Historical departures
10 Entries · 14 October
Historical departure
Wendy Scott1948–1999Wendy Scott repeatedly sought unnecessary hospital care for nonexistent stomach aches.- Johannes O.1916–1983Johannes O. and Arie Lodder wrote mutual confession notes; Lodder died by poisoning, leaving a note claiming he killed Mrs. Opden.
- Amédée-François Frézier1682–1773Amédée‑François Frézier posed as a trader, mapped Spanish ports and reported on colonial conditions and local strawberries.
- Siegfried Graetschus1916–1943Siegfried Graetschus converted a confiscated post car into a mobile gas chamber and used it to murder disabled and mentally ill people.
- Simeon Thayer1737–1800Simeon Thayer escaped captivity after the Siege of Fort William Henry and reached Fort Edward, after which he was deemed unfit for service.
- Taillefer1001–1066Taillefer killed an English soldier and at least four others while singing at the Battle of Hastings.
- Armande Félice de La Porte Mazarin1691–1729Armande Félice de La Porte Mazarin was injured in the shoulder during a pistol duel with Vicomtesse de Polignac on 10 September 1718.
- Samuel Lee Smithers1953–2025Samuel Lee Smithers arsoned a church twice and a woman's car, then confessed to the three fires.
- William Adams1864–1913William Adams swam to rescue Rimmington and Collins, carrying both ashore on his back.
- Richard McCaslin1964–2018Richard McCaslin set a fire, pointed a rifle at a caretaker, and was detained after an armed standoff.