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The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

131: The Mystery of the Vanishing Woman

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

History, Society & Culture

4.940.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2019

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

When one of the most famous women in the world disappears without a trace, it sets off one of the greatest whodunits you've never heard of.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Maybe your stamps are on the table next to the birthday card you forgot to send.

0:03.9

Or in that random drawer full of pens, pennies and paperclips.

0:07.8

Or stuck to your fridge behind a do-list and a magnet from Malaga.

0:11.2

Or maybe just maybe, then neatly placed in a completely sensible spot.

0:16.1

After the 31st of January 2023, regular stamps without a barcode will no longer be valid.

0:21.5

So if you know where your old ones are, this is your last chance to use them up.

0:25.0

Or you can swap them.

0:26.4

For more info visit RoyalMail.com slash barcoded stamps.

0:30.1

This is the way I heard it.

0:31.3

The woman checked into the resort alone.

0:40.5

She arrived without reservations or luggage.

0:43.3

She signed the guest book as Miss Neal and said she was visiting from Cape Town, South

0:48.8

Africa, 8500 miles to the south.

0:52.5

For the next 24 hours, Miss Neal kept a low profile, but a sharp eyed banjo player recognized

0:59.4

her from a photo in the paper.

1:01.4

He knew there was a reward and quickly notified the authorities.

1:05.4

Moments later, detectives were on their way from London, hoping the woman called Miss Neal

1:11.2

might help resolve a missing persons case unlike anything England had ever experienced.

1:18.4

The drama had begun two weeks earlier when a car was found on a steep incline near a former

1:23.9

rock quarry called the Silent Pool.

1:27.0

The windshield was cracked and the headlights were still on.

1:30.7

Inside the car police found a suitcase, a fur coat and a driver's license belonging

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