Disappearances happen everyday, and it happens to a wide range of people. It could be caused by run away children, who think they can find a better life somewhere else. Or to a much worse degree where someone is kidnapped, and never heard from again. Many of these cases end in finding the person sometimes alive, and sometimes not. However, not many cases end in finding absolutely nothing, but it has happened, and more than you would have thought.

These disappearances that have no solution to them, typically lack proper evidence, and leave investigators to scratch their heads. These cases are usually closed, or are still left open to this day to see if anyone that has any information can step forward. It’s often thought that when someone goes missing for a long period of time they can be presumed dead, but these theories usually end in the body of the person being found.

In many of these cases, where the person is never found, it’s assumed they were kidnapped and raised somewhere else. This means that some of these people could be out in public right now, not realizing that they had been kidnapped so many years ago…

15. The Double Disappearance of 96′

Two young boys named Patrick Warren and David Spencer mysteriously vanished in Canada’s famed shopping holiday known as Boxing Day. The two set out to hang out with one of the two’s brother, and told their parents where they’d be. They were seen a few times throughout the day, and the last time they’d be seen was at a gas station. They were at the gas station to pick up a literal midnight snack, as it was midnight at the time, and after that they weren’t seen again.

Nobody knows where the boys are to this day, and a few people have been blamed for their disappearance, but none that lead to a conviction. A man who was released after kidnapping a boy around the same age, was questioned, but he truthfully told officials, he had no part in the boy’s disappearances. Time is the only thing that can help to reveal the location of the boys at this point.

14. The Strange Disappearance of Mona Blade

A young teen named Mona Blade went missing in the late 70’s after taking a trip to Hastings in England. She was going home for the holiday weekend to visit family, however she was hitchhiking there… She was supposedly picked up by a motorist heading in the same direction, and after that she was never heard from again. It was only when she didn’t show up to a job she was recently hired for, that she was reported missing.

A man was accused of kidnapping her, and officers even obtained a search warrant for the man’s house. After digging up the floor boards, they found nothing. Since then no new evidence has surfaced, and it’s been confusing authorities for almost forty years. It’s likely at this point she may never be found…

13. The Late Night, Early Morning Disappearance

A young girl by the name of Asha disappeared from her home at 2:30 in the morning in 2000. When her mother awoke the next morning to find her daughter missing, she quickly looked throughout the house, and called relatives. With no specific leads the police assumed it was a typical run away case, but the girl had no reason to run away, especially since she was strangely young for a run away case.

Witnesses claim seeing Asha for the last time walking down the highway carrying her backpack. When she was approached by worried strangers, Asha took off into the woods. That was the last time she was seen by anyone. A few of Asha’s belongings were found near a shed, and her book bag was found at a construction site, near the highway she was last seen at. After over 9,000 hours of searching, the case was called off, and investigators were left scratching their heads, as they never received the first lead that could help them.

12. Baby Sabrina Went Missing

The only thing worse than when a child goes missing, is when a baby does. In 1997 Sabrina went missing at night from her home in Florida. The first people who were targeted as suspects were Sabrina’s parents. This is normal for missing child cases, especially when the child is so young. Their home was even wire tapped. Charges were placed the girl’s parents, but were lifted in 2001 after no substantial evidence was found.

The parents were furious with the charges, and believed from the beginning that their child was taken from them to be raised by a new family. They believed they lived in a safe neighborhood, and often left their entrances unlocked. On the morning when they reported their daughter missing, they noticed they’d left the garage door open, and the door leading into the house was wide open. At this point Sabrina would be twenty years old, and may not know that she was abducted, due to her being so young.

11. The Asheville North Carolina Case

A twenty year old named Zeb Quinn went missing in 2000, in his hometown Asheville North Carolina . The strangest thing about his disappearance, is a few hours before he went missing his Aunt paged him from her phone number. However, after being questioned the Aunt denied ever paging Zeb. Even stranger is at the time she supposedly sent the page, her home had been broken into. Nothing was stolen, but things were moved around.

Many believe the person who broke into the house, paged Zeb to come to his aunt’s house, and that’s where he was abducted. Two weeks after the abduction Zeb’s car was found parked in front of where his mom worked. A small dog was found inside the car, and on the back windshield a large pair of lips was seen drawn. These cryptic messages didn’t lead to any new evidence, and just raised more questions…

10. The First Mysterious Disappearance Ever Recorded

The first ever strange disappearances recorded dates back to 500 BC. One of the most iconic figures in Chinese history, Laozi headed west into the wild lands, after this he was never seen again. Laozi was known to be an ancient philosopher, and developed Taoism. which he coined as meaning to live in harmony with everything. When he was older he noticed corruptness, and hypocrisy surrounding him. This is what caused him to silently head west.

Before he left, he was requested to write down the fundamentals of Taoism, and after that he vanished. It’s not known what happened to Laozi after he disappeared, but it stands to be the first ever recorded missing persons cases, and the first one to not have a happy ending. Laozi was never found, and his body never discovered, to rest forever, wherever he went.

9. The Missing Farmer

In 1854 a farmer seemingly disappeared off of his pasture in Alabama without a trace. The farmer was simply relaxing on his front porch, when he realized it was getting late, so he had to gather his cattle. He walked across the pasture, and after that he was never heard from again. There were several witnesses to see Orion Williams go bring his cattle in, his wife, daughter, and even his neighbor. Orion’s wife even waved at him to let him know dinner would be done.

After he went missing, several witnesses say he vanished in thin air. After detectives, and officials searched the grounds, it seemed to be true. There wasn’t a hole, soft ground, or sinking sand that could’ve caused him to sink underground. Due to it being in the 1800’s the technology used for searching wasn’t great, but even if it was available to detectives, it’s likely they wouldn’t have found anything. The case of the missing farmer has gone cold, and will remain closed forever…

8. The Lost Traveller

Joe Keller took the summer off of college to travel the United States with a few friends. They went to San Francisco, the Grand Canyon, and even Las Vegas, before returning home to Keller’s parent’s house. Once at his parent’s farm in Colorado Keller seemingly vanished out of nowhere. It was the day before his nineteenth birthday. Him and his friend Collin were out running one morning, when his friend Collin got ahead of Keller, leaving him behind.

When Collin returned to the farm, he awaited Joe’s return, but after an hour of waiting the family began to worry. They started a search party of over 30 people, but it didn’t work, as they stated, “if he was conscious he would have heard us”. They assumed he had simply lost his way, and decided to trust him to come back on his own. They still called the police to file a missing persons report. After more time passed, and larger search parties retrieved nothing the search was given up, and Joe Keller was never seen again.

7. The Alaskan Family Mystery

It’s strange enough when someone goes missing without a trace, but a whole family going missing seems almost impossible. A family of four who lived in Alaska proved the impossible, and their whole family went missing without a trace. A neighbor of the family was the first to notice something was amiss, and called police after noticing the family wasn’t active at their home.

The police found the parent’s cars parked at their residence, and checked inside to find nothing out of the ordinary. There were no leads, and no forced entry. A few days later a sister of the mom, contacted police, and said her sister was acting strangely leading up to their disappearance. After this call, the FBI got involved, and sent several search teams for the family. It wasn’t until weeks later when the dad’s body was discovered a little over a mile from their home. The rest of the family is still missing, and the investigation team has had no new leads since.

6. One of the Biggest Missing Person’s Cases Ever

In 2004 a young woman by the name of Maura Murray vanished from her home in New Hampshire. The last she was heard from was from her professors who she’d emailed explaining there’d been a passing in her family, and that she needed to head home. After packing her car, she left, but didn’t make it far as she crashed her car on the side of a highway. After a motorist asked Maura if she needed help, she refused, and the driver decided to call the police.

After the police arrived they found Maura’s car, but no Maura. The investigation was confusing from the beginning as there was no family member who’d passed, and Maura simply used that as an excuse to go somewhere… She told no one where she was going, and the last piece of evidence was a bank statement that showed Maura taking out 200 dollars, which she used to buy drinks that night. Maura hasn’t been see since, and with the amount of evidence provided, it’s strange there hasn’t been any breakthroughs yet.

5. The Legend of D.B. Cooper

A man under the alias of D.B. Cooper was, and still is one of the most famous missing persons cases. However, not by accident. D. B. Cooper was famous for hijacking a plane, while it was still operating. On the flight the man known as Cooper demanded to have a refuel, four parachutes, and 200,000 dollars. Upon landing Cooper got what he wanted, and let all of the passengers free, except for the crew members to help operate the plan. He demanded to be flown to Mexico City, where he’d make his escape.

About half an hour into their departure Cooper opened the door to the plane, parachute ready, and jumped out. It’s not known where he landed, and no one saw him after that. If he made it to the ground alive or not remains a mystery, along with his real name, and the reason behind his actions. The authorities have tried their best to track down Cooper, and have had many leads, but none that have actually led to any substantial arrests.

4. Famous People Go Missing Too

It’s not a usual instance of missing persons for a celebrity to go missing, but that’s exactly what happened when the head of American Labor Union Jimmy Hoffa. Hoffa was known to stand up for union rights, and gained his fame through supporting union interests. He grew Teamster rates, a union, to new heights under his leadership, making him a bigger target, and more well known.

However, this fame didn’t come without some shade. Hoffa was known to have his hands in the underground businesses, and was once convicted of bribery, and fraud. After serving a short sentence for these crimes after being partnered by Nixon, Hoffa stood down as the Leader of the American Labor Union. Only a few short years later, Hoffa went missing, and many believe it was his shady business practices that finally caught up with him.

3. The Famous Case of Amy Fitzpatrick

A fifteen year old girl disappeared on New Years Day in Spain, after staying at an expensive hotel. She was last seen leaving a friends house, and after she left she was never seen again. The only known enemy Amy had was her bad relationship with her stepfather. It’s worth noting that Amy’s brother passed away 5 years after by her stepdad. Many of the family members note seeing fear on Amy’s face when she was dealing with her step father.

Many people thought that Amy could’ve just’ve been another case of a runaway, but the Spanish police thought otherwise. Spanish police deduced she had known no one else besides her friend in Spain, and that she ended up going to a bar, where she could have been taken. Amy was known to never leave anywhere, especially somewhere she’s never been, without her phone. Except for that night. With all of this evidence, police haven’t had any conclusive evidence to convict anyone, and the case still remains unsolved.

2. This Man Had it Coming

A man by the name of Lord Lucan, was known to be a horrible human being. In one case he was going to strike his nanny with a lead pipe, and proceeded to go after his ex-wife with the same weapon. His wife divorced him because, he had become very paranoid, and protective of her. After stalking his wife for several weeks after the divorce, Lucan had a moment where he broke down. He got in his car, and that was the last time he was seen.

His car was found with a strange paint like liquid dripping from it, and Lucan was missing. Many people believe Lucan decided against going after his ex-wife, and came to his senses, to disappear somewhere tropical. Others think he passed away near the English Chanel. It still remains one of the strangest missing persons cases to this day.

1. Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart was one of the most famously talented aviator’s of her time, that is until she vanished in thin air at the young age of 39 years. Amelia was attempting to do the around the world challenge, when she and her navigator went missing somewhere mysteriously over the Pacific Ocean. The search for Amelia and her navigator is now considered one of the most expensive searches in American history.

Many speculate that Amelia’s plane ran out of fuel near the Howland Island located in the Pacific ocean. However, up until this year, Amelia’s mystery remained unsolved. In recent discovery photos of Earhart, and her navigator have come out, and they appear to be located on a ship surrounded by what look to be Japanese pirates. It put to rest the theory that Amelia passed away in a plane crash, but it’s unknown how long they survived on that ship…