Disappearing People

These stories originate from the 1840s western and southern U.S. Basically, someone would do something seemingly normal, and it would cause them to vanish without a trace.

As you can see, I basically skipped the intro here and am already entering the world of weird. These events actually happened though! There are historical records of them happening! So, why? Why do people randomly vanish in this part of the U.S? Well, that is the unsettling part, no one knows.

You see, when someone disappears, usually, the police jump on it and ultimately find the person alive or dead. These cases never saw full disclosure. The most famous example is this story. It isn't 100% accurate, but it is based on the supposedly real events.

The Story of the Disappearing Man

It was 1842 in a small town just outside of Kansas City, Kansas. A couple of good friends, a farmer and rich man, went to a local bar to get a few drinks. After getting totally drunk, they made a bet with each other. Whoever could run from their town to Kansas City would give the other $100.

The farmer was extremely confident that his friend wouldn't be able to do it due to his weight. Little did he know, he never said anything about assistance. His rich friend brought his other rich friend to supply him with water and food while he ran. During the run, he got the usual water refills every quarter mile or so and food every mile. The rich man knew he would win the bet. All the farmer could do was watch his $100 go down the drain.

About 5 miles in, the most peculiar thing happened. The rich man tripped on what seemed to be an innocent rock and went face first into the ground. But, when he hit the ground he let out an inhuman scream and vanished from sight.

No one knows where the rich man went, but they never found him again.

Over 100 unexplained disappearances occurred in this part of the U.S between 1842 and 1845. Many of them were of farmers going into their corn fields and never returning home, others involve men and women just vanishing on public streets late at night. Many were chalked up to god bringing them to heaven, but today we believe otherwise.

The field of Quantum physics say that this could technically happen given the right circumstances. Did these innocent people fall victim to quantum events, or was there something more sinister happening here? Let me know in the comments what you think!