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Disappearance of Jim Thompson (Tanah Rata 1967)

UNSOLVEDCameron Highlands, Malaysia0:27

American businessman Jim Thompson, credited with revitalizing the Thai silk industry, vanished while walking alone in Malaysia's Cameron Highlands on March 26, 1967, and was never found despite a massive search. In 1985, bone fragments turned up. The case is still open. Send this to someone from Tanah Rata.

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In March 1967, Jim Thompson vanished. The American silk businessman left a cottage in Tanah Rata for an Easter walk. He never returned. Hundreds of searchers and bloodhounds found no scent trail. In 1985, bone fragments turned up. The case is still open. Did he walk away, or was he taken? The full case file is on casepin dot org.

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