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Another theory authorities considered was that Amy was murdered on the ship and thrown overboard. However, the only evidence supporting this is the discovery of a jawbone which washed ashore on a beach in Aruba. [1] A Luftwaffe flying ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, Schentke was last seen on 25 December 1942 when bailing out of his aircraft over Soviet positions after it was damaged by debris. As the twenty years from the accident anniversary approaches, journalist Jenna Halliday arrives at the town, hoping to gather as much info as possible for her podcast. But someone is not happy she is there and she soon starts receiving threatening notes. Now : Journalist Jenna Halliday visits the close-knit community of Stafferbury to persuade Olivia to talk and solve the mystery of the girls' disappearance. But Olivia won't speak. The story was set in a rural Wilshire town. The place was eerie and mysterious, with its standing stones, weird, possibly supernatural happenings, locals who are clearly hiding something and, of course, the mysterious disappearance of three teenage girls 20 years ago.

Hahne, a German officer in the Wehrmacht who commanded the 197th Infantry Division, went missing in action on 24 June 1944 near Vitebsk during the Soviet Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive of Operation Bagration. Forlano, an Italian footballer and founding partner of the Juventus Football Club, fought as captain of the Bersaglieri during the First World War. He went missing in Villanova (today Nova Vas nad Dragonjo, Slovenia) while combating Austrian forces, and his remains were never recovered. Initially, the authorities suspected that Amy had either fallen overboard or died by suicide. However, this speculation was soon discredited as Amy was known to be a strong swimmer and her body was never found in the waters as well as no evidence of foul play. [2] [10] [9] [11] Another incident involved the finding of a jawbone that washed ashore in Aruba in 2010. [1] Initially, it was thought to be the jawbone of another missing person's case—Natalee Holloway—but once the jawbone was cleared of Holloway, [17] authorities ceased any further testing despite the fact that there were nine other Caribbean vacationers that were said to be missing. No DNA testing was done on the material. They say that the bone is human and was likely from a Caucasian origin. [1] [17] Claire Douglas has worked as a journalist for fifteen years, writing features for women's magazines and national newspapers, but she's dreamed of being a novelist since the age of seven. She finally got her wish after winning the Marie Claire Debut Novel Award, with her first novel, The Sisters, which was followed by Local Girl Missing, Last Seen Alive, Do Not Disturb, Then She Vanishes, Just Like the Other Girls, The Couple at No 9. and The Girls Who Disappeared. Her latest novel, The Woman Who Lied, spent eleven weeks in the Sunday Times top ten. She has sold nearly 1.5 million copies of her books in the UK.

Ivanyuk, a Soviet Red Army colonel and leader of a 4th Army division, went missing after the division was surrounded during Operation Barbarossa. He was declared missing in action on 17 July 1941. Grynszpan was the Jewish exile from Germany whose 1938 assassination of diplomat Ernst vom Rath in Paris, France was the trigger for Kristallnacht in Germany. For various reasons, largely legal delays, a planned trial was never held in either France or (after 1940) Germany during which Grynszpan was held in various prisons and concentration camps. Adolf Eichmann testified at his 1961 trial in Jerusalem that he had interrogated Grynszpan in Magdeburg in either late 1943 or early 1944, but after that there is no record of his whereabouts or ultimate fate. The West German government had him declared legally dead in 1960.

Chevallerie, a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who commanded the 1st Army from 4 June to 5 September 1944 and received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, went missing in action near Kolberg on 18 April 1945, despite retiring from the army on 31 January. An American lawman-turned- outlaw, Alvord had been a Cochise County, Arizona deputy, but had turned to crime—primarily train robbery—by the early 1900s. He was last seen in 1910 working as a Panama Canal employee. Alvord's ultimate fate is unknown. In the aftermath of the trial, revelations about the life that Shannon Matthews and her siblings had endured with their mother were widely highlighted and politicised by the media. The "welfare state" was heavily scrutinised. The Daily Telegraph, described a "dysfunctional family where children equalled benefits", a claim that was supported by Shannon's aunt, Julie Poskitt. [57] The writing style is simple and easy-going, the swiftness of the story, in the beginning, is great, full-on attractive, the supernatural elements make the story more interesting to read but as the story advances the supernatural part which seemed to be exciting. Grande, Todd (October 21, 2021). "Amy Lynn Bradley Disappearance Analysis | Complex Conspiracy or Simple Explanation?". YouTube. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022 . Retrieved December 2, 2021.

A Jewish New York City mobster and hitman, Weinberg was last seen leaving a Midtown Manhattan nightclub. Several conflicting reports emerged about the manner of his death, but none were ever confirmed and his body was never recovered.

Greenslade, Roy (5 March 2008). "Why is missing Shannon not getting the same coverage as Madeleine?". Guardian Unlimited blog. London . Retrieved 5 March 2008. Wagner, a Luftwaffe flying ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross credited with 81 aerial victories, all of which achieved over the Eastern Front, was posted as missing in action after aerial combat over Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine on 11 December 1943.Meehan freed after porn sentencing". Sunday Express. 16 September 2008 . Retrieved 16 September 2008. Balz, a German sculptor whose work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics, went missing in action in 1943 during World War II, with his official date of death recorded as 31 December 1945.