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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 a second-year military cadet whose disappearance from the ] (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 ], ], 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 ]. | 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 ] 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. | ||
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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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