his parent's house. The child was discovered two months after his disappearance, deceased, near the family's home. What is the name of this child's famous father?

    Charles Lindbergh. The death of the Lindbergh baby was a devastating story that captivated the nation, not only because Charles Lindbergh was his father, but also because the child was abducted from his own bedroom while his parent's slept in the home. The kidnapper and murderer, Bruno Hauptmann, was later arrested, convicted and executed for the death of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr.

1913: This famous satirist, short-story writer, and editorialist embarked on a tour of Civil War battle sites and the civil war of Mexico and then disappeared after joining Pancho Villa's army (as an observer). What is the name of this bold researcher?
    Ambrose Bierce. While he was age 70 by the time he embarked on this fact-finding historical journey, it was probably his decision to join Pancho Villa that caused his inevitable death, even though neither his body nor his belongings have ever been located.

What trade union "Teamsters" president disappeared in 1975 and has never been found?
    Jimmy Hoffa & James Hoffa & Hoffa & James Riddle Hoffa & James R Hoffa & Jimmy R Hoffa. Hoffa planned on having dinner with Tony Giacalone and Tony Provenzano at the Machus Red Fox restaurant outside of Detroit, Michigan; each of his dinner companions were reputed mobsters with affiliations to teamster unions. Neither of them came to the restaurant, but Hoffa was last seen in the parking lot. Dozens of theories exist on the location of Hoffa's body but it is yet to be found.

1944: What famous big band music man's plane disappeared en route to Paris from England and has never been found?
    Glenn Miller. Miller was set to play a performance in Paris for the soldiers responsible for "liberating Paris." It is believed that the flight disappeared while traveling over the English Channel, but the actual reason for the plane's disappearance has yet to be confirmed, including theories that the plane was downed by jettisoned bombs from the Royal Air Force.

1995: This woman was the founder and president of the American Atheists organization and often referred to as the "most hated woman in America" due in no small part to being the defendant in a landmark Supreme Court trial that ended mandatory prayer in American public schools. Name this famous American atheist?
    Madalyn Murray O'Hair. Their disappearance of Madalyn, her granddaughter, and her son was originally covered up by their kidnapper's attempt to make people believe they were simply out of town on business. They were not reported missing for a year, as many speculated that they had simply fled with all of the organization's money. Madalyn's body, as well as the bodies of her son and granddaughter, were eventually discovered buried on the farm of their murderer, David Roland Waters, a former employee of their organization who had a history of convictions for violence.

The tales of boats, airplanes, and dozens of people disappearing over and around the Bermuda Triangle have permeated popular culture. However, in 1972, a Cessna flight carrying Democratic Majority Whip Hale Boggs disappeared in an area known as "_________ Bermuda Triangle." What is the name of the U.S. state where this flight, and several others, disappeared?
    Alaska's. The flight was headed from Anchorage to Juneau and carried with it Representative Nick Begich and Republican candidate Don Young. Neither the men, nor the plane were ever discovered, despite a massive manhunt lasting almost 40 days. It was after this incident that the federal government began mandating Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) or "black boxes" for ALL planes, rather than just commercial airlines.

What famous British author suffered a nervous breakdown, with resulting amnesia, and was reportedly missing for eleven days before turning up at a hotel in Harrogate, Yorkshire, under an alternate name?
    Agatha Christie. It was determined that Agatha was probably suffering from amnesia as a result of her nervous breakdown over her husband ending their marriage. It is not definite that this was the cause of her eleven day disappearance, but she had evidently been under considerable personal stress in the preceding year, as her mother had passed away and her husband had been cheating on her prior to their separation.

This famous airplane hijacker managed to commandeer a Boeing 727 and demand four parachutes and a $200,000 ransom. He had them land the plane and he received his demanded items, which led to having all hostages released, besides the flight crew. After the plane took off again, the flight crew found out too late that he had opened the door while in the air and jumped out, with the money, into a strong rainstorm. While the flight crew were able to land safely, the hijacker was never found. What is the name of this daredevil thief?
    D.B. Cooper. The incredible story of DB Cooper's hijacking is made even more provocative when witnesses recount the time they spent with him prior to his leap from the airplane. Flight attendants all remarked that not only was he "perfectly nice," but that when he received whiskey to drink, he offered to pay the flight attendant for it. In 1980, a child along the Columbia River found several thousand dollars resting and buried in mud; the serial numbers traced the money back to the original ransom while no evidence of D.B. Cooper was found.

1963: What famous crooner's son was kidnapped in Lake Tahoe and then released after a $240,000 ransom was paid?
    Frank Sinatra. After his release, Frank Sinatra Jr.'s kidnappers were apprehended, tried and convicted. Throughout the course of the kidnapping, Frank Sinatra was required to make several calls from pay phones in order to communicate with the kidnappers. It is rumored that, for decades after, Sinatra still carried around rolls of quarters in his pockets.

1974: Patty Hearst, granddaughter of media magnate William Randolph Hearst, was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) and participated in the robbery of the Hibernia Bank in San Francisco. Her participation was allegedly explained by her experiencing "Stockholm Syndrome," where she had begun to empathize with the plight and purpose of her captors. The leader of the SLA faction that kidnapped her appropriated the name of the man who led the slave revolt on the ship 'La Amistad.' What was this kidnapper and slave revolutionist's name?
    Cinque. Donald DeFreeze, or Cinque Mtume, was the leader of the SLA. It is thought that Donald's re-appropriation of this name was indicative of the SLA's motives to ignite black revolution, even though DeFreeze was the group's only black member.


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