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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)
Michael Rockefeller has been picked up and killed by Otsjanep. [The villages of] Jow, Biwar and Omadesep are all clearly aware of it.” He also notified the regional government controller.
Jan 4, 2022 · Updated March 12, 2024. Michael Rockefeller's death in New Guinea in 1961 was initially ruled a drowning — but some believe he was actually eaten by cannibals. In the early 1960s, Michael Rockefeller vanished somewhere off the coast of Papua New Guinea.
- Gabe Paoletti
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.
- Austin Harvey
Jan 6, 2022 · By: Allison Troutner | Jan 6, 2022. Michael Rockefeller famously disappeared during an expedition to New Guinea in 1961. He is seen here, far right in the back row, with his brothers, Steven (far left) and Rodman. His father, New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, is seated to the right of his first wife, Mary Todhunter Clark, with daughters ...
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Feb 25, 2020 · Michael Rockefeller disappeared after a fateful journey. In 1961, Michael Rockefeller worked on a documentary film about a remote area of New Guinea, and when shooting was finished, he wanted to go back to see the Asmat tribe — for art, for exploration, to collect, and learn.
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...