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695 stories matching disappear
- The Unsolved Boyd Murder and the Disappearing Witnesses
A woman accused of murdering Henderson Boyd remains free as the prosecution’s case crumbles due to missing witnesses.
- The Rancher Vanished. Then His House Burned.
Island County investigators suspect foul play after John G. Phinney disappeared and his home went up in flames, focusing on a newly hired ranch hand who was the last to claim he saw him leave.
- A Minister Vanishes into Thin Air
Rev. Thomas Sullivan, a prominent Tacoma mission leader, has disappeared without a trace, echoing a mysterious vanishing act from his past in Chicago.
- A Walking Boss Vanishes in the Blueslide Tunnel
Prosecutor and deputy ride out to Blueslide to investigate the disappearance of Eli Anderson — but by the time they arrive, the witnesses have scattered.
- The Barber and the Vanishing Man
A man disappears from a train under mysterious circumstances, leaving behind a baffled barber and a trail of questions.
- The Stabbed Man Who Vanished Before Trial
A snowball fight at Sixth and Jackson ended in a stabbing. Then the victim disappeared, and police began to wonder if he'd been paid to go.
- The Mysterious Disappearance of Commodore Post
A missing Tacoma banker, once thought dead, turns up in China, revealing a tangled web of financial trouble and a high-society marriage plot.
- The Sudden Vanishing of the Union’s Trusted Bookkeeper
A local labor official disappears, leaving behind a mysterious accounting gap and an unanswered question of financial impropriety.
- A Farmer Vanishes in the Night, and a Secret Order Is Blamed
Charles Gloystein was called from his Spokane County home at midnight. Weeks later all that has surfaced is his battered, bloody hat — and the editor points straight at the oath-bound Freemen's Silver Protective Federation.
- Two-Year-Old Vanishes in Seattle Kidnapping Mystery
A young child disappeared from a forested area near a popular summer resort, leaving behind a frantic search and local detectives suspecting foul play.
- A Missing Husband and a Disputed Insurance Claim
A Tacoma woman sues an insurance company for her husband's policy, but the company claims he faked his disappearance to escape domestic strife.
- Vanishing Act: The Search for Two Teenagers
Two Tacoma teenagers disappear, sparking a region-wide search after rumors suggest they eloped with newsboys.
- The Vanishing Gentleman: Tacoma’s Mystery of the Empty Trunk
A well-dressed stranger pays rent in advance, checks into a boarding house, and disappears without a trace—leaving behind only a heavy trunk marked 'Prof. F.L. Hedger.' Locals fear he hasn't just moved on; they suspect a gang of thugs is operating in the city.
- The Sudden Vanishing of Annie Shea
A young woman disappears from her Spokane home, leaving family in Seattle desperate for word of her whereabouts.
- The Balloonist Who Vanished Over France
Fred A. Gower disappeared during a balloon ascension from Cherbourg eight years ago. His brother returned to Tacoma from a trip around the world with no news—and Gower’s opera-singer wife still could not prove him dead.
- A Judge Vanishes, Then a Body Surfaces in the Columbia
Weeks after Judge Kinnaird disappeared, a dispatch from Wilbur reported a body in the river—and a description that seemed to match.
- The Disappearing Clerk
A Seattle businessman discovers that his missing clerk hasn't just gone quiet—he's vanished with the company's property and left a trail of financial chaos.
- Harness Maker’s Mysterious Disappearance Leaves Family Destitute
After vanishing with his life savings, a local craftsman resurfaced in San Francisco claiming total amnesia, fueling rumors of foul play.
- Nellie Holgate's Father Confronts Walsworth With a Cane
A father’s public confrontation with a local man exposes the chaotic aftermath of his daughter’s mysterious disappearance and safe return.
- The Disappearance of Mrs. Murray
After his wife vanished under a cloud of domestic friction, a Tacoma man launches a multi-year search that captures the attention of police across the Pacific Coast.
- The Strange Disappearance of Mrs. Nelson
An attorney’s secret knowledge of a missing woman's whereabouts comes to light only after her husband passes away from grief.
- Puyallup Leader Peter Stanup Found Dead in River
A prominent Puyallup leader disappears, sparking fears of foul play and 'shanghaiing' amidst intense tensions over railroad grading on the reservation.
- The Strange Disappearance of the Tolt Lodge Treasurer
After vanishing for months with the Good Templars' insurance money, Jack Balsha is found dying in a British Columbia camp, clearing up a grim local mystery.
- The Cattle Thief Who Disappeared
A man accused of cattle theft in Seattle jumped bail and vanished, only to be tracked down in a Montana prison.
- The Doctor Who Vanished: A Seattle Physician’s Fearful Disappearance Sparks Murder Theories
Dr. H.P. Harrington of Oakdale left his patients and his town in mid-April, leaving behind a trail of illness, a warning from a lynching victim, and friends who fear he was silenced.
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- The Art of the Vanishing Embezzler
A Los Angeles mill employee absconds with funds, hides out in Seattle under an alias, and stays one step ahead of the detectives in a city-wide cat-and-mouse game.
- Five Days Gone: The Vanishing of Katie Hackworth
A mother waits for word, a matron's memory keeps shifting, and the letters that might explain where a schoolgirl went have already been handed away.