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Not So Famous Disappearances: Joseph Force Crater

03/16/201703/07/2017 joabstieglitz No Comments

Working on The Other Realm: Book Three of the Utgarda Trilogy, I have been researching people who have mysteriously disappeared, dutifully captured from Wikipedia.

Joseph Force Crater (January 5, 1889 – disappeared August 6, 1930, declared legally dead June 6, 1939) was a New York State Supreme Court Justice who vanished amid political scandal. He was last seen leaving a restaurant on West 45th Street in Manhattan, and entered popular culture as one of the most mysterious missing persons cases of the twentieth century. Despite massive publicity, the case was never solved and was officially closed 40 years after he disappeared. His disappearance fueled public disquiet about New York City corruption and was a factor in the downfall of the Tammany Hall political machine.

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Not So Famous Disappearances: Dorothy Arnold

03/14/201703/07/2017 joabstieglitz No Comments

Working on The Other Realm: Book Three of the Utgarda Trilogy, I have been researching people who have mysteriously disappeared, dutifully captured from Wikipedia.

Dorothy Harriet Camille Arnold (July 1, 1886 – disappeared December 12, 1910) was a wealthy American socialite and heiress who disappeared while walking on Fifth Avenue in New York City, in December 1910. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance have never been resolved, and her fate remains unknown.

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Not So Famous Disappearances: Ambrose Bierce

03/12/201703/07/2017 joabstieglitz No Comments

Working on The Other Realm: Book Three of the Utgarda Trilogy, I have been researching people who have mysteriously disappeared, dutifully captured from Wikipedia.

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – circa 1914) was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. He wrote the short story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” and compiled a satirical lexicon, The Devil’s Dictionary. His vehemence as a critic, his motto “Nothing matters”, and the sardonic view of human nature that informed his work, all earned him the nickname “Bitter Bierce”.

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