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At the time, his disappearance was major international news. His body was never found, [ 6] and he was declared legally dead in 1964. [ 7][ 8] Speculation. It was originally reported that Rockefeller either drowned or was attacked by an animal, such as a shark or saltwater crocodile.
The official cause of Michael’s death was drowning, but there had long been a multitude of rumors. He’d been kidnapped and kept prisoner. He’d gone native and was hiding out in the jungle.
Jan 6, 2022 · The official cause of Rockefeller's death was drowning. The truth, however, is harder to digest. The Asmat people, whose art and culture were loved and respected by Rockefeller, are the same people who most likely killed and consumed him, according to Hoffman.
Jun 13, 2024 · Despite a gargantuan search effort and a media firestorm, Michael Rockefeller was never found and the authorities eventually declared him dead due to drowning in 1964.
Sep 29, 2023 · Michael Rockefeller's death in New Guinea in November 1961 was initially ruled a drowning — but some believe he was actually killed and eaten by native cannibals.
Apr 6, 2014 · It was big news back in late 1961 when Michael Rockefeller vanished off the coast of New Guinea. The young man with the famous name was never found. But now, after more than 50 years, Jim...
Jan 30, 2015 · by Carl Hoffman. Jan 30, 2015, 6:00 AM PST. On November 19, 1961, Michael Rockefeller vanished. The 23-year old Harvard graduate and son of New York governor Nelson Rockefeller was in Netherlands...
Mar 18, 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.
Apr 16, 2014 · The 23-year-old son of New York's Governor Nelson Rockefeller and heir to a vast family fortune went missing in Dutch New Guinea while filming a documentary. At the time, officials declared...
Feb 9, 2015 · It’s the unsolved mystery that refuses to, uh, die: 23-year-old heir Michael Rockefeller’s disappearance off the south coast of Netherlands New Guinea in 1961 while adventuring among the...
