town of Perleberg, Bathurst stopped in the evening under an assumed name with an assistant to take on fresh horses and to have dinner. It was nearly 9 p.m. when the horses were prepared. Bathurst, wanting to get to Berlin as soon as possible, left his assistant and went outside to wait in the carriage. That would be the last time anyone would ever see Benjamin Bathurst.

Moments later, his assistant left the Inn only to find the carriage empty. No sign of Bathurst was to be found, and one of the strangest stories in history of a disappearance was born.

Word reached England some weeks later when the assistant arrived in London. Bathurst’s wife herself went to Germany and coordinated with the police investigation into the matter. The riverwas ever involved in the story.

Another famous tale is that of David Lang of Tennessee, a farmer who, in full view of his family, vanished in thin air.

Another famous tale is that of David Lang of Tennessee, a farmer who, in full view of his family, vanished in thin air.

One second he was visible, the next he was not as he walked across a field. We need not recount this very famous story in detail here, but it remains one of the greatest examples of inexplicable human disappearance in the annals of the paranormal. Problem is, it may be entirely concocted. It first appeared in an article in Fate magazine. No evidence has been presented of Lang or his family ever having existed, and the records of the