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29. Sister Aimee Semple McPherson disappeared for five weeks and was presumed drowned at Venice Beach

Sun Apr 5, 2015, 07:50 PM

Apr 2015

Eventually she wandered up to a house in Agua Prieta, Mexico with a story about being taken to a shack in Mexico by kidnappers (whose names included "Mexicali Rose" and "Steve&quot before she escaped and walked across the desert for thirteen hours looking for help.

Clever people noted that Sister Aimee wasn't particularly sunburnt, or dehydrated, and that her feet didn't much look like she'd walked through the desert or anywhere else for thirteen hours.

Cleverer people asked around a bit and found out that her married boyfriend, a radio engineer who had worked at her ministry, had gone missing at the same time she had.

In summation, there's long historical precedent for people staging disappearances for attention, profit or to cover for their actual whereabouts.

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Why skeptics think a South Carolina sailor lied about being lost at sea for 66 days [View all] Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 OP

How could one fake being 200 miles out at sea on an overturned boat. n/t patricia92243 Apr 2015 #1

he was picked up from sea. I guess the doubt is regarding how long he was.out there Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #2

I've been skeptical from the first time I saw that story. Aerows Apr 2015 #3

Hahahaha malaise Apr 2015 #4

Hell, I got taken out by the tide Aerows Apr 2015 #9

The boat wasn't capsized by the time he was found. LisaL Apr 2015 #12

A boat, large enough to have a cabin Aerows Apr 2015 #14

So what it is that you think went on here? LisaL Apr 2015 #19

I think he was in a boat that looked really bad Aerows Apr 2015 #23

Yes. Sailboats are designed to be self-righting. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #33

In waters that are at 55F? Aerows Apr 2015 #39

I doubt that he broke his shoulder. I doubt that he lived on fish caught with dirty laundry. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #42

I assume that in early February during a Noreaster Aerows Apr 2015 #46

a) you don't get a sunburn while secured in the cabin of a sailboat in survival conditions lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #76

That portion of the story was misreported, just to confirm. Marr Apr 2015 #79

Thanks. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #82

Well? Aerows Apr 2015 #96

Yes. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #97

Props, LJ Aerows Apr 2015 #99

I'm interested to hear the lessons he learned. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #100

One of the comments at the link explains treestar Apr 2015 #95

Here too. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #98

Yep - everything was wrong with his appearance malaise Apr 2015 #15

And by the dates he gives Aerows Apr 2015 #28

And as you pointed out there were more than a few Noreasters this year malaise Apr 2015 #32

This is *literally* one of those stories Aerows Apr 2015 #54

But but but malaise Apr 2015 #88

That was what struck me. I expected a skinny wrinkled burned guy with "sea legs" when he came ashore Hekate Apr 2015 #85

a seaworthy craft (more or less)..saved rainwater & sushi SoCalDem Apr 2015 #31

That capsized and he turned it over in waters that would make the body Aerows Apr 2015 #34

He didn't turn it over, it turned itself over - as it is designed to. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #37

Well, I'm aware of elements Aerows Apr 2015 #41

35' sailboat <> canoe lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #43

If your boat capsizes in late January Aerows Apr 2015 #48

I know what capsizing means. That's not it. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #77

And you are completely sure that no one Aerows Apr 2015 #53

There is no evidence he was anywhere else. LisaL Apr 2015 #70

Agreed LiberalFighter Apr 2015 #5

This story is ridiculous johnnysad Apr 2015 #6

Really! Unless he shaved on the boat that rescued him, too. MY goatee is bigger than that, and Ghost in the Machine Apr 2015 #22

He claimed to have been lost 66 days ago Aerows Apr 2015 #25

They could fertilize all the crops in the Country with this story! Oh, wait... Ghost in the Machine Apr 2015 #40

That makes sense. zappaman Apr 2015 #75

As much sense as his story, anyways :-) Ghost in the Machine Apr 2015 #101

hmm, interesting Takket Apr 2015 #7

Apparently he lost a very large amount of weight. LisaL Apr 2015 #74

He doesn't have a hint of sunburn. LeftyMom Apr 2015 #8

I'm blond haired and blue eyed Aerows Apr 2015 #10

He claims he was sitting in his cabin most of the time. LisaL Apr 2015 #11

He heroically righted a capsized boat Aerows Apr 2015 #16

He was found at sea, in a boat that looked very bad, and apparently haven't been LisaL Apr 2015 #17

If what he said was true, he was lost at the end of January. Aerows Apr 2015 #26

Sister Aimee Semple McPherson disappeared for five weeks and was presumed drowned at Venice Beach LeftyMom Apr 2015 #29

Well, when these "clever people" come up with something that prove this guy wasn't at sea all this LisaL Apr 2015 #72

Party at sea with secret lover. morningfog Apr 2015 #51

we heard it wrong olddots Apr 2015 #13

My reaction was the same as others who have expressed a heavy dose of skepticism... Grammy23 Apr 2015 #18

66 Days ago Aerows Apr 2015 #20

I'm not saying it was aliens.... IdaBriggs Apr 2015 #21

"According to Jordan�s family, he capsized at least twice more." pugetres Apr 2015 #24

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Apr 2015 #35

I wondered about that dry Bible myself - LiberalElite Apr 2015 #47

Throughout the entire tale, the Bible was always my yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #60

Oh, you just don't know an uplifting story when you hear one. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #27

This story is "up-lifting" something, all right Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #83

Yep.This has 'movie deal financed by Roma Downey' written all over it. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #92

Temperatures of the mid-south Atlantic during February and March Aerows Apr 2015 #30

Wasn't he reported missing SheilaT Apr 2015 #36

He was sailing Appalachian Trail Brother Buzz Apr 2015 #45

Yep Kalidurga Apr 2015 #63

I was just going to say the same thing. Greybnk48 Apr 2015 #90

Do we really need to investigate the story? yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #62

You are right. 840high Apr 2015 #66

The taxpayers and the USCG expended money and human energy to rescue that guy. MADem Apr 2015 #81

Yes, all that Hekate Apr 2015 #86

I'll take the man's word for it. BlueJazz Apr 2015 #38

Were it Australia Aerows Apr 2015 #50

Frankly, I'm confused about the whole thing. On the BBC news yesterday (I think) they said he had... BlueJazz Apr 2015 #56

Supposedly he was fishing off the coast of NC Aerows Apr 2015 #57

....to his amazement, looked down and discovered an Acme portable heat dryer with super... BlueJazz Apr 2015 #61

Did he get himself a go-fund-me account yet? misterhighwasted Apr 2015 #44

That's the only thing I can conclude. Aerows Apr 2015 #49

Yup. cwydro Apr 2015 #52

OK, sailors answer me this indie9197 Apr 2015 #55

I think some of the issue is the translation of Aerows Apr 2015 #58

I didn't get into the temp issue indie9197 Apr 2015 #64

How come a glass held upside down under water holds air? Brother Buzz Apr 2015 #59

The "windows" and "doors" "close". lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #80

His lips should have been blistered Politicalboi Apr 2015 #65

He is a very healthy looking guy right now. LisaL Apr 2015 #71

So it was all just his diet plan. morningfog Apr 2015 #93

And found right before Easter!! darkangel218 Apr 2015 #67

Precisely malaise Apr 2015 #89

man..you people would even doubt God.... chillfactor Apr 2015 #68

Do not invoke Him Aerows Apr 2015 #69

I think if God told me he got lost at sea I would have myself evaluated... Marrah_G Apr 2015 #102

Who gives a shit. Calista241 Apr 2015 #73

Too much ignorance. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #78

Exactly. The only supposed "evidence" I have seen that LisaL Apr 2015 #84

I hear that he has a son who drifted away in a balloon Orrex Apr 2015 #87

"All indications that the Coast Guard has is that this guy seems to be telling the truth" lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #91

Very interesting treestar Apr 2015 #94