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| '''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. | '''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. | ||
| 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. | |||
| ==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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Richard Colvin Cox was United States Military Academy (West Point) second-year cadet who disappeared after he left his dormitory around six p.m on January 14, 1950. 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 1957. 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.
Bibliography
- Maihafer, Harry, Oblivion: The Mystery of West Point Cadet Richard Cox, Potomac Books, 1999. ISBN 1574882244
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