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'''Richard Colvin Cox''' was a second-year military cadet whose disappearance from the ] (West Point) is still unsolved. He is the only West Point cadet to have disappeared. | |||
'''Richard Colvin Cox''' was ] (West Point) second-year cadet who disappeared after he left his dormitory around six p.m on ], ]. Before he disappeared, Richard Cox had a mysterious friend named George with a German accent. One day Cadet Cox vanished without a trace after George paid him a visit. Cox was declared legally dead in ]. So far, Richard Colvin Cox is the only cadet to disappear from the West Point facility. At the time, it was considered one of the great unsolved missing persons cases. | |||
Cadet Cox had a mysterious friend named George who had a German accent. Around 6 p.m on ], ], after George had paid him a visit, he left his dormitory and vanished without trace. At the time, it was considered one of the great unsolved missing persons cases. Cox was declared legally dead in ]. | |||
In the 1980s, historian ] re-opened the investigation and spent close to eight years conducting interviews and reviewing ] and other documents. Eventually, he worked with writer ] to write the book ''Oblivion'', which proposes a solution. | In the 1980s, historian ] re-opened the investigation and spent close to eight years conducting interviews and reviewing ] and other documents. Eventually, he worked with writer ] to write the book ''Oblivion'', which proposes a solution. |
Revision as of 09:04, 4 October 2006
Richard Colvin Cox was a second-year military cadet whose disappearance from the United States Military Academy (West Point) is still unsolved. He is the only West Point cadet to have disappeared.
Cadet Cox had a mysterious friend named George who had a German accent. Around 6 p.m on January 14, 1950, after George had paid him a visit, he left his dormitory and vanished without trace. At the time, it was considered one of the great unsolved missing persons cases. Cox was declared legally dead in 1957.
In the 1980s, historian Marshall Jacobs re-opened the investigation and spent close to eight years conducting interviews and reviewing FOIA and other documents. Eventually, he worked with writer Harry Maihafer to write the book Oblivion, which proposes a solution.
Bibliography
- Maihafer, Harry, Oblivion: The Mystery of West Point Cadet Richard Cox, Potomac Books, 1999. ISBN 1-57488-224-4
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