4. Mysterious Disappearances 神秘消失

People disappear for various reasons. Most are runaways, some succumb to accident, a few are abducted or killed, but most are eventually found. Not so with the truly mysterious disappearances. From the crew of the Marie Celeste to Jimmy Hoffa, Amelia Earhart, and Natalee Holloway, some people seem to have vanished without a trace. When missing persons are found, it is always through police work, confession, or accident never by 'psychic detectives'). But when the evidence is lacking and leads are lost, even police and forensic science can't always solve the crime.

人們會因為各種各樣的理由消失不見，大多數是自行逃遁，有一些是碰上了事故，還有少數則是遭人綁架或殺害。但是，其中的大多數最終都會被人找到。真正神秘的消失就不是這樣了。從“瑪麗·塞萊斯特號”船員、吉米·霍法、艾米莉·亞艾爾哈特到娜塔莉·霍洛威，有些人似乎消失得無影無蹤了。失蹤人口被人找到不外乎警方破案、相關人員等自供以及偶然發現等幾種原因，絕沒有借助“通靈偵探”的情形。但是，在證據不足、線索中斷的情況下，即便是警方和鑒證科學也并不總能解決罪案。