Vanished Tapes
Unsolved disappearances & strange history,
one tape at a time.
Evidence locker
Case file 001
D.B. Cooper · 1971
A man hijacked a plane, collected $200,000 in cash, strapped on a parachute — and jumped into a thunderstorm over Washington. He was never seen again. The only unsolved skyjacking in American history.
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239 people boarded a plane in March 2014. It never landed. The largest search in aviation history found only fragments — the plane itself was never found.
Watch on YouTube →Chicago · 1987
Someone hijacked a television broadcast twice in one night and was never caught.
Tape still in the vault — check back soon.
West Virginia · 1945
Five children vanished from a burning house on Christmas Eve and were never found.
Tape still in the vault — check back soon.
About the tapes
Vanished Tapes digs up the mysteries history couldn't solve — vanished planes, impossible hijackings, hijacked airwaves. Each tape is a bite-sized, AI-crafted mini-documentary built for the curious.
New tapes drop regularly. Press play, follow the evidence, and decide for yourself.
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