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Michael Rockefeller. Michael Clark Rockefeller (May 18, 1938; disappeared November 19, 1961) was a member of the Rockefeller family. He was the son of New York Governor and later U.S. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, a grandson of American financier John D. Rockefeller Jr. and a great-grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller Sr.
- Michael Clark Rockefeller, May 18, 1938
- Missing for 61 years, 10 months and 15 days; Declared legally dead in 1964 (aged 25–26)
If Michael Rockefeller had had a radio when his catamaran overturned in this exact spot in 1961, he never would have disappeared. The Rockefeller family (top: Michael is standing at the right...
Mar 18, 2014 · In an effort to solve the mystery of what happened to Michael Rockefeller, son of then-New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, writer Carl Hoffman dug into long-forgotten archives and spent time...
Apr 6, 2014 · Sunday Morning. Unraveling the disappearance of Michael Rockefeller. April 6, 2014 / 9:36 AM EDT / CBS News. It was big news back in late 1961 when Michael Rockefeller vanished off the...
Feb 25, 2020 · At least part of this crime was attributed to revenge for killings three years before committed by Dutch colonial officials. Rockefeller's body has never been found. He was declared legally dead in 1964. He was 23 years old. Heir to the Rockefeller fortune, Michael Rockefeller decided to seek adventure in New Guinea ... but he never returned.
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Sep 29, 2023 · Published September 29, 2023. Explore More Episodes. Was John D. Rockefeller's great-grandson Michael killed and eaten by cannibals in the remote wilds of New Guinea in 1961? Go inside the disturbing disappearance of this famed scion.
Michael Clark Rockefeller (1938–1961) was son of then-Governor of New York (and future U.S. Vice President) Nelson Rockefeller. He graduated from Harvard College in 1960. During his first visit to New Guinea in spring 1961 with the Harvard-Peabody New Guinea Expedition, Rockefeller made a side trip to the Asmat with Sam Putnam.
