# disappearance (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover disappearance. Page: Feed: --- ## [Weekend Link Dump](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/08/weekend-link-dump_01417779342.html) _2026-08-21 · Undine · Strange Company_ Welcome to the Link Dump, where this week, our Strange Company HQ staffers give a shout-out to Clarence, Iowa! Well, why not. I'm sure it's a charming place. Where the hell is the Pedro Mountain Mummy? The tomb of King Midas' father. Graham Greene in Mexico. A look at supernatural smells. A German liner goes to war. A woman accused of murdering her sister. A mysterious object named Phoebe is… ## [The Birthday Party Road: The Murders of J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett](https://truecrimeweekly.substack.com/p/the-birthday-party-road-the-murders) _2026-08-19 · AJ Thomas · True Crime Weekly_ Ozark, Alabama, July 31–August 1, 1999 two seventeen-year-old best friends got lost on the way home from a party, stopped at a gas station for directions, drove away into the Alabama night, and were found the next morning shot in the head in the trunk of their car. ## [Newspaper Clipping of the Day](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/08/newspaper-clipping-of-day_078062086.html) _2026-08-19 · Undine · Strange Company_ Via Newspapers.com On this blog, I’ve covered what many Fortean experts like to call “Anomalous Falls From the Sky,” but this is a new one for me. Lousy actors and criminals in the stocks used to get pelted with tomatoes, but it’s a bit unusual for modern-day suburbanites to get such treatment. The following is from a syndicated 1998 Dave Barry column which summarizes the incident. Unfortunately,… ## [The Mystery of "Mary Anderson"](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-mystery-of-mary-anderson.html) _2026-08-17 · Undine · Strange Company_ "Kitsap Sun," February 18, 1997, via Newspapers.com Every suicide is a tragedy, of course. However, among the most poignant ones are where the person remains unidentified. Did they leave behind loved ones who suffered the agony of never knowing what happened to them? Or--possibly even sadder--did this person have no one in the world who cared if they lived or died? The following case could fall… ## [The Empty Casket: The Theft of Julie Mott and the Question That Has Never Been Answered](https://truecrimeweekly.substack.com/p/the-empty-casket-the-theft-of-julie) _2026-08-15 · AJ Thomas · True Crime Weekly_ San Antonio, Texas, August 15, 2015 a twenty-five-year-old woman died of cystic fibrosis after a lifetime of fighting it. ## [Weekend Link Dump](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/08/weekend-link-dump_01615620383.html) _2026-08-14 · Undine · Strange Company_ Welcome to this week's Link Dump! IS EVERYBODY HAPPY??? What the hell was the Whitechapel Mount? Fair play for cannibals. The "wonderful year" 1759. The mysterious Great Serpent Mound. Why the number 17 was not popular in ancient Rome . BREAKING: Scientists have just discovered dogs. (Note: Cats can tell if you're sad, too. They just usually don't care.) The lady who was eulogized as "phosphate of… ## [The Murder of Colleen Slemmer and the Girl Who Brought Back a Piece of Her Skull](https://truecrimeweekly.substack.com/p/the-murder-of-colleen-slemmer-and) _2026-08-12 · AJ Thomas · True Crime Weekly_ Knoxville, Tennessee, January 12, 1995 a nineteen-year-old was lured from a Job Corps dormitory and tortured to death over the course of an hour by a peer who brought back a piece of her skull as a souvenir, ate breakfast with it in her pocket, and cried in court at her death sentence before writing a letter that evening calling it unfair ## [Newspaper Clipping of the Day](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/08/newspaper-clipping-of-day_0906357284.html) _2026-08-12 · Undine · Strange Company_ Via Newspapers.com This odd case of a man and his apparent doppelganger appeared in the “Vancouver World,” July 21, 1894: "There is a mystery now of five years standing in the lumber regions of Northern Pennsylvania," said George W. Culp of the Upper Susquehanna Valley, “the clearing up of which would give a great deal of satisfaction to the people in that region. Five years ago John Shehan came… ## [In Which Mary Grimes Wallace Makes Life Difficult For Everyone](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/08/in-which-mary-grimes-wallace-makes-life.html) _2026-08-10 · Undine · Strange Company_ "Dayton Daily News," October 6, 1966, via Newspapers.com Investigating a violent death can be difficult enough if it is uncertain whether it is a case of suicide, or murder. When even trying to establish the identity of the victim leads everyone down various rabbit holes, and the unfortunate corpse gets permanently misplaced…well, have some pity for the police detectives involved. 32-year-old Mary… ## [Four Percent: The Murder of Kylee Monteiro](https://truecrimeweekly.substack.com/p/four-percent-the-murder-of-kylee) _2026-08-08 · AJ Thomas · True Crime Weekly_ Rehoboth, Massachusetts, August 6–7, 2025 an eighteen-year-old sent her sister a text message that read “if I die, it was Greg” with her phone at four percent battery. ## [Hire AI-Powered Freelancers Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dtMSYOpxp2fw) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Browse and hire skilled professionals using AI tools — free to post, free to apply. ## [Weekend Link Dump](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/08/weekend-link-dump.html) _2026-08-07 · Undine · Strange Company_ Welcome to "Weekend Link Dump: The Musical!" The bombing of LaGuardia Airport. When dead bodies were asked to pick out their murderer. The amulet that could rewrite the history of Christianity. The world's most haunted museum. That's the boast, at any rate. It may be time to stop insulting the dodo bird. The U.S. Navy and the Soviets compete to find a crashed F-14 jet. 15th century… ## [The Green Notebook: The Murder-Suicide of Joshua Boren and His Family](https://truecrimeweekly.substack.com/p/the-green-notebook-the-murder-suicide) _2026-08-05 · AJ Thomas · True Crime Weekly_ Spanish Fork, Utah, January 16, 2014 a police officer everyone called a teddy bear shot his wife, two children, and mother-in-law with his service weapon, then lay down beside them and turned the gun on himself. ## [Christy Stephens: Georgia Teenager's Murder Still Unsolved](https://mshort.substack.com/p/christy-stephens-georgia-teenagers) _2026-08-05 · Michelle Short · Bizarre Unsolved Cases_ Christy vanished from her home and was later found murdered in a nearby wooded area ## [Newspaper Clipping of the Day](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/08/newspaper-clipping-of-day.html) _2026-08-05 · Undine · Strange Company_ Via Newspapers.com This eerie little tale appeared in the “Shamokin News Dispatch,” November 26, 1929: To have been haunted day and night by the apparition of his wife who passed away just a month ago with the result that he could not sleep and then went into a state of nervous collapse, is believed to have been the cause of the sudden death yesterday of William Waslouksas, 55, of Minersville.… ## [They won't count, but we will: Tracking Indigenous disappearance in Australia](https://www.blackwitness.com/p/they-wont-count-but-we-will-tracking) _2026-08-04 · Amy McQuire · BLACK WITNESS_ A new international partnership between The Disappeared Project, Locate International and Forensic Human Identification Co. will build the first database and DNA programme on Indigenous disappearance. ## [The Murder of Anna Lisa Raymundo](https://truecrimeweekly.substack.com/p/the-murder-of-anna-lisa-raymundo) _2026-08-03 · AJ Thomas · True Crime Weekly_ Stamford, Connecticut, November 8, 2002 a Harvard-educated pharmaceutical executive was stabbed to death in her townhouse by a woman so consumed by obsession that she then tried to kill her own husband. ## [Mr. Earp and the Boggart](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/08/in-which-we-meet-extraterrestrial.html) _2026-08-03 · Undine · Strange Company_ In 1981, the journal of the Northern Earth Mysteries Group (now known simply as “Northern Earth,”) published an article by Frank E. Earp where he described a fairly indescribable “close encounter” he and some friends had years before. It is a notable story, as it is one that blurs the lines between standard UFO sightings and traditional fairy lore. In the mid 1960’s Britain was in the grip of UFO… ## [Weekend Link Dump](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/07/weekend-link-dump_01681655601.html) _2026-07-31 · Undine · Strange Company_ Welcome to this week's Link Dump! Just watch out for the Strange Company HQ bouncer. He doesn't play games. Disaster hits HMS Queen Charlotte. A shipwreck that is a "monument to 19th century diplomacy." The "golden age of languages." The ancient Greeks sure liked to put curses on each other. Scientists come up with a lot of really, really, bad ideas. The fight to keep a murderer behind bars. The… ## [The Murder of Teresa McAbee and the Death Row Case](https://truecrimeweekly.substack.com/p/the-murder-of-teresa-mcabee-and-the) _2026-07-29 · AJ Thomas · True Crime Weekly_ Mascotte, Florida, May 11, 1987 an eleven-year-old girl walked to a convenience store for a pencil and never came home. ## [Newspaper Clipping of the Day](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/07/newspaper-clipping-of-day_01776025445.html) _2026-07-29 · Undine · Strange Company_ Via Newspapers.com This account of a particularly lively poltergeist appeared in the “Edmonton Journal,” August 15, 1939: The Germans have a word for it; so have the Africans of the West Indies. The disciples of Herr Hitler call it "poltergeist"; the children of Mother Africa speak of it in awesome breath as "duppy" or "duppy 'pon de 'ouse.' The German word "poltergeist" is made up of the words… ## [Play Both Sides Of The Lie (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uR483ljh5IUz) _2026-07-29 · **Sponsored**_ Two operatives, one manufactured war — uncover the Complete Truth after both campaigns. ## [The Troubles At Euston Square](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-troubles-at-euston-square.html) _2026-07-27 · Undine · Strange Company_ "Illustrated Police News," June 7, 1879, via Newspapers.com Evil and depravity can have a certain fascination if they are cloaked in a benign or attractive exterior. It is doubtful that true-crime researchers would still be talking about Ted Bundy if not for the fact that those who knew him thought he was perfectly normal. And there is a reason why the Devil is often depicted as a handsome man.… ## [Who was the Green River Killer? Gary Ridgway and the Forty-Nine Women](https://truecrimeweekly.substack.com/p/who-was-the-green-river-killer-gary) _2026-07-25 · AJ Thomas · True Crime Weekly_ America’s most prolific convicted serial killer killed for nearly twenty years while living an ordinary suburban life, passing two polygraph tests, and evading a task force that had his name from the beginning ## [Weekend Link Dump](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/07/weekend-link-dump_0506991348.html) _2026-07-24 · Undine · Strange Company_ Welcome to this week's Link Dump! Featuring music from the Strange Company Orchestra! The forgotten Fifth Crusade. The gangs of 1970s Brooklyn. A visit to Waltham Abbey. A memorial to a murdered postmaster. How ancient humans regarded eclipses. How new technology is finding old cities. U-Boat action off the coast of Gaza, 1917. Ancient Egyptian princesses were probably damn good archers. The rise… ## [The Candy Man: Dean Corll and the Houston Heights Boys](https://truecrimeweekly.substack.com/p/the-candy-man-dean-corll-and-the) _2026-07-22 · AJ Thomas · True Crime Weekly_ Houston, Texas, 1970–1973 a candy factory worker who murdered at least twenty-nine boys and young men with the help of two teenage accomplices, whose crimes were hidden in plain sight by a police department that kept writing “runaway” on missing persons reports while a community’s children disappeared ## [Newspaper Clipping of the Day](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/07/newspaper-clipping-of-day_01333699122.html) _2026-07-22 · Undine · Strange Company_ Via Newspapers.com This account of a strange figure that seemed to take fashion tips from the Ku Klux Klan appeared in the “Syracuse Post Standard,” December 8, 1901: CAZENOVIA, Dec. 7.-The usual calm of this quiet village has given way to unwonted excitement. Strong men do not venture out at night unarmed, and even the most daring urchins have suddenly discovered a new charm in an evening at… ## [Kim Moreau: Maine Teenager Missing Since 1986](https://mshort.substack.com/p/kim-moreau-maine-teenager-missing) _2026-07-21 · Michelle Short · Bizarre Unsolved Cases_ What happened to the girl who vanished on junior prom night? ## [The Great Eater of Kent](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-great-eater-of-kent.html) _2026-07-20 · Undine · Strange Company_ Some people make it into the history books by becoming world leaders. Some do so through acts of daring or heroism. Some do so by creating immortal works of art. And some, like the hero of today’s post, do so by eating an entire sheep in one sitting. It’s a funny old world. About all we know for sure about Nicholas Wood of Harrietsham, Kent, England, is that he would have been a devil at today’s… ## [The Disappearance of Andrew Gosden](https://truecrimeweekly.substack.com/p/the-disappearance-of-andrew-gosden-3d1) _2026-07-18 · AJ Thomas · True Crime Weekly_ Doncaster to London, September 14, 2007 a fourteen-year-old left home as if heading to school, bought a one-way ticket to London, walked out of King’s Cross Station, and has not been seen since ## [Weekend Link Dump](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/07/weekend-link-dump_01823379933.html) _2026-07-17 · Undine · Strange Company_ Welcome to this week's Link Dump! And greetings from the Strange Company mail room! A teenager who died in the American Revolution has finally been identified. An ancient Roman fossil collector. The strange case of the "Leavenworth Look-Alikes." The legend of what may have been the first underwater tunnel. Casual snapshots of the Romanovs. The strange case of the Beale Ciphers. A diplomat's widow… ## [Newspaper Clipping of the Day](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/07/newspaper-clipping-of-day_01545570147.html) _2026-07-15 · Undine · Strange Company_ Via Newspapers.com A ghost that was, you might say, all things to all people was reported in the “Moncton Transcript,” February 1, 1922: London, Jan. 30-Eastbourne is being troubled, or entertained, by a "ghost" mystery. A strange apparition has been seen several times gliding along the Crumbles, near the fishermen's huts, and across Fishermen's Green. As the place is within 800 yards of the spot… ## [Recipe PDFs Ready Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/abuvRYHikGG7) _2026-07-15 · **Sponsored**_ Turn online or personal recipes into clean, printable PDFs in seconds. ## [What the Monks Saw: A Medieval Mystery](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/07/what-monks-saw-medieval-mystery.html) _2026-07-13 · Undine · Strange Company_ Just to show that life is full of unexpected turns, on June 18, 1178, a group of medieval English monks threw a fine puzzle in the laps of astronomers that lingers to this day. On that day, shortly after sunset, five monks at the abbey of the Christ Church of Canterbury (on the site of Canterbury Cathedral,) noticed that something very odd was happening in the sky. Gervase, who was Canterbury’s… ## [Weekend Link Dump](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/07/weekend-link-dump_0934390777.html) _2026-07-10 · Undine · Strange Company_ Welcome to this week's Link Dump, which is so action-packed, not one, but four hosts were required! Two ships from the "dawn of naval aviation." It turns out that wild chimpanzees are pretty good drummers. If you're planning to visit the Grand Canyon, maybe think twice about that. I was in a happier frame of mind before I learned that there is a spider that can outrun humans. A really confusing… ## [Newspaper Clipping of the Day](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/07/newspaper-clipping-of-day_01258235465.html) _2026-07-08 · Undine · Strange Company_ Via Newspapers.com This account of an extremely weird cloud (?) appeared in the “Caledonian Mercury,” January 18, 1821: COSENZA. On the 29th Nov. last, about half-past six in the evening, there suddenly appeared, on the west of the horizon, a luminous body, more brilliant than the moon at its full. This body had the figure of a dragon. After passing with great velocity across the horizon, it… ## [One Nation is not new or unprecedented. It is a product of Queensland's specific brand of anti-Indigenous racism](https://www.blackwitness.com/p/one-nation-is-not-new-or-unprecedented) _2026-07-07 · Amy McQuire · BLACK WITNESS_ Even weeds need specific conditions to grow, and it just so happens that One Nation thrives particularly well in the blood-soaked soil of Queensland. ## [Andrea Allen: Florida Secretary Vanishes From Parking Lot](https://mshort.substack.com/p/andrea-allen-florida-secretary-vanishes) _2026-07-06 · Michelle Short · Bizarre Unsolved Cases_ A cold case with few clues ## [The Goat Head of Strumpshaw](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-cursed-goat-head-of-strumpshaw.html) _2026-07-06 · Undine · Strange Company_ "Norwich Evening News," February 3, 1970, via Newspapers.com If you’re at all familiar with my Twitter/X or Facebook feeds, you know that I periodically share old newspaper reports about the seemingly endless varieties of mayhem carried out by goats. ( Why do I do this? It’s just how I roll, I guess.) So, you can imagine how delighted I was to learn of the following story, which just may be the… ## [Weekend Link Dump](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/07/weekend-link-dump.html) _2026-07-03 · Undine · Strange Company_ Welcome to this week's Link Dump, where we wish our fellow Americans a happy 250th birthday! The unveiling of the Victoria Cross. A handy reminder that Robin Hood was no hero. One really freaking long tennis match. The motivations of Richard, Duke of York. "Somebody's father" at the battle of Gettysburg. Why we call it a "honeymoon." The dog who loved trains. Now that all other problems on Earth… ## [Newspaper Clipping of the Day](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/07/newspaper-clipping-of-day.html) _2026-07-01 · Undine · Strange Company_ Via Newspapers.com This unnerving account of the mysterious deaths of two sisters appeared in the “Patriot News,” March 24, 1968: A soft sigh, a stare of horror, a piercing scream and death that as yet is unexplained…that was the fate of Beverly Stephens and her sister, Patricia, who died in almost identical circumstances five years apart. Neither girl uttered a word before she died. Neither gave… ## ['Someone knows something': Monique Clubb's family call on QPS to issue $1 million reward for any information about her disappearance](https://www.blackwitness.com/p/someone-knows-something-monique-clubbs) _2026-06-30 · Amy McQuire · BLACK WITNESS_ It been 13 years since Butchulla and Woppaburra woman Monique Clubb was disappeared, last seen in a park next to Beenleigh marketplace. But her family have never tired in searching for her. ## [The Pilot's Return](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-pilots-return.html) _2026-06-29 · Undine · Strange Company_ During the 1950s, Martin Caidin was the official historian for America’s Fifth Air Force during his stint in A-2 military intelligence. In that capacity, he had full access to military combat files. In his book “Ghosts of the Air,” he described a story he found in one of those files that was reported from air force operations in North Africa during WWII--a story that he admitted was “flatly… ## [Weekend Link Dump](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/06/weekend-link-dump_01123970384.html) _2026-06-26 · Undine · Strange Company_ Welcome to this week's Link Dump! Our hosts for this Friday are Goldie and Brownie! Because why not. A plague outbreak from over 5,000 years ago. A case of explosive revenge. A medieval communication network. How angry fishermen saved the American Revolution. A remarkable amber pendant. The liver-eating cannibal of the Old West. Catherine Crowe's ghost hunt. That time when humans nearly became… ## [Newspaper Clipping of the Day](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/06/newspaper-clipping-of-day_0606924967.html) _2026-06-24 · Undine · Strange Company_ Via Newspapers.com On this blog, we’ve met mysterious Women in Black. Not to mention the occasional Women in White. So, who’s up for making the acquaintance of a Welsh Woman in Yellow? The “Bradford Weekly Telegraph,” February 18, 1905: A silent woman, shimmering in a bright yellow light, with gleaming eyes and up-lifted knife, is the latest ghostly form to be reported from South Wales. She has… ## [Jason Landry: Texas College Student Mysteriously Vanishes](https://mshort.substack.com/p/jason-landry-texas-college-student) _2026-06-22 · Michelle Short · Bizarre Unsolved Cases_ Jason disappeared from a single-vehicle crash site, leaving behind troubling clues ## [The Case of the Parlous Parlor](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-case-of-perilous-parlor.html) _2026-06-22 · Undine · Strange Company_ "Owensboro Messenger," January 29, 1911, via Newspapers.com Early in 1910, American newspapers breathlessly carried the story of what appeared to be a particularly shocking double homicide. This account comes from the "Republican News Item" for January 6: The mystery of the death of Miss Grace Elosser, of Cumberland, Md., and Charles E. Twigg, of Keyser, W. Va. her fiance, appears as deep as it… ## [Weekend Link Dump](http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2026/06/weekend-link-dump_0743563493.html) _2026-06-19 · Undine · Strange Company_ Welcome to this week's Link Dump! Oh, God, the Strange Company staffers are bar-hopping again. A case of avenged honor. The most famous dog of the Middle Ages. The legend of King Arthur in Greenland. A Welsh village that became a casualty of WWII. The rise and fall of masquerade balls. In which science proves that stolen french fries taste better. Two newly-discovered sermons by St. Augustine.… ## [The Unexplained Disappearance of Phoenix Coldon](https://mshort.substack.com/p/the-unexplained-disappearance-of-569) _2026-06-05 · Michelle Short · Bizarre Unsolved Cases_ In the wake of her mysterious disappearance, many secrets were uncovered ## [The Unsettling Disappearance and Death of Brandon Lawson](https://mshort.substack.com/p/the-unsettling-disappearance-and) _2026-05-29 · Michelle Short · Bizarre Unsolved Cases_ After a haunting 911 call, Brandon vanished ## [Episode 10: 🚀 Elon Musk’s Withdrawal – A Descent into Desperation 💀🛸](https://thebillionaireexodus.blogspot.com/2026/05/episode-10-elon-musks-withdrawal.html) _2026-05-25 · Tina Winterlik · "Vanished: Chronicles of the Billionaire Exodus"_ Episode 10: 🚀 Elon Musk’s Withdrawal – A Descent into Desperation 💀🛸 🌌 After the Fisher King The silence left behind by the alien king 👑👻 hangs over the compound like a curse. The billionaires sit scattered through the cold metallic halls 🛸⚙️, no longer arguing, no longer plotting escapes. The final message still echoes in their minds: 💬 “The Earth will restore itself… but it will be… ## ["This is the most violent experience I've ever been through": Sam Woripa Watson safe after over 80 hours in Israeli detention](https://www.blackwitness.com/p/this-is-the-most-violent-experience) _2026-05-23 · Amy McQuire · BLACK WITNESS_ A First Nations organiser who was kidnapped by Israel while trying to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, has spoken of the abuse he suffered, which left him with a fractured rib and other injuries. ## [Harry Anderson: Ohio Teacher Still Missing](https://mshort.substack.com/p/harry-anderson-ohio-teacher-still) _2026-05-19 · Michelle Short · Bizarre Unsolved Cases_ After decades with no developments, authorities announced that they'd received significant new information in this unsolved case