Mystery AtlasUnsolved Disappearances
People, expeditions, vessels, and communities that vanished without a conclusive explanation — from the Roanoke colony to Amelia Earhart and Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Questions
What Happened to Percy Fawcett and His Lost City of Z Expedition?
Percy Fawcett vanished in the Amazon in 1925 searching for the 'Lost City of Z'. What the evidence suggests happened to him, and whether the city was real.
What Happened to Amelia Earhart?
What happened to Amelia Earhart: the 1937 disappearance over the Pacific, the crash-and-sink and Nikumaroro theories, and what the evidence actually shows.
What Happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?
What happened to MH370: the 2014 disappearance, the satellite handshake data, the pilot and mechanical-failure theories, and why the wreck is still unfound.
What Happened to the Mary Celeste?
What happened to the Mary Celeste: the 1872 discovery, what the salvage court found, the leading abandonment theories, and the myths Conan Doyle added.
What Happened to the Roanoke Colony?
What happened to the Roanoke colony: the 1590 discovery, the CROATOAN carving, the main theories, and what archaeology has found on Hatteras Island.