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Missing Person

History

The Last Days of Satoshi

Ten years ago, Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto’s disappeared.

Pete Rizzo Bitcoin Magazine Apr 2021 30min Permalink

The Short Life of Toyin Salau and a Legacy Still at Work

On Toyin Salau’s disappearance and death.

Samantha Schuyler Jezebel Aug 2020 25min Permalink

The Search for Mackie Basil

Seven years ago, a young Indigenous woman from Tache, BC, went to a party and never came back. Her family won’t stop looking for her.

Annie Hylton The Walrus, Longreads Feb 2020 35min Permalink

Best Article Crime Tech

The Strange Life and Mysterious Death of a Virtuoso Coder

Jerold Haas was on the brink of blockchain riches. Then his body was found in the woods of southern Ohio.

Brendan I. Koerner Wired Nov 2019 35min Permalink

Crime

The Face in the Waves

Jaimee was beloved. Jaimee was struggling. And then Jaimee was gone.

Evan Allen Boston Globe May 2018 20min Permalink

Sports

The Search for Jackie Wallace

A New Orleans football legend reached the pinnacle of the sport, playing in three Super Bowls. Then he disappeared.

Ted Jackson The Times-Picayune Feb 2018 25min Permalink

Crime Politics

The Lost Girl of Unadilla

ShyShy Pate has been missing for 19 years, but you’ve probably never heard of her.

Jessica Testa Buzzfeed Jul 2017 20min Permalink

Crime

The True Story of the Fugitive Drug Smuggler Who Became an Environmental Hero

When Raymond Stansel was busted in 1974, he was one of Florida’s biggest pot smugglers. Facing trial and years in prison, he jumped bail, changed his name, holed up in a remote Australian outpost and began his second life as an environmental hero.

Rich Schapiro Outside Jan 2017 20min Permalink

Crime

The Deputy Who Disappeared

In 1998, a cop named Jon Aujay went for a run in the desert. He never came back. The department decided it was suicide, but that is not the only theory.

Claire Martin Los Angeles Oct 2015 40min Permalink

No Earthly Trace

Eighteen-year-old Justin Gaines disappears after a night at a bar.

Josh Green Atlanta Magazine Mar 2012 Permalink

Best Article Business Tech

Inside the High Tech Hunt for a Missing Silicon Valley Legend

When computer science legend Jim Gray disappeared, his friends and colleagues – including Bill Gates and Larry Ellison – used every technological tool at their disposal to try to find him.

Steve Silberman Wired Jul 2007 30min Permalink

Missing White Female

The disappearance of Natalee Holloway and the clash of cultures that followed.

Bryan Burrough Vanity Fair Jan 2006 40min Permalink