Matthew Santoro presents a list of the top 10 mysterious disappearances that remain unsolved. These include:
1. Louie La Prince, the "father of cinematography", who vanished from a train in 1890.
2. The Springfield Three, three women who disappeared from their home in Missouri in 1992.
3. Jimmy Hoffa, a union activist, who disappeared from a restaurant parking lot in Michigan in 1975.
4. Rebecca Coriam, a youth worker who disappeared from a Disney cruise ship in 2011.
5. The passengers and crew of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished in 2014.
6. Frederick Valentich, an Australian pilot who disappeared while flying over the Bass Strait in 1978.
7. Béla Kiss, a Hungarian serial killer who disappeared in 1916 and was thought to be a vampire.
8. The Royal Norfolk Regiment, a battalion of British soldiers who vanished in Turkey during World War I.
9. The crew of the MV Joyita, a merchant vessel that was found abandoned and adrift in 1955.
10. The Colony of Roanoke, a group of settlers who disappeared from Roanoke Island in 1590.
These cases remain some of the most baffling and intriguing unsolved mysteries in history.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Louie La Prince, known as the father of cinematography, disappeared on September 16, 1890, on a train bound for the UK.
2. La Prince was patenting his new camera when he vanished, leaving behind no trace of him on the train.
3. Passengers claimed to have seen La Prince on the train, but his luggage and belongings also disappeared.
4. The Springfield 3, consisting of Cheryl Leavitt, her daughter, and a family friend, vanished from their home in Levitt, Missouri, on June 2, 1992.
5. Two younger women, Susie Streeter and Stacey McCall, attended a graduation party and headed back around 2:15 a.m., which was the last time they were seen.
6. Police found the missing women's clothes, purses, and a car still in the driveway, but with no signs of foul play.
7. A man named Robert Craig Cox came forward claiming to know that the women were murdered, but there was not enough evidence to charge him.
8. Jimmy Hoffa, a 62-year-old union activist and convicted criminal, disappeared from a restaurant parking lot in Oakland County, Michigan, on July 30, 1975.
9. Hoffa was meeting with two mafia leaders at the time of his disappearance, leading many to believe he was murdered by the mob.
10. Rebecca Coriam, a 24-year-old youth worker, disappeared from the Disney Wonder cruise ship on March 21, 2011, while traveling through the Pacific Ocean.
11. Security footage showed Rebecca in a heated phone conversation, which was the last time she was seen.
12. Rebecca's credit cards were used after her disappearance, and her Facebook profile password was changed.
13. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 took off from Kuala Lumpur on March 8, 2014, and lost contact with air traffic control less than an hour into the flight.
14. The plane drastically changed its flight path and vanished from radar, with no signs of the 239 passengers and crew ever being found.
15. Bela Kiss, a Hungarian serial killer, disappeared in 1916 after being accused of murdering 24 women.
16. Kiss was tracked to a Serbian hospital, but he vanished, and a dead soldier was found in his bed.
17. Kiss was spotted again in 1920, serving in a French Foreign Legion, but he disappeared again before police could apprehend him.
18. Frederick Valentich, an Australian pilot, disappeared on October 21, 1978, after reporting a UFO following him.
19. Valentich's final transmission was "it's hovering and it's not an aircraft," followed by white noise.
20. The Royal Norfolk Regiment, consisting of 250 British soldiers, disappeared in 1915 after marching into a dense fog in Turkey.
21. The soldiers were never found, and the Turkish government denied ever encountering the British regiment.
22. The MV Joyita, a merchant vessel, was found abandoned and half-submerged in 1955, with no signs of the 25 people on board.
23. The ship's radio was set to the International distress channel, and one of the engines was covered in mattresses.
24. The clocks on board had frozen to read 10:25, and a doctor's bag was discovered full of bloody bandages.
25. The Colony of Roanoke, established in 1587, disappeared, leaving behind only the word "Croatoan" carved on a wooden post.
26. The word "Croatoan" is believed to be a First Nation word meaning "oh mama."