20 Famous People Who Just Vanished Into Thin Air (Seriously, Where Did They Go?)

Shelly Miscavige was Scientology’s top lady, married to the church’s big boss, David Miscavige. But then - poof! - she vanished after 2007. Actress Leah Remini found it super weird that Shelly didn’t show up at Tom Cruise’s wedding, even though David was the best man. Leah filed a missing person report in 2013, but Scientology said Shelly’s totally fine and just keeping low. No one’s seen her since.

Jodi usually showed up super early for work as a TV anchor. But one morning in 1995, she never made it in. Her apartment showed signs of a struggle, and her bent key was found near her car. People think she was abducted, but after 30 years? Still a big fat mystery.

Glenn Miller was a huge WWII bandleader, boosting troop morale like a boss. In ’44, he hopped on a plane to play for soldiers in Paris - and vanished over the English Channel. No plane wreckage, no clue, just gone.

Olivia Newton-John’s on-again-off-again ex vanished on a fishing trip in 2005. His stuff was left on the boat, but he was nowhere to be found. Did he fake it to escape money troubles? Rumors flew about him living the yacht life in Mexico, but no proof ever popped up.

Ambrose climbed from usher to theater king in Canada. In 1919, he cashed in almost $30 million in today’s money by selling his empire - and then vanished like a magician's assistant. His money stayed put, his body? Never found.

Known for wild temper and red cards (even headbutting a ref!), Pierre drove off and dropped off the face of the planet in 1993. His abandoned car was found near a port, but him? No sign at all. Some say crime ties might explain it - others say magic powers, but who really knows?

Jimmy Hoffa vanished from a Detroit restaurant parking lot in 1975. Mobsters might’ve been involved, but after 50 years the FBI is still hunting for clues. Spoiler alert: Jimmy’s still the Houdini of missing people.

French glam rock star Alain Kan went full David Bowie vibes and suddenly disappeared in Paris in the ’70s. Last seen near the metro, he left no note, no sign - not even a glam rock encore. Everyone wonders if he’s still rocking somewhere incognito.

Heir to the Rockefeller fortune, Michael went on a New Guinea adventure in 1961, and when his boat flipped, he paddled toward the shore. That was the last anyone saw of him. Sharks? Cannibals? Who knows! His family even flew over the jungle hoping for answers - which never came.

Known from shows like NCIS, Zoe allegedly swooped away with her son during a messy custody battle and has been under the radar since 2019. Rumors fly about fake names, hotel hideouts, and thriller-like drama with exes and new boyfriends. Is she saving her kid or just playing the ultimate hide-and-seek? We may never know.

The pioneer of the world’s first motion picture planned to wow America with his invention. But he vanished mid-journey in 1890 after hopping on a train in France. No body, no goodbye - just the world's earliest film genius pulling off an incredible disappearing act.

Joe acted in movies you might’ve seen, like Varsity Blues, but at 18, he disappeared. His car had a note about wanting to be stronger and giving his things to his brother. No body was found, so was this a self-harm goodbye or something else? The spotlight dimmed and never came back on Joe.

Dates and hip-hop beats vanished when Canadian rapper DY (Forrest Schab) disappeared in 2010. His family's worried, his music video was stuck on the editing floor, and now his fate is as mysterious as a rap battle’s final verse.

With 280+ pageant crowns and a CoverGirl gig, Tammy was on fire. But after a party, she came back totally different. She started acting scared and disappeared in Florida in 1983. Cops chased leads to creepy suspects, even got mysterious calls claiming she was alive and training to be a nurse. The biggest pageant gone missing mystery.

Louisiana’s congressional hotshot Hale Boggs took off in a plane with pals in ’72 and never landed. No plane wreckage, no bodies, just mystery swirling like a political thriller. The weather gets blamed, but the real story? Still missing.

John Paul Sr. was known for car races and some serious crime charges. He even tried a prison break that failed spectacularly. His wife disappeared on a boat trip in 2000, and then John vanished in 2001. Mystery checkered flag for this racing saga.

“Sweet Jimmy” stepped in the ring with young Muhammad Ali but then just vanished in the ’60s. A mysterious photo in the ’70s showed him alive but nowhere else. After that? Silence in the boxing corner.

No one’s quite sure what her real name was, but Princess Pamela served up soul food to celebs like Andy Warhol and Diana Ross, making comfort food legendary in NYC. Then, in the late ’90s, her kitchen closed and she disappeared - no clues, no goodbyes, just flavor memories.

Ylenia, an Italian beauty and writer, dropped out to travel solo through Latin America. After a New Orleans stay in ’94, a witness said she jumped into the Mississippi River with these words: "I belong in water." Since then? Nothing but ripples of mystery.

Drummer Joe Cripps left the Grammy-winning band Brave Combo but stayed jamming locally. Then he went off-grid in 2016, missing a gig and causing serious family worry. Did he just drop a silent beat or fall victim to foul play? The drums stopped - and so did his trail.

Mackintosh wrote spy dramas that felt totally real. But in ’79, his plane sent a distress call and vanished over Alaska. No wreckage, no answers, just the ultimate cliffhanger.

Percy was convinced a lost city called ‘Z’ was hidden in the Amazon. He went on three trips, the last with his son, and vanished into the jungle shrouded in legend. Did he blend in with locals? Get lost forever? The jungle’s secrets stayed zipped.

The inventor of the Diesel engine boarded a ship in 1913 and disappeared. His body was found floating in the sea later, but theories range from suicide (his diary’s last page marked with an X) to being taken out by rivals. Engineered mystery, indeed.

Starting as an architect, Jim became a spy and then a silk biz owner in Thailand. While on a walk in a Malaysian jungle, he disappeared. Theories include tiger attack, kidnapping, or some spy mission gone sideways. The silk trail ran cold.

Scottish musician Licorice was a star of the Incredible String Band and played at Woodstock in ’69. But she vanished in the Arizona desert in ’87 after hitchhiking. Some say she was seen recovering from surgery years later, but no one’s got the full story. Is she still out there strumming?