#41: The Mysterious Vanishing of Benjamin Bathurst
In 1809, Benjamin Bathurst, a prominent British envoy to Vienna, mysteriously disappeared from an inn in Perleberg. Despite his bodyguards’ presence, Bathurst left them at dusk, planning to leave at night, but he never reappeared.
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The circumstances of Bathurst’s disappearance remain a mystery. He feared French pursuit, a claim Napoleon denied, even comforting Bathurst’s wife. Weeks later, the only evidence found was his trousers with bullet holes, deepening the enigma of his vanishing.