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1. Did a famous American inventor order a "hit" on a professional rival? That's one theory proposed to explain the disappearance of Louis Le Prince who filmed motion pictures several years before other inventors. In 1890 on his way to England to patent his camera, Le Prince disappeared from the Dijon-Paris train he was seen to board. No trace of him or his equipment was found on the train or along its route. What noted inventor, often credited with inventing motion pictures, is considered by some to be a suspect in this disappearance?
2. His basketball talent took him to the professional level, but after eight seasons in the NBA he walked away and began traveling the world. In 2002 his sailboat arrived in Tahiti with only his brother aboard. He, his girlfriend and the boat's captain have never been heard from. The brother committed suicide a few months later without telling what happened. Who was this NBA star whose disappearance has buffaloed authorities for so long?
3. What if the person isn't missing but his life is? In 2004 a man was found behind a dumpster at the Burger King in Richmond Hill, Georgia. Appearing to be in his fifties, he was naked, had head injuries and no memory of who he was. Doctors determined that he suffered retrograde amnesia and would likely never regain his memory. At first nicknamed "B.K." for the restaurant where he was found, he soon expanded the restaurant reference to name himself. What is this unknown fellow known as today?
4. Inventors seem prone to disappear. English engineer William Cantelo announced completion of his invention to his family in the early 1880s and promptly disappeared. A private detective followed him to America but lost all traces of him there. A few years later American Hiram Maxim appeared in London with his own almost identical invention. Cantelo's sons saw photos of Maxim and were amazed at his resemblance to their missing father. Maxim wouldn't meet them and there is no evidence to suggest that Cantelo and Maxim were the same person. Cantelo's family remained suspicious. What murderous product did both men invent?
5. An ocean voyage seems to be a good way to become a missing person. Through the centuries passengers on sailing ships and ocean liners have disappeared with shocking regularity. Which of these people did not go missing while at sea?
6. This famous American author and satirist crossed into Mexico to observe Pancho Villa's revolutionary army. A friend received a letter from him when Villa reached Chihuahua in late 1913 and that was the last contact with him. Who was this writer, best known for his short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and his sardonic "The Devil's Dictionary"?
7. For 20 years Ray Gricar was District Attorney of Centre County, Pennsylvania. In 2005 he told his girlfriend he was going for a ride in the country and hasn't been seen or heard from since. His car was found but no evidence turned up. Later his laptop was pulled from a river but no data could be recovered.
Investigators learned that for seven years Gricar had been investigating Jerry Sandusky, a college football coach accused of sexually abusing children. Twice he declined to prosecute despite ample evidence. The second time was shortly before his disappearance.
What university's assistant football coach brought the program down in disgrace when the sex abuse scandal finally came to light in 2011?
8. Megumi Yokota was a 13 year old schoolgirl when she was abducted from her seaside village in Japan. In 2002 a foreign country admitted responsibility for the kidnapping of Megumi and numerous other Japanese citizens, reported that she had committed suicide in 1994 and returned her ashes. DNA tests (since shown to have been of dubious accuracy) indicated the ashes were not Megumi's. What nation has admitted the kidnapping of numerous citizens of Japan and other nations over the years?
9. Of approximately 20 American journalists who died during the Vietnam War, this former actor and son of a major Hollywood star was the most famous. In 1970 he and CBS photographer Dana Stone were captured by Communist guerillas while reporting on the North Vietnamese incursion into Cambodia. He was never heard from again and no remains were found. Who was this son of the swashbuckling actor who played both Robin Hood and George Armstrong Custer?
10. Attractive, blonde Natalee Holloway was on a high school graduation trip to a Caribbean island in May, 2005. She failed to show up for her flight home. Friends last saw her with three local men who denied knowing her whereabouts. A media frenzy sparked a search of every square inch of the 70 square mile island. The suspects were each arrested multiple times but released due to lack of evidence.
In 2011 another attractive, blonde American woman, Robyn Gardner disappeared from the same island. The man she traveled there with says she never returned from a snorkeling trip. Authorities believe he killed her and later attempted to collect a large insurance policy he had taken on her life. To date, the man has not been charged and authorities also cite lack of evidence.
What would Nancy Grace do if blonde Americans stop vanishing from this Dutch Caribbean island?
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