1. Richard Colvin Cox - He was a cadet at West Point in 1950. Having met with an old friend who had called and then came by for a visit, he (and the friend, only known as "George") were never heard from again. No trace of him was ever found. He had mentioned to his room mates at West Point that this friend named "George" had done some questionable things in the past. Cadet Cox mentioned that George had bragged of killing Germans during the war and emasculating them, and killing a German woman whom he had empregnated, etc. Though there have been some credible sightings of Mr. Cox subsequently, he is now considered officially "dead". Some suspect he became an undercover spy for the C.I.A. His family disputes this.
2. Harold Holt - Prime Minister of Australia who, in 1967, vanished while swimming in the sea. He was the leader of Australia from January of 1966 until his disappearance. The odd thing is, that he was with several people when he disappeared, and they immediately raised an alarm which triggered a massive sweep and manhunt. However, no trace of Mr. Holt was ever found. He had gone in for a swim to Cheviot Beach on Point Nepean near Portsae, on the eastern arm of Port Phillip Bay. This was one of his favorite places to swim, and he was very familiar with it. Sure, he was an older man (59), but he was known as an avid and capable swimmer. So, how do you "lose" a Prime Minister? Can you imagine the President of the United States going for a swim and vanishing? Very strange.
3. Peter Winston - He was a junior chess champion. But at 19 after a string of tournament losses, he simply vanished (on January 26, 1978). His friends said he was using drugs and was going downhill fast. One thing is for sure, after losing his match at the Hunter College High School Chess Tournament in New York City, no one ever saw him again. What happened to him? No one knows.
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