131: The Mystery of the Vanishing Woman
The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
4.9 • 40.8K 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.
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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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