Although you are one of the richest families in the world, there is nothing you can do when death knocks on the door. If there is a worse pain than death, it is not even finding the body of the person you thought was dead.
Today, we will examine the story of Michael Rockefeller, a member of the richest family in the world, whose bones have not been found for 61 years, and whose solving the case can earn 250 thousand dollars.
Michael’s birth and teenage years
Michael Clark Rockefeller, in 1938, the fifth and last of the former US Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller & Mary Rockefeller couple. He was born as a child.
A fifth generation member of the Rockefeller Family, Michael began researching as an anthropologist after studying history and economics at Harvard University.
The deadly adventure of New Guinea
Michael, the indigenous people of the island of New Guinea, which borders Indonesia to the west and Papua New Guinea to the east, are working to investigate the Asmats. started. After meeting with the Dutch National Museum of Ethnology, Michael set out with his Dutch colleague Rene Wassing in 1961.
Michael and Rene, while visiting the villages of Asmat, respectively; On 17 November 1961 their boat capsized. Michael and Rene clung to the boat that capsized in the middle of the ocean, waiting for help. While leaving the area, Michael said, “I can swim to the shore”; Rene, on the other hand, preferred to wait for help.
Rene was rescued but no trace of Michael
Dutch anthropologist Rene Wassing was rescued by search and rescue teams, who arrived at the scene the day after the accident, but did not track Michael Rockefeller. not found. Despite extensive research in the region for 3 years from 1961 to 1964, not even the slightest trace of Michael was found. After 3 years of intense efforts, the event was recorded as “Michael died”.
When it comes to the Rockefeller Family, theories are never lacking
The Rockefeller Family, which is considered one of the most famous and richest families in the world, and about which all kinds of allegations are circulating, faced all kinds of theories in this case as well as in every other issue.
If we take a look at the ones that are farthest from the truth among the theories; It is thought that Michael was killed by his brothers in line with family interests. Another claim is; The Rockefeller family hid Michael and put the locals under suspicion in order to open these forests for use. Allegedly, when the time comes, the Rockefeller Family will take revenge by killing the tribes in the forest and use the lands.
Shark or cannibal tribes
If we leave conspiracy theories aside and look at logical claims; When the place where the accident happened and Michael’s swimming route are evaluated, the strongest claim is; Michael was destroyed by sharks and therefore no trace of him has been found until today. It is a known fact that there are many sharks on the route Michael swam.
Another strong claim; If Michael somehow swam all the way to shore, chances were he encountered locals who didn’t like whites very much. According to the allegations; Years ago, while patrolling the Indonesian jungles, a team of white policemen murdered a local youth. After this event, the tribe took an oath to kill the first white person they would encounter in order to take revenge. Those who defend the claim say that Michael encountered this tribe.
Books and documentaries also talk about cannibalism
Although it seems like an exaggeration next to the shark claim; The claim that Michael was killed by cannibals has also been the subject of many research books and documentaries. The book written by the American writer Carl Hoffman and the documentary Keep the River on Your Right mention that Michael was sacrificed by the local people.
American research writer Milt Machlin searched for Michael’s trail in the forests of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia in 1969 and wrote The Search for Michael Rockefeller with his research notes. In this book, Michael certainly fell victim to cannibalism, according to Machlin’s claims.
A bounty has been put on his head, songs have been written…
Family on behalf of Michael, whose bones were not found after his death; He announced that he would give a $250,000 reward to anyone who finds his body or even his bones, but for 61 years no trace of Michael has been found. In this process, the music group Guadalcanal Diary composed a song called Michael Rockefeller in 1986.
Guadalcanal Diary’s song:
What do you guys think about the Michael Rockefeller affair?
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