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Mar 15, 2014 · Nov. 19, 1961: Two young men drift on an overturned catamaran along the coast of southwest New Guinea. Twenty-four hours have passed since their motor died. One of the men, Michael Rockefeller,...
Jan 30, 2015 · 53 years ago, a Rockefeller son was eaten by cannibals. by Carl Hoffman. Jan 30, 2015, 6:00 AM PST. On November 19, 1961, Michael Rockefeller vanished. The 23-year old Harvard graduate...
Jan 6, 2022 · For 50 years it was suspected that he didn't make it, but drowned or was eaten by crocodiles in the long swim to shore. But with no body and no evidence, rumors — that he'd gone native, been eaten by sharks, or worse, cannibals — circulated for decades.
In November 1961, 23-year-old Michael Rockefeller, the son of then-New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and grandson of Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller, went missing somewhere off the...
The explorer vanished in New Guinea in 1961, and despite exhaustive searches, no trace of him was ever found. More ...
Mar 19, 2014 · The son of one of America's wealthiest families disappeared off the island of New Guinea in 1961. Writer Carl Hoffman explains how he thinks Rockefeller died and why the truth was kept hidden.
Mar 26, 2014 · In November 1961, 23-year-old Michael Rockefeller, the son of then-New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and great-grandson of Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller, went missing somewhere off...